BSE to launch pre-open trading in index & stock F&O contracts from December 8

The country's leading stock exchange BSE will launch trading in index and stock futures and option contracts in pre-open session from Monday, December 8, 2025, as part of measures for enhancing trading convenience and strengthening risk monitoring in equity derivatives, the country’s oldest exchange said on Thursday, August 28.

"It is proposed to introduce pre-open session for index & stock futures in the Equity Derivatives Segment from Monday, December 08, 2025 onwards," BSE said in a circular.

"Trading members are requested to note that there shall be no new changes in the ETI API or market data broadcast streams to facilitate roll-out of the said functionality. Exchange already supports Pre-Open Session trading in the Equity Segment; now same message structures and field definitions will be applicable for Pre-Open Session trading in the Equity Derivatives Segment." BSE circular added.

The move will make BSE the only player in the country to launch pre-open trading in index and stock futures and option segment as the National Stock Exchange does not provide the facility to trade index and stock futures and option contracts in the pre-open session.

Currently pre-open session for equity markets begins at 9:00 am and ends at 9:15 am.

BSE Q1 earnings

BSE posted a total income of ₹1,044 crore in the April-June quarter of FY26, a sharp 56% increase from ₹668 crore in the first quarter ended June 30, 2024, BSE said in a statement.

India's oldest stock exchange reported revenue from operations at ₹958 crore in the quarter under review, up 59% from ₹601 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

During the quarter, BSE's equity derivatives segment recorded a total of 498 crore contracts traded, generating ₹598 crore in revenue.

Transactions on the BSE StAR MF platform grew by 30% year-on-year (YoY) to 18.3 crore in Q1 FY26, up from 14.1 crore in the same period last year. The platform's market share stood at 89%.

The profit after tax (PAT) was 9% higher at over ₹494 crore reported in the preceding quarter, while the topline rose 13% compared to ₹847 crore posted by the company in Q4 FY25.

On the operational level, BSE’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), including Core SGF, increased 122% year-on-year to ₹626 crore in contrast to ₹282 crore in Q1 FY25. Sequentially, it increased 5% from ₹594 crore in Q4 FY25.

The margin stood at 65% in the reporting quarter as against 47% in Q1 FY25 year-on-year (YoY).

BSE shares traded 1.42% lower at ₹2,184, underperforming the NIFTY50 index which was down 0.85%.