Complete Understanding of Stock Futures: Derivatives Part 1

• Complete understanding of Futures as a stock derivatives
• The meaning and types of stock derivatives
• An understanding of a Forward contract
• The concept of trading Stock Futures
• Difference between Forwards and Futures
• Investing in Shares vis a vis Trading in Derivatives
• Live trades of a Futures contract
• The significance of margin money
• The terminologies of Futures
• Spot price, Future Price and Lot size
• LTP contract value and types of margins
• Going long, Going short and Squaring off
• Short covering, Short squeeze, Long unwinding and Long unwinding pressure
• Contango and Backwardation
• Arbitration
• Breakout, False breakout and Whipsaw
• Difference between Spot and Derivative market
• Placing a Buy or Sell order
• Placing Market and Limit orders with stop loss and trigger price
• Understanding Stop loss and Trigger price
• Practical application of concepts
• Minimizing losses through stop loss in bullish trade
• Protecting profits through stop loss in bullish trade
• Minimizing losses and protecting profits in bearish trade
• A complete understanding of Hedging with Futures

Who this course is for:

• Those investing or trading in stock market
• Those who are interested in trading in stock derivatives specially Futures
• Those who are planning to take up stock trading as a profession or career
• Those who invest in shares but would like to progress to derivative trading and hedging
• Students of finance, commerce and business