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Derivatives Market: Why the Casino Must Thrive with or without Jane Street

Derivatives Market: Why the Casino Must Thrive with or without Jane Street

Update: 2025-07-16
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SEBI’s action against global trading giant Jane Street may have made headlines, but the real story runs deeper. Why does India’s derivatives market — where over 90% of retail traders lose money — continue to flourish? Who truly benefits from the F&O frenzy?


In this sharp and thought-provoking analysis, Debashis Basu unpacks the institutional incentives driving India’s massive options and futures market — from the government’s exploding tax revenues, to the exchanges’ record-breaking profits, and even SEBI’s own financial stake.


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Derivatives Market: Why the Casino Must Thrive with or without Jane Street

Derivatives Market: Why the Casino Must Thrive with or without Jane Street