Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government is here to address challenges in Futures and Options (F&O) trading and not to shut it down.

"Govt is not here to shut the door on F&O," Sitharaman said Thursday, November 6, at the 12th SBI Banking and Economics Conclave 2025 in Mumbai.

"Govt is here to remove the roadblocks and work on them...It is investors’ responsibility to understand risks," she added.

On banking and economy

The minister also urged banks to become more self-reliant in the face of volatility and uncertainty, which are "everyday language" in markets driven by global factors.

"Banks have to make sure they deepen and widen credit flow. We should learn from the past and not be fearful of steps to be taken," the minister said.

She also called for building "w

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