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ASIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMEMT

A PROJECT REPORT ON
DERIVATIVE MARKET IN INDIA

CORPORATE GUIDE-MR.BIJAN PANDA


SUBMITTED FOR PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR AWARD OF THE DEGREE

OF

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS


(REG.N0-PGPIB 01-09/11)

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
SHAREKHAN PVT.LTD ABHISHEK
JOSHI BHUBANESWAR
PGPIB,ASBM
ABHISHEK JOSHI
BHUBANESWAR

PGPIB, ASBM

DECLARATION

This is the report of the project work entitled “DERIVATIVE MARKET IINDIA”
undertaken by me during the two month training at share khan, Bhubaneswar

I hereby declare that project report is being submitted by me to the Department


of PGPIB for the partial fulfilment of the degree of POSTGRADUATE
PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS.

A copy of this project has been submitted to the organization where the project
was developed. This project is not submitted to any other organization or
university or College and is the Outcome of my work.
Date-
signature
ASBM,PGPIB
A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T TO COMPANY

I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to, Mr. Bijan panda,Ast.Branch


Manager, sharekhan Securities Ltd., for providing me with all the facilities to
carry on this research work efficiently.

I also extend my gratitude towards Mr. Prashanta kumar Nanda for helping
me in the completion of this report, the entire team at sharekhan, for their co-
operation and last but not the least the employees at sharekhan for their
support and encouragement in fulfilment of this report.

Date- Signature
Acknowledgement to the Faculty
ASIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Management

It is high privilege for me to express my deep sense of gratitude to all


Those faculty members who helped me in the completion of the
project, especially my ASBM Director DR. BISWAJEET PATNAIK who
was always. There at hour of need.

My special thanks to DR.NITIKANT CHAND (FACULTY OF BUSINESS


COMUNICATION) for helping me in the completion of project work and
its report submission.

Last but not the least my special thanks to the faculty of Asian school
of business management
For their kind co–operation and providing me with all the necessary
documents needed and guidance during the time period of project
completion.

DR.NITIRA
NJAN CHAND
ASBM,
BHUBANESWAR
TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

On behalf SHAREKHAN Ltd., I take the privilege of recognizing the efforts put
in by Mr. ABHISHEK JOSHI to carry out her Project on “Indian Derivative
Market” from 19th APRIL to 12th JuNE 2010. ABHISHEK has not only
carried out this study as a part of his curriculum but he has proven to be a key
member in bringing positive contribution in our Sales strategies.

The project carried out by ABHISHEK has given us some focused reasons to
improve our people practices, focus on employee satisfaction level as well
contribute to our sales. In fact we are considering adapting a few suggestions
given by him in the above context.

Lastly, I would like to thank your esteemed institution for providing your
students such a platform; for them to learn from their experiences while
carrying out these studies.

Warm regards,

(BIJAN PANDA)
AST.branch
Manager
CONTENTS

1. Executive Summary …………………………………………………......


2. Company Profile……………………………………………...................
3. Introduction …………………………………………………...................
4. Need of the Study............................................................................
5. Literatures
6. Review............................................................................
7. Objective of the Study.....................................................................
8. Scope of the Study..........................................................................

10. Main Topics of Study


1) Introduction to Derivative.............................................................
2) Derivative Defined.........................................................................
3) Types of Derivatives Market...........................................................
4) Types of Derivatives......................................................................
i) Forward Contracts......................................................................
ii) Future Contracts........................................................................
iii) Options.......................................................................................
iv) Swap.......................................................................................
5) Other Kinds of Derivatives.........................................................
11. History of Derivatives.........................................................................
12. Indian Derivative Market ……………………..…………..…………......
1) Need of Derivatives in India today.......…………….........................
2) Myths and realities about derivatives……………………..................
i) Derivatives increase speculation and do not serve any
economic purpose .....................................................................
ii) Indian Market is not ready for derivative trading.........................
3) Comparison of New System with Existing System.........……………
4) Exchange-traded vs. OTC derivatives markets...............................
5) Factors Contributing To The Growth Of Derivatives........................
i) Price Volatility..............................................................................
ii) Globalisation of Markets..............................................................
iii) Technological Advances..............................................................
iv) Advances in Financial Theories………........................................
13. Development of Derivative Markets in India…………………….......
14. Benifits of Derivatives……………………...................................
1) Risk Management............................................................................
2) Price Discovery..............................................................................
3) Operational Advantages.................................................................
4) Market Efficiency............................................................................
5) Easy to Speculation.........................................................................
15. National Exchanges.........................................................................
16. Present Status.................................................................................
17. Status Report of the development in Derivative Market.................

18 questioner
19. Business Growth in Derivatives segment (NSE).............................
20. Findings & Conclusion.....................................................................
21. Recommendations & Suggestions..................................................
22 Bibliography ………………………………………………………........
23. Abbrevations...................................................................................
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Firstly I am briefing the current Indian market and comparing it with it past. I
am also giving brief data about foreign market. Then at the last I am giving my
suggestions and recommendations.

With over 25 million shareholders, India has the third largest investor base in
the world after USA and Japan. Over 7500 companies are listed on the Indian
stock exchanges (more than the number of companies listed in developed
markets of Japan, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Switzerland, Canada and
Hong Kong.). The Indian capital market is significant in terms of the degree of
development, volume of trading, transparency and its tremendous growth
potential.
India’s market capitalization was the highest among the emerging markets.
Total market capitalization of The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which, as
on July 31, 1997, was US$ 175 billion has grown by 37.5% percent every
twelve months and was over US$ 834 billion as of January, 2007. Bombay
Stock Exchanges (BSE), one of the oldest in the world, accounts for the
largest number of listed companies transacting their shares on a nationwide
online trading system. The two major exchanges namely the National Stock
Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) ranked no. 3 & 5 in
the world, calculated by the number of daily transactions done on the
exchanges.
The Total Turnover of Indian Financial Markets crossed US$ 2256 billion in
2006 – An increase of 82% from US $ 1237 billion in 2004 in a short span of 2
years only. Turnover in the Spot and Derivatives segment both in NSE & BSE
was higher by 45% into 2006 as compared to 2005. With daily average
volume of US $ 9.4 billion, the Sensex has posted excellent returns in the
recent years. Currently the market cap of the Sensex as on July 4th, 2009
was Rs 48.4 Lakh Crore with a P/E of more than 20.

Derivatives trading in the stock market have been a subject of enthusiasm of


research in the field of finance the most desired instruments that allow market
participants to manage risk in the modern securities trading are known as
derivatives. The derivatives are defined as the future contracts whose value
depends upon the underlying assets. If derivatives are introduced in the stock
market, the underlying asset may be anything as component of stock market
like, stock prices or market indices, interest rates, etc. The main logic behind
derivatives trading is that derivatives reduce the risk by providing an
additional channel to invest with lower trading cost and it facilitates the
investors to extend their settlement through the future contracts. It provides
extra liquidity in the stock market.

Derivatives are assets, which derive their values from an underlying asset.
These underlying assets are of various categories like
• Commodities including grains, coffee beans, etc.
• Precious metals like gold and silver.
• Foreign exchange rate.
•Bonds of different types, including medium to long-term negotiable debt
securities issued by governments, companies, etc.
• Short-term debt securities such as T-bills.
• Over-The-Counter (OTC) money market products such as loans or deposits.
• Equities
For example, a dollar forward is a derivative contract, which gives the buyer a
right & an obligation to buy dollars at some future date. The prices of the
derivatives are driven by the spot prices of these underlying assets.
However, the most important use of derivatives is in transferring market risk,
called Hedging, which is a protection against losses resulting from unforeseen
price or volatility changes. Thus, derivatives are a very important tool of risk
management.
There are various derivative products traded. They are;
1. Forwards
2. Futures
3. Options
4. Swaps

“A Forward Contract is a transaction in which the buyer and the seller agree
upon a delivery of a specific quality and quantity of asset usually a commodity
at a specified future date. The price may be agreed on in advance or in
future.”

“A Future contract is a firm contractual agreement between a buyer and


seller for a specified as on a fixed date in future. The contract price will vary
according to the market place but it is fixed when the trade is made. The
contract also has a standard specification so both parties know exactly what
is being done”.

“An Options contract confers the right but not the obligation to buy (call
option) or sell (put option) a specified underlying instrument or asset at a
specified price – the Strike or Exercised price up until or an specified future
date – the Expiry date. The Price is called Premium and is paid by buyer of
the option to the seller or writer of the option.”

A call option gives the holder the right to buy an underlying asset by a
certain date for a certain price. The seller is under an obligation to fulfill the
contract and is paid a price of this, which is called "the call option premium or
call option price".
A put option, on the other hand gives the holder the right to sell an
underlying asset by a certain date for a certain price. The buyer is under an
obligation to fulfil the contract and is paid a price for this, which is called "the
put option premium or put option price".

“Swaps are transactions which obligates the two parties to the contract to
exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals known as payment or
settlement dates. They can be regarded as portfolios of forward's contracts. A
contract whereby two parties agree to exchange (swap) payments, based on
some notional principle amount is called as a ‘SWAP’. In case of swap, only
the payment flows are exchanged and not the principle amount”

I had conducted this research to find out the perception of investor


towards derivative market or its beneficial or not? You will be glad to
know that derivative market in India is the most booming now days.
So the person who is ready to take risk and want to gain more should
invest in the derivative market.
On the other hand RBI has to play an important role in derivative
market. Also SEBI must encourage investment in derivative market so
that the investors get the benefit out of it. Sorry to say that today even
educated persons are not willing to invest in derivative market because
they have the fear of high risk.

So, SEBI should take necessary steps for improvement in Derivative


Market so that more investors can invest in Derivative market.
ABOUT SHAREKHAN COMPANY
INTRODUCTION

SSKI (Shripal Sevantilal Kantilal Ishwarlal ) investors Services Pvt. Ltd. offers
World- Sharekhan is stock broking company. ShareKhan comes under retail arm of
class facilities for buying and selling Shares on BSE and NSE, Demate
Services(DP)Derivatives(F&O). SSKI group also comprises of Institutional broking
and Corporate Finance. Sharekhan does not claim expertise in too many things.

Sharekhan's expertise lies in stocks and that's what he talks about with authority. So
when he says that investing in stocks should not be confused with trading in stocks or
a portfolio-based strategy is better than betting on a single horse, it is something that
is spoken with years of focused learning and experience in the stock markets. And
these beliefs are reflected in everything Sharekhan does for you!

Those of you who feel comfortable dealing with a human being and would rather visit
a brick-and-mortar outlet than talk to a PC, you'd be glad to know that Sharekhan
offers you the facility to visit (or talk to) any of our share shops across the country. In
fact Sharekhan runs India's largest chain of share shops with over hundred outlets in
more than 80 cities! What's a share shop? How do you locate a share shop in your
city?

Sharekhan is 80 years old company which is started online in the year 2000 & it is the
first company who started online in 1984 they ventured into institutional broking&
corporate finance. They having 14 branches, 400 franchises also having 466 shops in
210 cities.
CURRENT POSITION

VISION

To empower the investor with quality advice and superior service to help him take
better investment decisions. We believe that our growth depends on client
satisfaction.

MISSION

 To provide the best customer service and product innovation tuned to diverse
needs of clientele

 Continuous up-gradation with changing technology, while maintaining human


values.

 Respond to progressive globalization and achieving international standard.

 Efficiency and effectiveness built on ethical practices.

CORE VALUE

 Customer satisfaction through


 Providing quality service effectively and efficiently
 “Smile, it enhances your face value ” is a service quality stressed on
periodic customer service Audits
 Maximization of stakeholder value
 Success through Teamwork, integrity and People
About Sharekhan

• SSKI named its online division as SHARE KHAN and it is into retail Broking

• The business of the company overhauled 4 years ago on February 8, 2000.

• It acts as a discount brokerage house to a full service investment solutions


provider

• It has a 150 member strong team.

• It has specialized research product for the small investors and day traders

• .it has 240 branch and 800 franchise all over india.

• It has $25m/trades every day.

• Leading player today with 20% market share

• Over 1000000 online clients

• The site was also launched on February 8, 2000 and named it as


www.sharekhan.com

• The SpeedTrade account of share khan is the next generation technology


product launched on April 17, 2002

• SpeedTradePlus was launched on October 28, 2002 for trading in Derivatives

• It offers its customers with the trade execution facilities on the NSE, for cash
as well as derivatives, depository services
1. Sharekhan provides 4 in 1 account. –
2. Demat a/c
3. Trading a/c: for cash calculation
4. Bank a/c: for fund transfer
5. Mutual fund schemes
6. Dial and Trade: for query relating trading Products:
7. Bonds
8. Shares -online and offline
9. Portfolio Management System ¬Insurance Commodities

Demat account: Sharekhan is a depository participant. This means that we can


keep the shares in dematerialized form in Sharekhan. But for this one has to the
demat account in Sharekhan. Dematerialization is the process by which a client can
get physical certificates converted into electronic balances maintained in his account
with the DP. In Sharekhan, under demat account there are two types of terminals.

Share Khan Classic account


Allow investor to buy and sell stocks online along with the following features
like multiple watch lists, Integrated Banking, demat and digital contracts, Real-
time portfolio tracking with price alerts and Instant credit & transfer.

ShareKhan Speed Trade account

This accounts for active traders who trade frequently during the day's
trading session. Following are few popular features of Speed Trade
account
 Single screen interface for cash and derivatives

 Real-time streaming quotes with Instant order Execution &


Confirmation

 Hot keys similar to a traditional broker terminal

 Alerts and reminders

 Back-up facility to place trades on Direct Phone lines


MY SIP IN SHAREKHAN
Before my Summer Internship Programmed, I had very little knowledge about the
stock market and its fundamentals. And now after undergoing training for the 8th
week at Sharekhan there is a tremendous increase in my knowledge about the stock
market. I have also gained a lot of knowledge about the Sharekhan Company and its
various products, schemes and policies and also about its competitors. The products
which I have sold up till now are Demat accounts and mutual funds. And I am
confident about my knowledge about demat accounts and mutual funds. Although
nobody can claim complete expertise but there is a sea change at least from my point
of view. I have learnt what are the various Indices and their significance in market. I
have also learnt the impact of Sensex and Nifty on overall stock market.I have learnt
about various fundamentals and technical aspects, which affect the stock prices in
short, run and long run.t Sharekhan we have also been taught to use the online
terminal. Sharekhan is one of the top retail brokerage houses in India with a strong
online trading platform. The company provides equity based products (research,
equities, derivatives, depository, margin funding, etc.). It has one of the largest
networks in the country with 1000 share shops in 375 cities and India’s premier
online trading portal www.sharekhan.com. Out of these we have to mostly sell demat
accounts and Mutual Funds.

In the first week we had training sessions for 3 days in which our company guide Mr.
bijan panda gave us the complete information about the company, its products and
policies. He gave us tips on how to open and close the calls. He also gave us tips on
how to do telecalling. He also gave us information on how to fill the KYC form and
what are the documents required to open the demat account. Then finally after this

we were sent to the market to bring demat accounts and Mutual funds. Initially we
faced many obstacles and reasons were many like bad stock market
conditions And we were unable to locate potential market etc.but slowly I collected
a good number of leads and references from hom so ever I met. I am still following
the clients who are giving follow up dates During this venture I came across many
people who came from different walks of life. I have learned How to deal with them
and convince them to open the demat account with Sharekhan. Selling a demat
account requires special focus on targeting the customer Each and every person does
not invest in the share market. The person who will be investing in the share market
should have at least the basic knowledge about the same or should have the curiosity
to gain the same. So what I had to do is to identify the prospective client and then try
to convince them. Wasting time on the customer who does not know Anything about
stock market is completely worthless. While on the call if customer asks me any
query about which I am not very much sure then I call our prasnta sir my interal
corporate guide who then clears my doubts and queries without any irritation. This
not only solves clients query but also makes our concepts clear and strong. I initially
met 2 to people every day. Out of these I found 5 to 6 persons who took actual
interest in the Demat account and Mutual funds. As I met more and more people, I
learned how to identify the prospective clients. I came to know more about how to
talk to them, how much time should be given to each client. So my clients’
conversion ratio also increased. Even, by solving the customer queries, my own
understandings were enhanced. While selling our product in the market, I also came
to know more about our competitor's product like, ICICIDirect, India bulls, India
Infoline, Broking etc. and their strategy of marketing and the consumer's preference
towards the competitor's product. I did cold calling in these three months and created
my own database through it. In the second month some of the follow-ups from the
first month started converting. Sharekhan also started giving advertisement in leading
English dailies and on channels like CNBC where the customers care toll free number
is displayed. Sharekhan also started giving ads on the various sites like Yahoo,
Google etc.Sharekhan also started a scheme of free demat account opening and also
the one in which the brokerage reduces to half of the original brokerage of 0.05% for
Intraday and 0.05% for Delivery. I met people in different locations i.e. at saheed
nagar,acharya bihar,nayapalli,.. This includes people from the Big Showrooms and
malls like Big Bazzar, Chartered Accountants, Travel agents, business people,
housewives, real estate people, Customer Relationship Managers, Assistant Sales
Manager, and engineers of some companies. and give the report to my company
guide.
INTRODUCTION
A Derivative is a financial instrument whose value depends on other, more

basic, underlying variables. The variables underlying could be prices of

traded securities and stock, prices of gold or copper.

Derivatives have become increasingly important in the field of finance,

Options and Futures are traded actively on many exchanges, Forward

contracts, Swap and different types of options are regularly traded outside

exchanges by financial intuitions, banks and their corporate clients in what

are termed as over-the-counter markets – in other words, there is no

single market place or organized exchanges.

NEED OF THE STUDY

The study has been done to know the different types of derivatives and also to

know the derivative market in India and perception of investor towards Indian

derivative market . This study also covers the recent developments in the

derivative market taking into account the trading in past years.

Through this study I came to know the trading done in derivatives and their use in

the stock markets.


LITERATURE REVIEW

The emergence of the market for derivative products, most notably forwards, futures
and options, can be traced 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 products minimize the impact of fluctuations in asset prices
on the profitability and cash flow situation of risk-averse investors.
Derivative products initially emerged, as hedging devices against fluctuations in
commodity prices and commodity-linked derivatives remained the sole form of such
products for almost three hundred years. The financial derivatives came into spotlight
in post-1970 period due to growing instability in the financial markets. However,
since their emergence, these products have become very popular and by 1990s, they
accounted for about two-thirds of total transactions in derivative products. In recent
years, the market for financial derivatives has grown tremendously both in terms of
variety of instruments available, their complexity and also turnover. In the class of
equity derivatives, futures and options on stock indices have gained more popularity
than on individual stocks, especially among institutional investors, who are major
users of index-linked derivatives.
Even small investors find these useful due to high correlation of the popular indices
with various portfolios and ease of use. The lower costs associated with index
derivatives vis-vis derivative products based on individual securities is another reason
for their growing use.
As in the present scenario, Derivative Trading is fast gaining momentum, I
have chosen this topic.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

 To understand the concept of the Derivatives and Derivative Trading.

 To know different types of Financial Derivatives

 To know the role of derivatives trading in India.

 To analyse the performance of Derivatives Trading since 2001with special

reference to Futures & Options

 To know the perception of investor towards derivative market

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

The project covers the derivatives market and its instruments. For better

understanding various strategies with different situations and actions have been

given. It includes the data collected in the recent years and also the market in the

derivatives in the recent years. This study extends to the trading of derivatives

done in the National Stock Markets.


MAIN TOPICS OF STUDY
INTRODUCTION TO DERIVATIVE
The origin of derivatives can be traced back to the need of farmers to protect
themselves against fluctuations in the price of their crop. From the time it was sown
to the time it was ready for harvest, farmers would face price uncertainty. Through
the use of simple derivative products, it was possible for the farmer to partially or
fully transfer price risks by locking-in asset prices. These were simple contracts
developed to meet the needs of farmers and were basically a means of reducing risk.

A farmer who sowed his crop in June faced uncertainty over the price he
would receive for his harvest in September. In years of scarcity, he would probably
obtain attractive prices. However, during times of oversupply, he would have to
dispose off his harvest at a very low price. Clearly this meant that the farmer and his
family were exposed to a high risk of price uncertainty.

On the other hand, a merchant with an ongoing requirement of grains too


would face a price risk that of having to pay exorbitant prices during dearth, although
favourable prices could be obtained during periods of oversupply. Under such
circumstances, it clearly made sense for the farmer and the merchant to come together
and enter into contract whereby the price of the grain to be delivered in September
could be decided earlier. What they would then negotiate happened to be futures-type
contract, which would enable both parties to eliminate the price risk.

In 1848, the Chicago Board Of Trade, or CBOT, was established to bring


farmers and merchants together. A group of traders got together and created the ‘to-
arrive’ contract that permitted farmers to lock into price upfront and deliver the grain
later. These to-arrive contracts proved useful as a device for hedging and speculation
on price charges. These were eventually standardized, and in 1925 the first futures
clearing house came into existence.
Today derivatives contracts exist on variety of commodities such as corn,
pepper, cotton, wheat, silver etc. Besides commodities, derivatives contracts also
exist on a lot of financial underlying like stocks, interest rate, exchange rate, etc.

DERIVATIVE DEFINED
A derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of one or more
underlying variables or assets in a contractual manner. The underlying asset can be
equity, forex, commodity or any other asset. In our earlier discussion, we saw that
wheat farmers may wish to sell their harvest at a future date to eliminate the risk of
change in price by that date. Such a transaction is an example of a derivative. The
price of this derivative is driven by the spot price of wheat which is the “underlying”
in this case.
The Forwards Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952, regulates the forward/futures
contracts in commodities all over India. As per this the Forward Markets Commission
(FMC) continues to have jurisdiction over commodity futures contracts. However
when derivatives trading in securities was introduced in 2001, the term “security” in
the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA), was amended to include
derivative contracts in securities. Consequently, regulation of derivatives came under
the purview of Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI). We thus have separate
regulatory authorities for securities and commodity derivative markets.
Derivatives are securities under the SCRA and hence the trading of derivatives is
governed by the regulatory framework under the SCRA. The Securities Contracts
(Regulation) Act, 1956 defines “derivative” to include-
A security derived from a debt instrument, share, loan whether secured or unsecured,
risk instrument or contract differences or any other form of security.
A contract which derives its value from the prices, or index of prices, of underlying
securities.
TYPES OF DERIVATIVES MARKET

Exchange Traded Derivatives Over The Counter Derivatives

National Stock Bombay Stock National


Commodity &
Exchange Exchange Derivative
Exchange

Index Future Index option Stock option Stock future

Figure.1 Types of Derivatives Market

TYPES OF DERIVATIVES

Derivatives

Future Option Forward Swaps


Figure.2 Types of Derivatives

Over The Counter Exchange of India (OTCEI)

Traditionally, trading in Stock Exchanges in India followed a conventional style


where people used to gather at the Exchange and bids and offers were made by open
outcry.

This age-old trading mechanism in the Indian stock markets used to create many
functional inefficiencies. Lack of liquidity and transparency, long settlement periods
and benami transactions are a few examples that adversely affected investors. In order
to overcome these inefficiencies, OTCEI was incorporated in 1990 under the
Companies Act 1956. OTCEI is the first screen based nationwide stock exchange in
India created by Unit Trust of India, Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of
India, Industrial Development Bank of India, SBI Capital Markets, Industrial Finance
Corporation of India, General Insurance Corporation and its subsidiaries and Can
Bank Financial Services.

Exchange traded derivative

Exchange-traded derivative contracts are standardized derivative contracts (e.g.


futures contracts and options) that are transacted on an organized futures exchange.
These contracts can include futures, call and put. Part of the name of these contracts
always reflects on which date the contract expire. For example, a future ABC
expiring in September 2006 will be called ABC U06. A call (C) option ABC expiring
in September 2006 will be called ABC I06C. A put (P) option ABC expiring in
September 2006 will be called ABC U06P.

Months Call Put Futures


Jan. A M F
Feb. B N G
Mar C O H
Apr. D P J
May E Q K
Jun. F R M
Jul. G S N
Aug. H T Q
Sept. I U U
Oct. J V V
Nov. K W X
Dec. L X Z
Over the counter derevative

A type of financial derivative that has its transaction directly negotiated between two
parties rather than through an exchange. Some financial derivatives, such as a swap, a
forward rate agreement or an exotic option, are usually done over the counter.

(i) FORWARD CONTRACTS

A forward contract is an agreement to buy or sell an asset on a specified date for


a specified price. One of the parties to the contract assumes a long position and
agrees to buy the underlying asset on a certain specified future date for a
certain specified price. The other party assumes a short position and agrees to
sell the asset on the same date for the same price. Other contract details like
delivery date, price and quantity are negotiated bilaterally by the parties to the
contract. The forward contracts are n o r m a l l y traded outside the exchanges.

BASIC FEATURES OF FORWARD CONTRACT

• They are bilateral contracts and hence exposed to counter-party risk.


• Each contract is custom designed, and hence is unique in terms of contract
size, expiration date and the asset type and quality.
• The contract price is generally not available in public domain.
• On the expiration date, the contract has to be settled by delivery of the
asset.
• If the party wishes to reverse the contract, it has to compulsorily go to the
same counter-party, which often results in high prices being charged.

However forward contracts in certain markets have become very


standardized, as in the case of foreign exchange, thereby reducing
transaction costs and increasing transactions volume. This process of
standardization reaches its limit in the organized futures market. Forward
contracts are often confused with futures contracts. The confusion is primarily
because both serve essentially th e same economic functions of allocating
risk in the presence of future price uncertainty. However futures are a significant
improvement over the forward contracts as they eliminate counterparty risk
and offer more liquidity.

(ii)FUTURE CONTRACT

In finance, 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 settlement price, normally, converges towards
the futures price on the delivery date.

A futures contract gives the holder the right and the obligation to buy or sell, which
differs from an options contract, which gives the buyer the right, but not the
obligation, and the option writer (seller) the obligation, but not the right. To exit the
commitment, the holder of a futures position has to sell his long position or buy back
his short position, effectively closing out the futures position and its contract
obligations. Futures contracts are exchange traded derivatives. The exchange acts as
counterparty on all contracts, sets margin requirements, etc.

BASIC FEATURES OF FUTURE CONTRACT

1. Standardization :

Futures contracts ensure their liquidity by being highly standardized, usually by


specifying:

• The underlying. This can be anything from a barrel of sweet crude oil to a
short term interest rate.
• The type of settlement, either cash settlement or physical settlement.
• The amount and units of the underlying asset per contract. This can be the
notional amount of bonds, a fixed number of barrels of oil, units of foreign
currency, the notional amount of the deposit over which the short term interest
rate is traded, etc.
• The currency in which the futures contract is quoted.
• The grade of the deliverable. In case of bonds, this specifies which bonds can
be delivered. In case of physical commodities, this specifies not only the
quality of the underlying goods but also the manner and location of delivery.
The delivery month.
• The last trading date.
• Other details such as the tick, the minimum permissible price fluctuation.

2. Margin :
Although the value of a contract at time of trading should be zero, its price constantly
fluctuates. This renders the owner liable to adverse changes in value, and creates a
credit risk to the exchange, who always acts as counterparty. To minimize this risk,
the exchange demands that contract owners post a form of collateral, commonly
known as Margin requirements are waived or reduced in some cases for hedgers who
have physical ownership of the covered commodity or spread traders who have
offsetting contracts balancing the position.
Initial Margin: is paid by both buyer and seller. It represents the loss on that
contract, as determined by historical price changes, which is not likely to be exceeded
on a usual day's trading. It may be 5% or 10% of total contract price.
Mark to market Margin: Because a series of adverse price changes may exhaust
the initial margin, a further margin, usually called variation or maintenance margin, is
required by the exchange. This is calculated by the futures contract, i.e. agreeing on a
price at the end of each day, called the "settlement" or mark-to-market price of the
contract.
To understand the original practice, consider that a futures trader, when taking a
position, deposits money with the exchange, called a "margin". This is intended to
protect the exchange against loss. At the end of every trading day, the contract is
marked to its present market value. If the trader is on the winning side of a deal, his
contract has increased in value that day, and the exchange pays this profit into his
account. On the other hand, if he is on the losing side, the exchange will debit his
account. If he cannot pay, then the margin is used as the collateral from which the
loss is paid.
3. Settlement
Settlement is the act of consummating the contract, and can be done in one of two
ways, as specified per type of futures contract:
• Physical delivery - the amount specified of the underlying asset of the
contract is delivered by the seller of the contract to the exchange, and by the
exchange to the buyers of the contract. In practice, it occurs only on a minority of
contracts. Most are cancelled out by purchasing a covering position - that is,
buying a contract to cancel out an earlier sale (covering a short), or selling a
contract to liquidate an earlier purchase (covering a long).
• Cash settlement - a cash payment is made based on the underlying reference
rate, such as a short term interest rate index such as Euribor, or the closing value
of a stock market index. A futures contract might also opt to settle against an
index based on trade in a related spot market.
Expiry is the time when the final prices of the future are determined. For many
equity index and interest rate futures contracts, this happens on the Last Thursday of
certain trading month. On this day the t+2 futures contract becomes the t forward
contract.

PRICING OF FUTURE CONTRACT


In a futures contract, for no arbitrage to be possible, the price paid on delivery (the
forward price) must be the same as the cost (including interest) of buying and storing
the asset. In other words, the rational forward price represents the expected future
value of the underlying discounted at the risk free rate. Thus, for a simple, non-

dividend paying asset, the value of the future/forward, , will be found by

discounting the present value at time to maturity by the rate of risk-free


return .

This relationship may be modified for storage costs, dividends, dividend yields, and
convenience yields. Any deviation from this equality allows for arbitrage as follows.
In the case where the forward price is higher:
1. The arbitrageur sells the futures contract and buys the underlying today (on
the spot market) with borrowed money.
2. On the delivery date, the arbitrageur hands over the underlying, and receives
the agreed forward price.
3. He then repays the lender the borrowed amount plus interest.
4. The difference between the two amounts is the arbitrage profit.

In the case where the forward price is lower:


1. The arbitrageur buys the futures contract and sells the underlying today (on
the spot market); he invests the proceeds.
2. On the delivery date, he cashes in the matured investment, which has
appreciated at the risk free rate.
3. He then receives the underlying and pays the agreed forward price using the
matured investment. [If he was short the underlying, he returns it now.]
4. The difference between the two amounts is the arbitrage profit.

OPTIONS -
A derivative transaction that gives the option holder the right but not the obligation to
buy or sell the underlying asset at a price, called the strike price, during a period or on
a specific date in exchange for payment of a premium is known as ‘option’.
Underlying asset refers to any asset that is traded. The price at which the underlying
is traded is called the ‘strike price’.

There are two types of options i.e., CALL OPTION & PUT OPTION.

CALL OPTION:

A contract that gives its owner the right but not the obligation to buy an underlying
asset-stock or any financial asset, at a specified price on or before a specified date is
known as a ‘Call option’. The owner makes a profit provided he sells at a higher
current price and buys at a lower future price.

PUT OPTION:

A contract that gives its owner the right but not the obligation to sell an underlying
asset-stock or any financial asset, at a specified price on or before a specified date is
known as a ‘Put option’. The owner makes a profit provided he buys at a lower
current price and sells at a higher future price. Hence, no option will be exercised if
the future price does not increase.
Put and calls are almost always written on equities, although occasionally preference
shares, bonds and warrants become the subject of options.

SWAPS -
Swaps are transactions which obligates the two parties to the contract to exchange a
series of cash flows at specified intervals known as payment or settlement dates. They
can be regarded as portfolios of forward's contracts. A contract whereby two parties
agree to exchange (swap) payments, based on some notional principle amount is
called as a ‘SWAP’. In case of swap, only the payment flows are exchanged and not
the principle amount. The two commonly used swaps are:

INTEREST RATE SWAPS:


Interest rate swaps is an arrangement by which one party agrees to exchange his
series of fixed rate interest payments to a party in exchange for his variable rate
interest payments. The fixed rate payer takes a short position in the forward contract
whereas the floating rate payer takes a long position in the forward contract.

CURRENCY SWAPS:
Currency swaps is an arrangement in which both the principle amount and the interest
on loan in one currency are swapped for the principle and the interest payments on
loan in another currency. The parties to the swap contract of currency generally hail
from two different countries. This arrangement allows the counter parties to borrow
easily and cheaply in their home currencies. Under a currency swap, cash flows to be
exchanged are determined at the spot rate at a time when swap is done. Such cash
flows are supposed to remain unaffected by subsequent changes in the exchange
rates.

FINANCIAL SWAP:
Financial swaps constitute a funding technique which permit a borrower to access one
market and then exchange the liability for another type of liability. It also allows the
investors to exchange one type of asset for another type of asset with a preferred
income stream.
OTHER KINDS OF DERIVATIVES
The other kind of derivatives, which are not, much popular are as
follows:

BASKETS -

Baskets options are option on portfolio of underlying asset. Equity Index Options are
most popular form of baskets.

LEAPS -

Normally option contracts are for a period of 1 to 12 months. However,


exchange may introduce option contracts with a maturity period of 2-3 years. These
long-term option contracts are popularly known as Leaps or Long term Equity
Anticipation Securities.

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.

SWAPTIONS -

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. Rather than have calls
and puts, the swaptions market has receiver swaptions and payer swaptions. A
receiver swaption is an option to receive fixed and pay floating. A payer swaption is
an option to pay fixed and receive floating.
HISTORY OF DERIVATIVES:

The history of derivatives is quite colourful and surprisingly a lot longer than most
people think. Forward delivery contracts, stating what is to be delivered for a fixed
price at a specified place on a specified date, existed in ancient Greece and Rome.
Roman emperors entered forward contracts to provide the masses with their supply of
Egyptian grain. These contracts were also undertaken between farmers and merchants
to eliminate risk arising out of uncertain future prices of grains. Thus, forward
contracts have existed for centuries for hedging price risk.
The first organized commodity exchange came into existence in
the early 1700’s in Japan. The first formal commodities exchange, the Chicago Board
of Trade (CBOT), was formed in 1848 in the US to deal with the problem of ‘credit
risk’ and to provide centralised location to negotiate forward contracts. From
‘forward’ trading in commodities emerged the commodity ‘futures’. The first type of
futures contract was called ‘to arrive at’. Trading in futures began on the CBOT in the
1860’s. In 1865, CBOT listed the first ‘exchange traded’ derivatives contract, known
as the futures contracts. Futures trading grew out of the need for hedging the price
risk involved in many commercial operations. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange
(CME), a spin-off of CBOT, was formed in 1919, though it did exist before in 1874
under the names of ‘Chicago Produce Exchange’ (CPE) and ‘Chicago Egg and Butter
Board’ (CEBB). The first financial futures to emerge were the currency in 1972 in the
US. The first foreign currency futures were traded on May 16, 1972, on International
Monetary Market (IMM), a division of CME. The currency futures traded on the
IMM are the British Pound, the Canadian Dollar, the Japanese Yen, the Swiss Franc,
the German Mark, the Australian Dollar, and the Euro dollar. Currency futures were
followed soon by interest rate futures. Interest rate futures contracts were traded for
the first time on the CBOT on October 20, 1975. Stock index futures and options
emerged in 1982. The first stock index futures contracts were traded on Kansas City
Board of Trade on February 24, 1982.The first of the several networks, which offered
a trading link between two exchanges, was formed between the Singapore
International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX) and the CME on September 7, 1984.
Options are as old as futures. Their history also dates back to ancient Greece and
Rome. Options are very popular with speculators in the tulip craze of seventeenth
century Holland. Tulips, the brightly coloured flowers, were a symbol of affluence;
owing to a high demand, tulip bulb prices shot up. Dutch growers and dealers traded
in tulip bulb options. There was so much speculation that people even mortgaged
their homes and businesses. These speculators were wiped out when the tulip craze
collapsed in 1637 as there was no mechanism to guarantee the performance of the
option terms.
The first call and put options were invented by an American
financier, Russell Sage, in 1872. These options were traded over the counter.
Agricultural commodities options were traded in the nineteenth century in England
and the US. Options on shares were available in the US on the over the counter
(OTC) market only until 1973 without much knowledge of valuation. A group of
firms known as Put and Call brokers and Dealer’s Association was set up in early
1900’s to provide a mechanism for bringing buyers and sellers together.
On April 26, 1973, the Chicago Board options Exchange (CBOE)
was set up at CBOT for the purpose of trading stock options. It was in 1973 again that
black, Merton, and Scholes invented the famous Black-Scholes Option Formula. This
model helped in assessing the fair price of an option which led to an increased interest
in trading of options. With the options markets becoming increasingly popular, the
American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX)
began trading in options in 1975.

The market for futures and options grew at a rapid pace in the eighties and nineties.
The collapse of the Bretton Woods regime of fixed parties and the introduction of
floating rates for currencies in the international financial markets paved the way for
development of a number of financial derivatives which served as effective risk
management tools to cope with market uncertainties.

The CBOT and the CME are two largest financial exchanges in the world on which
futures contracts are traded. The CBOT now offers 48 futures and option contracts
(with the annual volume at more than 211 million in 2001).The CBOE is the largest
exchange for trading stock options. The CBOE trades options on the S&P 100 and the
S&P 500 stock indices. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange is the premier exchange for
trading foreign options.
The most traded stock indices include S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average, the Nasdaq 100, and the Nikkei 225. The US indices and the Nikkei 225
trade almost round the clock. The N225 is also traded on the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange.

INDIAN DERIVATIVES MARKET


Starting from a controlled economy, India has moved towards a world where prices
fluctuate every day. The introduction of risk management instruments in India gained
momentum in the last few years due to liberalisation process and Reserve Bank of
India’s (RBI) efforts in creating currency forward market. Derivatives are an integral
part of liberalisation process to manage risk. NSE gauging the market requirements
initiated the process of setting up derivative markets in India. In July 1999,
derivatives trading commenced in India

Table 2. Chronology of instruments


1991 Liberalisation process initiated
14 December 1995 NSE asked SEBI for permission to trade index futures.
18 November 1996 SEBI setup L.C.Gupta Committee to draft a policy framework
for index futures.
11 May 1998 L.C.Gupta Committee submitted report.
7 July 1999 RBI gave permission for OTC forward rate agreements
(FRAs) and interest rate swaps.
24 May 2000 SIMEX chose Nifty for trading futures and options on an
Indian index.
25 May 2000 SEBI gave permission to NSE and BSE to do index futures
trading.
9 June 2000 Trading of BSE Sensex futures commenced at BSE.
12 June 2000 Trading of Nifty futures commenced at NSE.
25 September 2000 Nifty futures trading commenced at SGX.
2 June 2001 Individual Stock Options & Derivatives

(1) Need for derivatives in India today


In less than three decades of their coming into vogue, derivatives markets have
become the most important markets in the world. Today, derivatives have become
part and parcel of the day-to-day life for ordinary people in major part of the world.
Until the advent of NSE, the Indian capital market had no access to the latest trading
methods and was using traditional out-dated methods of trading. There was a huge
gap between the investors’ aspirations of the markets and the available means of
trading. The opening of Indian economy has precipitated the process of integration of
India’s financial markets with the international financial markets. Introduction of risk
management instruments in India has gained momentum in last few years thanks to
Reserve Bank of India’s efforts in allowing forward contracts, cross currency options
etc. which have developed into a very large market.

(ii) Indian Market is not ready for derivative trading


Often the argument put forth against derivatives trading is that the Indian capital
market is not ready for derivatives trading. Here, we look into the pre-requisites,
which are needed for the introduction of derivatives, and how Indian market fares:
TABLE 3.
PRE-REQUISITES INDIAN SCENARIO
Large market India is one of the largest market-capitalised countries
Capitalisation in Asia with a market capitalisation of more than
Rs.765000 crores.

High Liquidity in the The daily average traded volume in Indian capital
underlying market today is around 7500 crores. Which means on
an average every month 14% of the country’s Market
capitalisation gets traded. These are clear indicators of
high liquidity in the underlying.

Trade guarantee The first clearing corporation guaranteeing trades has


become fully functional from July 1996 in the form of
National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCCL).
NSCCL is responsible for guaranteeing all open
positions on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) for
which it does the clearing.

A Strong Depository National Securities Depositories Limited (NSDL)


which started functioning in the year 1997 has
revolutionalised the security settlement in our country.

A Good legal guardian In the Institution of SEBI (Securities and Exchange


Board of India) today the Indian capital market enjoys
a strong, independent, and innovative legal guardian
who is helping the market to evolve to a healthier
place for trade practices.
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE GROWTH OF DERIVATIVES:

Factors contributing to the explosive growth of derivatives are price volatility,


globalisation of the markets, technological developments and advances in the
financial theories.

A.} PRICE VOLATILITY –


A price is what one pays to acquire or use something of value. The objects having
value maybe commodities, local currency or foreign currencies. The concept of price
is clear to almost everybody when we discuss commodities. There is a price to be
paid for the purchase of food grain, oil, petrol, metal, etc. the price one pays for use of
a unit of another persons money is called interest rate. And the price one pays in
one’s own currency for a unit of another currency is called as an exchange rate.

Prices are generally determined by market forces. In a market, consumers have


‘demand’ and producers or suppliers have ‘supply’, and the collective interaction of
demand and supply in the market determines the price. These factors are constantly
interacting in the market causing changes in the price over a short period of time.
Such changes in the price are known as ‘price volatility’. This has three factors: the
speed of price changes, the frequency of price changes and the magnitude of price
changes.

The changes in demand and supply influencing factors culminate in market


adjustments through price changes. These price changes expose individuals,
producing firms and governments to significant risks. The break down of the
BRETTON WOODS agreement brought and end to the stabilising role of fixed
exchange rates and the gold convertibility of the dollars. The globalisation of the
markets and rapid industrialisation of many underdeveloped countries brought a new
scale and dimension to the markets. Nations that were poor suddenly became a major
source of supply of goods. The Mexican crisis in the south east-Asian currency crisis
of 1990’s has also brought the price volatility factor on the surface. The advent of
telecommunication and data processing bought information very quickly to the
markets. Information which would have taken months to impact the market earlier
can now be obtained in matter of moments.
Even equity holders are exposed to price risk of corporate share fluctuates rapidly.
These price volatility risks pushed the use of derivatives like futures and options
increasingly as these instruments can be used as hedge to protect against adverse price
changes in commodity, foreign exchange, equity shares and bonds.

B.} GLOBALISATION OF MARKETS –


Earlier, managers had to deal with domestic economic concerns; what happened in
other part of the world was mostly irrelevant. Now globalisation has increased the
size of markets and as greatly enhanced competition .it has benefited consumers who
cannot obtain better quality goods at a lower cost. It has also exposed the modern
business to significant risks and, in many cases, led to cut profit margins

In Indian context, south East Asian currencies crisis of 1997 had affected the
competitiveness of our products vis-à-vis depreciated currencies. Export of certain
goods from India declined because of this crisis. Steel industry in 1998 suffered its
worst set back due to cheap import of steel from south East Asian countries. Suddenly
blue chip companies had turned in to red. The fear of china devaluing its currency
created instability in Indian exports. Thus, it is evident that globalisation of industrial
and financial activities necessitates use of derivatives to guard against future losses.
This factor alone has contributed to the growth of derivatives to a significant extent.

C.} TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES –


A significant growth of derivative instruments has been driven by technological
breakthrough. Advances in this area include the development of high speed
processors, network systems and enhanced method of data entry. Closely related to
advances in computer technology are advances in telecommunications. Improvement
in communications allow for instantaneous worldwide conferencing, Data
transmission by satellite. At the same time there were significant advances in
software programmes without which computer and telecommunication advances
would be meaningless. These facilitated the more rapid movement of information and
consequently its instantaneous impact on market price.
Although price sensitivity to market forces is beneficial to the economy as a whole
resources are rapidly relocated to more productive use and better rationed overtime
the greater price volatility exposes producers and consumers to greater price risk. The
effect of this risk can easily destroy a business which is otherwise well managed.
Derivatives can help a firm manage the price risk inherent in a market economy. To
the extent the technological developments increase volatility, derivatives and risk
management products become that much more important.

D.} ADVANCES IN FINANCIAL THEORIES –


Advances in financial theories gave birth to derivatives. Initially forward contracts in
its traditional form, was the only hedging tool available. Option pricing models
developed by Black and Scholes in 1973 were used to determine prices of call and put
options. In late 1970’s, work of Lewis Edeington extended the early work of Johnson
and started the hedging of financial price risks with financial futures. The work of
economic theorists gave rise to new products for risk management which led to the
growth of derivatives in financial markets.
The above factors in combination of lot many factors led to growth of derivatives
instruments

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 24–member committee under the Chairmanship of Dr.L.C.Gupta 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 pre–conditions for introduction of derivatives trading in India. The
committee recommended that derivatives should be declared as ‘securities’ so that
regulatory framework applicable to trading of ‘securities’ could also govern trading
of securities. SEBI also set up a group in June 1998 under the Chairmanship of
Prof.J.R.Varma, 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 real–time monitoring requirements. The
Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA) was amended in December 1999 to
include derivatives within the ambit of ‘securities’ and the regulatory framework
were 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 three 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 house/corporation to
commence trading and settlement in approved derivatives contracts. To begin with,
SEBI approved trading in index futures contracts based on S&P CNX Nifty and
BSE–30 (Sense) 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 S&P 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 S&P
CNX Trading and settlement in derivative contracts is done in accordance with the
rules, byelaws, and regulations of the respective exchanges and their clearing
house/corporation duly approved by SEBI and notified in the official gazette. Foreign
Institutional Investors (FIIs) are permitted to trade in all Exchange traded derivative
products.

The following are some observations based on the trading statistics provided in the
NSE report on the futures and options (F&O):

• Single-stock futures continue to account for a sizable proportion of the F&O


segment. It constituted 70 per cent of the total turnover during June 2002. A primary
reason attributed to this phenomenon is that traders are comfortable with single-stock
futures than equity options, as the former closely resembles the erstwhile badla
system.

• On relative terms, volumes in the index options segment continue to remain


poor. This may be due to the low volatility of the spot index. Typically, options are
considered more valuable when the volatility of the underlying (in this case, the
index) is high. A related issue is that brokers do not earn high commissions by
recommending index options to their clients, because low volatility leads to higher
waiting time for round-trips.

• Put volumes in the index options and equity options segment have increased
since January 2002. The call-put volumes in index options have decreased from 2.86
in January 2002 to 1.32 in June. The fall in call-put volumes ratio suggests that the
traders are increasingly becoming pessimistic on the market.

• Farther month futures contracts are still not actively traded. Trading in equity
options on most stocks for even the next month was non-existent.

• Daily option price variations suggest that traders use the F&O segment as a
less risky alternative (read substitute) to generate profits from the stock price
movements. The fact that the option premiums tail intra-day stock prices is evidence
to this. If calls and puts are not looked as just substitutes for spot trading, the intra-
day stock price variations should not have a one-to-one impact on the option
premiums.

• The spot foreign exchange market remains the most important segment
but the derivative segment has also grown. In the derivative market
foreign exchange swaps account for the largest share of the total
turnover of derivatives in India followed by forwards and options.
Significant milestones in the development of derivatives market have
been (i) permission to banks to undertake cross currency derivative
transactions subject to certain conditions (1996) (ii) allowing corporates to
undertake long term foreign currency swaps that contributed to the
development of the term currency swap market (1997) (iii) allowing
dollar rupee options (2003) and (iv) introduction of currency futures
(2008). I would like to emphasise that currency swaps allowed companies
with ECBs to swap their foreign currency liabilities into rupees.
However, since banks could not carry open positions the risk was allowed
to be transferred to any other resident corporate. Normally such risks
should be taken by corporates who have natural hedge or have potential
foreign exchange earnings. But often corporate assume these risks due to
interest rate differentials and views on currencies.

This period has also witnessed several relaxations in regulations relating to forex
markets and also greater liberalisation in capital account regulations leading to
greater integration with the global economy.

• Cash settled exchange traded currency futures have made foreign currency
a separate asset class that can be traded without any underlying need or
exposure a n d on a leveraged basis on the recognized stock exchanges
with credit risks being assumed by the central counterparty
Since the commencement of trading of currency futures in all the three exchanges,
the value of the trades has gone up steadily from Rs 17, 429 crores in October
2008 to Rs 45, 803 crores in December 2008. The average daily turnover in all
the exchanges has also increased from Rs871 crores to Rs 2,181 crores during the
same period. The turnover in the currency futures market is in line with the
international scenario, where I understand the share of futures market ranges
between 2 – 3 per cent.

Table 4.1ForexMarketActivity

April’05- April’06- April’07- April’08-


Mar’06 Mar’07 Mar’08 Dec’08
Total turnover (USD billion) 4,404 6,571 12,304 9,621
Inter-bank to Merchant ratio 2.6:1 2.7:1 2.37: 1 2.66:1
Spot/Total Turnover (%) 50.5 51.9 49.7 45.9
Forward/Total Turnover (%) 19.0 17.9 19.3 21.5
Swap/Total Turnover (%) 30.5 30.1 31.1 32.7
Source: RBI

BENEFITS OF DERIVATIVES
Derivative markets help investors in many different ways:
1.] RISK MANAGEMENT –
Futures and options contract can be used for altering the risk of investing in spot
market. For instance, consider an investor who owns an asset. He will always be
worried that the price may fall before he can sell the asset. He can protect himself by
selling a futures contract, or by buying a Put option. If the spot price falls, the short
hedgers will gain in the futures market, as you will see later. This will help offset
their losses in the spot market. Similarly, if the spot price falls below the exercise
price, the put option can always be exercised.

2.] PRICE DISCOVERY –


Price discovery refers to the markets ability to determine true equilibrium prices.
Futures prices are believed to contain information about future spot prices and help in
disseminating such information. As we have seen, futures markets provide a low cost
trading mechanism. Thus information pertaining to supply and demand easily
percolates into such markets. Accurate prices are essential for ensuring the correct
allocation of resources in a free market economy. Options markets provide
information about the volatility or risk of the underlying asset.
3.] OPERATIONAL ADVANTAGES –
As opposed to spot markets, derivatives markets involve lower transaction costs.
Secondly, they offer greater liquidity. Large spot transactions can often lead to
significant price changes. However, futures markets tend to be more liquid than spot
markets, because herein you can take large positions by depositing relatively small
margins. Consequently, a large position in derivatives markets is relatively easier to
take and has less of a price impact as opposed to a transaction of the same magnitude
in the spot market. Finally, it is easier to take a short position in derivatives markets
than it is to sell short in spot markets.
4.] MARKET EFFICIENCY –
The availability of derivatives makes markets more efficient; spot, futures and options
markets are inextricably linked. Since it is easier and cheaper to trade in derivatives, it
is possible to exploit arbitrage opportunities quickly and to keep prices in alignment.
Hence these markets help to ensure that prices reflect true values.

5.] EASE OF SPECULATION –


Derivative markets provide speculators with a cheaper alternative to engaging in spot
transactions. Also, the amount of capital required to take a comparable position is less
in this case. This is important because facilitation of speculation is critical for
ensuring free and fair markets. Speculators always take calculated risks. A speculator
will accept a level of risk only if he is convinced that the associated expected return is
commensurate with the risk that he is taking.

The derivative market performs a number of economic functions.


• The prices of derivatives converge with the prices of the underlying at the
expiration of derivative contract. Thus derivatives help in discovery of future
as well as current prices.
• An important incidental benefit that flows from derivatives trading is that it
acts as a catalyst for new entrepreneurial activity.
• Derivatives markets help increase savings and investment in the long run.
Transfer of risk enables market participants to expand their volume of activity.

15. National Exchanges


In enhancing the institutional capabilities for futures trading the idea of
setting up of National Commodity Exchange(s) has been pursued since 1999. Three
such Exchanges, viz, National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd., (NMCE),
Ahmedabad, National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), Mumbai,
and Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), Mumbai have become operational.
“National Status” implies that these exchanges would be automatically
permitted to conduct futures trading in all commodities subject to clearance
of byelaws and contract specifications by the FMC. While the NMCE, Ahmedabad
commenced futures trading in November 2002, MCX and NCDEX, Mumbai
commenced operations in October/ December 2003 respectively.

MCX

MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.) an independent and de-


mutulised multi commodity exchange has permanent recognition from Government
of India for facilitating online trading, clearing and settlement operations for
commodity futures markets across the country. Key shareholders of MCX are
Financial Technologies (India) Ltd., State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, State Bank of
Indore, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Saurashtra, SBI Life Insurance Co.
Ltd., Union Bank of India, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda,
Canera Bank, Corporation Bank

Headquartered in Mumbai, MCX is led by an expert management team with


deep domain knowledge of the commodity futures markets. Today MCX is offering
spectacular growth opportunities and advantages to a large cross section of the
participants including Producers / Processors, Traders, Corporate, Regional Trading
Canters, Importers, Exporters, Cooperatives, Industry Associations, amongst others
MCX being nation-wide commodity exchange, offering multiple commodities for
trading with wide reach and penetration and robust infrastructure.

MCX, having a permanent recognition from the Government of India, is an


independent and demutualised multi commodity Exchange. MCX, a state-of-the-art
nationwide, digital Exchange, facilitates online trading, clearing and settlement
operations for a commodities futures trading.

NMCE
National Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (NMCE) was promoted by
Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), Gujarat Agro-Industries Corporation
Limited (GAICL), Gujarat State Agricultural Marketing Board (GSAMB), National
Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), and Neptune Overseas Limited (NOL).
While various integral aspects of commodity economy, viz., warehousing,
cooperatives, private and public sector marketing of agricultural commodities,
research and training were adequately addressed in structuring the Exchange, finance
was still a vital missing link. Punjab National Bank (PNB) took equity of the
Exchange to establish that linkage. Even today, NMCE is the only Exchange in India
to have such investment and technical support from the commodity relevant
institutions.

NMCE facilitates electronic derivatives trading through robust and tested


trading platform, Derivative Trading Settlement System (DTSS), provided by
CMC. It has robust delivery mechanism making it the most suitable for the
participants in the physical commodity markets. It has also established fair and
transparent rule-based procedures and demonstrated total commitment towards
eliminating any conflicts of interest. It is the only Commodity Exchange in the world
to have received ISO 9001:2000 certification from British Standard Institutions (BSI).
NMCE was the first commodity exchange to provide trading facility through internet,
through Virtual Private Network (VPN).

NMCE follows best international risk management practices. The contracts


are marked to market on daily basis. The system of upfront margining based on Value
at Risk is followed to ensure financial security of the market. In the event of high
volatility in the prices, special intra-day clearing and settlement is held. NMCE was
the first to initiate process of dematerialization and electronic transfer of warehoused
commodity stocks. The unique strength of NMCE is its settlements via a Delivery
Backed System, an imperative in the commodity trading business. These deliveries
are executed through a sound and reliable Warehouse Receipt System, leading to
guaranteed clearing and settlement.
NCDEX

National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) is a


technology driven commodity exchange. It is a public limited company
registered under the Companies Act, 1956 with the Registrar of Companies,
Maharashtra in Mumbai on April 23,2003. It has an independent Board of
Directors and professionals not having any vested interest in commodity
markets. It has been launched to provide a world-class commodity exchange
platform for market participants to trade in a wide spectrum of commodity
derivatives driven by best global practices, professionalism and transparency.

Forward Markets Commission regulates NCDEX in respect of futures trading


in commodities. Besides, NCDEX is subjected to various laws of the land like the
Companies Act, Stamp Act, Contracts Act, Forward Commission (Regulation) Act
and various other legislations, which impinge on its working. It is located in Mumbai
and offers facilities to its members in more than 390 centres throughout India. The
reach will gradually be expanded to more centres.

NCDEX currently facilitates trading of thirty six commodities - Cashew,


Castor Seed, Chana, Chilli, Coffee, Cotton, Cotton Seed Oilcake, Crude Palm Oil,
Expeller Mustard Oil, Gold, Guar gum, Guar Seeds, Gur, Jeera, Jute sacking bags,
Mild Steel Ingot, Mulberry Green Cocoons, Pepper, Rapeseed - Mustard Seed ,Raw
Jute, RBD Palmolein, Refined Soy Oil, Rice, Rubber, Sesame Seeds, Silk, Silver,
Soy Bean, Sugar, Tur, Turmeric, Urad (Black Matpe), Wheat, Yellow Peas, Yellow
Red Maize & Yellow Soybean Meal.
TABLE4: THE CURRENT PROFILE OF FUTURES TRADING IN

INDIA WITH RESPECT TO THE VARIOUS EXCHANGES IN


INDIA:-
The Present Status:
Presently futures’ trading is permitted in all the commodities. Trading is
taking place in about 78 commodities through 25 Exchanges/Associations as given in
the table below:-
TABLE 4 Registered commodity exchanges in India

No. Exchange COMMODITY


1. India Pepper & Spice Trade Pepper (both domestic
Association, Kochi (IPSTA) and international
contracts)
2. Vijai Beopar Chambers Ltd., Gur, Mustard seed
Muzaffarnagar
3. Rajdhani Oils & Oilseeds Gur, Mustard seed its oil
Exchange Ltd., Delhi & oilcake
4. Bhatinda Om & Oil Exchange Ltd., Gur
Bhatinda
5. The Chamber of Commerce, Gur, Potatoes and
Hapur Mustard seed
6. The Meerut Agro Commodities Gur
Exchange Ltd., Meerut
7. The Bombay Commodity Oilseed Complex, Castor
Exchange Ltd., Mumbai oil international contracts
8. Rajkot Seeds, Oil & Bullion Castor seed, Groundnut,
Merchants Association, Rajkot its oil & cake, cottonseed,
its oil & cake, cotton
(kapas) and RBD
palmolein.
9. The Ahmedabad Commodity Castorseed, cottonseed,
Exchange, Ahmedabad its oil and oilcake
10. The East India Jute & Hessian Hessian & Sacking
Exchange Ltd., Calcutta
11. The East India Cotton Association Cotton
Ltd., Mumbai
12. The Spices & Oilseeds Exchange Turmeric
Ltd., Sangli.
13. National Board of Trade, Indore Soya seed, Soyaoil and
Soya meals,
Rapeseed/Mustardseed
its oil and oilcake and
RBD Palmolien
14. The First Commodities Exchange Copra/coconut, its oil &
of India Ltd., Kochi oilcake
15. Central India Commercial Gur and Mustard seed
Exchange Ltd., Gwalior
16. E-sugar India Ltd., Mumbai Sugar
17. National Multi-Commodity Several Commodities
Exchange of India Ltd.,
Ahmedabad
18. Coffee Futures Exchange India Coffee
Ltd., Bangalore
19. Surendranagar Cotton Oil & Cotton, Cottonseed,
Oilseeds, Surendranagar Kapas
20. E-Commodities Ltd., New Delhi Sugar (trading yet to
commence)
21. National Commodity & Several Commodities
Derivatives, Exchange Ltd.,
Mumbai
22. Multi Commodity Exchange Ltd., Several Commodities
Mumbai
23. Bikaner commodity Exchange Mustard seeds its oil &
Ltd., Bikaner oilcake, Gram. Guar seed.
Guar Gum
24. Haryana Commodities Ltd., Hissar Mustard seed complex
25. Bullion Association Ltd., Jaipur Mustard seed Complex

Analysis of current derivative market of India

MARKET
1. The Board at its meeting on November 29, 2002 had desired that a quarterly
report be submitted to the Board on the developments in the derivative market.
Accordingly, this memorandum presents a status report for the quarter July-
September 2008-09 on the developments in the derivative market.

2. Equity Derivatives Segment


A. Observations on the quarterly data for July-September, 2008-09
During July-September 2008-09, the turnover at BSE was Rs.1,510 crore,
which was insignificant as compared to that of NSE at Rs. 3,315,491 crore.

Refer Table 1

 Volume (no. of contracts) increased by 42.06% to 1,698.7 lakh while


turnover increased by 24.77% to Rs. 3,317 thousand crore in July-
September 2008-09 over April-June 2008-09.
 Futures (Index Future + Stock Future) constituted 67.20% of the total
number of contracts traded in the F&O Segment. Stock Future and Index
Future accounted for 35.26% and 31.94% respectively.
 Options constituted 32.80% of the total volumes. This mainly comprised
of trading in Index Option (30.68%).
 Turnover at F&O segment was 4.19 times that of its cash segment.

 Reliance, Reliance Capital Ltd, Reliance Petro. Ltd, State Bank of India and
ICICI Bank Ltd were the most actively traded scrips in the derivatives
segment. Together they contributed 25.12% of derivatives turnover in
individual stocks.
 Client trading constituted 60.17%, Propriety trading constituted 31.07% and
FII trading constituted remaining 8.76% of the total turnover.

Refer Table 2
 Volume in longer dated derivative contracts (contracts with maturity of more
than three months and up to 3 years) was 3.99 lakh and total turnover was Rs.
9870 crore.

 Total volume in shorter dated derivative contracts (contracts with maturity up


to 3months) was 1,695 lakh and total turnover was Rs. 3,307 thousand crore.

Refer Table 3
 Volume in Mini Nifty (contracts with minimum lot size of Rs.1 lakh) was
44 lakh and total turnover was Rs. 37 thousand crore.

Refer Table 4
 During July-September, 2008, S&P CNX Nifty futures recorded highest
average daily volatility of 2.85% in July 2008.

Refer Table 5
 The volume (in terms of no. of contracts traded) of Nifty Future at SGX
as a percentage of the volume of Nifty Future at NSE was 8.55% during
July- September 2008-09.

Refer Table 6

 India stands 2nd in Stock Futures, 2nd in Index Futures, 16th in Stock
Option and

4th in Index Options (as on November 10, 2008) in World Derivatives


Market (in terms of volume) at the end of September 2008.

 Derivative contracts were launched on 38 securities at National Stock


Exchange during July-September 2008-09.

Table-5: Fact file of July-September 2008-09 with respect to


Market Depth

the previous quarter

APRIL-JUNE 2008-09 JULY-SEPTEMBER2008-09


No. of Turnover No. of Turnover
Depth

PRODUCT
Contracts(L (Rs. ‘000) Contracts(Lakh) (Rs. ‘000)
akh)
VOLUME & TURNOVER
Index Future 415.7 935.6 542.6 1,077.5
Index Option 240.1 571.3 521.2 1,130.9
Single Stock 514.5 1,093.1 599.0 1,039.3
Future
Stock Option 25.5 58.3 35.9 69.1
Total 1,195.8 2,658.4 1,698.7 3,317.0
Market Share ( %)
Index Future 1,077.5 35.20 31.94 32.48
Index Option 1,130.9 21.49 30.68 34.09
Single Stock
1,039.3 41.12 35.26 31.33
Future
Stock Option 69.1 2.19 2.11 2.08
Turnover in F&O as
multiple of turnover in 4.19
cash segment 3.26
- Reliance - Reliance
Five most active
Market Concentration

- Reliance Petro. Ltd. - Reliance Capital Ltd


scrips in the
- Tata Steel - Reliance Petro. Ltd
F&O Segment
- Reliance Capital Ltd - State Bank of India
active scrips in - Infosys Tech. Ltd - ICICI Bank Ltd
the F&O
Segment
Contribution of
the above fi v e
three months

to total 23.72 25.12


derivatives
turnover (%)
in (avg. of

Client
(excluding FII 59.77 60.17
trades)
Proprietary 27.88 31.07
FII 12.35 8.76

Table-6: Data for Shorter Dated and Longer Dated derivative


contracts

Time
Period Trades in Shorter Dated Trades in Longer Dated
derivative contracts (up t o derivative contracts
3 Months) more than 3 months)
(more
(Quarter) No of No of
Turnover Turnover
contracts contracts
(Rs. ‘000 cr.) (Rs. ‘000 cr.)
(lakh) (lakh)

July-September
2008-09 1,694.64 3,307.11 3.99 9.87

Apr-Jun 2008-
1,194.97 2,655.88 4.83 12.5
09

Table-7: Data for Mini Nifty derivative contracts

Time Period No of Turnover (Rs.


contract
(Quarter) ‘000 cr.)
(lakh)
July-September
2008-09 43.8 36.9

Apr-Jun 2008-
29.4 27.7
09
Salient points for the 2nd quarter 2008-09

 The volume (no. of contracts) and open interest in the derivatives market
has increased even when the underlying market is witnessing a downward trend. This
indicates that there are sufficient long position holders who anticipate value
proposition in a falling market. Falling or rising markets on the back of low
volumes may be a cause of concern from the point of market integrity. However, as
observed from the data, under the present scenario the fall in the market has been
accompanied by high volumes.

 In Index Option, there is a sharp increase in turnover (97.95%) and


volume (117.08%) during July-September 2008-09 over April-June 2008-09.
Possible reasons for increase in options trading activity can be attributed to
increase in volatility. Market observers believe that conditions across markets and
asset classes have become more volatile and uncertain in the recent past. Generally in
such conditions, many people believe that options act as "insurance" against
adverse price movements while offering the flexibility to benefit from possible
favourable price movements at the same time. Another reason which can be
attributed to the increase in activity is the new directive as per the Budget 2008-09
which states that STT would now be levied on the Option premium instead of the
strike price.

 In Index Future, both turnover (15.17%) and volume (30.53%) have


increased during July-September 2008-09 as compared to April-June 2008-09.

 There is a decrease in turnover (4.92%) in Single Stock Futures during


July- September 2008-09 as compared to April-June 2008-09.

 Except Index Option, the market share of all other products has decreased
(both in terms of volume and turnover) in second quarter of 2008-09 as compared
to the first quarter of 2008-09.
 There is a decrease in turnover (21.04%) and volume (17.39%) in Longer
Dated derivative contracts in second quarter of 2008-09 as compared to the first
quarter of 2008-09.

 Longer dated derivatives were launched in March 2008, but the volumes
have not picked up consequently.

 For shorter dated derivative contracts, turnover increased by 24.52%


whereas volume increased by 4.81% in second quarter of 2008-09 as compared to
the first quarter of 2008-09.

 During 2008-09, Mini Nifty volumes increased by 49.15% and turnover


increased by 33.43% during July-September 2008-09 over April-June 2008-09.


RESARCH METHODOLOGY
RESARCH METHODOLOGY

Method of data collection:-


Secondary sources:-
It is the data which has already been collected by some one or an organization for
some other purpose or research study .The data for study has been collected from
various sources:
 Books
 Journals
 Magazines
 Internet sources

Second Phase is Collection of Primary Data and Analysis:

After collecting the Secondary data the next phase will be collection of primary data
using Questionnaires. The questionnaire will be filled by around 50 people who will be
mainly from Bhubaneswar . The sample will consist of people who are employed or
work as free lancers dealing in derivative market to know their perception towards
investment in derivative market.

The data collected will be then entered into MS Excel for analysis of the data collected
from the questionnaire.

RESEARCH DESIGN

Non probability
The non –probability respondents have been researched by selecting the persons
who do the trading in derivative market. Those persons who do not trade in derivative
market have not been interviewed.
Exploratory and descriptive research
The research is primarily both exploratory and descriptive in nature. The sources
of information are both primary and secondary. The secondary data has been taken by
referring to various magazines, newspapers, internal sources and internet to get the
figures required for the research purposes. The objective of the exploratory research is
to gain insights and ideas. The objective of the descriptive research study is typically
concerned with determining the frequency with which something occurs. A well
structured questionnaire was prepared for the primary research and personal interviews
were conducted to collect the responses of the target population.
SAMPLING METHODOLOGY

Sampling Technique
Initially, a rough draft was prepared a pilot study was done to check the accuracy of
the Questionnaire and certain changes were done to prepare the final questionnaire to
make it more judgmental.

Sampling Unit
The respondents who were asked to fill out the questionnaire in the Bhubaneswar are
the sampling units. These respondents comprise of the persons dealing in derivative
market. The people have been interviewed in the open market, in front of the
companies, telephonic interviews and through other sources also

Sample Size
The sample size was restricted to only 50 respondents.

Sampling Area
The area of the research was Bhubaneswar.

Time:
8 week
Statistical Tools Used:
Simple tools like bar graphs, tabulation, line diagrams have been used.
LIMITAITONS OF STUDY

1. LIMITED TIME:
The time available to conduct the study was only 8 week. It being a wide topic
had a limited time.
2. LIMITED RESOURCES:
Limited resources are available to collect the information about the commodity
trading.
3. VOLATALITY:
Share market is so much volatile and it is difficult to forecast any thing about it
whether you trade through online or offline
4. ASPECTS COVERAGE:
Some of the aspects may not be covered in my study.
The study takes into account the performance of the derivative till jul 2009..
ANALYSIS

Q. Education qualification of investors who investing in derivative market.

Education No. of result


Under graduate 6
Graduate 10
Post graduate 23
Professional 11

Q. Income range of investors who investing in derivative market.

Income range No. of Result


below 1,50,000 1
1,50,000-3,00,000 9
3,00,000-5,00,000 14
above 5,00,000 26
Q. Normally what percentage of your monthly household income could be available for
investment
Investment No. of result
Between 5% to 10% 2
Between 11% to 15% 6
Between 16% to 20% 13
Between 21% to 25% 18
More than 25% 11

Q. What is your primary investment purpose?

Q. What kind of risk do you perceive while investing in the stock market?
Risk in stock market No.of result
Uncertainty of returns 19
Slump in stock market 22
Fear of windup of company 6
Others 3

Q. Why people do not invest in derivative market?

Reasons No.of result


Lack of knowledge & understanding 27
Increase speculation 2
Risky & highly leveraged 17
Counter party risk 4

Q. What is the purpose of investing in derivative market?

Purpose of investment No. of Result


Hedge their fund 27
Risk control 9
More stable 1
Direct investment without buying & holding assets 13
Q. You participate in derivative market as

Participation as No. of Result


investor 23
Speculator 2
Broker/Dealer 8
Hedger 17

Q. From where you prefer to take advice before investing in derivative market?
Advice From No. of Result
Brokerage houses 15
Research analyst 7
Websites 2
News Networks 23
Others 3

Q. In which of the following would you like to participate?

Participate in No. of Result


Stock index futures 19
Stock index Options 13
Future on individual stock 6
Currency futures 9
Options on individual stock 3
Q. What contract maturity period would interest you for trading in?

Q. How often do you invest in derivative market?


Q. What was the result of your investment?
Result of No.of
investment result
Great results 4
Moderate but
acceptable 24
Disappointed 22

Q. What is best describes the overall approach to invest as a mean of achieving


investors goals.

OPTIONS NO. of Result


Relative level of stability in overall investment
portfolio 17
increasing investment value while minimizing
potential for loss of principal 19
Investment growth with moderate high levels of
risk 4
Maximum long term returns with high risk 10
INTERPRETATION
 Most of the investors who invest in derivatives market are post graduate.
 Investors who invest in derivative market have a income of above 5,00,000
 Investors generally perceive slump in stock market kind of risk while
investing in derivative market.
 People are generally not investing in derivative market due to lack of
knowledge and difficulty in understanding and it is very risky also.
 Most of investor purpose of investing in derivative market is to hedge their
fund.
 People generally participate in derivative market as a investor or hedger.
 People generally prefer to take advice from news network before investing in
derivative market.
 Most of investors participate in stock index futures.
 From this survey we come to know that most of investors make a contract of 3
month maturity period.
 Investors invest regularly in derivative market.
 The result of investment in derivative market is generally moderate but
acceptable.
FINDINGS & CONCLUSION

From the above analysis it can be concluded that:

1. Derivative market is growing very fast in the Indian Economy. The turnover
of Derivative Market is increasing year by year in the India’s largest stock
exchange NSE. In the case of index future there is a phenomenal increase in
the number of contracts. But whereas the turnover is declined considerably. In
the case of stock future there was a slow increase observed in the number of
contracts whereas a decline was also observed in its turnover. In the case of
index option there was a huge increase observed both in the number of
contracts and turnover.
2. After analyzing data it is clear that the main factors that are driving the growth
of Derivative Market are Market improvement in communication facilities as
well as long term saving & investment is also possible through entering into
Derivative Contract. So these factors encourage the Derivative Market in
India.
3. It encourages entrepreneurship in India. It encourages the investor to take
more risk & earn more return. So in this way it helps the Indian Economy by
developing entrepreneurship. Derivative Market is more regulated &
standardized so in this way it provides a more controlled environment. In
nutshell, we can say that the rule of High risk & High return apply in
Derivatives. If we are able to take more risk then we can earn more profit
under Derivatives.

Commodity derivatives have a crucial role to play in the price risk management
process for the commodities in which it deals. And it can be extremely beneficial in
agriculture-dominated economy, like India, as the commodity market also involves
agricultural produce. Derivatives like forwards, futures, options, swaps etc are
extensively used in the country. However, the commodity derivatives have been
utilized in a very limited scale. Only forwards and futures trading are permitted in
certain commodity items.
RELIANCE is the most active future contracts on individual securities
traded with 90090 contracts and RNRL is the next most active futures contracts with
63522 contracts being traded.
RECOMMENDATIONS & SUGGESTIONS

 RBI should play a greater role in supporting derivatives.

 Derivatives market should be developed in order to keep it at par with other


derivative markets in the world.

 Speculation should be discouraged.

 There must be more derivative instruments aimed at individual investors.

 SEBI should conduct seminars regarding the use of derivatives to educate


individual investors.

 After study it is clear that Derivative influence our Indian Economy up to


much extent. So, SEBI should take necessary steps for improvement in
Derivative Market so that more investors can invest in Derivative market.
 There is a need of more innovation in Derivative Market because in today
scenario even educated people also fear for investing in Derivative Market
Because of high risk involved in Derivatives.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Books referred:
 Options Futures, and other Derivatives by John C Hull
 Derivatives FAQ by Ajay Shah
 NSE’s Certification in Financial Markets: - Derivatives Core module
 Financial Markets & Services by Gordon & Natarajan

Reports:
 Report of the RBI-SEBI standard technical committee on exchange
traded Currency Futures
 Regulatory Framework for Financial Derivatives in India by
Dr.L.C.GUPTA

Websites visited:
 www.nse-india.com
 www.bseindia.com
 www.sebi.gov.in
 www.ncdex.com
 www.derivativesindia.com
ANNEXURE

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE OF INVESTORS


FOR
PERCEPTION TOWARDS INVESTMENT IN DERIVATIVE
MARKET

Sir/Ma’am,
This questionnaire is meant for educational purposes only.
The information provided by you will be kept secure and confidential.

NAME- __________________________________________________
CONTACT- ______________________________________________
GENDER-________________________________________________
OCCUPATION-___________________________________________

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11. What contract maturity period would interest you for trading in?
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect 1 month
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect 2 month
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect 3 month
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect 6 month
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect 9 month
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect 12 month

12. How often do you invest in derivative market?


<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect 1-10 times in a year
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect 11-50 times
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect More than 50 times
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect Regularly
13. Which of the following statements best describes your overall approach to invest
as a mean of achieving your goals?
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect Having a relative level
of stability in my overall investment portfolio.
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect Moderately increasing
my investment value while minimizing potential for loss of
principal.
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect Pursue investment
growth, accepting moderate to high levels of risk and
principal fluctuation.
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect Seek maximum long-
term returns, accepting maximum risk with principal
fluctuation.

14. What was the result of your investment?


<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect Great results
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect Moderate but
acceptable
<INPUT TYPE=\ RADIO > MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect Disappointed

ABBREVATIONS
A
AMEX- America Stock Exchange
B
BSE- Bombay Stock Exchange
BSI- British Standard Institute
C
CBOE - Chicago Board options Exchange
CBOT - Chicago Board of Trade
CEBB - Chicago Egg and Butter Board
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CNX- Crisil Nse 50 Index
CPE - Chicago Produce Exchange
CWC- Central Warehousing Corporation
D
DTSS- Derivative Trading Settlement System
F
FIIs- Foreign Institutional Investors
F & O – Future and Options
FMC- Forward Markets Commission
FRAs- Forward Rate Agreements
G
GAICL-Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Limited
GSAMB- Gujarat State Agricultural Marketing Board
I
IMM - International Monetary Market
IPSTA- India Pepper & Spice Trade Association
M
MCX – Multi Commodity Exchange
N
NAFED-National Agricultural Co-Operative Marketing Federation Of India
NCDEX – National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange
NIAM- National Institute Of Agricultural Marketing
NMSE- National Multi Commodity Exchange
NOL- Neptune Overseas Limited
NSCCL- National Securities Clearing Corporation
NSDL- National Securities Depositories Limited
NSE - National Stock Exchange
O
OTC- Over The Counter
P
PHLX - Philadelphia Stock Exchange
PNB- Punjab National Bank
R
RBI- Reserve Bank Of India
S
SC(R) A - Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
SEBI- Securities Exchange Board Of India
SGX- Singapore Stock Exchange
SIMEX - Singapore International Monetary Exchange
V
VPN- Virtual Private Network

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