Is there any limit for the number of lots we can buy in stock Options?

[Jenny_Benz]

Is there any limit for the number of lots we can buy in stock Options?

[ShubhS9]

There is Quantity Freeze set by Exchange, you can buy only that many quantities in one order, you can download the Quantity Freeze file from here, the list contains Quantity Freeze limits for all F&O scrips.

Along with this there is OI Limit set by exchange per individual. It is set at 5% of Total Open Interest as explained here.

I wish to know whether there is any limit on maximum number of Nifty Future a person can hold

Exchange has a limit on how much an individual can hold which is based on the total open interest. At the member level, basically the brokerage that you are trading with cannot really hold more than 15%(across all clients) of the total OI. At an individual level, according to the NCFM (NSE certification on Financial markets) material, a client can’t hold more than 5% of the total OI of that particular contract. So if the total OI is 1,00,00,000 contracts you cannot hold more than 5,00,000 con…

[Jenny_Benz]

Thanks. So this limit is only for one order right? I can buy small small quantities and there is no limit for that?

[ShubhS9]

@Jenny_Benz

So this limit is only for one order right? I can buy small small quantities and there is no limit for that?

Yes, limit is only for one order.