Introduction of Futures & Options Contracts on Three Individual Securities
NSE circular NSE/FAOP/75371 · 23 Jul 2026
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The National Stock Exchange of India has announced the introduction of futures and options contracts for three securities: Ather Energy Limited, Bank of Maharashtra, and Sagility Limited. These contracts will be available for trading starting August 26, 2026, contingent upon the fulfillment of the eligibility criteria for the August 2026 quarter sigma computation cycle. Trading members are required to update their trading applications with the latest contract files available on the NSE Extranet or website prior to the commencement of trading. Further details regarding market lots, strike schemes, and quantity freeze limits will be provided in a separate circular on August 25, 2026.
What you must do
- Load updated contract files into the trading application before trading on the effective date.
Key dates
- Release of market lot and strike scheme details
- 25 Aug 2026
Document text
National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Circular
| Department: FUTURES & OPTIONS | |
|---|---|
| Download Ref No: NSE/FAOP/75371 | Date: July 23, 2026 |
| Circular Ref. No: 106/2026 |
All Members,
Introduction of Futures & Options Contracts on Three Individual Securities
Members are advised to note that based on the stock selection criteria as prescribed by SEBI vide master circular no. SEBI/HO/MRD-PoD2/CIR/P/2024/00181 dated December 30, 2024 and approval received from SEBI, members are hereby notified that the futures and options contracts on following securities would be available for trading w.e.f. August 26, 2026, subject to fulfilment of eligibility criteria of Quarter sigma computation cycle of August 2026.
| Sr. No. | Symbol | Security Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATHERENERG | Ather Energy Limited |
| 2 | MAHABANK | Bank of Maharashtra |
| 3 | SAGILITY | Sagility Limited |
Other Important Points to be noted:
- The market lot and scheme of strikes of the above mentioned securities shall be informed to members on August 25, 2026 through a separate circular.
- The details of applicable quantity freeze shall be available in the contract file which shall be applicable for trading on August 26, 2026.
- Members are advised to load the updated contract.gz and NSE_FO_contract_ddmmyyyy.csv.gz file in the trading application before trading on the effective date. This file can be obtained from the directory faoftp/faocommon on the Extranet server. Additionally, members can access the MII contract file - NSE_FO_contract_ddmmyyyy.csv.gz on the website path:- https://www.nseindia.com/all-reports-derivatives.
For and on behalf of National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Khushal Shah Associate Vice President
| Toll Free No | Email id |
|---|---|
| 1800-266-0050 (Option 1) | msm@nse.co.in |
Source details
- Source
- National Stock Exchange of India
- Type
- circular
- Published by source
- 23 Jul 2026
- Document number
- NSE/FAOP/75371
- Issuing division
- FUTURES & OPTIONS
- Effective date
- 26 Aug 2026
- Coverage area
- securities