stock options

a-b

New Member
#1
hi everyone:),
i am a equity investor and having an account with sharekhan.i wanted to know about stock option trading i understand what is a call & put option.i understand that you take a stance of call option if you are bullish on underlying asset and a put if you are bearish.strike price is the the price in which you get a right to sell or buy the share.when i open my sharekhan account in trade now section there is a f&O section which asks for a specific f&O scrip in NSEF&O when on the order form there is expiry date,strike price,qty and a default block setted to limit.now can anyone clarify the following questions based on the illustration below:-

say, i place order of cairn option qty-1000 strike price of 300 expiry 28-4-2011
current market price of cairn around 350.

--in the strike price menu there are range of no from 120-450 or more can anyone explain how to choose the strike price and why will i get a lower strike price than the currrent market rate.

--say it 28-04 and the current price of the share is 375 how do i excersise the right and get the profit (means what i have to do.Do i have to sell a call option or the broker will automatically credit my account with the money)

--i know there is premium amount to be paid but how do i get to know the premium for the example above and also if price of the share goes below 300 will i have any loss apart from the premium paid.

sorry for the long tread and messy writing.:eek:
thank you for your time :)
 

PGDIMES

Well-Known Member
#2
hi everyone:),
i am a equity investor and having an account with sharekhan.i wanted to know about stock option trading i understand what is a call & put option.i understand that you take a stance of call option if you are bullish on underlying asset and a put if you are bearish.strike price is the the price in which you get a right to sell or buy the share.when i open my sharekhan account in trade now section there is a f&O section which asks for a specific f&O scrip in NSEF&O when on the order form there is expiry date,strike price,qty and a default block setted to limit.now can anyone clarify the following questions based on the illustration below:-

say, i place order of cairn option qty-1000 strike price of 300 expiry 28-4-2011
current market price of cairn around 350.

--in the strike price menu there are range of no from 120-450 or more can anyone explain how to choose the strike price and why will i get a lower strike price than the currrent market rate.

--say it 28-04 and the current price of the share is 375 how do i excersise the right and get the profit (means what i have to do.Do i have to sell a call option or the broker will automatically credit my account with the money)

--i know there is premium amount to be paid but how do i get to know the premium for the example above and also if price of the share goes below 300 will i have any loss apart from the premium paid.

sorry for the long tread and messy writing.:eek:
thank you for your time :)
Dear a-b,

From your post above, I have come to an opinion that you are fairly new to FNO market. So it will be better for you to trade in nifty options rather than stock options which are highly illiquid.

Now coming to your specific question... Say the CMP of Cairn is 348.XX and you think that it will reach 375 by end of the month. Now selection of strike price is an important criterion. For stock options, I will suggest just OTM options (say 360 CE) @ 5.XX... So your break-even comes at 365.XX... Your maximum loss can be 5.XX multiplied by lot size. Now the faster the stock reaches 375, the more is your chance to make good profit. :) If it reaches 375 (an incredible 9% jump) tomorrow, the CE will have value of around 20-21 (I hope you will get a buyer there at that high price :D)...

Out of the 6 factors that affect the price of options, time is the most ferocious enemy of an option buyer towards the end of the series. Best of luck... :thumb: