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 %
101.95
90.74
98.69
95.95
93.72
91.18
106.35
90.37
83.73
119.50
92.09
102.84
PREVIOUS MWPL %
STOCKS
CURRENT MWPL %
85.40
84.35
89.72
88.56
88.05
88.84
89.41
89.92
88.62
83.70
79.27
80.96
85.62
85.10
89.43
91.71
88.21
86.46
82.44
80.21
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.