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A Project report on
A SHORT DERIVATIVES REPORT ON ABB
GROUP
SUBMITTED
BY
RSUSHEEL KUMAR
(HTNo 098ndash 060 ndash 117)
Project submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the Degree ofMASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
by
Osmania University Hyderabad -500007
1
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that this Project Report titled A SHORT DERIVATIVES
REPORT ON ABB GROUP At Kotak securities Submitted by me to the
Department of Business Management OU Hyderabad is a bonafide
work undertaken by me and it is not submitted to any other University or
Institution for the award of any degree diploma certificate or published
any time before
Name and Address of the Student Signature of the Student
RSUSHEEL KUMARMC 436 MALAKPETHYDERBAD
ABSTRACT
2
The following are the steps involved in the study
1 Selection of the scrip-
The scrip selection is done on a random and the scrip selected isABB GROUP The lot size is
375 Profitability position of the futures buyer and seller and also the option holder and
option writer is studied
2 Data Collection-
The data of the ABB group Ltd Has been collected from ldquothe economic timesrdquo and the
internet
The data consists of the February contract and the period of data collection is from 1-FEB
2008-28th FEB 2008
3 Analysis-
The analysis consist of the tabulation of the data assessing the profitability positions of the
futures buyer and seller and also option holder and the option writer
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am deeply indebted to my Head of the depar tment and
guide Mrs Umarani and MrViswanath Sharma who
3
have been a grea t source of s t rength and inspi ra t ion a t
every s tage of projec t work
I w o u l d l i k e t o a c k n o w l e d g e m y s i n c e r e t h a n k s t o
M r s B I n d i r a R e d d y p r i n c i p a l a n d M r R a g h a v a
R e d d y D i r e c t o r o f S t P a u l s P G C o l l e g e f o r
m a k i n g a l l t h e f a c i l i t i e s a v a i l a b l e t o m e
I am ext remely thanking to Mr BSRINIVAS Ass t
Manager of KOTAK SECURITIES and a lso o ther s ta f f
members of wi th out the i r k ind co-opera t ion and help the
projec t could not have been successful
DATE (RSUSHEEL KUMAR)
PLACE
Table of contents Page No
Chapter ndash 1 Introduction
Scope 1Objectives 2Limitations 3
Chapter ndash 2 Review of literature
Introduction 5
4
History of Derivatives 6Development of derivatives market 10Arguments 13Need for derivatives 14Functions of derivatives market 15 Types of derivatives 16
Chapter ndash 3 The company
Company Profile 22Company Products 24
Chapter ndash 4 Data analysis and presentation 48
Chapter ndash 5 Summary and Conclusion
Findings 71Summary 72Conclusions 73Recommendations 74
Chapter 6 ndash Bibliography 75
5
Chapter ndash 1Introduction
6
SCOPE
The study is limited to ldquoDerivativesrdquo with special reference to futures and option in the
Indian context The study canrsquot be said as totally perfect Any alteration may come The study
has only made a humble attempt at evaluation derivatives market only in India context The
study is not based on the international perspective of derivatives markets which exists in
NASDAQ CBOT etc
7
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1 To analyze the derivatives traded in stock markets in India
2 To analyze the operations of futures and options
3 To find the profitloss position of futures buyer and seller and also the option writer and
option holder
4 To study about risk management in financial markets with the help of derivatives
8
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitation of this study
1 The scrip chosen for analysis is ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS AND SWITCHES)
and the contract taken is February 2008 ending one ndashmonth contract
2 The data collected is completely restricted to the ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS
AND SWITCHES) of FEBRUARY 2008 hence this analysis cannot be taken universal
9
CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
10
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
11
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
18
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
19
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
20
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
21
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
22
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
23
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
24
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
25
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
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(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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DECLARATION
I hereby declare that this Project Report titled A SHORT DERIVATIVES
REPORT ON ABB GROUP At Kotak securities Submitted by me to the
Department of Business Management OU Hyderabad is a bonafide
work undertaken by me and it is not submitted to any other University or
Institution for the award of any degree diploma certificate or published
any time before
Name and Address of the Student Signature of the Student
RSUSHEEL KUMARMC 436 MALAKPETHYDERBAD
ABSTRACT
2
The following are the steps involved in the study
1 Selection of the scrip-
The scrip selection is done on a random and the scrip selected isABB GROUP The lot size is
375 Profitability position of the futures buyer and seller and also the option holder and
option writer is studied
2 Data Collection-
The data of the ABB group Ltd Has been collected from ldquothe economic timesrdquo and the
internet
The data consists of the February contract and the period of data collection is from 1-FEB
2008-28th FEB 2008
3 Analysis-
The analysis consist of the tabulation of the data assessing the profitability positions of the
futures buyer and seller and also option holder and the option writer
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am deeply indebted to my Head of the depar tment and
guide Mrs Umarani and MrViswanath Sharma who
3
have been a grea t source of s t rength and inspi ra t ion a t
every s tage of projec t work
I w o u l d l i k e t o a c k n o w l e d g e m y s i n c e r e t h a n k s t o
M r s B I n d i r a R e d d y p r i n c i p a l a n d M r R a g h a v a
R e d d y D i r e c t o r o f S t P a u l s P G C o l l e g e f o r
m a k i n g a l l t h e f a c i l i t i e s a v a i l a b l e t o m e
I am ext remely thanking to Mr BSRINIVAS Ass t
Manager of KOTAK SECURITIES and a lso o ther s ta f f
members of wi th out the i r k ind co-opera t ion and help the
projec t could not have been successful
DATE (RSUSHEEL KUMAR)
PLACE
Table of contents Page No
Chapter ndash 1 Introduction
Scope 1Objectives 2Limitations 3
Chapter ndash 2 Review of literature
Introduction 5
4
History of Derivatives 6Development of derivatives market 10Arguments 13Need for derivatives 14Functions of derivatives market 15 Types of derivatives 16
Chapter ndash 3 The company
Company Profile 22Company Products 24
Chapter ndash 4 Data analysis and presentation 48
Chapter ndash 5 Summary and Conclusion
Findings 71Summary 72Conclusions 73Recommendations 74
Chapter 6 ndash Bibliography 75
5
Chapter ndash 1Introduction
6
SCOPE
The study is limited to ldquoDerivativesrdquo with special reference to futures and option in the
Indian context The study canrsquot be said as totally perfect Any alteration may come The study
has only made a humble attempt at evaluation derivatives market only in India context The
study is not based on the international perspective of derivatives markets which exists in
NASDAQ CBOT etc
7
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1 To analyze the derivatives traded in stock markets in India
2 To analyze the operations of futures and options
3 To find the profitloss position of futures buyer and seller and also the option writer and
option holder
4 To study about risk management in financial markets with the help of derivatives
8
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitation of this study
1 The scrip chosen for analysis is ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS AND SWITCHES)
and the contract taken is February 2008 ending one ndashmonth contract
2 The data collected is completely restricted to the ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS
AND SWITCHES) of FEBRUARY 2008 hence this analysis cannot be taken universal
9
CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
10
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
11
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
The following are the steps involved in the study
1 Selection of the scrip-
The scrip selection is done on a random and the scrip selected isABB GROUP The lot size is
375 Profitability position of the futures buyer and seller and also the option holder and
option writer is studied
2 Data Collection-
The data of the ABB group Ltd Has been collected from ldquothe economic timesrdquo and the
internet
The data consists of the February contract and the period of data collection is from 1-FEB
2008-28th FEB 2008
3 Analysis-
The analysis consist of the tabulation of the data assessing the profitability positions of the
futures buyer and seller and also option holder and the option writer
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am deeply indebted to my Head of the depar tment and
guide Mrs Umarani and MrViswanath Sharma who
3
have been a grea t source of s t rength and inspi ra t ion a t
every s tage of projec t work
I w o u l d l i k e t o a c k n o w l e d g e m y s i n c e r e t h a n k s t o
M r s B I n d i r a R e d d y p r i n c i p a l a n d M r R a g h a v a
R e d d y D i r e c t o r o f S t P a u l s P G C o l l e g e f o r
m a k i n g a l l t h e f a c i l i t i e s a v a i l a b l e t o m e
I am ext remely thanking to Mr BSRINIVAS Ass t
Manager of KOTAK SECURITIES and a lso o ther s ta f f
members of wi th out the i r k ind co-opera t ion and help the
projec t could not have been successful
DATE (RSUSHEEL KUMAR)
PLACE
Table of contents Page No
Chapter ndash 1 Introduction
Scope 1Objectives 2Limitations 3
Chapter ndash 2 Review of literature
Introduction 5
4
History of Derivatives 6Development of derivatives market 10Arguments 13Need for derivatives 14Functions of derivatives market 15 Types of derivatives 16
Chapter ndash 3 The company
Company Profile 22Company Products 24
Chapter ndash 4 Data analysis and presentation 48
Chapter ndash 5 Summary and Conclusion
Findings 71Summary 72Conclusions 73Recommendations 74
Chapter 6 ndash Bibliography 75
5
Chapter ndash 1Introduction
6
SCOPE
The study is limited to ldquoDerivativesrdquo with special reference to futures and option in the
Indian context The study canrsquot be said as totally perfect Any alteration may come The study
has only made a humble attempt at evaluation derivatives market only in India context The
study is not based on the international perspective of derivatives markets which exists in
NASDAQ CBOT etc
7
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1 To analyze the derivatives traded in stock markets in India
2 To analyze the operations of futures and options
3 To find the profitloss position of futures buyer and seller and also the option writer and
option holder
4 To study about risk management in financial markets with the help of derivatives
8
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitation of this study
1 The scrip chosen for analysis is ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS AND SWITCHES)
and the contract taken is February 2008 ending one ndashmonth contract
2 The data collected is completely restricted to the ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS
AND SWITCHES) of FEBRUARY 2008 hence this analysis cannot be taken universal
9
CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
10
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
11
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
18
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
19
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
20
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
21
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
22
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
23
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
24
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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have been a grea t source of s t rength and inspi ra t ion a t
every s tage of projec t work
I w o u l d l i k e t o a c k n o w l e d g e m y s i n c e r e t h a n k s t o
M r s B I n d i r a R e d d y p r i n c i p a l a n d M r R a g h a v a
R e d d y D i r e c t o r o f S t P a u l s P G C o l l e g e f o r
m a k i n g a l l t h e f a c i l i t i e s a v a i l a b l e t o m e
I am ext remely thanking to Mr BSRINIVAS Ass t
Manager of KOTAK SECURITIES and a lso o ther s ta f f
members of wi th out the i r k ind co-opera t ion and help the
projec t could not have been successful
DATE (RSUSHEEL KUMAR)
PLACE
Table of contents Page No
Chapter ndash 1 Introduction
Scope 1Objectives 2Limitations 3
Chapter ndash 2 Review of literature
Introduction 5
4
History of Derivatives 6Development of derivatives market 10Arguments 13Need for derivatives 14Functions of derivatives market 15 Types of derivatives 16
Chapter ndash 3 The company
Company Profile 22Company Products 24
Chapter ndash 4 Data analysis and presentation 48
Chapter ndash 5 Summary and Conclusion
Findings 71Summary 72Conclusions 73Recommendations 74
Chapter 6 ndash Bibliography 75
5
Chapter ndash 1Introduction
6
SCOPE
The study is limited to ldquoDerivativesrdquo with special reference to futures and option in the
Indian context The study canrsquot be said as totally perfect Any alteration may come The study
has only made a humble attempt at evaluation derivatives market only in India context The
study is not based on the international perspective of derivatives markets which exists in
NASDAQ CBOT etc
7
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1 To analyze the derivatives traded in stock markets in India
2 To analyze the operations of futures and options
3 To find the profitloss position of futures buyer and seller and also the option writer and
option holder
4 To study about risk management in financial markets with the help of derivatives
8
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitation of this study
1 The scrip chosen for analysis is ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS AND SWITCHES)
and the contract taken is February 2008 ending one ndashmonth contract
2 The data collected is completely restricted to the ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS
AND SWITCHES) of FEBRUARY 2008 hence this analysis cannot be taken universal
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CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
10
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
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Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
History of Derivatives 6Development of derivatives market 10Arguments 13Need for derivatives 14Functions of derivatives market 15 Types of derivatives 16
Chapter ndash 3 The company
Company Profile 22Company Products 24
Chapter ndash 4 Data analysis and presentation 48
Chapter ndash 5 Summary and Conclusion
Findings 71Summary 72Conclusions 73Recommendations 74
Chapter 6 ndash Bibliography 75
5
Chapter ndash 1Introduction
6
SCOPE
The study is limited to ldquoDerivativesrdquo with special reference to futures and option in the
Indian context The study canrsquot be said as totally perfect Any alteration may come The study
has only made a humble attempt at evaluation derivatives market only in India context The
study is not based on the international perspective of derivatives markets which exists in
NASDAQ CBOT etc
7
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1 To analyze the derivatives traded in stock markets in India
2 To analyze the operations of futures and options
3 To find the profitloss position of futures buyer and seller and also the option writer and
option holder
4 To study about risk management in financial markets with the help of derivatives
8
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitation of this study
1 The scrip chosen for analysis is ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS AND SWITCHES)
and the contract taken is February 2008 ending one ndashmonth contract
2 The data collected is completely restricted to the ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS
AND SWITCHES) of FEBRUARY 2008 hence this analysis cannot be taken universal
9
CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
10
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
11
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
18
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
19
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
20
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
21
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
22
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
23
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
24
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
25
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Chapter ndash 1Introduction
6
SCOPE
The study is limited to ldquoDerivativesrdquo with special reference to futures and option in the
Indian context The study canrsquot be said as totally perfect Any alteration may come The study
has only made a humble attempt at evaluation derivatives market only in India context The
study is not based on the international perspective of derivatives markets which exists in
NASDAQ CBOT etc
7
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1 To analyze the derivatives traded in stock markets in India
2 To analyze the operations of futures and options
3 To find the profitloss position of futures buyer and seller and also the option writer and
option holder
4 To study about risk management in financial markets with the help of derivatives
8
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitation of this study
1 The scrip chosen for analysis is ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS AND SWITCHES)
and the contract taken is February 2008 ending one ndashmonth contract
2 The data collected is completely restricted to the ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS
AND SWITCHES) of FEBRUARY 2008 hence this analysis cannot be taken universal
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CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
10
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
11
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
19
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
20
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
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30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
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(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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SCOPE
The study is limited to ldquoDerivativesrdquo with special reference to futures and option in the
Indian context The study canrsquot be said as totally perfect Any alteration may come The study
has only made a humble attempt at evaluation derivatives market only in India context The
study is not based on the international perspective of derivatives markets which exists in
NASDAQ CBOT etc
7
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1 To analyze the derivatives traded in stock markets in India
2 To analyze the operations of futures and options
3 To find the profitloss position of futures buyer and seller and also the option writer and
option holder
4 To study about risk management in financial markets with the help of derivatives
8
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitation of this study
1 The scrip chosen for analysis is ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS AND SWITCHES)
and the contract taken is February 2008 ending one ndashmonth contract
2 The data collected is completely restricted to the ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS
AND SWITCHES) of FEBRUARY 2008 hence this analysis cannot be taken universal
9
CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
10
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
11
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
23
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
24
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1 To analyze the derivatives traded in stock markets in India
2 To analyze the operations of futures and options
3 To find the profitloss position of futures buyer and seller and also the option writer and
option holder
4 To study about risk management in financial markets with the help of derivatives
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LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitation of this study
1 The scrip chosen for analysis is ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS AND SWITCHES)
and the contract taken is February 2008 ending one ndashmonth contract
2 The data collected is completely restricted to the ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS
AND SWITCHES) of FEBRUARY 2008 hence this analysis cannot be taken universal
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CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
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Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
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contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
19
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
24
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
25
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
68
maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The following are the limitation of this study
1 The scrip chosen for analysis is ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS AND SWITCHES)
and the contract taken is February 2008 ending one ndashmonth contract
2 The data collected is completely restricted to the ABB GROUP (ELECCTRICALS
AND SWITCHES) of FEBRUARY 2008 hence this analysis cannot be taken universal
9
CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
10
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
11
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
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set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
CHAPTER ndash 2Review Of Literature
10
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
11
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
18
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
19
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
20
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
21
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
22
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
23
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
24
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
25
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the use
of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-in
asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash flow
situation of risk-averse investors
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency interest
etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain access to
cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow even at a
faster rate in future
DEFINITION
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Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
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contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
18
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
19
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
73
28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
1) Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured
or unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security
2) A contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying
securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the
history of derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think
form the evolution of derivatives
I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial Do they really
involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see derivatives
everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about
the year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that
granted him the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-
law however reneged perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first
default on a derivative Laban required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob
married Leah but because he preferred Rachel he purchased another option
requiring seven more years of labor and finally married Rachel bigamy being
allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really had forward contracts which
obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob did derivatives one-
12
way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
13
contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
18
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
19
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
20
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
21
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
22
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
23
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
24
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
25
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
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(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of
grain traders created the to-arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the
price and deliver the grain later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on
the farm or at a storage facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These
to-arrive contracts Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price
changes Farmers and traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself
was not nearly as important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the
grain The grain could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These
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contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
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set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
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options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
25
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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contracts were eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures
clearinghouse was formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of
the form we know them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere
In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the futures market
with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile Exchange responding to
the now-freely floating international currencies created the International Monetary
Market which allowed trading in currency futures These were the first futures
contracts that were not on physical commodities
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
14
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
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set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
18
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardized around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
15
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
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set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
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year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchangesNational Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatile A means
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
16
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
24
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
17
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
18
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
19
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
20
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
25
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in the
financial markets which resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require a
well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
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30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
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(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
5 Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or
get out of the marketThere is a continued debate about the Indian markets
capability to provide enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and options
contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the potential gains
and potential losses in a speculative venture
ARBITRAGEURS
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different markets
if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with the cash price
they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
FUNCTIONS OF DERIVATIVES MARKETS
The following are the various functions that are performed by the derivatives markets
They are
1 Prices in an organized derivatives market reflect the perception of market participants
about the future and lead the price of underlying to the perceived future level
2 Derivatives market helps to transfer risks from those who have them but may not like
them to those who have an appetite for them
3 Derivatives trading acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity
4 Derivatives markets help increase saving and investment in long run
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
23
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes place
on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
23
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options and properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same
currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows
in on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
23
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
24
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
26
who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
middot Industrial policy
middot Management capabilities
middot Consumerrsquos preference
middot Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt instruments
are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size relative to many
common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio hedging and
speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader market rather
than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
25
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
28
Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
31
distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
1 Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI
for grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading
The derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and
representation of tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total
members of the governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its
members and will obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
2 The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
3 The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become
the members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to
fulfill the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
4 The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved
clearing corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
5 Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
6 The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also
submit details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
7 The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
stock broking to mutual funds to life insurance to investment banking the group
caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
29
Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
individuals and corporates we have the products the experience the infrastructure
and most importantly the commitment to deliver pragmatic end-to-end solutions that
really work
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
30
30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
33
Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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who have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
Chapter - 3THE COMPANY
27
lsquo
COMPANY PROFILE
The Kotak Mahindra Group
Kotak Mahindra is one of Indias leading financial institutions offering complete
financial solutions that encompass every sphere of life From commercial banking to
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caters to the financial needs of individuals and corporates
The group has a net worth of around Rs 3100 crore employs around 9600 people in
its various businesses and has a distribution network of branches franchisees
representative offices and satellite offices across 300 cities and towns in India and
offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
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combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
middot Finance Asia Award (2006)- Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
financial institutions and government companies access domestic and international
capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
32
offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
Kotak Indian Life Sciences Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by
being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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offices in New York London Dubai and Mauritius The Group services around 22
million customer accounts
Group Management
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
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Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
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1996
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2000
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
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year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Mr Uday Kotak Executive Vice Chairman amp Managing DirectorMr Shivaji DamMr C JayaramMr Dipak Gupta
The Kotak Mahindra Group was born in 1985 as Kotak Capital Management Finance
Limited This company was promoted by Uday Kotak Sidney A A Pinto and Kotak
amp Company Industrialists Harish Mahindra and Anand Mahindra took a stake in
1986 and thats when the company changed its name to Kotak Mahindra Finance
Limited
Since then its been a steady and confident journey to growth and success
1986 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited starts the activity of Bill Discounting 1987 Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited enters the Lease and Hire Purchase market1990 The Auto Finance division is started
1991The Investment Banking Division is started Takes over FICOM one of Indias largest financial retail marketing networks
1992 Enters the Funds Syndication sector
1995Brokerage and Distribution businesses incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Investment Banking division incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Capital Company
1996
The Auto Finance Business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Limited for financing Ford vehicles The launch of Matrix Information Services Limited marks the Groups entry into information distribution
1998Enters the mutual fund market with the launch of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company
2000
Kotak Mahindra ties up with Old Mutual plc for the Life Insurance businessKotak Securities launches its on-line broking site (now wwwkotaksecuritiescom) Commencement of private equity activity through setting up of Kotak Mahindra Venture Capital Fund
2001 Matrix sold to Friday CorporationLaunches Insurance Services
2003Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd converts to a commercial bank - the first Indian company to do so
2004 Launches India Growth Fund a private equity fund2005 Kotak Group realigns joint venture in Ford Credit Buys Kotak Mahindra Prime
(formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells Ford credit
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Kotak MahindraLaunches a real estate fund
2006Bought the 25 stake held by Goldman Sachs in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities
COMPANY PRODUCTS
Kotak Mahindra Bank
At Kotak Mahindra Bank we address the entire spectrum of financial needs for
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Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance is a 7624 joint venture between Kotak
Mahindra Bank Ltd and Old Mutual plc Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance
is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has shown remarkable
growth since its inception in 2001
Old Mutual a company with 160 years experience in life insurance is an international
financial services group listed on the London Stock Exchange and included in the
FTSE 100 list of companies with assets under management worth $ 400 Billion as on
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30th June 2006 For customers this joint venture translates into a company that
combines international expertise with the understanding of the local market
Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
financing and supporting automotive and automotive related manufacturers dealers
and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
middot Prime Ranking Award(2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPOs
middot Finance Asia Award (2004)- Indias best Equity House
middot Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India
middot Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India
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middot Euromoney Award (2006) - Best Provider of Portfolio Management Equities
Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
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Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
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It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
New York These subsidiaries specialize in providing services to overseas investors
seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
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primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
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being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
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endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
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invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
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not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
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(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
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In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
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Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
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Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Car Finance
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited (KMPL) is a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited formed to finance all passenger vehicles The company is dedicated to
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and retail customersThe Company offers car financing in the form of loans for the
entire range of passenger cars and multi utility vehicles The Company also offers
Inventory funding to car dealers and has entered into strategic arrangement with
various car manufacturers in India for being their preferred financier
Kotak Securities Ltd
Kotak Securities Ltd is Indias leading stock broking house with a market share of
around 85 as on 31st March Kotak Securities Ltd has been the largest in IPO
distribution
The accolades that Kotak Securities has been graced with include
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Kotak Securities Ltd - Institutional Equities
Kotak Securities a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is the stock-broking and
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distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group The institutional business division
primarily covers secondary market broking It caters to the needs of foreign and
Indian institutional investors in Indian equities (both local shares and GDRs) The
division also has a comprehensive research cell with sectoral analysts covering all the
major areas of the Indian economy
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) helps leading Indian corporations banks
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capital markets
It has been a leader in the capital markets having consistently led the league tables for
lead management in the past five years leading 16 of the 20 largest Indian offerings
between fiscal 2000 and 2006
KMCC has the most current understanding of investor appetite having been the
leading book runnerlead manager in public equity offerings in the period FY 2002-06
Kotak Mahindra International
Kotak has wholly-owned subsidiaries with offices in Mauritius London Dubai and
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seeking to invest into India Investors can access the asset management capability of
the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled in Mauritius
The international subsidiaries offer brokerage and asset management services to
institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through their range of
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
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Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
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being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
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Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
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linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
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i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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The Fund
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ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
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not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
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(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
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In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
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adjusted returns
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estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
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We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
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We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
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wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
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year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
65
option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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offshore India funds as well as through specific advisory and discretionary
investment management mandates from institutional investors The International
subsidiaries also provide lead management and underwriting services in conjuction
with Kotak Mahindra Capital Company with respect to the issuances of domestic
Indian securities in the international marketplace
Offerings from the International subsidiaries
Kotak Indian Growth Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies
Kotak Indian Mid-Cap Fund The fund aims to achieve capital appreciation by being
primarily invested in the shares and equity linked instruments of mid-capitalisation
companies in India
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being invested in shares and equity-linked instruments of Indian companies in the life
sciences business
Kotak Indian Shariah Fund Kotak Indian Shariah Fund an Indian Equity fund which
endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being invested in the shares and equity-
linked instruments of companies which are Shariah compliant Indian Equity Fund of
Funds The Portfolio endeavours to achieve capital appreciation by being substantially
invested in the shares or units of Mutual Funds schemes that are either
i Equity schemes investing predominantly in Indian equities
ii Equity fund of funds schemes investing predominantly in units of other
Mutual Fund schemes that invest mainly in Indian equities
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
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(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
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We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Kotak Liquid Fund the Kotak Liquid Fund endeavours to invest predominantly in
Debt and Money Market instruments of short maturity (less than 180 days) and other
funds which invest in such securities across geographies and currencies as applicable
under the prevailing laws The fund may also invest in bank deposits
Focused India Portfolio Focused India Portfolio seeks to capture the pan-India story
through specific bottom up investments across sectors and market capitalizations
The Fund
Kotak Realty Fund established in May 2005 is one of Indias first private equity
funds with a focus on real estate and real estate intensive businesses Kotak Realty
Fund operates as a venture capital fund under the SEBI Venture Capital Fund
Regulations 1996 in India The funds corpus has been contributed by leading banks
domestic corporates family offices and high net worth individuals The fund is closed
ended and has a life of seven years
Investment Formats
The fund would seek equity investments in development projects enterprise level
investments in real estate operating companies and in real estate intensive businesses
not limited to hotels healthcare retailing education and property management
Further the fund would also be investing in non-performing loans with underlying
property collateral
Asset Class
The fund would invest in all the main property asset classes such as residential
34
(townships luxury residential low cost housing golf communities) hospitality
(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
and alternative asset classes such as logistics and warehousing
Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
supported by an organization in which thought leadership contrarian play due
diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
35
investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank is our
Investment Manager
We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
scheme in December 1998 Today we offer a complete bouquet of products and
services suiting the diverse and varying needs and risk-return profiles of our investors
We are committed to offering innovative investment solutions and world-class
services and conveniences to facilitate wealth creation for our investors
DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
60
is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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(hotels and serviced apartments) office (core and business parks) shopping centres
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Geographical Locations
In order to achieve geographical diversity the fund would invest in not just the Tier I
cities such as Mumbai NCR and Bangalore but also in Tier II cities such as Pune
Kolkotta Hyderabad and Chennai) and other Tier III cities examples of which are
Nagpur Coimbotore Mysore and Ludhiana)
The Fund Manager believes that through diversification in geographies asset class
and investment formats the Fund should be well positioned to achieve superior risk
adjusted returns
Fund Management Team
Kotak Realty Fund is managed by its investment team located in Mumbai India and
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diligence communication and collaborative partnerships take precedence The Fund
has a core team of professionals dedicated to sourcing analyzing executing and
managing the investments This unique team brings together profiles combining real
estate corporate finance advisory investment banking venture capital infrastructure
development and finance and REITS valuation experience
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) a wholly owned
subsidiary of KMBL is the Asset Manager for Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
(KMMF) KMAMC started operations in December 1998 and has over 4 Lac
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investors in various schemes KMMF offers schemes catering to investors with
varying risk - return profiles and was the first fund house in the country to launch a
dedicated gilt scheme investing only in government securities
We are sponsored by Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias fastest growing
banks with a pedigree of over twenty years in the Indian Financial Markets Kotak
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We made a humble beginning in the Mutual Fund space with the launch of our first
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
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year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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DERIVATIVES-
The emergence of the market for derivatives products most notably forwards futures and
options can be tracked back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard
themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices By their very
nature the financial markets are marked by a very high degree of volatility Through the
use of derivative products it is possible to partially or fully transfer price risks by locking-
in asset prices As instruments of risk management these generally do not influence the
fluctuations in the underlying asset prices However by locking-in asset prices derivative
product minimizes the impact of fluctuations in asset prices on the profitability and cash
flow situation of risk-averse investors
36
Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
37
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
45
4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
47
maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
48
LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
59
The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Derivatives are risk management instruments which derive their value from an
underlying asset The underlying asset can be bullion index share bonds currency
interest etc Banks Securities firms companies and investors to hedge risks to gain
access to cheaper money and to make profit use derivatives Derivatives are likely to grow
even at a faster rate in future
DEFINITION
Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset in a
contractual manner The underlying asset can be equity forex commodity or any other asset
Securities Contracts (Regulation)Act 1956 (SCR Act) defines ldquoderivativerdquo to secured or
unsecured risk instrument or contract for differences or any other form of security A
contract which derives its value from the prices or index of prices of underlying securities
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES
The history of derivatives is quite colorful and surprisingly a lot longer than most people
think Days back I compiled a list of the events that I thought shaped the history of
derivatives What follows here is a snapshot of the major events that I think form the
evolution of derivatives I would like to first note that some of these stories are controversial
Do they really involve derivatives Or do the minds of people like myself and others see
derivatives everywhere
To start we need to go back to the Bible In Genesis Chapter 29 believed to be about the
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year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
year 1700 BC Jacob purchased an option costing him seven years of labor that granted him
the right to marry Labans daughter Rachel His prospective father-in-law however reneged
perhaps making this not only the first derivative but the first default on a derivative Laban
required Jacob to marry his older daughter Leah Jacob married Leah but because he
preferred Rachel he purchased another option requiring seven more years of labor and
finally married Rachel bigamy being allowed in those days Some argue that Jacob really
had forward contracts which obligated him to the marriages but that does not matter Jacob
did derivatives one-way or the other
The first exchange for trading derivatives appeared to be the Royal Exchange in
London which permitted forward contracting The celebrated Dutch Tulip bulb
mania was characterized by forward contract on tulip bulbs around 1637
The first futures contracts are generally traced to the Yodoya rice market in
Osaka Japan around 1650 These were evidently standardized contracts which
made them much like todays futures although it is not known if the contracts were
marked to market daily or had credit guarantees
Probably the next major event and the most significant as far as the history of U S
futures markets was the creation of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1848 Due to its
prime location on Lake Michigan Chicago was developing as a major center for the
storage sale and distribution of Midwestern grain Due to the seasonality of grain
however Chicagos storage facilities were unable to accommodate the enormous
increase in supply that occurred following the harvest Similarly its facilities were
underutilized in the spring
38
Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
39
In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
40
increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
60
is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
61
1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
62
1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Chicago spot prices rose and fell drastically A group of grain traders created the to-
arrive contract which permitted farmers to lock in the price and deliver the grain
later This allowed the farmer to store the grain either on the farm or at a storage
facility nearby and deliver it to Chicago months later These to-arrive contracts
Proved useful as a device for hedging and speculating on price changes Farmers and
traders soon realized that the sale and delivery of the grain itself was not nearly as
important as the ability to transfer the price risk associated with the grain The grain
could always be sold and delivered anywhere else at any time These contracts were
eventually standardized around 1865 and in 1925 the first futures clearinghouse was
formed From that point on futures contracts were pretty much of the form we know
them today
In 1874 the Chicago Mercantile Exchanges predecessor the Chicago Produce
Exchange was formed It became the modern day Merc in 1919 Other exchanges had
been popping up around the country and continued to do so
The early twentieth century was a dark period for derivatives trading as bucket shops
were rampant Bucket shops are small operators in options and securities that
typically lure customers into transactions and then flee with the money setting up
shop elsewhere In 1922 the federal government made its first effort to regulate the
futures market with the Grain Futures Act In 1972 the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange responding to the now-freely floating international currencies created the
International Monetary Market which allowed trading in currency futures These
were the first futures contracts that were not on physical commodities
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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In 1975 the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one
based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages While the contract met with initial
success it eventually died In 1982 the CME created the Eurodollar contract which
has now surpassed the T -bond contract to become the most actively traded of all
futures contracts In 1982 the Kansas City Board of Trade launched the first stock
index futures a contract on the Value Line Index The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
quickly followed with their highly successful contract on the SampP 500 index
In 1973 marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the
publication of perhaps the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model
of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes These events revolutionized the investment
world in ways no one could imagine at that time The Black-Scholes model as it
came to be known set up a mathematical framework that formed the basis for an
explosive revolution in the use of derivatives
In 1983 the Chicago Board Options Exchange decided to create an option on an
index of stocks Though originally known as the CBOE 100 Index it was soon turned
over to Standard and Poors and became known as the SampP 100 which remains the
most actively traded exchange-listed option
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) the largest derivative exchange in the world
was established in 1848 where forward contracts on various commodities were
standardised around 1865 From then on futures contracts have remained more or less
in the same form as we know them today 1048766 In recent years exchanges have
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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increasingly move from the open outcry system to electronic trading
In 1994 the derivatives world was hit with a series of large losses on derivatives
trading announced by some well-known and highly experienced firms such as Procter
and Gamble and Metallgesellschaft
Derivatives have had a long presence in India The commodity derivative market has
been functioning in India since the nineteenth century with organized trading in cotton
through the establishment of Cotton Trade Association in 1875 Since then contracts
on various other commodities have been introduced as well Exchange traded
financial derivatives were introduced in India in June 2000 at the two major stock
exchanges NSE and BSE There are various contracts currently traded on these
exchanges National Commodity amp Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) started
its operations in December 2003 to provide a platform for commodities tradingThe
derivatives market in India has grown exponentially especially at NSE Stock Futures
are the most highly traded contracts on NSE accounting for around 55 of the total
turnover of derivatives at NSE as on April 13 2005
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET
The explosion of growth in Derivative markets coincide with the collapse of Bretton
Woods fixed exchange rate regime and the suspension of dollerrsquos convertibility into
gold Exchange rates became much more volatileand because interest rates affect and
are also affected by exchange rates interest rates also became more volatileA means
41
for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
43
worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
46
A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
49
affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
60
is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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for managing risk was required Derivatives are powerful risk management tools This
need eventually resulted in the creation of the financial derivatives industry
YEAR DEVLOPMENTS INNOVATIONS
1971 US announced an end to the Bretton Woods System of fixed exchange rates
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Creation of the International Monetary Market Currency Futures
1972 End of Gold convertibility
1973 Managed floating rates marked the creation of both the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the publication of the most famous formula in finance the option pricing model of Fischer Black and Myron Scholes
1974 Commodity price swings Growing interest in commodity futures
1975 Volatile interest rates Interest Rate Futures the Chicago Board of Trade created the first interest rate futures contract one based on Ginnie Mae (GNMA) mortgages
1976 1976 Recession
42
1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
44
to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
50
with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
51
details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
52
DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
53
The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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1977-78 Another attempt at exchange rate stabilitymdashJamaica Accords
New York Mercantile Exchange Energy Futures
1978-79 European Monetary Systems
1979-80 Big Bang hits London
1980-81 Federal Reserve to target money and not interest rates
London International Futures Exchange
1981-82 Reagan Recovery Philadelphia Exchange Currency Options Currency Swaps
DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES MARKET IN INDIA
The first step towards introduction of derivatives trading in India was the
promulgation of the Securities Laws(Amendment) Ordinance 1995 which withdrew
the prohibition on options in securities The market for derivatives however did not
take off as there was no regulatory framework to govern trading of derivatives SEBI
set up a 24ndashmember committee under the Chairmanship of DrLCGupta on
November 18 1996 to develop appropriate regulatory framework for derivatives
trading in India The committee submitted its report on March 17 1998 prescribing
necessary prendashconditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as lsquosecuritiesrsquo so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of lsquosecuritiesrsquo could also govern trading of
securities SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
ProfJRVarma to recommend measures for risk containment in derivatives market in
India The report which was submitted in October 1998 worked out the operational
details of margining system methodology for charging initial margins broker net
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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worth deposit requirement and realndashtime monitoring requirements
The Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of lsquosecuritiesrsquo and the regulatory framework was
developed for governing derivatives trading The act also made it clear that
derivatives shall be legal and valid only if such contracts are traded on a recognized
stock exchange thus precluding OTC derivatives The government also rescinded in
March 2000 the threendash decade old notification which prohibited forward trading in
securities Derivatives trading commenced in India in June 2000 after SEBI granted
the final approval to this effect in May 2001 SEBI permitted the derivative segments
of two stock exchanges NSE and BSE and their clearing housecorporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts To begin with
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on SampP CNX Nifty and BSEndash
30(Sensex) index This was followed by approval for trading in options based on
these two indexes and options on individual securities The trading in BSE Sensex
options commenced on June 4 2001 and the trading in options on individual
securities commenced in July 2001 Futures contracts on individual stocks were
launched in November 2001 The derivatives trading on NSE commenced with SampP
CNX Nifty Index futures on June 12 2000 The trading in index options commenced
on June 4 2001 and trading in options on individual securities commenced on July 2
2001 Single stock futures were launched on November 9 2001 The index futures
and options contract on NSE are based on SampP CNX Trading and settlement in
derivative contracts is done in accordance with the rules byelaws and regulations of
the respective exchanges and their clearing housecorporation duly approved by SEBI
and notified in the official gazette Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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to trade in all Exchange traded derivative products
Characteristics of derivatives
1Their value is derived from an underlying assetinstrument
2They are vehicles for transerfering risk
3They are leveraged instruments
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF DERIVATIVES
1 Higher liquidity
2 Avaliability of risk management products attracts more investors to the cash market
3 Arbitrage between cash and futures markets fetches additional business to cash
market
4 Improvement in delivery based business
5 Lesser volatility
6 Improved Price discovery
ARGUMENTS AGAINST DERIVATIVES
1 Speculation It is felt that these instruments will increase the speculation in
the financial marketswhich resembles far reaching consequences
2 Market efficiency It is felt that Indian markets are not mature and efficient
enough to introduce these kinds of new instrumentsThese instruments require
a well functioning amp mature spot marketimperfection in the markets make
derivative market more difficult to function
3 VolatilityThe increased speculation amp inefficient market will make the spot
market more volatile with the introduction of derivatives
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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4 Counter party risk most of the derivative instruments are not exchange
tradedso there is a counter party default risk in these instruments
Liquidity risk liquidity of market means the ease with which one can enter or get out of
the market There is a continued debate about the Indian markets capability to provide
enough liquidity to derivative trader
NEED FOR A DERIVATIVES MARKET
The derivatives market performs a number of economic functions
1They help in transferring risks from risk averse people to risk oriented people
2They help in discovery of futures as well as current prices
3They catalyze entrepreneurial activity
4These markets increase volumes trading in market due to participation of risk averse
people
5They increase savings and investment in the longrun
PARTICIPANTS
The following three broad categories of participants in the derivatives market
HEDGERS
Hedgers face risk associated with the price of an asset They use futures or options
markets to reduce or eliminate this risk
SPECULATORS
Speculators wish to bet on future movements in the price of an asset Futures and
options contracts can give them an extra leverage that is they can increase both the
potential gains and potential losses in a speculative venture
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
60
is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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A RBITRAGEURS
Arbitrageurs are in business to take of a discrepancy between prices in two different
markets if for example they see the futures price of an asset getting out of line with
the cash price they will take offsetting position in the two markets to lock in a profit
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES
The following are the various types of derivatives They are
FORWARDS
A forward contract is a customized contract between two entities where settlement takes
place on a specific date in the future at todayrsquos pre-agreed price
FUTURES
A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a certain time
in the at a certain price
OPTIONS
Options are of two types-calls and puts Calls give the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy a given quantity of the underlying asset at a given price on or before a give future
date Puts give the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell a given quantity of the
underlying asset at a given price on or before a given date
CALL OPTIONS
A call options are the buyers optionsThey give the holder a right to buy a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
maturity
Put options
Put options are the sellers optionsThey give the holder a right to sell a specific number of
underlying equity shares of a particular company at the strike price on or the before the
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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maturity
American options
American options are options are options that can be exercised at any time upto the
expiration date Most exchange-traded options are American
European options
European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American optionsand properties of an American
option are frequently deduced from those of its European counterpart
SWAPS
Swaps are private agreements between two parties to exchange cash floes in the future
according to a prearranged formula They can be regarded as portfolios of forward contracts
The two commonly used Swaps are
Interest rate Swaps
These entail swapping only the related cash flows between the parties in the same currency
Currency Swaps
These entail swapping both principal and interest between the parties with the cash flows in
on direction being in a different currency than those in the opposite direction
SWAPTION
Swaptions are options to buy or sell a swap that will become operative at the expiry of the
options Thus a swaption is an option on a forward swap
WARRANTS
Options generally have lives of up to one year the majority of options traded on options
exchanges having a maximum maturity of nine months Longer-dated options are called
warrants and are generally traded over-the counter
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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LEAPS
The acronym LEAPS means long-term Equity Anticipation securities These are options
having a maturity of up to three years
BASKETS Basket options are options on portfolios of underlying assets The underlying
asset is usually a moving average of a basket of assets Equity index options are a form of
basket options
RATIONALE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVES
Holding portfolios of securities is associated with the risk of the possibility that the investor
may realize his returns which would be much lesser than what he expected to get There are
various factors which affect the returns
1 Price or dividend (interest)
2 Some are internal to the firm like-
3 Industrial policy
4 Management capabilities
5 Consumerrsquos preference
6 Labor strike etc
These forces are to a large extent controllable and are termed as non systematic risks An
investor can easily manage such non-systematic by having a well-diversified portfolio spread
across the companies industries and groups so that a loss in one may easily be compensated
with a gain in other
There are yet other of influence which are external to the firm cannot be controlled and
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
60
is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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affect large number of securities They are termed as systematic risk
They are
1Economic
2Political
3 Sociological changes are sources of systematic risk
For instance inflation interest rate etc their effect is to cause prices of nearly all-individual
stocks to move together in the same manner We therefore quite often find stock prices
falling from time to time in spite of companyrsquos earning rising and vice versa
Rational Behind the development of derivatives market is to manage this systematic risk
liquidity in the sense of being able to buy and sell relatively large amounts quickly without
substantial price concession
In debt market a large position of the total risk of securities is systematic Debt
instruments are also finite life securities with limited marketability due to their small size
relative to many common stocks Those factors favor for the purpose of both portfolio
hedging and speculation the introduction of a derivatives securities that is on some broader
market rather than an individual security
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
The trading of derivatives is governed by the provisions contained in the SC R A the SEBI
Act and the regulations framed there under the rules and byelaws of stock exchanges
Regulation for Derivative Trading
SEBI set up a 24 member committed under Chairmanship of Dr L C Gupta develop the
appropriate regulatory framework for derivative trading in India The committee submitted its
report in March 1998 On May 11 1998 SEBI accepted the recommendations of the
committee and approved the phased introduction of derivatives trading in India beginning
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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with stock index Futures SEBI also approved he ldquosuggestive bye-lawsrdquo recommended by the
committee for regulation and control of trading and settlement of Derivative contract
The provision in the SCR Act governs the trading in the securities The amendment of the
SCR Act to include ldquoDERIVATIVESrdquo within the ambit of securities in the SCR Act made
trading in Derivatives possible with in the framework of the Act
Eligibility criteria as prescribed in the L C Gupta committee report may apply to SEBI for
grant of recognition under section 4 of the SCR Act 1956 to start Derivatives Trading The
derivative exchangesegment should have a separate governing council and representation of
tradingclearing member shall be limited to maximum 40 of the total members of the
governing council The exchange shall regulate the sales practices of its members and will
obtain approval of SEBI before start of Trading in any derivative contract
The exchange shall have minimum 50 members
The members of an existing segment of the exchange will not automatically become the
members of the derivatives segment The members of the derivatives segment need to fulfill
the eligibility conditions as lay down by the L C Gupta committee
The clearing and settlement of derivatives trades shall be through a SEBI approved clearing
corporationclearing house Clearing CorporationClearing House complying with the
eligibility conditions as lay down by the committee have to apply to SEBI for grant of
approval
Derivatives brokerdealers and Clearing members are required to seek registration from
SEBI
The Minimum contract value shall not be less than Rs2 Lakh Exchange should also submit
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
54
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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details of the futures contract they purpose to introduce
The trading members are required to have qualified approved user and sales persons who
have passed a certification programme approved by SEBI
FUTURES CONTRACT
A futures contract is a standardized contract traded on a futures exchange to
buy or sell a certain underlying instrument at a certain date in the future at a
pre-set price The future date is called the delivery date or final settlement
date The pre-set price is called the futures price The price of the underlying asset on
the delivery date is called the settlement price The futures price naturally converges
towards the settlement price on the delivery date A futures contract gives the holder
the right and the obligation to buy or sell Contrast this with an options contract
which gives the buyer the right but not the obligation and the writer (seller) the
obligation but not the right In other words an option buyer can choose not to
exercise when it would be uneconomical for himher The holder of a futures contract
and the writer of an option do not have a choice To exit the commitment the holder
of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back his short position
effectively closing the position Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives
The exchange acts as counterparty on all contracts sets margin requirements etc
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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DEFINITION A Futures contract is an agreement two parties to buy or sell an asset a
certain time in the future at a certain price To facilitate liquidity in the futures contract the
exchange specifies certain standard features of the contract The standardized items on a
futures contract are
1 Quantity of the underlying
2 Quality of the underlying
3 The date and the month of delivery
4 The units of price quotations and minimum price change
5 Location of settlement
FEATURES OF FUTURES
1 Futures are highly standardized
2 The contracting parties need not pay any down payments
3 Hedging of price risks
4 They have secondary markets to
TYPES OF FUTURES
On the basis of the underlying asset they derive the futures are divided into two types
1 Stock futures
2 Index futures
Parties in the futures contract
There are two parties in a future contract the buyer and the seller The buyer of the futures
contract is one who is LONG on the futures contract and the seller of the futures contract is
who is SHORT on the futures contract
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
72
27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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The pay off for the buyer and the seller of the futures of the contracts are as follows
Chapter - 4
DATA ANALYSIS
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PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
66
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
PAY-OFF FOR A BUYER OF FUTURES
Iilustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 stock futures contract of Reliance
industries(RIF) ON February 42008 at rs 53840 from XYZ Lets assume that transaction
cost are ndashbrokerage 01transaction tax at 001 of futures service tax at 10 of
brokerage amount Hence after consieringthe transaction costs the cost of acquisition for
ABC is Rs 53905 and net sales realization for XYZ is Rs 53775which wil be their
respective break even priceIf price of RIF goes above 53905ABC gains and XYZ loses If
price remain in the range between RS 53775 and Rs 53905only the broker and government
55
gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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gains and both ABC and XYZ loses The lot size of RIF is 600
The pay off matrix for ABC and XYZ for different prices of reliance industries futures will
be as per table
Price Of RIF 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
ABC pay off -8430 -5430 -2430 570 3570 6570 9570
XYZ pay off 7650 4650 1650 -1350 -4350 -7350 -10350
For ABC
Payoff=53905-525=1405(per share)
=1405600=-8430(total loss)
For XYZ
Payoff=53775-525=1275(per share)
=1275600=7650(total profit)
15000 -
10000 -
5000 -
0 525 530 535 540 545 550 555
-15000-
56
10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
57
-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
58
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
60
is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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10000 -
- 5000-
CASE 1-The buyer bought the futures contract at (53840) if the future price goes to 555
then the buyer gets the profit of (9570)
CASE 2-The buyer gets loss when the future price goes less then (540) if the future price
goes to 525 then the buyer gets the loss of (10350)
PAY-OFF FOR A SELLER OF FUTURES
IilustrationThe investor sold futures when the index was at 2220
Profit
2220
0
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-
-
Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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Loss
The Index stands At 2220The underlying asset is in this case is the nifty portfolio
When the index moves up the long future position starts making profit and when
index moves down it starts making losses
MARGINS
Margins are the deposits which reduce counter party risk arise in a futures contract These
margins are collect in order to eliminate the counter party risk There are three types of
margins
Initial Margins
Whenever a futures contract is signed both buyer and seller are required to post initial
margins Both buyer and seller are required to make security deposits that are intended to
guarantee that they will infact be able to fulfill their obligation These deposits are initial
margins and they are often referred as purchase price of futures contract
Marking to market margins
The process of adjusting the equity in an investorrsquos account in order to reflect the change in
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the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
the settlement price of futures contract is known as MTM margin
Maintenance margin
The investor must keep the futures account equity equal to or grater than certain percentage
of the amount deposited as initial margin If the equity goes less than that percentage of
initial margin then the investor receives a call for an additional deposit of cash known as
maintenance margin to bring the equity upto the initial margin
Role of Margins
The role of margins in the futures contract is explained in the following example
S sold a satyam June futures contract to B at Rs300 the following table shows the effect of
margins on the contract The contract size of satyam is 1200 The initial margin amount is
say Rs20000 the maintenance margin is 65of initial margin
Pricing the Futures
The Fair value of the futures contract is derived from a model knows as the cost of carry
model This model gives the fair value of the contract
Cost of Carry
F=S (1+r-q) t
Where
F- Futures price
S- Spot price of the underlying
r- Cost of financing
q- Expected Dividend yield
t - Holding Period
Futures terminology
Spot price
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The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
60
is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
The price at which an asset trades in the spot market
Futures price
The price at which the futures contract trades in the futures market
Contract cycle
The period over which contract trades The index futures contracts on the NSE have one-
month two ndashmonth and three-month expiry cycle which expire on the last Thursday of the
month Thus a January expiration contract expires on the last Thursday of January and a
February expiration contract ceases trading on the last Thursday of February On the Friday
following the last Thursday a new contract having a three-month expiry is introduced for
trading
Expiry date
It is the date specifies in the futures contract This is the last day on which the contract will be
traded at the end of which it will cease to exist
Contract size
The amount of asset that has to be delivered under one contract For instance the contract
size on NSErsquos futures market is 200 nifties
Basis
In the context of financial futures basis can be defined as the futures price minus the spot
price The will be a different basis for each delivery month for each contract In a normal
market basis will be positive This reflects that futures prices normally exceed spot prices
Cost carry
The relationship between futures prices and spot prices can be summarized in terms of what
60
is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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is known as the cost of carry This measures the storage cost plus the interest that is paid to
finance the asset less the income earned on the asset
Open Interest
Total outstanding long or short position in the market at any specific time As total long
positions in the market would be equal to short positions for calculation of open interest
only one side of the contract is counter
OPTION
Option is a type of contract between two persons where one grants the other the right to buy a
specific asset at a specific price within a specific time period Alternatively the contract may
grant the other person the right to sell a specific asset at a specific price within a specific time
period In order to have this right The option buyer has to pay the seller of the option
premium
The assets on which option can be derived are stocks commodities indexes etc If the
underlying asset is the financial asset then the option are financial option like stock options
currency options index options etc and if options like commodity option
PROPERTIES OF OPTION
Options have several unique properties that set them apart from other securities The
following are the properties of option
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
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4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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1 Limited Loss
2 High leverages potential
3 Limited Life
PARTIES IN AN OPTION CONTRACT
1 Buyer of the option
The buyer of an option is one who by paying option premium buys the right but not the
obligation to exercise his option on sellerwriter
2 Writerseller of the option
The writer of the call put options is the one who receives the option premium and is their by
obligated to sellbuy the asset if the buyer exercises the option on him
TYPES OF OPTIONS
The options are classified into various types on the basis of various variables The following
are the various types of options
On the basis of the underlying asset
On the basis of the underlying asset the option are divided in to two types
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1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
1 INDEX OPTIONS
The index options have the underlying asset as the index
2 STOCK OPTIONS
A stock option gives the buyer of the option the right to buysell stock at a specified price
Stock option are options on the individual stocks there are currently more than 50 stocks
there are currently more than 50 stocks are trading in the segment
On the basis of the market movements
On the basis of the market movements the option are divided into two types They are
CALL OPTION
A call option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves
upwards A call option gives the holder of the option the right but not the obligation to buy
an asset by a certain date for a certain price
PUT OPTION
A put option is bought by an investor when he seems that the stock price moves downwards
A put options gives the holder of the option right but not the obligation to sell an asset by a
certain date for a certain price
On the basis of exercise of option
On the basis of the exercising of the option the options are classified into two categories
AMERICAN OPTION
American options are options that can be exercised at any time up to the expiration date most
exchange-traded option are American
EUOROPEAN OPTION
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
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BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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European options are options that can be exercised only on the expiration date itself
European options are easier to analyze than American options
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of a buyer options depends on a spot price of a underlying asset The following
graph shows the pay-off of buyer of a call option
Illustration Suppose ABC buys a February 2008 call of strike price Rs 80- ABB electrical
switch from XYZ on February 22 2008 at a premium of Rs 2- per share when the ruling
market price of ABB is Rs 7950 per share The expiry date for February 2008 call option is
28th February 2008 being the last Thursday of the month Hence he has 7 days left for the
expiry of call within which he has exercise to his options if at all Now ABB call option has
a lot is 375 equity shares of ABB
ABB Mkt Price 76 78 80 81 82 84 86 88
Pay off for ABC -750 -750 -750 375 0 750 1500 2250
Pay off for XYZ 750 750 750 375 0 -750 -1500 -2250
Strike price=80
Spot price=76
premium=2
Pay-off matrix=spot price-strike price
Pay-0ff matrix=76-80 = -4
Already Rs 2 premium received so net payoff will be 4-2=2375=-750
It is loss for the buyer(ABC) and profit for the seller(XYZ)
S - Strike price OTM - Out of the money
SP - Premium Loss ATM - At the money
7950 - Spot price ITM - In the money
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80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
80 - Spot price 2
750 - Profit at spot price 7950
CASE 1 (88 gt 76)
As the spot price (88) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (76) the buyer gets
profit of (2250) if price increases more than E1 then profit also increase more than SR
CASE 2 (76lt 80)
As a spot price (76) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (s)
The buyer gets loss of (750) if price goes down less than 750 then also his loss is limited to
his premium (750)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A CALL OPTION
The pay-off of seller of the call option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following graph shows the pay-off of seller of a call option
profit
866 2250
Nifty
loss
The above figure shows profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 call option
As the spot Nifty rises the call option is i-the money and the seller starts making losses If
upon expiration Nifty closes above the strike price of 2250the buyer would exercise his
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
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option on the writer who would suffer a loss to the extent of the difference between the
Nifty-close and strike price The loss that can be incurred by the seller of the option is
potentially unlimited where has the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the upfront
option premium of Rs 866 charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the profit
of (SP) if the price decreases less than E1 then also profit of the seller does not exceed (SP)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets loss
of (SR) if price goes more than E2 then the loss of the seller also increase more than (SR)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR BUYER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of the buyer of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset The
following Table and graph shows the pay-off of the buyer of a call option
Iiustration
ABC buys a February 2008 put optionof strike price Rs 350 of sathyam computers from
vishal at a premium of Rs 9- per share when the ruling Market price of sathyam share is Rs
35135 per share A sathyam put option has a lot size of 1200 equity shares sathyam
computers
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Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
Sathyam mkt price 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
Pay-off for ABC 37200 25200 13200 1200 -10800 -10800 -10800
Pay-0ff for XYZ -37200 -25200 -13200 -1200 10800 10800 10800
Pay-off for ABC
PUT OPTION=STRIKE PRICE-SPOT PRICE
Pay-off=350-310=40(per share)
premium=Rs 9- per share
=40-9=311200=37200(profit)
At the same time it is loss to the XYZ=37200(loss)
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit OTM - Out of the money
E1 - Spot price 1 ATM - At the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
50000 -
-40000 - 30000 -
20000-- 10000-
0 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
-10000 - -20000 -
-30000 - -40000 - -50000 -
CASE 1 If (310lt 350)
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As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
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27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
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SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
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4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
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4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
As the spot price (310) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (350) the buyer gets
the profit (37200) if price decreases less than 310 then profit also increases more than
(37200)
CASE 2 (370 gt 350)
As the spot price (370) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (350) the buyer gets
loss of (10800) if price goes more than 370 than the loss of the buyer is limited to his
premium (10800)
PAY-OFF PROFILE FOR SELLER OF A PUT OPTION
The pay-off of a seller of the option depends on the spot price of the underlying asset
profit
617 2250
0
loss
The above example shows the profitlosses for the seller of a three month Nifty 2250 put
option As the spot nifty falls the put option is in the money and the writers starts making
losses If upon expiration nifty closes below the strike price of 2250the buyer would
exercise his option on the seller who would suffer a loss to the extent of difference between
the strike price and nifty-closeThe loss that can incurred by the seller of the option is
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maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
72
27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
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28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
maximum extent of the strike price (since the worst can happen if asset price can fall to zero)
where the maximum profit is limited to the extent of the ndashfront option premium of RS 6170
Charged by him
S - Strike price ITM - In the money
SP - Premium profit ATM - At the money
E1 - Spot price 1 OTM - Out of the money
E2 - Spot price 2
SR - Profit at spot price E1
CASE 1 (Spot price lt Strike price)
As the spot price (E1) of the underlying asset is less than strike price (S) the seller gets the
loss of (SR) if price decreases less than E1 than the loss also increases more than (SR)
CASE 2 (Spot price gt Strike price)
As the spot price (E2) of the underlying asset is more than strike price (S) the seller gets
profit of (SP) if price goes more than E2 than the profit of seller is limited to his premium
(SP)
Factors affecting the price of an option
The following are the various factors that affect the price of an option they are
Stock price
The pay ndashoff from a call option is a amount by which the stock price exceeds the strike price
Call options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa The
pay-off from a put option is the amount by which the strike price exceeds the stock price Put
options therefore become more valuable as the stock price increases and vice versa
Strike price In case of a call as a strike price increases the stock price has to make a larger
upward move for the option to go in-the-money Therefore for a call as the strike price
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increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
70
X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
71
exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
72
27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
73
28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
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27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
increases option becomes less valuable and as strike price decreases option become more
valuable
Time to expiration Both put and call American options become more valuable as a time to
expiration increases
Volatility The volatility of a stock price is measured of uncertain about future stock price
movements As volatility increases the chance that the stock will do very well or very poor
increases The value of both calls and puts therefore increase as volatility increase
Risk-free interest rate The put option prices decline as the risk-free rate increases where as
the prices of call always increase as the risk-free interest rate increases
Dividends Dividends have the effect of reducing the stock price on the x- dividend rate
This has an negative effect on the value of call options and a positive effect on the value of
put options
PRICING OPTIONS
The black- scholes formula for the price of European calls and puts on a non-dividend paying
stock are
CALL OPTION
C = SN(D1)-Xe-r t N(D2)
PUT OPTION
P = Xe-r t N(-D2)-SN(-D2)
Where
C = VALUE OF CALL OPTION
S = SPOT PRICE OF STOCK
N= NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
V= VOLATILITY
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X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
72
27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
73
28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
74
27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
X = STRIKE PRICE
r = ANNUAL RISK FREE RETURN
t = CONTRACT CYCLE
d1 = Ln (SX) + (r+ v 2 2)t
vt
d2 = d1- vt
Options Terminology
Strike price
The price specified in the options contract is known as strike price or Exercise price
Options premium
Option premium is the price paid by the option buyer to the option seller
Expiration Date
The date specified in the options contract is known as expiration date
In-the-money option
An In the money option is an option that would lead to positive cash inflow to the holder if it
exercised immediately
At-the-money option
An at the money option is an option that would lead to zero cash flow if it is exercised
immediately
Out-of-the-money option
An out-of-the-money option is an option that would lead to negative cash flow if it is
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exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
72
27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
73
28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
74
27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
exercised immediately
Intrinsic value of money
The intrinsic value of an option is ITM If option is ITM If the option is OTM its intrinsic
value is zero
Time value of an option
The time value of an option is the difference between its premium and its intrinsic value
Presentation
The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the profitloss position futures and options This
analysis is based on sample data taken of ABB electricals This analysis considered the
February contract of ABB The lot size of ABB is 375 the time period in which this analysis
done is from 180208 ndash 040308
Date Future price Market Price
18-02-2008 104305 104445
19-02-2008 10267 102025
20-02-2008 104345 103445
21-02-2008 104340 104045
22-02-2008 104750 104465
23-02-2008 107510 106233
25-02-2008 106465 106685
26-02-2008 100460 102395
72
27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
73
28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
74
27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
27-02-2008 101500 101035
28-02-2008 101695 101940
29-02-2008 102425 101755
1-03-2008 101740 101715
3-03-2008 100965 101350
4-03-2008 100545 100900
The closing price of ABB at the end of the contract period is 100900and this is considered as
settlement price
The following table explains the market price and premiums of calls
1 The first column explains trading date
2 Second column explains the SPOT market price in cash segment on that date
3 The third column explains call premiums amounting 10201050 amp1080
Call Prices
Premium
Date Market price 1020 1050 1080
18-02-2008 104445 285 0 1805
19-02-2008 102025 3250 1900 0
20-02-2008 103495 43 28 1585
21-02-2008 104045 0 2205 1300
22-02-2008 104465 0 2575 1405
23-02-2008 106233 2500 0 1100
25-02-2008 106685 3025 1840 1050
26-022008 102395 1975 1075 0635
27-02-2008 101035 1450 0750 0575
73
28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
74
27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
28-02-2008 101940 1250 0950 0
29-02-2008 101755 0985 1300 0
1-03-2008 101715 2000 0500 080
3-03-2008 101350 0 0790 0290
4-03-2008 100800 0370 0100 0
OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS
CALL OPTION BUYER PAYS OFF
1 As brought 1 lot of ABB that is 375 those who buy for 104305 paid 2850premium per
share
2 Settlement price is 1009
Formula Pay off = spot ndash strike
1009-104305 = -3405
because it is negative it is out of the money contract hence buyer will lose only premium
SELLER PAY OFF
1 It is out of the money for the buyer so it is in the money for seller hence His
profit is only premium ie 37528 =10500
Put prices
Premium
Date Market price 102000 1050 1080
1 8-02-2008 104445 0 40 0
19-02-2008 102025 0 0 0
20-02-2008 103495 0 0 0
21-02-2008 104045 0 0 0
22-02-2008 104465 0 0 0
23-02-2008 106233 0 2200 0
25-02-2008 106685 0 0 0
26-022008 102395 0 0 0
74
27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
27-02-2008 101035 1400 0 0
28-02-2008 101940 0 0 0
29-02-2008 101755 1300 0 0
1-03-2008 101715 0 0 0
3-03-2008 101350 0 0 0
4-03-2008 100800 0 0 0
OBSERVATION AND FINDINGS
PUT OPTION BUYER PAY OFF
1 Those who have purchase put option at a strike price of 1050 the premium payable is
4000
2 On the expiry date the spot market price enclosed at 96105 the net pay off = 1050-1009
=41 and the premium already paid = 41-4000 (paid per share)
1375 =375
that is total profit=375
SELLER PAY OFF
1 As seller is entitled only for premium if he is in profit but seller has to borne total loss
Loss incurred is 1050 ndash1009 = 41
Net loss 41-42375=375
DATA OF ABB - THE FUTURES AND OPTIONS OF THE
FEBRUARY MONTH
Date Future price Market Price
2-02-2008 104305 104445
75
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
4-02-2008 10267 102025
5-02-2008 104345 103445
6-02-2008 104340 104045
7-02-2008 104750 104465
8-02-2008 107510 106233
9-02-2008 106465 106685
13-02-2008 100460 102395
14-02-2008 101500 101035
15-02-2008 101695 101940
16-02-2008 102425 101755
20-02-2008 101740 101715
21-02-2008 100965 101350
22-02-2008 100545 100800
23-02-2008 96220 96350
27-02-2008 9332 94590
28-02-2008 93820 94105
Chapter-576
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
Summary and Conclusions
FINDINGS
1 The future price of ABB is moving along with the market price
2 If the buy price of the future is less than the settlement price than the buyer of a future gets
profit
3 If the selling price of the future is less than the settlement price than the seller incur losses
77
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
SUMMARY
1 Derivates market is an innovation to cash market Approximately its daily turnover
reaches to the equal stage of cash market The average daily turnover of the NSE derivative
segments
2 In cash market the profitloss of the investor depend the market price of the underlying
asset The investor may incur huge profits or he may incur huge profits or he may incur huge
loss But in derivatives segment the investor the investor enjoys huge profits with limited
downside
3 In cash market the investor has to pay the total money but in derivatives the investor
has to pay premiums or margins which are some percentage of total money
78
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
4 Derivatives are mostly used for hedging purpose
5 In derivative segment the profitloss of the option writer is purely depend on the
fluctuations of the underlying asset
CONCLUSION
1 In bullish market the call option writer incurs more losses so the investor is suggested
to go for a call option to hold where as the put option holder suffers in a bullish market so
he is suggested to write a put option
2 In bearish market the call option holder will incur more losses so the investor is
suggested to go for a call option to write where as the put option writer will get more losses
so he is suggested to hold a put option
3 In the above analysis the market price of ABB is having low volatility so the call
option writers enjoy more profits to holders
79
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
RECOMMENDATIONS
1 The derivative market is newly started in India and it is not known by every investor so
SEBI has to take steps to create awareness among the investors about the derivative segment
2 In order to increase the derivatives market in India SEBI should revise some of their
regulations like contract size participation of FII in the derivatives market
3 Contract size should be minimized because small investors cannot afford this much of
huge premiums
80
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
4 SEBI has to take further steps in the risk management mechanism
5 SEBI has to take measures to use effectively the derivatives segment as a tool of
hedging
BIBILOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
wwwderivativesindiacom
wwwindianinfolinecom
wwwnseindiacom
wwwbseindiacom
www5paisacom
81
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82
BOOKS
Derivatives Core Module Workbook ndash NCFM material
Financial Markets and Services ndash Gordan and Natrajan
Financial Management ndash Prasanna Chandra
NEWSPAPERS
Economic times of India
Business standards
82