Indian markets have seen a fall in each of the last two expiries – February and March.

Market-wide rollovers stood at 82 per cent compared to the three-month average of 80 per cent.

If the stocks move higher, there could be fresh shorts which can come in by the directs IDs also

Derivative analysts said there could be more short covering in the coming sessions.

Sensex ended up 115.99 points, or 0.4%, and Nifty g ained 29.95 points to 9173.75 on Thursday helped by volume-weighted average price buyin...

The long strangle entails buying out-of-the-money (OTM) Nifty put and call options. Derivatives experts feel such a strategy could pay off ...

VIX spiked 15% - the highest single-day gain since February 11, as traders bought puts as insurance against further downside.

The implied volatilities have come off a lot right on COB VIX and also the India VIX

"Foreigners have been net sellers in index futures which suggests portfolio hedging ahead of the major global event," said Yogesh Radke, Ed...

This significant change in sentiments can be attributed to better than expected corporate earnings, hopes of normal monsoon and relatively ...

Analysts said sentiment remained nervous before the Union Budget with the govt facing a tough task to revive the economy while keeping fisc...

Analysts say traders could buy combinations of Nifty options to bet on the higher volatility. The market decline drove up the Volatility In...

The decline in rollover costs in this expiry indicates traders were less willing to carry forward their long positions to the March series.

However, to protect themselves from any sharp swing on either side, the sellers are also buying options of different strike prices.

Smart players take home 77 per cent gain in 5 days by buying a call on Infosys and put option of the same strike price.

FIIs have seen rollover costs of stock futures in the current month decline to a yearly low because of a reduction in their currency hedgin...

Edelweiss Securities recommends stocks of 4 MNCs that are strong delisting candidates, but corrected in the market downtrend and can make g...