India's NSE: Some Interesting Statistics

We spotted some interesting statistics on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India:

1. Index options worth 183.65 trillion rupees ($4.1 trillion) traded on the NSE in the year ended March 31, up fivefold from 2008-2009
2. Index options account for 63 percent of the total derivatives turnover of 292.48 trillion rupees, data on its website show.
3. The bourse processes up to four million derivative contracts every day
4. The bourse processes up to seven million trades in the cash segment

Statistics Source: Bloomberg.

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