<Dl> <Dt> Equity Derivatives </Dt> </Dl> <P> The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) commenced trading in derivatives with the launch of index futures on 12 June 2000 . The futures and options segment of NSE has made a global mark . In the Futures and Options segment, trading in NIFTY 50 Index, NIFTY IT index, NIFTY Bank Index, NIFTY Next 50 index and single stock futures are available . Trading in Mini Nifty Futures & Options and Long term Options on NIFTY 50 are also available . The average daily turnover in the F&O Segment of the Exchange during the financial year April 2013 to March 2014 stood at ₹ 1.52236 trillion (US $24 billion). </P> <P> On 29 August 2011, National Stock Exchange launched derivative contracts on the world's most followed equity indices, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average . NSE is the first Indian exchange to launch global indices . This is also the first time in the world that futures contracts on the S&P 500 index were introduced and listed on an exchange outside of their home country, USA . The new contracts include futures on both the DJIA and the S&P 500, and options on the S&P 500 . </P> <P> On 3 May 2012, the National Stock exchange launched derivative contracts (futures and options) on FTSE 100, the widely tracked index of the UK equity stock market . This was the first of its kind of an index of the UK equity stock market launched in India . FTSE 100 includes 100 largest UK listed blue chip companies and has given returns of 17.8 per cent on investment over three years . The index constitutes 85.6 per cent of UK's equity market cap . </P>

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