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CAS & effect: how retail traders amped up options play in new regime

1 source · first seen 19:05 30 Sept · updated 19:05 30 Sept

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  • Retail traders are drawn to the thinly traded, 10-minute closing auction for options trading
  • The strategy offers a chance at quick gains but carries greater chances of losses
  • Higher-risk options activity directly exposes Indian retail investors to larger trading losses

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