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A covered call involves a long position in an underlying and a short position in an out-of-the-money (OTM) call on the underlying. What if you substitute a futures contract for the underlying in the covered call? This week, we discuss when and how to use a futures contract against a short OTM call without incurring…
The pain, said Shuntaro Takeuchi, was 10 out of 10. Not in the portfolio of Japanese stocks he runs out of San Francisco, California, but in his appendix. It would have to come out, just as his colleagues at Matthews Asia were on a phone call to chart the $7 billion asset manager’s path through…
An artist’s concept shows a ring of hot gas left after a star consumed a planet, in this undated illustration. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed such a ring and also found an expanding cloud of cooler dust enveloping the scene. | Photo Credit: NASA In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a…
In a significant diplomatic move, Iran and the United States resumed nuclear negotiations in Muscat, Oman — the first direct talks since Donald Trump returned to the White House. | Photo Credit: SJHASHI ASHIWAL Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, Iranian state television reported…
A family health insurance should be the first line of financial defence. With employee insurance being increasingly offered as a perk, which covers the family too, it may be viewed as a replacement by many, but it can be erroneous. Firstly, a family health insurance is consistent in coverage and does not waver with a…
Market volatility and economic uncertainty have dominated the last six months, triggering a sharp correction across equity markets. Amid these challenges, low volatility, factor-based mutual funds have demonstrated resilience, containing losses more effectively than both their parent index and other factor-based funds. The Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 declined 15.1 per cent from its September 2024…
Nifty 50 (22,829) and Nifty Bank (51,002) opened last week with a huge gap-down. However, they recovered through the week and limited the loss to 0.3 per cent and 1 per cent respectively. Here’s an analysis of the derivatives data. Nifty 50 The April Nifty futures (22,918) lost a marginal 0.2 per cent last week….
After witnessing high volatility over the last week, crude oil prices settled marginally lower. The Brent crude oil futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) ($64.80/barrel) was down 1.2 per cent. Whereas the crude oil futures on the MCX (₹5,302/barrel) lost a marginal 0.2 per cent. Brent futures ($64.80) Brent crude oil futures saw a zig-zag movement…
On April 1, four years ago, piqued by the incessant jokes in the village at his expense, Bandu Barve decided he’d had enough. It was time for him to turn ‘smart’. His dead granny’s voice rang in his ears — “Read the papers, Bandya, they tell you all.” So, off went Bandu to the stash…
While rural demand trends continue to outpace urban consumption for the FMCG industry, the gap seems to be decreasing signalling early green shoots visible in urban consumption. According to data sourced from retail intelligence platform, Bizom,sales of FMCG goods in value terms in non-urban regions witnessed a growth of 13.8 per cent in the March…
