There is a change in F&O Margin Policy again? Can somebody explain how this will affect us?

[MohammedFaisal]

@firoz

Both of them seem to be contradictory in nature

You’ve misread both the circulars, the exchange had introduced Additional Surveillance Measure in Sep '18. Explained in this thread.

Margin requirement for trading F&O is set to go up in 4 phases starting - 14th Sep, 2018

No there isn’t. But if you are having long options in stock option contracts which are compulsory physically settled on expiry - you would need margin from 4 days before expiry. This had to happen to ensure long option holders have enough money to give/take delivery of the entire contract. From the email we have sent to all our clients. The margin requirement for Long/Buy option positions in compulsory physical delivery contracts From September expiry onwards, the exchange has mandated tha…

They’ve decide to revoke ASM and increase the MPOR to 2 days instead of 1 which could cause the margin increase to go upto 40%. This is explained in this thread.