Trade Futures and Options on INDmoney
Trade F&O with speed, focus and control. Analyse option chains, charts, strategies and positions on a single screen trading experience.
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INDmoney's F&O Trading Is SEBI-Registered
SEBI Registration No: INZ000305337
NSE Member Code: 90267, M70042
BSE Member Code: 6779
CDSL DP ID: 12095500
Start F&O Trading In 3 Steps
Open Free Trading Account
Sign up with your mobile number and complete your Digital KYC using your PAN. No paperwork, no branch visits, and no account opening fee.
Activate F&O Trading
Once your demat account is open, activate F&O trading from within the INDmoney app. No additional documentation required for NSE and BSE F&O. The activation is in-app and takes a few minutes.
Add Money & Trade F&O
Transfer funds from your bank account to your INDmoney trading account. Once the funds are credited, you can trade Nifty, BankNifty, and stock F&O directly from the app.
Index Option Chain
Stock Options
Index Futures
Stock Futures
Why Trade F&O On INDmoney
Built For Speed
Every second between your decision and your order matters. INDmoney helps traders move faster from market view to order placement by reducing unnecessary steps in the trading flow.
Distraction-Free Trading
F&O trading can get noisy with too many screens, data points, and order flows. INDmoney keeps the experience focused on what matters most: price action, strike data, positions, and order management.
Advanced Tools
INDmoney gives F&O traders access to tools like Scalper Mode, Strategy Mode, Advanced Option Chain and TradingView-powered charts, so they can analyse, plan and execute trades from one platform.
Built For Pro Traders: Key Features Of F&O Trading On INDmoney
Scalper Mode is built for traders who want faster execution with fewer steps. It brings charts, option chains, positions and order placement on one screen, so traders can act quickly when prices move. This mode is designed for active F&O traders who do not want to waste time switching between multiple screens during market hours.
Strategy Mode is built for options traders who trade spreads, straddles, strangles and other multi-leg strategies. It brings strategy creation, basket orders and payoff visibility into one flow, so traders can plan the full structure of a trade before placing it. This is useful for traders who do not want to look at every leg separately.
The Advanced Option Chain gives traders a detailed view of strike-wise option data. It is built for traders who want to compare calls and puts, track market positioning, and choose contracts with better context. The feature brings key options data points into one view, so traders do not have to depend only on premium movement.
INDmoney gives F&O traders multiple order types to manage entry, exit and risk more clearly. Traders can use different order types depending on whether they want to enter at a fixed price, protect downside, book profit at a target or wait for a trigger level. The idea is to give traders more control over how their trades are placed and managed.
INDmoney’s F&O experience comes with TradingView-powered charts for traders who rely on technical analysis. Traders can study price action, add indicators, mark levels and use different chart types before taking a trade. The charting experience is built to support both quick decisions and more detailed technical analysis.
Practice Mode is built for users who want to understand F&O trading before using real capital. It gives users a way to place trades, track positions and understand P&L in a simulated trading environment. This feature is useful for beginners learning F&O as well as traders who want to test a setup before going live.
Charges: What You Pay On INDmoney For F&O
| Charge | Amount |
| Account Opening Fee | ZERO |
| Annual Maintenance Charge (AMC) | ZERO |
| Platform Fee | ZERO |
| F&O Brokerage | ₹20 per executed order |
| Margin Pledge & Unpledge | ZERO |
How Is F&O Trading Taxed?
Treated As Business Income
F&O profits are generally treated as business income, not capital gains. This means gains from futures and options are added to your total income and taxed as per your applicable income tax slab. Eligible trading-related charges may also be considered while calculating taxable F&O income.
F&O Losses Can Be Set Off
F&O losses can generally be adjusted against eligible income, except salary income. If the full loss cannot be adjusted in the same year, it may be carried forward and used against future business income, subject to income tax rules and timely ITR filing.
F&O income is reported as business income, so most traders use ITR-3. ITR-4 is a simplified presumptive-tax return and can be used only in eligible cases, such as when total income is up to ₹50 lakh, and there are no losses to carry forward. INDmoney’s Tax Centre helps give you a consolidated tax report that can be used while filing ITR directly.
Review your F&O profit/loss, turnover, charges and tax details on INDmoney. These details get auto-fetched into your ITR, helping you report F&O income under the right category and file your return with the correct tax details for free.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Futures and Options (F&O) are derivative contracts traded on exchanges like NSE and BSE. A Futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell an underlying index or stock at a fixed price on a future date. An Options contract gives you the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell the underlying at a set price before or on the expiry date. F&O is settled in cash in India; no physical delivery occurs for index contracts. Stock F&O contracts may involve physical delivery on expiry.
There is no minimum amount set by INDmoney, but F&O contracts have lot sizes defined by NSE and BSE. The margin required depends on the contract, lot size, the position type (buy or sell), and current market volatility. You can use the margin calculator in the INDmoney app to check the exact margin required for any F&O contract before placing a trade.
INDmoney charges a flat ₹20 per executed F&O order. This applies to both Futures and Options on NSE and BSE. There is no percentage-based brokerage on F&O. Regulatory charges such as STT, exchange transaction charges, and SEBI fees apply separately and are set by SEBI and the exchanges, not by INDmoney.
INDmoney offers F&O on all NSE and BSE contracts where exchange-approved F&O trading is permitted. This includes Nifty 50, BankNifty, FINNIFTY, Sensex, Bankex, and hundreds of individual stocks where F&O is available. The full contract list is available in the F&O section of the app.
The payoff chart in Strategy Mode is a visual graph showing how your multi-leg options strategy performs at different price levels of the underlying asset. It shows where you are in profit, where you break even, and where you start to lose money. This lets you make an informed decision about the strategy before placing the order.
Yes. INDmoney's Practice Mode lets you trade F&O with virtual funds in real market conditions. Orders, positions, and P&L all work exactly like live trading, but no real capital is at risk. Once you are confident in your understanding and strategy, you can switch to live trading from the same screen.
GTT stands for Good Till Triggered. A GTT order stays active across multiple trading sessions until the price level you set is reached. Unlike a 1-Day order, which cancels at the end of the trading session if not executed, a GTT order persists until triggered, cancelled by you, or invalidated due to contract expiry. GTT orders are available for both Futures and Options on INDmoney.
F&O trading on NSE and BSE runs from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM IST on all trading days. The pre-open session runs from 9:00 AM to 9:15 AM IST. There is no after-hours or extended trading session for equity F&O on Indian exchanges.
The lot size for Nifty 50 F&O is 65 units per lot. The lot size for BankNifty is 30 units per lot (revised in December 2024). Lot sizes for individual stocks and other index contracts vary and are set by NSE and BSE. You can check lot sizes directly in the F&O section of the INDmoney app.
F&O trading in India is treated as business income under the Income Tax Act. Gains and losses from F&O are added to your total income and taxed at your applicable income tax slab rate. There is no separate STCG or LTCG rate for F&O. STT on options is 0.05% on the sell side (on premium). STT on futures is 0.01% on the sell side (on contract value). F&O losses can be set off against other business income and carried forward for up to eight years if you file your return on time. Consult a qualified tax professional for guidance specific to your situation.
No. F&O trading is available on the same INDmoney trading and demat account that you use for equity trading. You need to activate the F&O segment, which can be done in a few taps from within the app. No new account opening or fresh documentation is needed if you already have an INDmoney trading account.
Start Trading F&O on INDmoney
Open a free INDmoney trading account, activate F&O in the app and access advanced trading tools in one place.