List of Derivatives Articles

It is important to understand the difference between forward and future contracts, especially for traders who are involved in the buying and selling of assets.

For financial planners, options could be a great tool to tide over turbulence in markets when things are uncertain, Vatsal Ramaiya says

Futures and Options represent Derivatives of the stock market. These Derivatives are the financial instruments deriving their values from an underlying such as currency, gold, or the stocks of a company.

The difference between underlying securities current spot price and strike price represents the profit/loss that the trader makes upon sale or exercise of the option.

If you have opened the Nifty screen on the NSE website, you will find the link to an Option Chain at the top. Of course, this option chain is also available on your trading terminal, but the NSE Nifty option chain is available to everybody on a real-time basis on the website of NSE. Exactly what is Nifty option chain? It is the complete picture […]

The Indian stock market is as simple as it gets: you buy stocks at a low price and sell them when the price is higher and make profits based on the price difference.

Professional investors understand every factor that can affect the Indian financial market.

A Long Combo strategy is a well-known Bullish trading strategy. This options strategy is generally used when there is a degree of certainty about the rise of market prices.

Investors choose derivative trading for its high potential of diversification and limiting their exposure to the fall of a specific asset class.

Options trading is a lucrative yet risky investment avenue. The risk, as well as rewards involved in Options, tend to be higher.

Option trading is the most popular way to earn short-term gains. While the rewards are lucrative, the risk involved also tends to be higher.

Options trading involves various permutations and combinations of Call and Put options.

The bear put spread strategy or bear put spread is when an investor sells a put option while simultaneously buying another put option with the same underlying asset and the expiration date.

The Indian financial market is full of numerous investment opportunities that can offer higher returns with low-risk exposure.

A bear call spread is a two-legged options trading technique that involves selling a call option with a lower strike price to collect an upfront premium and simultaneously buy a new call option with a higher strike price.