HI,
some enlightenment here
*my broker charges 25% margin irrespective of whether i am dealing in stock options or stock futures, is that the norm? i do not have anybody to guide me amongst my family or friends as they stay out of the stock market,but from reading books i gather that margin for futures is significantly less than that for options,so is my broker charging too much margin?
The exchange specifies the min margin reqd based on SPAN margin...ur broker can charge as much as he wants upto 100%, depending on how much risk he is willing to take, but usually they dont do so. Index options and futures carry the least amt of margin.
*i have bought ITC NOV futures at 189 rs,so what happens in OCT expiry? do i have to carry forward my position by telling the broker or will it get done automatically?
You dont have to do anything. If u had bought Oct FUT, squaring off OCT FUT and buying NOV FUT is a rollover.
* what does carry forward position in futures mean? suppose at nov expiry ITC futures is trading at premium of 6 rupees---does it mean that i now have to pay 6 rupees /share extra to keep my position intact? what if it is trading at a discount of 6 rupees? do i pocket it?
At expiry, there cant be any premium and discount...the FUT and SPOT (stock) price become the same. But b4 expiry, futures are settled daily...if there's an increase by 6 rupees, irrespective of increase of premium or increase of stock price, u'll receive it AT THE END OF THE DAY (i.e tomorrow..T+1). If it falls, the amt will go from ur account each day.
*in the same vein, what is meant by negligible cost of carry?
Simply When Spot and FUT price has very little difference, (mathematically F = S * e ^ RT..where S = spot price, R = rate of int and T is time.)
*to square off my position i can SEll nov ITC futures anytime i want,right?
YES u can
some enlightenment here
*my broker charges 25% margin irrespective of whether i am dealing in stock options or stock futures, is that the norm? i do not have anybody to guide me amongst my family or friends as they stay out of the stock market,but from reading books i gather that margin for futures is significantly less than that for options,so is my broker charging too much margin?
The exchange specifies the min margin reqd based on SPAN margin...ur broker can charge as much as he wants upto 100%, depending on how much risk he is willing to take, but usually they dont do so. Index options and futures carry the least amt of margin.
*i have bought ITC NOV futures at 189 rs,so what happens in OCT expiry? do i have to carry forward my position by telling the broker or will it get done automatically?
You dont have to do anything. If u had bought Oct FUT, squaring off OCT FUT and buying NOV FUT is a rollover.
* what does carry forward position in futures mean? suppose at nov expiry ITC futures is trading at premium of 6 rupees---does it mean that i now have to pay 6 rupees /share extra to keep my position intact? what if it is trading at a discount of 6 rupees? do i pocket it?
At expiry, there cant be any premium and discount...the FUT and SPOT (stock) price become the same. But b4 expiry, futures are settled daily...if there's an increase by 6 rupees, irrespective of increase of premium or increase of stock price, u'll receive it AT THE END OF THE DAY (i.e tomorrow..T+1). If it falls, the amt will go from ur account each day.
*in the same vein, what is meant by negligible cost of carry?
Simply When Spot and FUT price has very little difference, (mathematically F = S * e ^ RT..where S = spot price, R = rate of int and T is time.)
*to square off my position i can SEll nov ITC futures anytime i want,right?
YES u can