📊 NSE F&O Options Dashboard
Historical Open Interest · CE/PE Bar Charts · FII/DII Participant Data · Strike Price Analysis
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Participant OI
FII, DII, Client, and Pro open interest breakdowns and historical institutional trends
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Options Analysis
Analyze Call/Put open interest, traded volume, premium values, and daily vs gross metrics
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Futures Analysis
Side-by-side grouped charts of daily and gross futures metrics across multiple expiries
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Historical Options
Scan CE & PE open interest changes per strike over the last 80 trading days
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Historical Futures
Track futures contract OI and metric trends over the last 80 trading days per expiry
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Equity Analysis
Analyze stock and index prices, volume, traded values, and custom metrics over time
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FII DII Cash Flow
Track daily net buying and selling values of Foreign & Domestic Institutional Investors in cash segment
NSE Futures & Options Historical Data Analysis — Nifty 50, Sensex & FII DII
This dashboard aggregates and visualizes historical NSE F&O data from the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) to help options traders make informed decisions. Whether you are tracking Nifty 50 open interest trends, monitoring FII DII activity today, studying CE/PE bar charts by strike price, or scanning for max pain levels — all the data is available in a single, fast interface.
The Nifty 50 is India's benchmark index on NSE, comprising 50 large-cap stocks. The Sensex is the corresponding index on BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), tracking 30 stocks. Both indices are heavily influenced by FII (Foreign Institutional Investor) and DII (Domestic Institutional Investor) flows — which you can track daily on this dashboard. SGX Nifty / Gift Nifty is the offshore Nifty futures contract traded in Singapore/GIFT City, widely used to gauge pre-market sentiment for Indian markets.
📈 Options Analysis
📉 Futures Analysis
👥 FII / DII Participant Data
🔁 OI Change Per Trade
🔎 Stock & Index Comparison
📊 Nifty 50 OI Trends
💹 FII DII Activity Today
🌐 NSE India Official Data
NSE F&O Options — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Open Interest (OI) in NSE options?
Open Interest (OI) is the total number of outstanding F&O contracts that have not been settled.
On NSE, it shows how many Call (CE) and Put (PE) option contracts are active at each strike price.
Rising OI with price rise indicates bullish momentum; rising OI with falling price
signals bearish sentiment. Our dashboard displays historical OI data so you can
study institutional positioning over time.
What does FII/DII participation in options tell traders?
FII (Foreign Institutional Investors) and DII (Domestic Institutional Investors) participant OI data
reveals institutional positioning in NSE F&O markets. The FII long/short ratio
in index futures is one of the most widely tracked indicators for Nifty and Bank Nifty direction.
Our Participant OI page shows daily historical breakdowns of FII, DII, Client, and Pro (proprietary)
positions.
What is CE and PE in options trading on NSE?
CE (Call Option) gives the buyer the right to purchase shares at a fixed strike price.
PE (Put Option) gives the right to sell at a fixed price. In Indian markets, options
are cash-settled. The CE/PE OI ratio (Put-Call Ratio or PCR) is commonly used to
gauge overall market sentiment — high PCR often indicates bearishness, while low PCR suggests bullishness.
How is Max Strike Price (Max Pain) used in options analysis?
Max Pain (or Max Strike Price) is the price at which the maximum number of options
contracts (CE + PE combined) expire worthless — causing maximum financial loss to option buyers.
Near expiry, prices often gravitate toward max pain due to market maker hedging activity. Tracking
max pain historically helps traders understand likely support/resistance zones.
What does OI Change Per Trade mean in options?
OI Change Per Trade measures the ratio of OI change to trading volume at a given
strike price. A high value indicates new positions are being aggressively built (not just rolled),
which signals strong institutional conviction at that strike. This metric is
especially useful for identifying where smart money is entering or exiting F&O contracts.
Nifty 50, Sensex & SGX Nifty — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nifty 50 and how is it calculated?
The Nifty 50 (also called NSE Nifty) is the flagship benchmark
index of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). It represents the weighted
average of 50 large-cap, liquid, and financially sound companies across 13 sectors of the Indian
economy. Nifty 50 is calculated using the free-float market capitalisation method and is one of
the two most widely tracked Indian equity indices globally — the other being the BSE Sensex.
It serves as the underlying for the most actively traded Nifty 50 futures and options
contracts on NSE, making it the most important index for F&O traders.
What is Sensex and how does it differ from Nifty 50?
The Sensex (Sensitive Index) is the benchmark index of the
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), comprising 30 of the largest and most actively traded
companies listed on BSE. Like Nifty 50, it uses the free-float market capitalisation method.
Key differences: Nifty 50 has 50 stocks on NSE; Sensex has 30 stocks on BSE. Both often move
together since major companies are listed on both exchanges (NSE and BSE).
For F&O trading, Nifty 50 futures and options on NSE are far more liquid than Sensex
derivatives on BSE. Most institutional traders track Nifty 50 for derivatives and Sensex as a
broader market barometer. When FIIs net buy in the NSE cash market, both Nifty and Sensex
typically rise together.
What is SGX Nifty (Gift Nifty) and why do traders track it?
SGX Nifty was the Nifty 50 futures contract traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
In July 2023, it was renamed and relaunched as Gift Nifty — now traded at
GIFT City's NSE International Exchange (NSE IX) in Gandhinagar, India, but accessible globally.
Gift Nifty trades nearly 22 hours a day (vs NSE's 6.25 hours), so Indian traders use its
overnight and early-morning price movements to predict how Nifty 50 will open
each morning. A positive Gift Nifty indicates a likely gap-up opening in Nifty; a negative reading
suggests a gap-down. It is one of the first indicators checked by F&O traders each morning.
What is the difference between NSE and BSE (NSE BSE)?
NSE (National Stock Exchange) and BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange)
are the two primary stock exchanges in India. BSE, founded in 1875, is Asia's oldest exchange.
NSE, founded in 1992, overtook BSE in trading volumes and is now the world's largest derivatives
exchange by number of contracts. Key differences:
- NSE: Nifty 50 index | Higher F&O volumes | Most institutional activity
- BSE: Sensex index | Older exchange | Higher SME & listing activity
- Both use the same SEBI regulations and most major companies are dual-listed on both
- F&O data on this dashboard is exclusively from NSE's official EOD files
How to track Nifty 50 index today using F&O data?
While this dashboard does not show real-time Nifty prices, the
F&O options data provides powerful leading indicators for Nifty direction:
- Options Analysis — View Nifty CE/PE OI by strike to find support/resistance
- FII Participant OI — Track FII long/short ratio in Nifty futures (strongest directional signal)
- FII DII Cash Flow — Monitor daily net buying/selling driving Nifty 50 and Sensex
- Historical Options Scanner — Scan CE/PE OI history at any Nifty strike over 80 days