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Sector Update
21 May 2025
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Asia meeting highlights: Opportunities amid challenges
Total ADTO sees sequential growth
Total ADTO (INR t)
YoY Growth (%)
84
71
92
62 60 50
47
We met with 20 funds over the past week in Asia to discuss emerging themes in the
capital markets and the top ideas within this space. In this report, we highlight the
key points debated during these meetings regarding industry trends and specific
stocks such as BSE, Angel One, MCX, and Nuvama.
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Industry: Discussion on regulations and penetration
Are the F&O regulations now done and dusted?
Since Jun’24, the number of customers active in the F&O segment has declined
from 5.3m to 3.1m in Mar’25. A major part of the decline can be attributed to
the implementation of F&O regulations wherein 1) the number of weekly
expiries was reduced to one per exchange and 2) the lot sizes of Sensex and
Nifty were increased.
The pending outcomes of the consultation papers on 1) entity-level gross limits
on index options, 2) demerger of clearing corporations, 3) transfer of treasury
income of clearing corporations to customers, and 4) expiry days to be on
Tuesday/Thursday, which is an area of concern.
Whether the penetration in MFs and stocks reached optimum levels?
We have 200m demat accounts in India, of which ~110m are unique, ~50m are
active (defined by NSE as one trade in the past one year), ~10m traded in the
cash segment in Mar’25, and ~3.1m traded in the F&O segment.
The penetration remains starkly lower when compared with the economy’s
potential. Even in MF, with just ~54m unique investors, the penetration is
significantly lower.
Which segments have high sensitivity to equity market movements?
The most sensitive segments are where the business dynamics are linked to the
flow element of the business vs. the stock element. Resultantly, CDSL’s ~60%
revenue (transaction charges, IPO-related revenue, and KYC charges linked to
demat account openings) is the most sensitive to equity markets.
Further, for exchanges and brokers, a sustained market correction is envisaged to
be leading to a decline in volumes. Empirically, cash volumes have declined with
market corrections, but F&O volumes are the worst hit in a sideways market.
AMCs, wealth managers, and RTAs are the least sensitive to equity market
movements, as they earn on AUM, which has an element of regular inflows and
back book as well.
We anticipate a gradual recovery in volume growth, along with increased retail
participation, to support the ongoing growth trajectory of brokers and exchanges.
Additionally, improvements in equity mutual fund flows, driven by industry
initiatives to raise awareness and enhance financial literacy, will foster a long-term
investment perspective that is favorable for AMCs. Our top picks in the sector are:
ANGELONE, BSE, HDFCAMC, and Nuvama.
Demat accounts are inching up to
~200m
Demat Accounts (m)
MF AUM’s strong growth trajectory
MF AUM (INRt)
YoY growth (%)
Research Analyst: Prayesh Jain
(Prayesh.Jain@MotilalOswal.com) /
Nitin Aggarwal
(Nitin.Aggarwal@MotilalOswal.com)
Rs
Research Analyst: Kartikeya Mohata
(Kartikeya.Mohata@MotilalOswal.com) /
Muskan Chopra
(Muskan.Chopra@MotilalOswal.com)
Nitin)
Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.
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