Under the futures and options (F&O) segment, four stocks were banned from trade on Friday, 4 October by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The securities banned for the F&O trade are Bandhan Bank Ltd, Birlasoft Ltd, Granules India Ltd, Hindustan Copper Ltd, Manappuram Finance Ltd, and RBL Bank Ltd. 

Derivative contracts of these stocks were banned as the open market interest for these securities has crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit (MWPL) set by the exchanges. The MWPL is the maximum number of contracts that can be opened at any particular time. 

Bandhan Bank Ltd, Hindustan Copper Ltd, Birlasoft, and RBL Bank Ltd were retained on the list from Thursday as the open interest as a percentage of the MWPL of its F&O contracts stood at 90.7%, 100.1%, 94.5%, and 97.5%, respectively. 

The above securities were retained on the list from Thursday, 3 October. Granules India and Manappuram Finance were added to the list on Friday as the open interest of their F&O contracts reached 125.3% and 101.1%, respectively.

The ban will be lifted once the position falls below 80%. Traders will get penalised for buying or selling these securities. They will be available for trading in the cash market. 

The National Stock Exchange updates the list of securities on the F&O ban list daily. This list serves as a guide for traders and investors in the market. Traders who trade in indices do not encounter a situation of security ban.

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