Trading & Investment

How do I activate the F&O segment?

Why should I share proof of income to activate F&O?

Why was my income proof rejected for F&O activation?

Is Account Aggregator safe? How is it fetching my details?

How do I revoke or manage my consent for Account Aggregator?

What are the documents required to activate my F&O segment?

Why was my F&O activation rejected?

How do I resume F&O trading after being blocked due to income proof issues?

Why am I being asked to confirm or update my income details?

What happens if I don’t confirm or update my income details by the due date?

What is the open interest limit?

What is Mark to Market (MTM)?

What is Value at Risk (VAR), Extreme Loss Margin (ELM), and Adhoc margins?

What is a rollover?

What are derivatives?

What is a forward contract?

What is a futures contract?

What is the difference between a future and a forward?

What details can be found in a futures contract?

What are the limitations of futures contracts?

Which are the two positions I can take in a futures contract?

What are options contracts?

What is a call option?

What is a put option?

What is the strike price in options trading?

What are the key features of options contracts?

What is option premium?

What is an option chain?

What is open interest in the F&O segment?

How can limit orders be used as market orders?

What are the benefits of options trading?

Are all stocks available for futures trading?

What is a cash settlement?

What is a settlement price?

Why does the futures price come close to the spot price as we near the expiry date?

How open interest is different from the traded volumes?

How are options different from futures?

What is a premium in options trading?

What is an expiry date?

What is an exercise date?

What happens if an option expires out of the money?

What is the option expiry time and date for equity options?

How to trade weekly option contracts in Share.Market?

What is MTM square-off?

What percentage of MTM will trigger the square-off?

After the MTM square-off, is it possible to recreate the position?

How will I know at what percentage of risk I’m at?

What happens to my pending order when MTM % has been breached?

What is freeze quantity?

What is the freeze quantity for Index F&O on BSE and NSE?

Where can I find Option Greeks on Share.Market app and web?

What are the Greeks shown in the Option Chain, and why are they important?

How are the Greeks calculated in the Option Chain?

Why are some Greeks not displayed for certain strikes?

Can I view the Greeks based on per lot quantities?

When will margin be credited for the pledged shares?

Why is the entire margin required to enter into a hedged position?

How much cash margin should I keep if I have also pledged shares?

By when should additional margins be added if a margin call is received?

What is a margin penalty, and why is it charged?

How is the margin penalty calculated?

How do delivery margins change before the expiration of an option contract?

Which leg of hedged trade should one square off to avoid margin error?

Why was I notified of a margin shortfall or margin call?

Peak Margin

How do I deactivate or reactivate F&O for my account?

Can the product type of the hedged position be converted?

How is buy average calculated for F&O trades?

Why is there no price movement in the stock’s option contracts when the price of the stock and its futures contract is moving?

Can F&O positions be rolled over during the ban period?

What does it mean when trading is halted for a stock?

Why can’t market orders be placed for certain index and stock option contracts?

Why was the settlement price ₹0 for the option position, although the Last Traded Price (LTP) is not ₹0?

Why is buying stock options close to the expiry not allowed?

Why are F&O contracts not displayed for a particular stock?

What happens if the option contract is not squared off on the expiry date?

If an F&O position results in taking delivery of the stock, when will the stocks show up on Share.Market holdings?

What is the impact of corporate actions on futures and options?

What are the risks of trading Futures and Options (F&O)?

Why do F&O contracts enter a ban period?

Where can the premium received from option selling be used?

Can I sell my holdings and use the funds for F&O trades?

What are the conditions for physical settlement of F&O positions when LiquidBees are pledged as collateral, but no cash is available?

What if I don’t have shares for delivery on the last day of physical settlement?

Why were funds deducted from my account for exiting a profitable short options position?

How can I report my short selling transactions as per SEBI guidelines?

Why am I unable to place an order with a specific strike price?

Why do illiquid option prices differ on the chart and positions tab at closing?

What is Bhav Copy?

What is settlement price?

What happens to F&O contracts when the underlying stock hits upper or lower circuit limits?

What are the obligations of buyers and sellers of options contracts?

Why are my limit orders getting rejected?

What is the options strike price percentage offered by Share.Market?

What is the Share.Market physical settlement policy?

What causes F&O contracts to enter a ban period?

Why am I not able to trade in an F&O contract?

Why am I not able to place an F&O order on the monthly expiry day?

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