“We’re changing how we handle margins on equity F&O expiry day. Instead of keeping them blocked after expiry, margins will now be released after the market close (by 4 PM). That means if you trade commodities, you can use the released margins in the commodity segment.”
We’ve got some good news for traders!
On expiry days, your funds will no longer stay blocked until the next day. Going forward, the same funds will be released after market close and can be used in the commodity segment on the same evening, which wasn’t possible earlier.
Example:
If you had positions in Nifty or Sensex expiring today, the margins used for those positions will be released by around 4 PM. You can then use those funds to take a position in crude oil or natural gas during the evening commodity session.
If you have any questions about this update or how margin utilisation works across segments, feel free to ask in the thread!