F&O Stock List – The Three Golden Rules for Selecting F&O Stocks

F&O Stocks Are you searching for the F&O stock list? If yes, then you have come to the best place. You see, while other websites will give you a standard no-brainer F&O stock list, we are going a step further. Yes, we will be sharing the F&O stock list, but that’s not all. We will also teach you how to shortlist the best stocks for F&O trading from the F&O stock list. But before we reveal the F&O stock list, you need to keep three rules in mind when dealing with F&O stocks –

Rule No. 1: Only select F&O stocks with very high liquidity.

In the F&O segment, you must make quick decisions. This is possible only if the F&O stock has ample liquidity. For example, as an F&O stock, Infosys Ltd. has very high liquidity. On April 18, 2022 nearly 79, 587 futures contracts worth Rs 3,899 crore were traded. This high volume was because Infosys results were declared. So, you can enter and exit trades in Infosys easily. In contrast, trading in MCX would not be ideal since only 831 contracts worth Rs 40 crore were traded on April 18, 2022. So, the first rule of selecting an F&O stock is to ensure that minimum 3,000 contracts are traded on any particular date.  

Rule No. 2: The best F&O stocks are those, which experience high volatility.

Yes, volatility is your friend in the F&O segment. What is the point of investing in F&O stocks that don’t move? You can make money in an F&O stock, only when the stock moves in either direction at a fast pace. Hence, always look and trade in stocks, which experience high volatility. The table below shows the top 10 F&O stocks with highest daily volatility as on April 20, 2022.

DateSymbolApplicable Daily Volatility (M) = Max (E or K)
20-Apr-22IDEA0.0508
20-Apr-22ZEEL0.0387
20-Apr-22IBULHSGFIN0.0384
20-Apr-22HINDCOPPER0.0352
20-Apr-22RBLBANK0.0349
20-Apr-22RAIN0.0331
20-Apr-22BHEL0.0325
20-Apr-22INTELLECT0.0322
20-Apr-22BALRAMCHIN0.0319
20-Apr-22NATIONALUM0.0318

Notice that Infosys Ltd. has very high liquidity. It is the most traded contract among all 199 F&O stocks. But the volatility is almost non-existent. We don’t want to invest in such stocks. A perfect F&O stock has the perfect combination of – High Liquidity (number of traded contracts) + High Volatility (daily volatility) + not in the ban period.

Rule No 3: Avoid stocks that are a part of the F&O Ban list.

Similar to the F&O stock list is the F&O ban list. This list is published by the National Stock Exchange on a daily basis. It contains all the stocks that are not available for trading in the F&O segment. For example. TATA Power Ltd. was on the F&O ban list for April 21, 2022. The F&O ban list is readily available on the NSE platform. Click here to check the F&O ban list. Now you must be wondering, ‘how does a stock enter the F&O ban list?’ . This little calculation is based on the Market Wide Position Limit (MWPL) and the aggregate open interest (OI). A stock enters the F&O ban list when its aggregate open interest of a stock exceeds 95% of the MWPL. A stock will remain in the F&O ban list, until the aggregate OI does not fall below 80% of MWPL. Naturally, you are not allowed to trade in stocks, which are a part of the F&O ban list. Using these three rules, you can easily shortlist the best F&O stocks for trading. There are a total of 199 F&O stocks in India. Let us see how to download the list of the F&O stocks in India.

Steps to Download the F&O Stock List

1. Visit nseindia.com 2. Click on the market data option in the menu bar and select daily market reports (extreme right) f&o 3. Now select Derivatives fno stocks 4. Now download the following excel files –

  • F&O security in the ban period
  • F&O bhavcopy
  • F&O daily volatility

f&o stock list For your convenience, we have already downloaded the list of F&O stocks and F&O stocks ban for April 20, 2022.

List of F&O Stocks – April 20, 2022

SYMBOL Open  High Low CloseNumber of contracts Value in Lakh Open InterestChange in Open Interest
INFY         1,605        1,656       1,586          1,624                    79,587                   389,909        35,453,700               285,300
HDFCBANK         1,426        1,438       1,397          1,403                    47,797                   372,422        56,014,750            2,855,050
TATASTEEL         1,335        1,362       1,330          1,343                    20,878                   119,391        30,492,900             (486,625)
TCS         3,600        3,620       3,537          3,542                    19,967                   106,674        10,546,200               152,400
HDFC         2,326        2,330       2,266          2,273                    19,718                   135,712        22,633,800               407,700
RELIANCE         2,531        2,570       2,531          2,554                    17,376                   110,702        34,926,250                  80,250
ICICIBANK             753           766           750              762                    16,616                   173,301        95,745,375               365,750
NTPC             156           164           155              163                    16,595                   151,939        79,064,700         11,707,800
TATAPOWER             266           267           253              258                    15,532                   272,044        99,042,750            2,760,750
MINDTREE         3,971        4,036       3,845          3,976                    13,705                   107,948          2,859,000               437,200
SBIN             511           516           504              511                    13,115                   100,317        66,315,000               355,500
WIPRO             548           550           538              541                    13,039                     56,705        27,268,000             (656,800)
JUBLFOOD         2,760        2,876       2,743          2,856                    12,862                     45,536          2,144,625                  98,125
ITC             268           273           267              270                    10,884                     94,141     114,393,600                  67,200
AMBUJACEM             361           380           361              365                    10,625                     58,519        28,456,500         (1,089,000)
AXISBANK             783           804           779              801                    10,259                     97,343        42,206,400               586,800
KOTAKBANK         1,770        1,774       1,733          1,753                      9,588                     67,033        16,762,000                  27,200
HCLTECH         1,109        1,109       1,079          1,097                      9,585                     73,281        21,408,100               185,500
LTI         5,890        6,085       5,817          5,899                      9,262                     82,547          1,361,550               116,100
TECHM         1,385        1,387       1,331          1,349                      8,628                     69,746        13,488,600             (211,800)
TATAMOTORS             428           437           424              435                      8,307                   101,897        82,852,350         (1,818,300)
ICICIPRULI             546           571           535              542                      8,069                     33,452          5,925,750               474,750
ADANIENT         2,180        2,247       2,160          2,240                      7,965                     87,956        18,831,000               (19,000)
MARUTI         7,360        7,611       7,354          7,586                      7,567                     56,850          2,154,200               (34,100)
BHARTIARTL             740           742           726              733                      6,521                     45,348        48,460,450               704,900
MPHASIS         2,985        3,016       2,830          2,884                      6,458                     32,610          1,738,450                  17,325
BEL             245           257           245              255                      6,386                     61,367        31,422,200         (2,014,000)
HINDALCO             544           558           539              548                      6,258                     36,704        25,293,675               (38,700)
ASIANPAINT         3,060        3,066       3,025          3,034                      5,951                     27,174          4,903,800               (13,800)
ACC         2,224        2,261       2,152          2,159                      5,819                     31,754          3,041,000               (31,500)
DIVISLAB         4,505        4,584       4,460          4,530                      5,792                     26,295          2,071,700                  28,000
JSWSTEEL             767           776           759              768                      5,693                     59,010        28,694,250             (174,150)
BANDHANBNK             322           327           316              324                      5,587                     32,458        36,174,600               (14,400)
ZEEL             275           278           268              275                      5,574                     45,710        83,457,000             (132,000)
BAJFINANCE         7,284        7,390       7,242          7,289                      5,492                     50,135          3,947,000                  32,375
APOLLOHOSP         4,708        4,746       4,520          4,556                      5,460                     31,381          1,787,000               (23,125)
VOLTAS         1,278        1,289       1,245          1,252                      5,364                     33,816          3,398,500               136,000
DLF             383           392           380              390                      5,353                     34,102        38,298,150             (922,350)
VEDL             427           432           419              425                      5,344                     70,586        52,430,300         (2,396,300)
HINDUNILVR         2,149        2,184       2,138          2,179                      5,342                     34,772        10,485,300             (205,800)
ADANIPORTS             827           850           824              846                      5,300                     55,441        74,761,250             (315,000)
BAJAJFINSV       16,009     16,032     15,705        15,881                      5,275                     41,846              602,050                    9,750
HDFCLIFE             559           578           556              575                      5,259                     33,018        24,525,600             (675,400)
CHAMBLFERT             475           511           473              509                      5,154                     38,207          3,120,000               534,000
COALINDIA             187           192           185              190                      5,109                     40,553        37,489,200               848,400
TITAN         2,430        2,509       2,417          2,502                      5,076                     47,039          5,761,125             (219,750)
IGL             389           398           385              395                      4,680                     25,328        15,701,125             (265,375)
BANKBARODA             118           119           114              114                      4,674                     63,191     110,670,300            9,664,200
LT         1,747        1,749       1,718          1,744                      4,524                     45,109        12,250,375               176,525
DRREDDY         4,270        4,330       4,246          4,298                      4,494                     24,078          2,711,500                  23,375
PVR         1,904        1,904       1,810          1,829                      4,472                     33,430          2,547,006             (266,585)
INDUSINDBK             975           985           968              980                      4,463                     39,208        24,248,700               107,100
HAL         1,671        1,756       1,662          1,741                      4,406                     36,036          2,603,475               (39,425)
SBILIFE         1,142        1,182       1,135          1,175                      4,353                     38,166          7,230,750             (321,000)
M&M             863           877           860              875                      4,293                     26,186        10,864,700             (390,600)
SAIL             106           108           105              105                      4,214                     21,200     140,315,000         (1,235,000)
UPL             840           840           795              808                      4,206                     44,044        22,492,600             (159,900)
HAVELLS         1,257        1,301       1,257          1,283                      4,049                     25,936          4,781,000               108,000
SRTRANSFIN         1,153        1,180       1,126          1,169                      3,905                     18,071          4,022,800                  84,400
LTTS         4,435        4,498       4,278          4,325                      3,886                     33,883              895,000                  22,200
CIPLA         1,010        1,039       1,010          1,031                      3,885                     25,906          7,965,750             (256,750)
SRF         2,560        2,650       2,530          2,627                      3,732                     36,155          3,089,625               (22,125)
ULTRACEMCO         6,650        6,710       6,585          6,662                      3,675                     24,466          1,933,900               (67,400)
COFORGE         4,070        4,123       3,993          4,084                      3,662                     14,847              956,100               (12,200)
ONGC             176           179           175              176                      3,576                     48,815        57,334,200               900,900
BALRAMCHIN             471           497           471              493                      3,553                     27,699          7,790,400                  17,600
JINDALSTEL             552           560           545              555                      3,487                     48,202        30,197,500               185,000
IRCTC             768           768           744              757                      3,404                     22,438        12,472,250               393,750
SUNPHARMA             930           942           921              928                      3,341                     21,762        16,377,900             (334,600)
BSOFT             440           444           424              426                      3,109                     17,523          4,472,000             (323,700)
AUBANK         1,390        1,398       1,360          1,379                      3,107                     21,453          2,072,000                  57,000
CANBK             239           240           232              235                      2,969                     37,764        41,142,600               118,800
PNB               36              36             36                36                      2,858                     16,493     201,840,000         (6,896,000)
GRASIM         1,756        1,768       1,726          1,744                      2,839                     23,515          9,571,725             (332,500)
AUROPHARMA             684           688           665              677                      2,821                     14,289        15,003,000                    4,500
IDFCFIRSTB               40              41             40                41                      2,699                     12,204     217,937,400         (1,431,900)
TATACONSUM             817           827           811              825                      2,699                     14,935          8,335,575               (15,525)
IBULHSGFIN             164           165           159              162                      2,621                     13,156        37,107,000             (957,900)
ASHOKLEY             127           129           126              128                      2,530                     14,500        28,588,500             (738,000)
SBICARD             828           830           804              814                      2,502                     10,210          7,060,000               158,500
TVSMOTOR             639           667           639              658                      2,437                     22,341          7,242,200               (46,200)
INDIGO         1,827        1,899       1,827          1,890                      2,415                     11,277          2,587,750               (67,000)
ESCORTS         1,531        1,561       1,513          1,552                      2,404                     20,388          4,023,800             (282,150)
M&MFIN             181           182           176              178                      2,399                     17,162        32,676,000         (1,228,000)
TATACHEM             951           994           951              990                      2,360                     23,018          5,369,000               (25,000)
TATACOMM         1,290        1,325       1,266          1,313                      2,353                     12,270          3,978,000               (48,800)
POWERGRID             230           233           229              232                      2,336                     28,752        37,576,318               389,309
GAIL             168           170           167              168                      2,217                     22,800        27,450,000             (353,800)
DEEPAKNTR         2,270        2,285       2,228          2,277                      2,210                     12,452          1,725,000               (16,500)
GNFC             862           893           851              890                      2,160                     24,723          3,104,400             (102,700)
BAJAJ-AUTO         3,660        3,748       3,648          3,700                      2,135                     19,755          1,824,750               127,750
INDHOTEL             250           253           245              247                      2,129                     21,248        22,454,826             (784,290)
PEL         2,253        2,269       2,193          2,233                      2,058                     12,631          3,037,650               (51,425)
BALKRISIND         2,072        2,105       2,051          2,091                      2,050                       8,516          1,237,800               (12,000)
TORNTPOWER             543           569           541              564                      2,048                     17,189          3,087,000               262,500
IEX             233           233           227              232                      2,019                     17,460        37,121,250             (105,000)
NESTLEIND       18,523     18,668     18,236        18,538                      2,012                       9,302              280,700                        525
BHEL               54              55             54                55                      1,987                     11,336        99,193,500               997,500
GODREJCP             786           806           780              800                      1,974                       7,875          5,923,000               (60,000)
NATIONALUM             120           123           118              120                      1,974                     20,129        82,960,000         (1,198,500)
GODREJPROP         1,590        1,615       1,566          1,610                      1,968                     10,195          4,006,275               (27,950)
LICHSGFIN             382           386           373              377                      1,928                     14,586        22,598,000             (378,000)
DELTACORP             309           312           302              305                      1,919                     13,540        12,831,700                  11,500
HEROMOTOCO         2,271        2,303       2,253          2,294                      1,917                     13,102          3,659,100               (75,600)
BHARATFORG             720           735           697              731                      1,883                     10,264          5,148,000                  72,750
CHOLAFIN             722           731           714              728                      1,840                     16,614          8,511,250             (147,500)
PERSISTENT         4,254        4,349       4,217          4,233                      1,835                     11,776              441,000                  46,500
FEDERALBNK               97              98             96                97                      1,827                     17,734        61,610,000             (770,000)
APOLLOTYRE             193           195           189              191                      1,807                       8,632        13,012,500             (912,500)
NMDC             168           170           166              169                      1,788                     20,169        55,395,600         (1,005,000)
COROMANDEL             834           865           833              859                      1,724                       9,192          1,311,875               190,625
CROMPTON             379           385           369              378                      1,719                       7,105          4,475,900             (324,500)
HDFCAMC         2,156        2,219       2,156          2,181                      1,718                       7,528          2,819,000                  11,600
MANAPPURAM             122           124           120              123                      1,680                       6,152        29,610,000             (351,000)
BIOCON             350           351           339              344                      1,660                     13,117        14,087,500                  41,400
IDEA               10              10             10                10                      1,659                     11,842     647,640,000       (17,640,000)
NAUKRI         4,698        4,733       4,610          4,676                      1,641                       9,572          1,366,625               (23,250)
MCDOWELL-N             892           900           877              889                      1,621                     18,023        12,955,000                  45,000
HINDPETRO             288           292           282              284                      1,617                     12,463        13,864,500             (318,600)
LUPIN             780           782           765              773                      1,609                     10,569          8,240,750             (158,950)
WHIRLPOOL         1,645        1,670       1,614          1,628                      1,602                       6,570          1,139,000               (31,250)
DIXON         4,370        4,370       4,253          4,295                      1,600                       8,618              600,750                    6,375
IOC             128           129           127              129                      1,592                     13,263        54,197,000             (955,500)
OBEROIRLTY             990        1,006           965          1,002                      1,563                     10,839          4,221,700               (28,700)
INDIACEM             224           227           216              218                      1,505                       9,613        14,314,400             (188,500)
EICHERMOT         2,479        2,526       2,463          2,517                      1,486                     12,962          3,298,050                  15,750
BPCL             378           379           371              373                      1,485                     10,004        17,521,200               273,600
ASTRAL         2,127        2,127       2,045          2,100                      1,484                       8,499              654,225                  (6,875)
PFC             118           120           117              119                      1,451                     10,642        40,634,800             (403,000)
ABFRL             292           299           287              294                      1,449                     11,025        11,250,200               (75,400)
MUTHOOTFIN         1,290        1,310       1,277          1,304                      1,438                       6,978          3,529,875               (55,125)
BATAINDIA         1,871        1,980       1,871          1,974                      1,349                     14,475          1,456,400               (28,050)
DABUR             553           565           551              564                      1,321                       9,252        11,251,250               (76,250)
MOTHERSUMI             139           140           137              139                      1,295                       6,257        25,571,000             (434,000)
LALPATHLAB         2,655        2,731       2,635          2,686                      1,276                       4,282              763,125                  (9,500)
SHREECEM       25,034     25,490     24,868        25,449                      1,272                       8,031              180,050                     (850)
FSL             130           130           126              127                      1,266                       4,193        13,156,000             (527,800)
MARICO             520           524           517              520                      1,257                       6,545          7,443,000               (99,000)
CONCOR             674           679           665              676                      1,237                       6,662          5,826,400               118,400
BRITANNIA         3,337        3,375       3,315          3,353                      1,216                       8,147          1,329,600                    4,600
PIIND         2,906        2,951       2,835          2,934                      1,202                       8,708          1,571,250                  (7,500)
MRF       66,028     67,089     64,518        66,473                      1,178                       7,816              101,000                    1,270
INDUSTOWER             217           218           213              217                      1,164                       7,012        15,990,800             (935,200)
PIDILITIND         2,358        2,385       2,328          2,366                      1,125                       6,636          2,926,500               (65,500)
MFSL             780           791           759              775                      1,098                       5,523          1,812,200                  78,650
ZYDUSLIFE             363           368           359              365                      1,093                       4,377        17,382,200             (102,300)
L&TFH               82              84             81                83                      1,089                       8,013        42,701,340               223,100
SIEMENS         2,437        2,463       2,403          2,455                      1,040                       6,977          1,459,700                  (4,675)
SUNTV             505           510           498              508                      1,029                       7,766        12,646,500             (138,000)
UBL         1,505        1,527       1,501          1,514                      1,019                       5,406          1,062,600                  68,600
MGL             813           838           813              826                      1,001                       4,965          2,760,000               (25,800)
GUJGASLTD             532           537           525              532                          989                       6,567          3,218,750             (115,000)
CUMMINSIND         1,050        1,090       1,050          1,084                          978                       6,330          1,722,600               (22,200)
POLYCAB         2,550        2,644       2,540          2,583                          974                       7,555              673,800                  42,900
RAMCOCEM             809           812           795              806                          936                       6,394          2,588,250             (117,300)
PETRONET             203           206           202              205                          932                       5,720        18,903,000             (195,000)
RECLTD             129           132           129              131                          892                       6,966        28,584,000               (54,000)
IDFC               60              60             59                60                          883                       5,275     110,070,000         (1,340,000)
METROPOLIS         2,376        2,473       2,376          2,417                          873                       4,229              436,000                  (5,200)
ALKEM         3,445        3,490       3,401          3,471                          847                       5,836              203,200                    7,400
AARTIIND             948           954           930              944                          837                       6,702          1,904,000                  73,100
INDIAMART         4,711        4,896       4,672          4,852                          831                       3,010              294,825                        750
MCX         1,390        1,399       1,367          1,383                          831                       4,020          2,170,700               (49,000)
NAVINFLUOR         3,910        3,995       3,817          3,980                          815                       7,172              399,375                  (5,625)
ABCAPITAL             116           117           114              115                          811                       4,113        20,385,200             (607,200)
AMARAJABAT             567           571           560              571                          789                       4,466          6,646,000               (42,000)
INTELLECT             899           901           870              885                          774                       5,128          1,503,000                  21,000
TRENT         1,225        1,250       1,218          1,228                          762                       6,820          2,701,350               (21,750)
TORNTPHARM         2,852        2,888       2,819          2,867                          755                       5,407              674,750               (29,000)
COLPAL         1,540        1,555       1,521          1,551                          754                       4,075          2,219,350                    7,700
CANFINHOME             625           635           611              626                          748                       4,542          3,392,025               (95,550)
ICICIGI         1,346        1,377       1,346          1,360                          734                       4,246          2,823,275                  19,975
EXIDEIND             156           156           153              156                          729                       4,067        19,720,800             (475,200)
DALBHARAT         1,611        1,632       1,594          1,608                          721                       2,908          1,225,000                  21,750
GLENMARK             478           480           468              470                          714                       3,881          6,145,600               129,950
RBLBANK             129           132           128              131                          694                       2,617        44,158,300         (1,856,000)
STAR             358           362           350              356                          685                       2,191          4,617,000               (86,400)
OFSS         3,464        3,618       3,464          3,586                          674                       2,999              446,000                  (8,750)
BERGEPAINT             716           723           708              720                          657                       5,193          3,974,300                  95,700
GRANULES             298           300           294              299                          636                       2,928        11,367,700               (46,500)
GMRINFRA               38              39             38                39                          631                       5,453     105,975,000             (157,500)
LAURUSLABS             598           602           596              601                          582                       3,140          6,825,600                  (2,700)
BOSCHLTD       14,150     14,623     14,107        14,599                          566                       4,099              143,700                  (3,150)
SYNGENE             634           643           626              639                          555                       2,990          1,093,950               (58,650)
ATUL         9,675        9,850       9,600          9,801                          514                       3,767              146,400                  (4,650)
RAIN             185           185           179              181                          497                       2,261          6,345,000               (67,500)
ABB         2,182        2,224       2,141          2,187                          492                       2,676              264,000                  (8,000)
PFIZER         4,374        4,510       4,374          4,474                          471                       2,619              135,125                    2,625
JKCEMENT         2,741        2,781       2,717          2,733                          465                       2,230              254,100                  (4,900)
NAM-INDIA             330           337           328              332                          445                       2,377          2,672,000               (12,800)
HINDCOPPER             121           122           119              121                          434                       2,252        16,490,500                  (4,300)
PAGEIND       44,601     45,534     44,552        45,462                          424                       5,744                83,250                    1,920
CUB             139           139           136              137                          411                       1,918        12,284,200               (30,600)
ABBOTINDIA       17,700     17,786     17,354        17,395                          406                       1,778                32,025                        325
IPCALAB         1,040        1,047       1,013          1,027                          389                       1,799              691,650               (27,900)
APLLTD             772           779           769              777                          354                       1,921          1,692,600               (16,800)
GSPL             275           282           272              275                          348                       1,631          2,442,900               (22,100)
NBCC               40              40             39                40                          282                       1,343        25,944,000               216,000
HONAUT       39,842     40,454     39,509        40,292                          155                           931                  5,985                     (360)

*Expiry – 28th April 2022

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