Highlights of Business Today 1st September 2024 issue:

Buoyed by rising stock indices hitting record highs, retail investors are flocking to the high-risk Futures & Options (F&O) segment, especially index options. In our cover story, Anand Adhikari examines the risks in F&O trading and how policymakers can make it safer. While F&O is vital for hedging, uninformed retail investors risk heavy losses.

 We also cover the latest twist in the Hindenburg-Adani saga. After being questioned by India’s regulator, Hindenburg released a new report accusing SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch of conflict of interest in the Adani probe. SEBI has dismissed the claims, but the controversy is far from over. All this and more in the latest issue of Business Today, on stands now.