Yesterday, I conducted a 90 minutes session on Trading options in India on WizIQ. I have since recorded the session and have it for you to watch: Do let me know your thoughts and comments! Tweet

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Folks, the Free Options Webinar I’m conducting has a changed link, because WizIQ decided I hadn’t conducted my class when in fact, I am only guilty of not having my time travel machine ready since the class is scheduled for later today. Click here to join the class It’s free, open to everyone, and there [...]

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As part of MarketVision, I’m conducting a free online webinar on trading options, at WizIQ: Contents A *very* brief introduction to the concept What price is the right price? The Greeks! Big Profits, Big Losses: Unbridled speculation Strategies To Reduce Portfolio Risk Covered Calls, Naked Put Writes, Strangles. Adjusting your options positions for profits or [...]

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The Latest MarketVision Chronicle has a piece about the Pricing of Options: (Registration required, free) There are two parts to an option – the intrinsic value and the time value. If a call option’s strike price is below the current market price, the option will have some intrinsic value – that is, the difference between [...]

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(From my article at Yahoo) While derivatives have been called weapons of mass destruction and worse, they can provide alternative methods to participate in the markets. To a bystander, these instruments seem complex — and some indeed are so, with SEBI now requiring brokers to ensure that investors are financially capable of handling themselves before [...]

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The last two MarketVision Chronicles have some awesome (we’re modest) pieces for you. (You’ll need to register, and it’s Free!) Sep 12: Protecting the Downside Protecting the downside: Three Option Strategies When markets go down, it may be useful to protect your downside with a “hedge” of sorts. There are strategies to cover yourself against [...]

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Many people who trade options towards the last week of expiry have been excited by the volatility this month – coming after nearly a year of relatively sane trading. Options have high implied volatilities and the daily moves in the Nifty are even higher, of the order of 2% (translation: options haven’t really priced in [...]

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In the latest MarketVision Chronicle (Needs free registration) we speak of Option Pricing and the VIX: On popular demand, we bring in an introduction to option pricing – a primer of sorts – and an explanation of VIX (the volatility index). Followed by an analysis of where we are right now. And of course, all [...]

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According to the NSE: (Thanks to @Prashant_Krish) In pursuance of SEBI circular no. CIR/DNPD/6/2010 dated October 27, 2010 regarding European Style Stock Options, circular no. 120 (Download no. 16165) dated October 28, 2010 regarding Eur…

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Reader M writes in: I read your article “Of Options and Choices” posted today. […] It would be helpful if you can through some more light on American Options w.r.t. Indian Markets. I know the basics of these option what I want to under…

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