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Eurozone takes a turn for the worse, what it means for Indian stock markets
Companies with significant exposure to European markets could suffer a hit, meaning it has implications for investors in India, too
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In The Money: Making profits with Straddle and Strangle
After learning about trading strategies that work when traders have a directional view, now it’s time for strategies that work even when there’s no directional view, starting with Straddles and Strangles
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A revised playbook for traders and investors -- both short and long term
The near term looks a bit clouded due to narrowing yield spreads, FII selling and relatively high valuations. Here’s how investors can deal with the inevitable short-term volatility
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In The Money | Profit from sharply bullish views, via the misleadingly named Bear Call Ladder strategy
This strategy can be used to play a bullish view, but it differs from the Call Ratio Back Spread strategy in one respect, you make more money if your call goes wrong. But, there’s a catch
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IPOs: Listing gains have seen a trend shift, what should investors do?
Whether you are trying to skim listing gains or a long term investor trying to enter at the ground floor of valuations, here’s what you should do in a frothy IPO market
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In The Money | Put Ratio Back Spread is the weapon of choice to profit from steep corrections
Put Ratio Back Spread is the bearish counterpart to Call Ratio Back Spread. Just like the Call Ratio Back Spread, it is a three-legged strategy but comprises of put options instead of call options
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The IT sector is on a roll, but what about valuations?
The Nifty IT index has outperformed the Nifty since June, when we highlighted the sector’s potential for generating returns. The question is if it can continue
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In The Money | Deploy the ‘Call Ratio Back Spread’ for the big moves
When the market makes a big move in your trade’s favour, this spread strategy helps you reap more gains and even if it moves against you will pocket some gains
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India’s F&O market is in a state of flux, how it will affect trading
Changes to lot sizes, expiry cycles all signal a seismic shift underway in derivatives trading that can affect trading outcomes. What should traders do?
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In The Money: Enhancing the Naked Short Call via the Bear Call Spread
This week brings the last of the Spread strategies, the Bear Call Spread which is an enhancement over the naked short Call
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Do measures to tackle food inflation count as intervention or interference?
Since the RBI can do little to control food inflation, the government is feeling the pressure to act. But, the risk it faces is in doing more harm than good in the longer run to India’s agricultural economy
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In The Money | Play the ‘Bearish with Limits’ view using a Bear Put Spread
After learning how to deploy nuanced strategies to play a bullish view, we will now apply these concepts to a bearish view. In today’s edition, we learn about the Bear Put Spread
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What does July’s inflation spike mean for India’s stock market?
India’s status as a bright spot in uncertain times has got a jolt by a hot inflation print last month, warranting a relook at the macroeconomic situation and what it means for stock markets
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In The Money | Enhancing the naked short put via the bull put spread
While the Bull Call Spread is an extension to the single-legged long call strategy, the Bull Put Spread is an enhancement over the single-legged short put strategy
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Q1 Earnings: Hits, misses and outlook for equities
Muted export demand, slow rural recovery, supportive urban markets and lack of any major surprises were visible this earnings season
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In The Money: Play the ‘Bullish with Limits’ view using Bull Call Spread
You can increase your ROI by going for a Bull Call Spread – buy a call option at a lower strike and sell another call option at a higher strike
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Is Fitch’s US downgrade a non-event?
The US market’s reaction to the Fitch sovereign rating downgrade was a faint shadow of 2011’s Black Monday. But it appears to have rattled the Indian stock market more. Here’s why
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In The Money: Single-legged option strategies
Single-legged strategies, especially naked shorts, do not have any implicit risk-control mechanism. So, risk management by way of strict position-sizing and stop-losses is paramount
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The Fed’s stance poses risks for an overheated stock market
Narrowing interest rate differential between US and India markets raises the risk of foreign fund outflows, especially if future data points to more rate hikes. Investors should prepare for volatility
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In The Money: Regulations and guardrails in option trading
Knowing the regulations well and the guardrails that need to be in place while trading in options are essential for a successful journey in options trading
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Borrowing behaviour points to a deep-rooted grim demand outlook
Despite rising rates, retail and small businesses are borrowing more. But, large corporates are not making fresh borrowings despite enjoying lower rates. Where’s the disconnect?
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In The Money | Max Pain and Synthetic Long
Know all about a cue used to gauge the market’s pulse and also get introduced to an option arbitrage strategy that claims to offer riskless profit
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Will markets get a reality check in Q1 earnings season?
Flows from foreign funds and mutual funds to equities have increased. But negative surprises in earnings and any consequent cuts in consensus estimates could make valuations even less palatable
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In The Money | Track pulse of the market using Implied Volatility
Rising markets are usually accompanied by low implied volatility while falling markets tend to be synchronous with high implied volatility
