Futures Basis and Cost of Carry
Why a futures contract trades away from the spot price, what the gap is actually made of, and what it means when a contract trades at a discount.
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The Protective Put
Insurance on shares you own, costed honestly. How the floor is set, what it costs per year, and why long-term investors should rarely buy it continuously.
Bull Call Spread and Bear Put Spread
The simplest defined-risk options structures, worked through with figures. What each leg does, how the maximum loss and gain are fixed, and what the cap costs you.
Bank Nifty vs Nifty
One index holds fifty companies across every sector, the other a dozen in one. What that does to daily movement, to premiums, and to a small account.
Rollover in Futures and Options
Closing the near series and opening the next is two transactions, not one continuation. What it costs, when it is sensible, and what rollover data does not tell you.
India VIX and What a Volatility Level Means
India VIX is a price, not a forecast. What the number represents, why it rises before events and collapses after them, and what it does and does not tell you.
Physical Settlement of Stock Options in India
An in-the-money stock option left to expire becomes an obligation for the full contract value. What triggers delivery, and the one unconditional rule.
Margin in Futures and Options
SPAN and exposure explained, why the peak margin snapshot matters, what a shortfall costs, and the trap hiding inside funding your margin by pledging shares.
Calendar Spread Options in India
The calendar spread explained for Indian markets: how selling near and buying far works, why it is a volatility position, and what weekly expiry does to it.
Covered Call Strategy in India
The covered call in India explained: how it works with worked numbers, the upside you sell, lot size and settlement realities, and when it is the wrong idea.
Hedging With Futures in India
Hedging holdings with index futures in India: how the calculation works, what beta does to it, the real costs, and the cases where hedging is the wrong answer.
Expiry Day Trading in India
Expiry day trading in India: how premiums and the Greeks behave through the session, the physical settlement trap on stock options, and what automation must handle.