NSE Updates Expiry Schedule For Index Derivatives Contracts

In order to streamline trading schedules, the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has recently announced changes to the expiry days of several index derivatives contracts. The new schedule, effective from January 1, 2025, is to align expiry dates for efficiency and reduced operational complexity. This announcement follows a similar update by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on its derivative contracts.

Key Changes in NSE Contracts

• BANKNIFTY Contracts: Monthly and quarterly contracts will now expire on the last Thursday of the expiry month, replacing the previous expiry day of last Wednesday.
• FINNIFTY Contracts: Monthly contracts will expire on the last Thursday instead of the earlier last Tuesday.
• MIDCPNIFTY Contracts: The new expiry day for monthly contracts will also be the last Thursday, shifting from the last Monday.
• NIFTYNXT50 Contracts: Monthly contracts will now expire on the last Thursday, replacing the prior last Friday schedule.

Notably, there is no change to the expiry schedule for NIFTY’s monthly, weekly, quarterly, and half-yearly contracts.

BSE Implements Parallel Adjustments

The BSE has made similar revisions, also effective from January 1, 2025:

• Weekly Sensex Contracts: Expiry shifts to Tuesday, from the earlier Friday.
• Monthly Contracts for Sensex, Bankex, and Sensex 50: Expiry days have been revised to the last Tuesday of the month, replacing varying days like Friday, Monday, and Thursday.
• Quarterly and Semi-Annual Sensex Contracts: These will now expire on Tuesday, instead of the previous last Friday.

These changes align multiple contract expiries to a uniform day, simplifying trading schedules. The revised expiry schedule for index derivatives by both NSE and BSE shows their plans to work on market efficiency and simplify operations. While these adjustments may require traders to revisit and adapt their strategies, the realignment of expiry dates and its impact on trading liquidity will be interesting to watch.

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