Monthly Update : Additional exposure margin on securities under MWPL

Starting today, 01/04/2026, an additional exposure margin of 15% in the equity derivatives segment will be levied on F&O contracts of securities where the top 10 clients together account for more than 20% of the Market-Wide Position Limit (MWPL).

For securities where an additional surveillance margin is already applicable, the higher of the additional exposure margin or the additional surveillance margin will be levied.

This framework will apply immediately after the expiry of the March 2026 derivative contracts. The list of securities is as follows:

Sr. No. Symbol Security Name
1 ABCAPITAL Aditya Birla Capital Limited
2 AUROPHARMA Aurobindo Pharma Limited
3 BANDHANBNK Bandhan Bank Limited
4 CONCOR Container Corporation of India Limited
5 CROMPTON Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited
6 DLF DLF Limited
7 GLENMARK Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited
8 IDEA Vodafone Idea Limited
9 JSWENERGY JSW Energy Limited
10 LICHSGFIN LIC Housing Finance Limited
11 MANAPPURAM Manappuram Finance Limited
12 NBCC NBCC (India) Limited
13 NMDC NMDC Limited
14 PATANJALI Patanjali Foods Limited
15 RBLBANK RBL Bank Limited
16 SAIL Steel Authority of India Limited
17 SAMMAANCAP Sammaan Capital Limited
18 ADANIENSOL Adani Energy Solutions Limited
19 AMBUJACEM Ambuja Cements Limited
20 INOXWIND Inox Wind Limited
21 JIOFIN Jio Financial Services Limited

Traders holding positions in the affected securities will need to maintain higher margins to avoid margin penalties or forced liquidation.

You can review the full exchange circular link

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