Can I buy stock options on any stock and which are the stocks on which options are available?
Answer
Answer
No you cannot. The SEBI defines from time to time the list of stocks that can trade options based on a set of fixed criteria. Stocks are selected on the basis of their satisfying various eligibility and selection criteria like volumes, pedigree, depth etc. Here is a list of stocks available on the NSE for options trading, including 9 indices and 204 stocks.
S. No.
Underlying
Symbol
1
FTSE 100
FTSE100
2
Nifty 50
NIFTY
3
Nifty IT
NIFTYIT
4
Nifty Bank
BANKNIFTY
5
Nifty Midcap 50
NIFTYMID50
6
INDIA VIX
INDIAVIX
7
Nifty CPSE
NIFTYCPSE
8
Nifty PSE
NIFTYPSE
9
Nifty Infrastructure
NIFTYINFRA
Derivatives on Individual Securities
1
ACC LIMITED
ACC
2
ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED
ADANIENT
3
ADANI PORT & SEZ LTD
ADANIPORTS
4
ADANI POWER LTD
ADANIPOWER
5
AJANTA PHARMA LIMITED
AJANTPHARM
6
ALLAHABAD BANK
ALBK
7
AMARA RAJA BATTERIES LTD.
AMARAJABAT
8
AMBUJA CEMENTS LTD
AMBUJACEM
9
APOLLO HOSPITALS ENTER. L
APOLLOHOSP
10
APOLLO TYRES LTD
APOLLOTYRE
11
ARVIND LIMITED
ARVIND
12
ASHOK LEYLAND LTD
ASHOKLEY
13
ASIAN PAINTS LIMITED
ASIANPAINT
14
AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD
AUROPHARMA
15
AXIS BANK LIMITED
AXISBANK
16
BAJAJ AUTO LIMITED
BAJAJ-AUTO
17
BAJAJ FINANCE LIMITED
BAJFINANCE
18
BAJAJ FINSERV LIMITED
BAJAJFINSV
19
BALKRISHNA INDUSTRIES LIMITED
BALKRISIND
20
BANK OF BARODA
BANKBARODA
21
BANK OF INDIA
BANKINDIA
22
BATA INDIA LTD
BATAINDIA
23
BEML LIMITED
BEML
24
BERGER PAINTS (I) LIMITED
BERGEPAINT
25
BHARAT ELECTRONICS LTD
BEL
26
BHARAT FIN INCLUSION LTD
BHARATFIN
27
BHARAT FORGE LTD
BHARATFORG
28
BHARAT PETROLEUM CORP LT
BPCL
29
BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED
BHARTIARTL
30
BHARTI INFRATEL LTD.
INFRATEL
31
BHEL
BHEL
32
BIOCON LIMITED.
BIOCON
33
BOSCH LIMITED
BOSCHLTD
34
BRITANNIA INDUSTRIES LTD
BRITANNIA
35
CADILA HEALTHCARE LIMITED
CADILAHC
36
CAN FIN HOMES LIMITED
CANFINHOME
37
CANARA BANK
CANBK
38
CAPITAL FIRST LIMITED
CAPF
39
CASTROL INDIA LIMITED
CASTROLIND
40
CEAT LIMITED
CEATLTD
41
CENTURY TEXTILES LTD
CENTURYTEX
42
CESC LTD
CESC
43
CG POWER AND INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
CGPOWER
44
CHENNAI PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED
CHENNPETRO
45
CHOLAMANDALAM INVESTMENT AND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED
CHOLAFIN
46
CIPLA LTD
CIPLA
47
COAL INDIA LTD
COALINDIA
48
COLGATE PALMOLIVE LTD.
COLPAL
49
CONTAINER CORP OF IND LTD
CONCOR
50
CUMMINS INDIA LTD
CUMMINSIND
51
DABUR INDIA LTD
DABUR
52
DALMIA BHARAT LIMITED
DALMIABHA
53
DCB BANK LIMITED
DCBBANK
54
DEWAN HOUSING FIN CORP LT
DHFL
55
DISH TV INDIA LTD.
DISHTV
56
DIVI'S LABORATORIES LTD
DIVISLAB
57
DLF LIMITED
DLF
58
DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES
DRREDDY
59
EICHER MOTORS LTD
EICHERMOT
60
ENGINEERS INDIA LTD
ENGINERSIN
61
EQUITAS HOLDINGS LIMITED
EQUITAS
62
ESCORTS LIMITED
ESCORTS
63
EXIDE INDUSTRIES LTD
EXIDEIND
64
FEDERAL BANK LTD
FEDERALBNK
65
GAIL (INDIA) LTD
GAIL
66
GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS
GLENMARK
67
GMR INFRASTRUCTURE LTD.
GMRINFRA
68
GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA LIMITED
GODFRYPHLP
69
GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS
GODREJCP
70
GODREJ INDUSTRIES LTD
GODREJIND
71
GRANULES INDIA LIMITED
GRANULES
72
GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD
GRASIM
73
GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS LIMITED
GSFC
74
HAVELLS INDIA LIMITED
HAVELLS
75
HCL TECHNOLOGIES LTD
HCLTECH
76
HDFC BANK LTD
HDFCBANK
77
HDFC LTD
HDFC
78
HERO MOTOCORP LIMITED
HEROMOTOCO
79
HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
HEXAWARE
80
HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD
HINDALCO
81
HINDUSTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
HCC
82
HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORP
HINDPETRO
83
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD.
HINDUNILVR
84
HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED
HINDZINC
85
ICICI BANK LTD.
ICICIBANK
86
ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
ICICIPRULI
87
IDBI BANK LIMITED
IDBI
88
IDEA CELLULAR LIMITED
IDEA
89
IDFC BANK LIMITED
IDFCBANK
90
IDFC LIMITED
IDFC
91
IFCI LTD
IFCI
92
INDIABULLS HSG FIN LTD
IBULHSGFIN
93
INDIAN BANK
INDIANB
94
INDIAN OIL CORP LTD
IOC
95
INDRAPRASTHA GAS LTD
IGL
96
INDUSIND BANK LIMITED
INDUSINDBK
97
INFIBEAM INCORPORATION LIMITED
INFIBEAM
98
INFOSYS LIMITED
INFY
99
INTERGLOBE AVIATION LIMITED
INDIGO
100
IRB INFRA DEV LTD.
IRB
101
ITC LTD
ITC
102
JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
JISLJALEQS
103
JAIPRAKASH ASSOCIATES LTD
JPASSOCIAT
104
JET AIRWAYS (INDIA) LTD.
JETAIRWAYS
105
JINDAL STEEL & POWER LTD
JINDALSTEL
106
JSW STEEL LIMITED
JSWSTEEL
107
JUBILANT FOODWORKS LTD
JUBLFOOD
108
JUSTDIAL LTD.
JUSTDIAL
109
KAJARIA CERAMICS LIMITED
KAJARIACER
110
KARNATAKA BANK LIMITED
KTKBANK
111
KAVERI SEED CO. LTD.
KSCL
112
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD
KOTAKBANK
113
KPIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
KPIT
114
L&T FINANCE HOLDINGS LTD
L&TFH
115
LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD.
LT
116
LIC HOUSING FINANCE LTD
LICHSGFIN
117
LUPIN LIMITED
LUPIN
118
M&M FIN. SERVICES LTD
M&MFIN
119
MAHANAGAR GAS LIMITED
MGL
120
MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD
M&M
121
MANAPPURAM FINANCE LIMITED
MANAPPURAM
122
MANGALORE REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICALS LIMITED
MRPL
123
MARICO LIMITED
MARICO
124
MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD.
MARUTI
125
MAX FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
MFSL
126
MINDTREE LIMITED
MINDTREE
127
MOTHERSON SUMI SYSTEMS LT
MOTHERSUMI
128
MRF LTD
MRF
129
MULTI COMMODITY EXCHANGE OF INDIA LIMITED
MCX
130
MUTHOOT FINANCE LIMITED
MUTHOOTFIN
131
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LIMITED
NATIONALUM
132
NBCC (INDIA) LIMITED
NBCC
133
NCC LIMITED
NCC
134
NESTLE INDIA LIMITED
NESTLEIND
135
NHPC LTD
NHPC
136
NIIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
NIITTECH
137
NMDC LTD.
NMDC
138
NTPC LTD
NTPC
139
OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORP.
ONGC
140
OIL INDIA LTD
OIL
141
ORACLE FIN SERV SOFT LTD.
OFSS
142
ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE
ORIENTBANK
143
PAGE INDUSTRIES LTD
PAGEIND
144
PC JEWELLER LTD
PCJEWELLER
145
PETRONET LNG LIMITED
PETRONET
146
PIDILITE INDUSTRIES LTD
PIDILITIND
147
PIRAMAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED
PEL
148
POWER FIN CORP LTD.
PFC
149
POWER GRID CORP. LTD.
POWERGRID
150
PTC INDIA LIMITED
PTC
151
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
PNB
152
PVR LIMITED
PVR
153
RAYMOND LIMITED
RAYMOND
154
RBL BANK LIMITED
RBLBANK
155
RELIANCE CAPITAL LTD
RELCAPITAL
156
RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS L
RCOM
157
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD
RELIANCE
158
RELIANCE INFRASTRUCTU LTD
RELINFRA
159
RELIANCE POWER LTD.
RPOWER
160
REPCO HOME FINANCE LIMITED
REPCOHOME
161
RURAL ELEC CORP. LTD.
RECLTD
162
SHREE CEMENTS LIMITED
SHREECEM
163
SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FIN CO.
SRTRANSFIN
164
SIEMENS LTD
SIEMENS
165
SREI INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE LIMITED
SREINFRA
166
SRF LTD
SRF
167
STATE BANK OF INDIA
SBIN
168
STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA
SAIL
169
STRIDES SHASUN LIMITED
STAR
170
SUN PHARMACEUTICALS IND.
SUNPHARMA
171
SUN TV NETWORK LIMITED
SUNTV
172
SUZLON ENERGY LIMITED
SUZLON
173
SYNDICATE BANK
SYNDIBANK
174
TATA CHEMICALS LTD
TATACHEM
175
TATA COMMUNICATIONS LTD
TATACOMM
176
TATA CONSULTANCY SERV LT
TCS
177
TATA ELXSI LIMITED
TATAELXSI
178
TATA GLOBAL BEVERAGES LTD
TATAGLOBAL
179
TATA MOTORS DVR 'A' ORD
TATAMTRDVR
180
TATA MOTORS LIMITED
TATAMOTORS
181
TATA POWER CO LTD
TATAPOWER
182
TATA STEEL LIMITED
TATASTEEL
183
TECH MAHINDRA LIMITED
TECHM
184
THE INDIA CEMENTS LIMITED
INDIACEM
185
THE RAMCO CEMENTS LIMITED
RAMCOCEM
186
THE SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD
SOUTHBANK
187
TITAN COMPANY LIMITED
TITAN
188
TORRENT PHARMACEUTICALS L
TORNTPHARM
189
TORRENT POWER LTD
TORNTPOWER
190
TV18 BROADCAST LIMITED
TV18BRDCST
191
TVS MOTOR COMPANY LTD
TVSMOTOR
192
UJJIVAN FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
UJJIVAN
193
ULTRATECH CEMENT LIMITED
ULTRACEMCO
194
UNION BANK OF INDIA
UNIONBANK
195
UNITED BREWERIES LTD
UBL
196
UNITED SPIRITS LIMITED
MCDOWELL-N
197
UPL LIMITED
UPL
198
VEDANTA LIMITED
VEDL
199
V-GUARD INDUSTRIES LIMITED
VGUARD
200
VOLTAS LTD
VOLTAS
201
WIPRO LTD
WIPRO
202
WOCKHARDT LIMITED
WOCKPHARMA
203
YES BANK LIMITED
YESBANK
204
ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENT LTD
ZEEL