Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Sebi allows F&O trade on foreign indices

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday said it has permitted domestic stock exchanges to offer trading in futures and options (F&Os) contracts on foreign stock indices in the equity derivatives segment.

The instruments shall be denominated in the Indian rupee, markets regulator said in a circular.

Futures Contract Definition: A contractual agreement, generally made on the trading floor of a futures exchange, to buy or sell a particular commodity or financial instrument at a pre-determined price in the future. Futures contracts detail the quality and quantity of the underlying asset; they are standardized to facilitate trading on a futures exchange. Some futures contracts may call for physical delivery of the asset, while others are settled in cash. 

Options Contract Definition: A financial derivative that represents a contract sold by one party (option writer) to another party (option holder). The contract offers the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) a security or other financial asset at an agreed-upon price (the strike price) during a certain period of time or on a specific date (exercise date). Call options give the option to buy at certain price, so the buyer would want the stock to go up. Put options give the option to sell at a certain price, so the buyer would want the stock to go down.

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