Indian media outlet Mint reported on Tuesday that National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) is planning to launch equity derivatives by June 2027, according to an official who wanted to remain anonymous.

The official had said that the exchange will initially launch one weekly options contract and a monthly options contract according to the report.

NCDEX, in a regulatory filing in July, said that it received in-principle approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch equity and equity derivatives segments.

To finance the new platforms and related services, NCDEX raised ₹770 crore (£59.4 million) through a preferential allotment of shares to 61 investors in September 2025. Investors included Kotak Life Insurance, JM Financial, high net worth individuals such as Madhu Kela and Ramesh Damani, stockbrokers including Share India and Globe, and foreign high-frequency traders such as Optiver and Citadel Securities

India’s major agri commodity exchange partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in February to provide an enterprise-grade, scalable trading and surveillance platform, as the trading venue prepares to enter the equity derivatives market.

Speaking to FOW, the exchange’s chief executive Arun Raste, in January, said using the latest financial technology will help drive adoption of its markets, ahead of a targeted launch of equity spot and derivatives trading later this year.

This comes after the exchange launched a mutual fund transaction platform in December, marking its first step to enter the equity derivatives segment.

Raste had told a local publication in February that refinements are underway for the launch of the country’s first weather derivatives.