Earlier, expiry day volatility used to kick in on different days of the week. After the Sebi rules came into effect, the entire weekly expiry event has shifted to a single day.
While option-sellers can incur an infinite loss in theory, in practice it is not as scary. Here are some practical considerations in option-trading
CNBC-TV18's managing editor, Udayan Mukherjee says, our market will have to absorb a log of important earnings, so stock specific action is expected. It would not be surprising if the market is range bound.
Even as traders warn that a shock attack on Iran, a release of emergency oil reserves or a slowdown in Chinese growth could roil the market at any time, options prices suggest that demand for protection from such risks has fallen away.
Charles Schwab Corp will buy US online brokerage optionsXpress Holdings Inc in a USD 1 billion deal that gives Schwab a stable of some of the most active retail traders in the booming options market.