{
  "id": 2443663,
  "title": "Most retail traders in Futures and options earn less than Rs 5 lakh a year, are under 30",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/most-retail-traders-in-futures-and-options-earn-less-than-rs-5-lakh-a",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T22:36:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/business/most-retail-traders-in-futures-and-options-earn-less-than-rs-5-lakh-a-year-are-under-30-10844168/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reported that most retail traders in India's futures and options (F&O) market earn less than Rs 5 lakh annually and are predominantly under the age of 30. A decline in the number of retail traders participated in this segment occurred in 2025-26, with those earning under Rs 5 lakh making up 73% of retail F&O traders, down slightly from 75% in 2024-25. This highlights that derivatives participation remains concentrated among lower-income individuals.\n\nIn 2025-26, the number of retail traders decreased by 20% to 78.6 lakh from 98.1 lakh in 2024-25. However, the net losses dropped 18% to Rs 91,685 crore compared to Rs 1.12 lakh crore in 2024-25. Despite the higher number of losses, the losses of youth or GenZ (those under 30 years) were lower at Rs 19,287 crore, accounting for 20% of the total retail net losses.\n\nInterestingly, women have increasingly participated in the F&O segment, making up 17.1% of retail traders in 2025-26, up from 15.6% in 2024-25. However, the proportion of women making losses remains high at 85%, down slightly from 88% in the previous year.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "73% of retail F&O traders earn under Rs 5 lakh annually.",
    "Retail traders in F&O decreased by 20% to 78.6 lakh in 2025-26.",
    "Women's participation in F&O increased to 17.1% in 2025-26."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}