Derivatives

A trade in a stock market, buying or selling of a security, is executed based on the dynamics of demand and supply. The gap or the difference between ...

Why option price falls more than it rises for the same change in underlying

Option price falls more than it rises for the same change in underlying

Futures & Options Strategy on ITC

Strategy on ITC

Traders willing to take risk can consider going long with a stop-loss at ₹198 for a target of ₹210

Bullion Cues Has gold turned bearish?

Has gold turned bearish?

Gold and silver prices crashed on Friday; now below short-term support levels. But long-term support still holds good

Outlook-2021 Gold and silver in long-term uptrend

Gold and silver in long-term uptrend

Gold can move up to ₹56,200 before the end of this year; it can even head towards ₹60,000

Short Take MCX launches rubber futures

MCX launches rubber futures

The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on December 28 launched four futures contracts on natural rubber. Contracts expiring in January 2021, February ...

The art of setting up a position

Know the maximum profit you can expect if your view turns right

F&O Strategy TCS Use options for bullish bet

Futures has added open positions along with rise in share price, signalling a long build-up

Mastering Derivatives Key points on shorting puts

Shorting options is a negatively skewed strategy

Futures & Options The strategy on ICICI Bank

Option trading indicates accumulation of open interest at ₹550-call and ₹500-put in Jan series

Bullion Cues Will gold resume its rally this week?

The news of a new coronavirus strain, feared to be more contagious, spooked investors and, therefore, the markets witnessed a volatile session last ...

Nifty call: Go short if contract breaks below 13,685

Nifty 50 December Futures (13,700)The Indian benchmark indices opened the day lower following weak Asian markets. While the Nifty 50 and the Sensex ...

Rupee opens lower, but likely to appreciate

INR opens with a considerable gap-down at 73.75 against USD

Short Take Will ITM option premium become zero on expiry?

As ITM options premium becomes nil, what is the best possible way to hedge options of Nifty 50, especially on expiry day? And say, we take one put ...

Mastering Derivatives How to buy cheap options with good liquidity

A significant rise in open interest indicates signs of good liquidity

F&O Strategy What is the F&O outlook on Bharti Airtel?

Traders may take profit if premium touches ₹15 or book loss if it drops to ₹4

Bullion cues Will gold and silver extend last week's rally?

Outlook for silver more bullish than for the yellow metal

F&O Strategy What options trading indicates on Infosys stock movement?

Option trading indicates that the stock could move in a range of ₹1,100-1,200

Coming soon What does the new NSE Financial Services Index offer to traders?

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on December 10 announced that derivatives on NSE Financial Services Index will be launched on January 11, 2021.

Mastering Derivatives How you can buy option that’s not costly, yet has a good chance of profitability

Helps in buying option that is not costly, yet has good chance of profitability

Bullion cues Is gold losing its shine?

The yellow metal has been underperforming silver in the recent past

Bullion Cues Long-term trend for gold is bullish

While safe-haven demand wanes, other factors can prop up the yellow metal

Raw Input Cocoa prices surge amid supply risks

Rate rose to $2,753 a tonne on Nov 24 from around $2,250 a tonne early in the month

Near-term outlook turns bleak for gold

The futures contract expiring in February has breached the crucial support of ₹50,000

Commodity call MCX-Zinc likely to move northwards

The December futures contract of zinc on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) has been in an uptrend since early October. The price rose from about ₹180 ...

MCX-Aluminium could extend the rally further

The December futures contract of Aluminium on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), which was consolidating between ₹142 and ₹148, broke out of the range in ...

Global View Zinc soars on supply squeeze

LME 3-month zinc hit a new 18-month high of $2,793 per tonne on Friday

Commodity classroom How futures contracts are priced

Price depends on, among other things, spot rate of the underlying commodity

Technical View Gold shackled in a narrow price band

While the precious metals looked weak, most of the other commodity groups gained last week. As a result, the iCOMDEX, the composite index on the Multi ...