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Toh bhai log, yeh kya ho raha hai market mein?
Dekho, FY26 mein na, retail investors ne cash market mein lagaya sirf ₹33,537 crore (February 28 tak). Yeh FY25 ke ₹1.59 lakh crore se toh bohot kam hai. Iska matlab hai ki woh stock valuations, future earnings, aur global tensions ko le kar thoda careful ho gaye hain. Participation bhi cash market mein thoda gira hai, December 2025 mein 1.34 crore log the, ab February 2026 tak 1.26 crore reh gaye.
Ab wahi dusri taraf, equity derivatives mein toh poori bhid hai! Participation December 2025 mein 34.8 lakh se February 2026 tak 38.9 lakh ho gaya, jo ki last 14 mahine ka highest hai. India toh duniya mein sabse aage hai derivatives trading mein, retail investors ka share ab 41% hai, pehle sirf 2% tha 2018 mein. Ye sab mobile apps, online info aur weekly expiry contracts ki wajah se ho raha hai, jisse log jaldi-jaldi speculative trades maar rahe hain.
Par yahan ek badi khabar hai! Itna sab karne ke baad bhi, SEBI ke data ke hisaab se lagbhag 90-91% retail traders derivatives mein saal bhar mein loss karte hain. FY25 mein toh total losses ₹1.05 lakh crore cross kar gaye, jo last year se 41% zyada hai. Average loss per trader bhi ₹1.1 lakh tak pahunch gaya hai. Matlab, leverage ka khel hai bhai, bohot risk hai, kuch log toh isko gambling hi bol rahe hain.
Is sab ko dekhte hue regulators bhi action mein aa gaye hain. SEBI ne margin requirements badha diye, contracts ko standardise kiya, aur disclosures behtar kiye. Abhi STT (Securities Transaction Tax) bhi badha diya hai futures aur options par, jisse trading cost badh gayi. NSE chief Ashish Chauhan bhi kuch rules laane wale hain jisse speculative trading kam ho. Lekin fir bhi log high leverage aur quick profits ke peeche bhag rahe hain.
Aur upar se, West Asia mein chal rahe conflict ne market mein volatility badha di hai, India VIX 26.80 par pahunch gaya. FPIs (Foreign Portfolio Investors) ne bhi nearly $6 billion nikal liye March 2026 tak. Global economic policies aur currency depreciation ka bhi pressure hai.
Toh future mein kya? Lagta hai retail investors abhi bhi thoda cautious rahenge, par derivatives mein speculative trading chalta rahega. Geopolitical tensions aur inflation ka risk toh hai hi. Analysts bol rahe hain ki regulations tight hone aur volatility rehne se trading volumes kam ho sakte hain, especially un investors ke liye jinke paas kam paisa hai. Financial literacy aur investor protection par focus karna bahut zaruri hai.