The Nifty 50 and Sectoral Index Derivatives lot size change will become effective on April 26, 2024 - details inside!
The Nifty 50 and Sectoral Index Derivatives lot size change will become effective on April 26, 2024 - details inside!
Starting April 26, 2024, all Nifty contracts, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and half-yearly expiries, will have reduced market lot sizes for trading.
According to a circular released by the exchange, the market lot for the Nifty 50 derivative contract will be reduced by half, decreasing from 50 to 25. Similarly, the lot size for the Nifty Financial Services derivative contract will decrease from 40 to 25, while for the Nifty Midcap Select, it will decrease from 75 to 50.
This multibagger stock option zoomed 420 per cent in a day; the stock price hit fresh 52-week high!
If you had bought one lot of Tata Power’s call option strike price of Rs 440 at the day open at Rs 2.9 and held till now, you would have gained Rs 24,339.55 per lot in a day.
The shares of the company have delivered multibagger returns of over 103.3 per cent in a year and investors should keep a close eye on this stock.
Five stocks witnessing short build-up
Short build-up indicates that more investors expect rates to fall and are taking short bets.
These stocks are seeing fresh selling interest in the F&O segment.
Five stocks witnessing short build-up
Short build-up indicates that more investors expect rates to fall and are taking short bets.
Stocks are seeing fresh selling interest in the F&O segment.
Five stocks witnessing short build-up
Short build-up indicates that more investors expect rates to fall and are taking short bets.
These stocks are seeing fresh selling interest in the F&O segment.
Understanding Futures and Options
Futures and Options (F&O) are the common jargons often used together in the derivative world. Let us dive into the key areas of both concepts to understand the basic nature of the popular derivative instruments
A futures contract can be "bought" or "sold" but no money exchanges hands upfront, except from depositing initial margin to lower the risk of non-payment.
Market watch: What does the Futures and Options market suggest about trade on June 22?
The Nifty 50 put call ratio (PCR) closed at 1.06 for the day.
Highest put option open interest contract was added at a strike price of 15600 for expiry on June 23.
Market watch: What does the Futures and Options market suggest about trade on June 17?
The Nifty 50 put call ratio (PCR) closed at 0.47 for the day.
Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on June 23 shows 15000 to act as support now.
Market watch: What does the Futures and Options market suggest about trade on June 14?
The Nifty 50 put call ratio (PCR) closed at 0.51 for the day.
Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on June 16 shows 15000 to act as support now.
Market watch: What does the Futures and Options market suggest about trade on Jun-09?
The Nifty 50 put call ratio (PCR) closed at 0.51 for the day
Highest put option open interest contract was added at a strike price of 16000 for expiry on 09-Jun-2022
Market watch: What does the Futures and Options market suggest about trade on June 06?
The Nifty 50 put call ratio (PCR) closed at 0.75 for the day.
Highest put option open interest contract was added at a strike price of 15800 for expiry on June 9.
Market watch: What does the Futures and Options market suggest about trade on May-30?
The Nifty 50 put call ratio (PCR) closed at 1.07 for the day.
Highest put option open interest contract was added at a strike price of 16300 for expiry on June 2.