NSE extends fee discount for currency futures, equity options

Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) has extended discount of upto 50 per cent in transaction charges for trading on its currency derivatives platform and in equity options segment for two more months. The NSE in November had announced concession in transaction charges for currency futures trade and equity options segments. These were applicable from December 1 and continued till January 31, 2015. In two separate circulars, NSE has decided “to extend the same for a further period of two months i.e. from February 1, 2015 till March 31, 2015.” The moves are part of NSE’s effort to improve the liquidity in the currency futures and equity options segments.