What is Futures Trading
What is Futures Trading Futures and Options, abbreviated as F&O, are both a part of the derivatives trading segment. Derivatives – as the name suggests – is a financial contract… Read more »
Category Archives: Derivatives
Introducing Short Strangles: A 24% Per Annum Strategy!
Sometimes, the easiest ways to earn money are the ones that evade us – as our instincts are often designed to work with something we do naturally and close our… Read more »
Understanding Derivatives Rollover Data
Rollover percentage indicates whether traders are willing to carry forward their existing positions (long or short) to the next series or not. Generally, the rollover figures alone will not indicate… Read more »
Greeks, Taxi Drivers and Options Pricing!
More than 90% of Indian exchange volumes happen in Options trading and the largest of investors participate via Options markets. Therefore, while Infrequent Options traders often aren’t very sure about… Read more »
Physical Settlement of Derivatives: A Brief
SEBI had (read NSE circular at https://www.nseindia.com/content/circulars/FAOP37594.pdf) issued a diktat in March 2018 to align the cash and derivative segments of the market, through physical settlement for all stock derivatives… Read more »
Maximum Pain : Predicting Expiry Levels
The options market is often a very watched market as traders believe that is where the big moneyed institutions leave their footprints! There are a lot of theories like VWAP… Read more »
Options Strategies: What are straddles and strangles?
The Options market is an exciting platform to trade in, the value of returns is what attracts rookie investors to dive right into it without giving it some serious thought…. Read more »
Understanding the use of a Bracket Order
A bracket order is 3 separate orders compiled in one. There is a Target Order, an Initial Order and a Stop Loss Order. All three of these orders are embedded… Read more »
Understanding the importance of Stop Losses
A stop loss order, or a stop order is an advanced trade order with your brokerage that specifies your intention to execute a trade only when a specified price level… Read more »
Taxation of derivatives and other stock market investments
There are numerous aspects that need to be considered when investing in stock market, one such element is taxation. Though it might seem like any other deduction, it does affect… Read more »