New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Individuals trading in the equity Futures and Options (F&O) segment lost Rs 91,685 crore in the financial year ended March 2026, according to data shared by the Ministry of Finance in the Rajya Sabha.

In reply to a written question, the Finance Ministry said the losses were recorded among individual/retail participants in the equity derivatives segment, based on an analysis conducted by market regulator SEBI. The data showed that 78.6 lakh individual traders participated in F&O trading in FY26, with the average loss per person standing at Rs 1,16,654.

The ministry, in its reply to a Rajya Sabha question on retail investor protection in F&O trading, said SEBI had analysed "individual/retail participation in the F&O ...