hi sunil
no buddy, u r the person to whom the credit goes for this method .
i pointed my finger , but u led the way .
u made it simple and as most of the querries were related to futures u answered them all. now am also thniking of mastering fututres
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Dhiraj,
I was only able to answer queries related to Nifty, which one can trade ONLY in Futures segment. (I can't comment on liquidity of Nifty ETFs available in cash segment).
I still maintain that there's not much difference in intraday trading of stocks, whether in Cash market or Spot market.
The major difference is only with regard to fixed lot size. Margin (leveraging) is provided by brokers in both segments, if u trade in cash market only on intraday basis.
For example, if u trade in Reliance @ CMP 1400, then:
for cash market, as u said, the trade value u keep is normally Rs 1 lac, then you will buy around 71 shares of RIL.
In futures market, fixed lot size of RIL is 75 shares.
(this coincidence may not be there in case of all shares)
for buying 71 shares of RIL in cash market for intraday basis, I am sure your broker won't ask for full Rs 1 lac to place order. He will ask you to provide only a certain % of your order value (differs with every stock & broker) as margin amount to place that order. In case of bluechips like RIL, even a margin of Rs. 15000 is enough to place order of Rs 1 lac.
If u place such order in futures segment, for 75 shares, then here too, a certain % of margin is asked by your broker. I am not sure, but here too, it might be only Rs 15000.
What differs is the profit-booking procedure....
When your target level is reached, and u feel that it has potential to give more profit, ideally, u may book out 1/4th or 1/2 of your position, and trail the balance quantity. Like, in RIL's case in cash market, u may book 41 shares at 0.5% and balance 30 shares at 0.8% or whatever.
This facility is NOT available in FUTURES segment. You have to sell lot wise - so, u will have to book out the entire one lot of 75 shares of RIL in one go at your target level - u cannot break up / divide 75 shares in Futures segment.
If u normally book out all at a fixed 0.5% or whatever, in cash market, then you will find no difference at all in Futures segment.
ALSO, TAKE NOTE OF CHARGES:
SOME BROKERS HAVE LOWER BROKERAGE RATE FOR FUTURES (though not necessary)
BUT OTHER COSTS LIKE STT, DUTIES, ETC ARE DEFINITELY LOWER IN FUTURES SEGMENT THAN IN CASH SEGMENT
But, in % terms, not that much of difference.
STT:
cash = 0.025%
futures = 0.017%
other duties/taxes:
cash = 0.0055%
futures = 0.0043%
From tax-treatment angle, Intraday trading in Cash market amounts to INCOME FROM SPECULATION BUSINESS
while in futures segment, it comes under INCOME FROM NORMAL, NON-SPECULATIVE BUSINESS.
As a well-wisher, I wanted u to take note of these things before u decide to switch to futures segment.
PS: If we come out intraday trading sphere, and if u feel like carrying forward the trade for next day, then u cannot do so in cash segment (for longs, there's a higher brokerage for BTST, and for shorts, u have to compulsorily square-off your trade by 3:15pm same day, and u cannot carry forward)
No such distinction & restriction in futures segment.