Big Change for F&O Traders
Big Change for F&O Traders: How Share Closing Price Will Be Decided Now If you trade in the stock market, especially in F&O (Futures & Options) , there's an important change you should know. Until now, the closing price of F&O stocks was calculated using the average price (VWAP) of trades during the last 30 minutes of trading. From now on, that will change. The stock exchange is introducing a Closing Auction Session (CAS) for F&O stocks. What is CAS? CAS stands for Closing Auction Session . It is a special 15-minute session held before the market closes to decide the final closing price of an F&O stock. Instead of taking an average price, the exchange will match buy and sell orders. The price at which the maximum orders match will become the official closing price . What will happen? Normal trading will continue until 3:15 PM . After 3:15 PM, cash market trading for F&O stocks will stop. Traders can place orders during the auction session. The excha...