Frontline indices Nifty50 and Bank Nifty scaled new highs of 24,174 and 53,180 points, respectively, last week and have since sustained these levels. The benchmark Sensex advanced 1,000 points in just 17 trading sessions. Both the Sensex and Nifty gained for four consecutive sessions before closing Friday’s trading session in the red. However, both indices … Read more
Mumbai: India Thursday tightened rules for individual stock inclusion in the derivatives segment amid an exponential volume surge and concerns about speculation, and eased norms for those seeking to delist by approving a fixed price offer as an alternative mechanism to a book-built price discovery. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has also … Read more
Futures and options are two fancy terms used in financial markets that are becoming quite famous in the investor community. Online trading applications have helped new-age investors and traders participate in Futures and Options trading as per their requirements. Few novice investors and traders are curious and willing to explore this segment without understanding the … Read more
After last week’s indecisive mood in the market with the emergence of a spinning top candlestick pattern on Nifty, analysts believe that the index may continue to consolidate in the range of 19900-19700 but the individual stocks specific activity is likely to continue. We spoke to an analyst on how one should trade stocks that … Read more
Mumbai: The National Stock Exchange, India’s largest bourse, is finalising plans to extend trading hours for equity derivatives, said three people with knowledge of the matter. The exchange is proposing an evening session, possibly between 6 pm and 9 pm, when market participants can continue trading futures and options contracts after the regular session between … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s largest derivative bourse National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) on Tuesday announced that it will shift the futures and options (F&O) expiry of Nifty Bank to Friday from Thursday. The new rule comes into effect from July 14. “The above shall be effective from trade date July 7, 2023, Friday and accordingly, … Read more
Strategy Positions: Buy Nifty August 17700 Put at 115 & sell August 17500 Put at 58, Total premium out-flow: 57; Target: 143; Stop loss: 12.5 (1 Lot Each). Rationale The Nifty closed marginally green last week despite profit taking seen on Friday amid continued FIIs inflows. Call writers remained under pressure throughout the week as … Read more
Mumbai: Traders carried forward bullish bets on Nifty to the April derivative series on Thursday when the March contracts expired, encouraged by the recent resilience in the markets. Analysts, however, said position build-up was relatively modest as traders expect limited upsides in the Nifty in the near-term after running up more than 11% from March … Read more
Mumbai | Bengaluru: India’s stocks regulator on Tuesday barred eight entities, including two executives, from accessing the capital markets after an investigation into alleged violations of insider trading rules. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) directive named Infosys executives Pranshu Bhutra and Venkata Subramaniam VV, besides other individuals and entities. The probe pertains … Read more
However, to reduce systemic risk, market regulator Sebi imposed a peak margin system across asset classes — equity, commodity, currency, interest rates — for intraday reporting. Synopsis Futures average daily trade (ADT) for the period March 5-12 has fallen to Rs 26,044 crore from an ADT of Rs 31,638 crore in the fiscal year through … Read more