Equity Derivatives

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Equity Derivatives

(Duration 20 Days) & (Fee’s – Rs.12000/-)

BASICS OF DERIVATIVES

Basics of Derivatives

Derivatives Market – History & Evolution

Indian Derivatives Market

Market Participants

Types of Derivatives Market

Significance of Derivatives

Various risks faced by the participants in derivatives

UNDERSTANDING INDEX

Introduction to Index

Significance of Index

Types of Stock Market Indices

Attributes of an Index

Index management

Major Indices in India

Application of Indices

INTRODUCTION TO FORWARDS AND FUTURES

Introduction to forward contracts

Futures contracts

Contract specifications of futures contracts

Some important terminology associated with futures contracts

Differences between Forwards and Futures

Pay off Charts for Futures contract

Futures pricing

Price discovery and convergence of cash and futures prices on the expiry

Uses of futures

INTRODUCTION TO OPTIONS

Basics of options

Contract specifications of exchange-traded options

Moneyness of an option

Intrinsic value and time value of an option

Pay off Charts for Options

Distinction between futures and options contracts

Basics of Option Pricing and Option Greeks

Option Pricing Models

Implied volatility of an option

Analysis of options from the perspectives of buyer and seller

STRATEGIES USING EQUITY FUTURES AND EQUITY OPTIONS

Futures contracts for hedging, speculation and arbitrage

Use of options for trading and hedging

Arbitrage using options: Put-call parity

Delta-hedging

Interpreting open interest and put-call ratio for trading strategies

TRADING MECHANISM

Trading Mechanism

Eligibility criteria for selection of stocks for derivatives trading

Selection criteria of Index for trading

Adjustments for Corporate Actions

Trading costs

Algorithmic trading

Tracking Futures and Options data

INTRODUCTION TO CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM

Clearing Members

Clearing Mechanism

Interoperability of clearing corporations

Settlement Mechanism

Risk Management

Margining and mark to market under SPAN

Position limits

Violations and Penalties

Settlement Guarantee Fund and Investor Protection Fund:

LEGAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992

Regulations in Trading

Regulations in Clearing & Settlement and Risk Management

Eligibility criteria for membership on derivatives segment

ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION

Accounting

Taxation of derivative transaction in securities

SALES PRACTICES AND INVESTORS PROTECTION SERVICES

Understanding risk profile of the client

Risk Disclosure Document

Written Anti Money Laundering Procedures

Investors Grievance Mechanism