Futures & Options - Overview
Futures & Options are two types of Derivative instruments that are traded on stock, commodity and forex markets. They are contracts which derive their value from what is called the underlying; i.e. the value of the contracts is based upon something else. To give a very simplistic example: the value of the Title Deed of a house is derived from the value of the house.
Derivatives allow investors, risk-takers and risk-avoiders to take various positions in the market that fulfil their requirements. They are very useful instruments that can be used and combined to give various outcomes: multiply profit potential (and therefore the risk of higher losses also), reduce the fluctuations on already existing investments, provide risk free returns and more ...
Derivatives may not be easy to understand for a few people but every serious and committed investor and trader must know about derivatives, how they work and how they give you a inside x-ray vision of the market. By virtue of this x-ray vision, one can have sophisticated positions in the market that can ensure you have greater profits and lower losses.
This course is not for the casual investor and it is recommended that only serious and committed market participants take this course. It is detailed, rigorous and goes to great depths so that the participants achieve a level of inner (and hopefully intuitive) understanding of Derivatives; which is important if one wants to use them successfully.
We have a Special Integrated Course Offer that combines this course with the Derivatives Trading Strategies Course. Details are below.
You may also like to look at the Footnote below for some food-for-thought issues on Derivatives.
Course Contents
NOTE: The list below is NOT the Sessions wise list. It only indicates the topics that will be covered.
Derivatives - Futures:
1. What are Futures and their history. attend this session FREE to check out the Course and have your questions answered. First Session: Sometime in Feb 2012. To be announced. Please call us on 93419 67573 to let us know if you are interested in this course.
2. How are Futures contracts constructed?
3. Futures contracts in various global markets.
4. Futures in India: details of how they work in India.
5. Premium & Discount: what are they, how do they arise and what is their significance.
6. Open Interest: what is it, how does it arise, how to analyse and it to "predict" price movements.
7. Expiry and Rollover: what they are and their significance.
8. How to trade Futures to increase profits.
9. How to use Futures to protect underlying investments.
Derivatives - Options:
Note: EACH of the points below have several sub-points that dwell into the details of the topic.
1. What are Options and their history: attend this session FREE to check out the Course and have your questions answered.
2. How Options are created, regulated and settled.
3. Underlyings: Stocks, Indices, Commodities, others.
4. Puts and Calls.
5. American and European.
6. Strike Price.
7. Expiration of Option contracts.
8. Premium.
9. In / At / Out - of - Money. (ITM / ATM / OTM).
10. Intrinsic vs Time Value.
11. Exercise & Assignment.
12. Factors affecting Options Price.
13. Options Greeks: Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega - IN DETAIL.
14. Types of Orders for Options.
15. Introduction to Options Trading Strategies.
16. Options Data capture & Analysis.
17. Options trading in India: opportunities & pitfalls.
Course Presented by ...
The course will be delivered by Dr. Musa R Kaiser. Click Here to know more about the Course Presenter.
Sessions Format
Learning Futures & Options requires understanding and getting used to some very novel and unique concepts. To facilitate the process, the classes are held in a very semi-formal and comfortable setting. There is a lot of practical orientation so that concepts are easier to grasp. To ensure understanding, participants have opportunities to come up and explain & demonstrate concepts to others: this allows for a deeper involvement and precise learning.
A lot of time will be spent reviewing prior sessions and integrating various concepts into one whole and complete body-of-knowledge. Questions during this course are highly encouraged and expected from all participants. Participants will be organised into small groups so as to support each other in the learning process.
Ideal For
The Serious and Committed Investor - Trader. For the market participant seeking the next level of knowledge, proficiency and sophistication in the markets. This is an Advanced Course and prior knowledge and experience in the markets is necessary to benefit fully from this course.
What can you expect?
To achieve an "Inner Understanding" of the markets. A superior ability to predict market movements in advance and benefit from the same by taking (highly) profitable positions in the markets.
As a member of a an "Elite" group of people who participate in this course, you will be able to interact and bounce off ideas with others. Further, you will be able to keep abreast of market movements better by regularly interacting as a team.
When & Where?
Next Course: Will commence in Feb 2012. Let us know of your interest and we shall keep you updated.
Course Duration: 3 months for the full Options & Options Trading Strategies Course. (1
month for Futures, 1 month for Options and 1 month for Derivative
Trading Strategies. Extra session to revise & reinforce concepts & practicals will be conducted).
Venue: BIC Office, 45, Netaji Road, Fraser Town, Bangalore – 560 005.
1.5km from Commercial Street / Cantonment Railway Station / Ulsoor Lake. 200m from Sreeraj Lassi Bar at Coles Park, Fraser Town. We are located in the Service Road near Surya Kiran Apartments. Car Parking available. All city buses from 290 to 299 from all stations stop at the "Coles Park" bus stop.
Interested in this course?
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Fees
You can participate in the course in 2 ways:
1. Integrated Courses (normal fee Rs. 55,000).
with Special Discounted Fees:
| Derivatives Integrated Courses | Early Bird | |
| 1 | BEST OFFER: All Modules in which you participate Back-to-Back OR do all the sessions spread over different EqNS batches. | BEST OFFER: Rs. 45,000 discount of Rs 10,000 ! |
2. Session by Session
and pay the fee for only those modules / sessions you attend.
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Module/ Topic | Fee |
| 1 | Futures - complete theory to practicals. | 12,000 |
| 2 | Options - complete theory to practicals. | 18,000 |
| 3 | Derivative Strategies - combines Spot, Futures & Option markets. very detailed, practical and hands-on live trades. |
25,000 |
| Total Course fee - module by module. - save Rs 10,000 by registering for the Integrated Course, see above. | Rs. 55,000 |
Extra classes if necessary
for any of the above sections will be scheduled as per the need of the
participants at no extra charge.
Participants may also register for individual modules as above. Fees are inclusive of course fee, materials & refreshments.
Let the Market pay your course fee! - During the period of the course, there will be several implementable investing & trading opportunities that will be explained which will have more than sufficient profit potential to earn you MORE than the course fees! In other words, you will not only recover the course fee but also PROFIT from it ! How is that for a Good Deal?
The BIC F&O Group
The BIC F&O Group are a dedicated group of folk who meet weekly to hone their F&O analysis. Most of them also take trading positions in the Derivatives markets and share their experiences - both the profitable and loss making ones. This has allowed the members to become better & more proficient over time and many of them are now making handsome profits on their F&O trades on a regular basis.
Do Contact Us if you would like to know more about the BIC F&O Group or meet any of the members.
Footnote
Why should I learn Derivatives, especially, Options?
Research worldwide shows that 90% of the people in the stock markets don't really know what they are doing there. They mainly rely on Hope to make money and don't look at the essential education that can make them much better investors & traders. Of the 10% left, perhaps 10% of those really understand Derivatives (Futures & Options) completely. (I am talking about that "Inner Understanding", not just bookish knowledge). So you have perhaps 1% (probably less) of the market players who truly understand Options.
Now they are the Kings & Queens of Investing / Trading who have an inner feel of the market by virtue of their superior knowledge & understanding. And they are ones who make the big money, the big returns. How Big returns? Well, lets say 25 - 50% per month (yes, per month!) is a "Normal" returns for these folks.
Even if you don't trade Futures & Options, the inner knowledge you get by tracking them gives you a far superior understanding of the markets and allows you to have significantly better results in trading and investing in the spot (delivery) markets.
IF you wish to be in this elite group of people who have this superior knowledge, you MUST have an inner understanding of Options. Participating in this course will provide that big impetus to you in achieving your goal of superior knowledge and understanding. Welcome - to the world of Derivatives.
FAQ: What if I miss a class?
The Integrated Course Derivatives Course is a 4month course and it is quite possible that you may miss a class or two. And the question many have is "How will I make up if I miss a class?"
1. Learning Options is a slow and steady process. In each class, there will revision of the previous session, presentation, discussion and Q&A by participants and a new concept that will be introduced gradually. Therefore, it should not be an issue to catch up.
2. Further, the class will be divided into smaller teams of 2-3 people who will need to interact with each other for the homework and support each other in absorbing the concepts. Your team members are also there to support you to quickly learn and catch up anything that you may have missed.
3. The Course material will be quite detailed and will support you in revising and learning new concepts.
4. Most importantly the BIC F&O Group is an excellent support structure. They will be more than happy to support any of the Derivatives Course participants with any difficulties they may have during the course.
The above aspects should sufficiently support you in quickly catching up with anything you may have missed.