Green Bull V/S Red Bear

 Hello readers, welcome back to the Green Bull V/S Red Bear. Today's blog is all about another derivative product called futures.  Futures trading represents a dynamic aspect of the financial landscape, offering investors a gateway to manage risk, speculate on price movements, and participate in diverse markets. In this blog series, we delve into the fundamentals of futures trading, unraveling its intricacies, and shedding light on its importance in the global financial ecosystem. So let's dive into the concept of the future! Futures: Derivative product Futures are standard financial contracts traded on organized exchanges that bound the buyer or seller to purchase or sell a specified quantity of an underlying asset (such as stocks, indices, commodities, or currencies) at an agreed-upon price (strike price) on a future date (expiry date). Futures agreements are a type of derivative instrument, so their value is determined by the underlying asset's performance. Characteris...

Hello readers, in today's blog we are going to be discussing various strategies used in options trading including straddles, spreads, and many more. These strategies can manage your risks and help you get better chances of winning and making sizable profits.  Let's dive into the strategies and understand their theoretical implications as to how they work and minimize your risk of winning. Option Trading Strategies Options trading has been discussed in one of the previous blogs of our series "Options trading: A dive into derivatives". in short, Options trading is the process of trading  contracts granting them the right but not the obligation to  buy (call options)  or  sell (put options)  underlying assets such as stocks or commodities at decided prices within a particular timeframe. There are various ways traders can trade in the options segment. Let's take a look at the three main categories and their sub-categories: Bullish strategies Bearish strategies ...

Hello everyone, this blog is about the main element of the price chart which tells us about the direction that price might be going towards. Candlesticks , this is a Japanese concept that tells the main 4 elements of price at a particular time HLOC- High, Low, Open, and close . These elements can be a great guide to predicting where the price may go.  So, let's get into what is the Candlesticks and candlesticks patterns which can help you predict what the next movement could be.  What is Candlesticks? A candlestick is a representation of price movements in financial markets , such as stocks, currencies, or commodities . It consists of a rectangular shape called the "body" that represents the price range between the opening and closing prices during a specific period, like a day or an hour. There are lines called "wicks" or "shadows" extending from the top and bottom of the body, which indicate the highest and lowest prices reached within the sa...

Hello readers, welcome back to Green Bull vs Red bear! Today's blog is about a type of derivative called options. Options trading is potentially the fastest way to make a profit in the stock market, making it the most complex and risky type of trading. according to a report by SEBI about 90% of option traders make a loss in option trading while only 10 % make a profit. On average, the loss is up to 50,000 rs. But worry not as we are going to try to understand what actually is option trading and how it works. What is Options Trading? Options trading is a dynamic financial practice where investors buy and sell contracts granting them the right but not the obligation to buy (call options) or sell (put options) underlying assets such as stocks or commodities at decided prices within a particular timeframe. It's the same as holding a flexible tool for future asset transactions, contingent upon market movements, without being bound to execute them. Within this realm, traders emplo...