The goal of the stock ban in F&O is to curb excessive speculation. When a stock's total open interest exceeds 95% of the market-wide position limit (MWPL), the stock exchange imposes an F&O ban. Traders are not allowed to open new positions in the stock that is subject to the F&O Ban during this time. But by squaring off positions, they can decrease their stake in that stock.
PREVIOUS MWPL %
STOCKS
CURRENT MWPL %
82.00
80.53
85.28
84.70
90.73
86.24
93.74
105.99
91.53
88.29
82.82
95.75
PREVIOUS MWPL %
STOCKS
CURRENT MWPL %
90.81
90.92
94.14
89.79
90.14
88.82
87.11
88.08
Open Demat Account
87.07
87.73
86.56
85.68
83.22
80.75
81.26
80.25
79.59
80.11
There is a chance that a stock may soon be added to the ban list if its MWPL is greater than 80%. A stock has a chance of leaving the ban list in the near future if its MWPL begins to fall below 95% while it is on the list.