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NSE F&O Lot Sizes: Nifty, Bank Nifty & All Stocks

By Atish Shakergaye, SEBI Registered Research Analyst (INH000006086) · Reviewed 24 September 2026
Source: NSE & BSE contract specifications, refreshed against the exchange contract data daily. MCX figures are physical contract quantities per MCX contract specifications. Latest exchange revision: Jan 2026 series.

A lot size is the fixed number of units in one futures or options contract — you trade in whole lots, not single shares. For NIFTY that is 65 units; for a stock it varies by symbol.

The exchanges revise these periodically to keep each contract’s value inside a target band. In the January 2026 series NIFTY moved from 75 to 65 and Bank Nifty from 35 to 30 (NSE circular NSE/FAOP/70616, 3 October 2025).

This is why it matters: a trade plan built on an old lot size will misstate your capital, margin and risk on every leg. Always size against the current lot — use the risk calculator to turn a lot size into a position size for your capital and stop-loss.

Index F&O lot sizes

The index derivatives — Nifty, Bank Nifty and the rest — carry the lot sizes most traders look up first. See our Nifty & Bank Nifty options research →

SymbolLot size
NIFTY65
BANKNIFTY30
FINNIFTY60
MIDCPNIFTY120
SENSEX20
BANKEX30
NIFTYNXT5025
SENSEX5075

Stock F&O lot sizes (212 symbols)

Every NSE and BSE single-stock F&O underlying, alphabetically. See our stock futures research →

SymbolLot size
360ONE500
ABB125
ABCAPITAL3,100
ADANIENSOL675
ADANIENT309
ADANIGREEN600
ADANIPORTS475
ADANIPOWER3,550
ALKEM125
AMBER100
AMBUJACEM1,200
ANGELONE2,500
APLAPOLLO350
APOLLOHOSP125
ASHOKLEY5,000
ASIANPAINT250
ASTRAL425
ATHERENERG375
AUBANK1,000
AUROPHARMA550
AXISBANK625
BAJAJ-AUTO75
BAJAJFINSV300
BAJAJHLDNG75
BAJFINANCE750
BANDHANBNK3,600
BANKBARODA2,925
BANKINDIA5,200
BDL425
BEL1,425
BHARATFORG500
BHARTIARTL475
BHEL2,625
BIOCON2,500
BLUESTARCO325
BOSCHLTD25
BPCL1,975
BRITANNIA125
BSE200
CAMS825
CANBK6,750
CDSL475
CGPOWER850
CHOLAFIN625
CIPLA425
COALINDIA1,350
COCHINSHIP400
COFORGE475
COLPAL275
CONCOR1,250
CROMPTON2,150
CUMMINSIND200
DABUR1,250
DELHIVERY2,075
DIVISLAB100
DIXON50
DLF950
DMART150
DRREDDY625
EICHERMOT100
ETERNAL2,425
FEDERALBNK2,500
FOCIT45
FORCEMOT25
FORTIS775
GAIL3,550
GLENMARK375
GMRAIRPORT6,975
GODFRYPHLP275
GODREJCP500
GODREJPROP325
GRASIM250
GVT&D125
HAL150
HAVELLS500
HCLTECH400
HDFCAMC300
HDFCBANK650
HDFCLIFE1,100
HEROMOTOCO150
HINDALCO700
HINDPETRO2,025
HINDUNILVR300
HINDZINC1,225
HYUNDAI275
ICICIBANK700
ICICIGI325
ICICIPRULI925
IDEA71,475
IDFCFIRSTB9,275
IEX4,350
INDHOTEL1,000
INDIANB1,000
INDIGO150
INDUSINDBK700
INDUSTOWER1,700
INFY400
INOXWIND6,400
IOC4,875
IREDA4,525
IRFC5,425
ITC1,725
JINDALSTEL625
JIOFIN2,350
JSWENERGY1,075
JSWSTEEL675
JUBLFOOD1,250
KALYANKJIL1,350
KAYNES150
KEI175
KFINTECH575
KOTAKBANK2,000
KPITTECH775
LAURUSLABS850
LICHSGFIN1,000
LICI1,400
LODHA625
LT175
LTF2,250
LTM150
LUPIN425
M&M200
MAHABANK6,500
MANAPPURAM3,000
MANKIND250
MARICO1,200
MARUTI50
MAXHEALTH525
MAZDOCK225
MCX225
MFSL400
MOTHERSON6,150
MOTILALOFS775
MPHASIS275
MUTHOOTFIN275
NAM-INDIA625
NATIONALUM1,875
NAUKRI550
NBCC6,500
NESTLEIND500
NHPC6,950
NIFTYFPI1,100
NMDC6,750
NTPC1,500
NYKAA3,125
OBEROIRLTY350
OFSS100
OIL1,400
ONGC2,250
PAGEIND20
PATANJALI1,075
PAYTM725
PERSISTENT125
PETRONET1,900
PFC1,300
PGEL950
PHOENIXLTD350
PIDILITIND500
PIIND175
PNB8,000
PNBHOUSING650
POLICYBZR350
POLYCAB125
POWERGRID1,900
POWERINDIA25
PREMIERENE650
PRESTIGE450
RADICO150
RBLBANK3,175
RECLTD1,575
RELIANCE500
RVNL1,925
SAGILITY12,000
SAIL4,700
SBICARD800
SBILIFE375
SBIN750
SHREECEM25
SHRIRAMFIN825
SIEMENS175
SOLARINDS50
SONACOMS1,225
SRF200
SUNPHARMA350
SUPREMEIND175
SUZLON12,700
SWIGGY1,825
TATACONSUM550
TATAELXSI125
TATAPOWER1,450
TATASTEEL2,750
TCS225
TECHM600
TIINDIA200
TITAN175
TMPV1,600
TORNTPHARM125
TRENT225
TVSMOTOR175
ULTRACEMCO50
UNIONBANK4,425
UNITDSPR400
UNOMINDA550
UPL1,355
VBL1,275
VEDL1,150
VMM4,850
VOLTAS375
WAAREEENER175
WIPRO3,000
YESBANK31,100
ZYDUSLIFE900

MCX commodity contract sizes

These are not F&O lots in the NSE sense. On MCX you trade one lot; the number below is the physical contract quantity that one lot represents (for example GOLD = 100, i.e. the P&L is calculated on that quantity). Treat them separately from the equity-style share lots above. See our MCX bullion research →

SymbolLot size
ALUMINI1,000
ALUMINIMINI1,000
ALUMINIUM5,000
COPPER2,500
COPPERM250
CRUDEOIL100
CRUDEOILM10
GOLD100
GOLDM10
GOLDMINI10
GOLDPETAL1
LEAD5,000
LEADMINI1,000
NATGASMINI250
NATURALGAS1,250
NATURALGASM250
NICKEL1,500
NICKELMINI100
SILVER30
SILVERM5
SILVERMIC1
SILVERMINI5
ZINC5,000
ZINCMINI1,000
Turn a lot size into a position size

Know your capital and stop-loss? The risk calculator works out how many lots to trade at 1–2% risk. See the full compliance & disclosures.

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Atish Shakergaye
Proprietor & Principal Officer · SEBI RA INH000006086 · NISM Series-XV
20+ years in pure price-action analysis of Indian equity & commodity markets. About the analyst →
Disclaimer:This page is a reference and is educational; it is not investment advice or a research recommendation under SEBI (Research Analyst) Regulations. Lot sizes are set and revised by the exchanges — always confirm the current contract specification with your broker or the exchange before trading. Investments in securities markets are subject to market risks. Scoutstack Technical Research · SEBI Reg. INH000006086 · RAASB: BSE Limited.