Under the futures and options (F&O) segment, ten stocks were banned from trade on Wednesday, 22 January, by the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The securities banned for the F&O trade are Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Angel One Limited, Bandhan Bank, Can Fin Homes, Dixon Technologies (India), Kalyan Jewellers India, L&T Finance, Manappuram Finance, Mahanagar Gas, and RBL Bank. 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, Can Fin Homes, and RBL Bank were retained on the list from Monday as the open interest as a percentage of the MWPL of its F&O contracts stood at 83.7%, 87.8% and 80.8%, respectively. L&T Finance derivative contracts' open interest was 86.5% of its MWPL on 22 January, compared to 80.3% for Angel One.