87.7% of India’s individual derivatives traders lost money in FY26
Here’s the reality by SEBI report
- Individual traders lost ₹91,685 crore in FY26
- Average loss climbed to ₹1.17 lakh per trader
- Options accounted for 92% of total losses
- 93% of new entrants traded only options
- 89% of traders below age 30 lost money
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