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hi, a couple of VERY amateur queries. Grateful if you could assist (zerodha or someone who's traded with them)
1. I plan to write options (my first shot at it). Is it same as selling first and buying later to square off? (I've bought calls and puts over the last 4 months, always with the intention of squaring off eod. This time i'd like to short and hold it until expiry).
2. Assuming i plan to write 5800 feb CE, what shd be my GL balance? How is this calculated?
eg. i want to write 5800 call; 10 lots - current price being 1.50.
3. Anyth specific i need to do to hold it until expiry?
Thanks!!
1. I plan to write options (my first shot at it). Is it same as selling first and buying later to square off? (I've bought calls and puts over the last 4 months, always with the intention of squaring off eod. This time i'd like to short and hold it until expiry).
2. Assuming i plan to write 5800 feb CE, what shd be my GL balance? How is this calculated?
eg. i want to write 5800 call; 10 lots - current price being 1.50.
3. Anyth specific i need to do to hold it until expiry?
Thanks!!
yes. it is like selling first and buying later.
a shortcut i was told by Zerodha is to use "what if" analysis in NOW terminal [press alt + W] and enter your option details, you should get approx margin requirement. If you do it during mkt hrs - you get intraday margin; if you do it after mkt hrs - you get overnight margin requirements.
maintain margin. plus a little buffer.
and ofcourse, keep an eye on your risk appetite and view of market.
a shortcut i was told by Zerodha is to use "what if" analysis in NOW terminal [press alt + W] and enter your option details, you should get approx margin requirement. If you do it during mkt hrs - you get intraday margin; if you do it after mkt hrs - you get overnight margin requirements.
maintain margin. plus a little buffer.
and ofcourse, keep an eye on your risk appetite and view of market.
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thanks comm! tat was quicker than i expected! 
assuming i decide to hold it for the day, can i bring margin ter eod - as i gather from ur post that there are diff margin reqmts for intraday & owise.
assuming i decide to hold it for the day, can i bring margin ter eod - as i gather from ur post that there are diff margin reqmts for intraday & owise.
- assuming the intra day margin reqmt is 15k.
- i have 17k balance.
- margin for carryin over the position to next day is 20k.
how do i go abt here as during market hours i wouldn know how much margin to maintain
to elaborate -
- assuming the intra day margin reqmt is 15k.
- i have 17k balance.
- margin for carryin over the position to next day is 20k.
how do i go abt here as during market hours i wouldn know how much margin to maintain
- assuming the intra day margin reqmt is 15k.
- i have 17k balance.
- margin for carryin over the position to next day is 20k.
how do i go abt here as during market hours i wouldn know how much margin to maintain
and btw, 3.00 is when the auto-square off starts...meaning, if you fall short of overnight margin, your position would be squared off around 3.00pm.
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