Accounting, Banking & FinanceMargins and Leverage- An IntroductionJune 20, 201513 CommentsOptions, as we already know, are instruments for risk management, but at the same time, they can be as destructive…
Accounting, Banking & FinanceCriterion for listing of Individual Stock OptionsJune 20, 201511 CommentsThe National Stock Exchange, or the NSE henceforth, has been leading exchange with regards to derivatives. It provides both Index…
Accounting, Banking & FinanceDerivatives and its typesJune 19, 201513 CommentsThe term ‘Derivative’ stands for an agreement which derives its price from or is dependent upon an underlying asset. The…
Accounting, Banking & FinanceOptions Expiry DatesJune 18, 201510 CommentsDerivatives, namely Options, Futures, Forwards and Swaps, are time bound instruments. Like we have already studied, they have an expiry…
EconomicsOptions PayoffsJune 13, 20158 CommentsThe payoff concerned with options different from that of conventional securities like common stock or shares, where the payoff is…
Accounting, Banking & FinanceFuture and Forward ContractsApril 2, 20157 CommentsA forward or a future is a financial contract obligating a buyer to purchase an asset or the seller to sell…
Accounting, Banking & FinanceWhy Banks use DerivativesFebruary 20, 20154 CommentsWhy Banks use Derivatives It is important to be clear on the different uses of these instruments by the banking…
Accounting, Banking & FinanceDerivative MarketsFebruary 10, 20154 CommentsOver the last 3 decades, fluctuations in interest rate, currencies and the prices of the raw materials have become so…