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Calls & Puts Explained – Basics of Options Trading for Beginners

Learn the fundamentals of call and put options in simple terms. This lesson explains how call and put options work, when they are used in bullish or bearish markets, the difference between buying and selling options, and how traders make or lose money, using clear examples and easy analogies.

Expiry Day Settlement Explained – How F&O Settlement Actually Works

This video explains how expiry day settlement works in Futures & Options. Learn the difference between spot price, futures price, expiry price, and settlement price, how ITM options lead to delivery, and why square-off is not always guaranteed.

MWPL & F&O Ban: What Traders Must Know

When a stock hits 95% of its Market Wide Position Limit, it enters the F&O ban period — and most traders don't know the rules. This video explains what you can and can't do during a ban, penalty risks, how the ban is lifted, and how to check MWPL and Open Interest data before trading.

F&O Contract Specifications Explained – Symbols, Expiry, Lot Size & LEAPS

This video explains how Futures & Options contracts are structured in India—covering symbols, expiry cycles, lot sizes, tick values, and long-term options (LEAPS). Learn where to find contract details on NSE and why understanding specifications is critical before trading F&O.

Margins in F&O Trading Explained – SPAN vs Exposure Margin

This video explains how margins work in Futures & Options trading, including SPAN margin and Exposure (ELM). Learn why margins change near expiry, how risk is calculated, and how to estimate the capital required before placing an F&O trade.

Delta & Gamma Explained: How Option Prices Really Move

Learn how Delta and Gamma affect option prices and why premiums change unevenly across strikes. This lesson explains how Delta measures price sensitivity, how Gamma accelerates Delta near expiry, and how ITM, ATM, and OTM options behave differently. It also covers why calls and puts react differently to market moves and how Greeks drive real option pricing.

Theta Decay Explained – Why Option Premium Falls with Time

Learn how Theta decay works and why option premiums lose value as time passes, even when prices do not move much. This lesson explains what Theta means, how daily, weekend, and expiry-day decay impact options, and why time is the biggest enemy for option buyers.

Open Interest Explained: The Indicator Traders Misread

Open Interest is one of the most powerful signals in F&O — and one of the most misunderstood. This video breaks down OI from scratch: Long Build Up, Short Covering, Long Unwinding, Short Build Up, and how to read OI alongside price movement to understand what smart money is doing.

Volatility, VIX, IV & Vega in Options Trading Explained

Why do option premiums behave the way they do? This video covers the full volatility picture — India VIX, Implied Volatility, and Vega. Understand why IV of puts is higher than calls, how Vega impacts premiums, what IV Crush is, and why time stop-loss matters for every options buyer.

Options Payoff Explained: Know Your Risk Before You Trade

Every options trade has a defined profit, loss, and break-even — if you know how to read the payoff. This video covers all four positions: Call Buy, Call Sell, Put Buy, and Put Sell. Learn how to read payoff graphs, calculate break-even points, understand expiry vs running payoff, and how Theta erodes profit near expiry.

Option Chain Analysis: Read Call & Put Buildup Like a Pro

Open Interest in the option chain tells you what the market expects — if you can decode it. This video breaks down all eight OI patterns across calls and puts: Long Buildup, Short Buildup, Short Covering, and Long Unwinding. Learn to read price and OI together to gauge whether sentiment is bullish, bearish, or sideways.

SPAN Margin & ELM in F&O: What Every Trader Must Understand

Trading F&O without understanding margin requirements is how accounts blow up. This video explains SPAN Margin, Extreme Loss Margin, and how Value at Risk and volatility determine your margin obligations. Learn why margins rise with volatility and why certain strategies like calendar spreads attract lower margins than naked selling.

Risk Management Rules Every Options Trader Must Follow

Most traders lose big in options not from bad calls but from poor risk control. In this video, learn the 2% rule, position sizing using reverse calculation, capital diversification across weeks, and why small consistent losses keep you in the market longer than big wins.

VWAP Pullback Strategy for Options Buying With Tight Stop Loss

Missed a move and tempted to chase it? This video shows the VWAP pullback strategy—wait for price to retrace to VWAP, confirm with low volume, buy ATM calls or puts on resumption, and trail stop losses across swing highs and lows to ride the full move.

Opening Range Breakout Strategy for Confident Options Buying

The first 15 minutes set the day's battlefield. This video explains how to mark the opening range high and low, wait for volume-confirmed breakout or breakdown, buy ATM calls or puts on confirmation, and manage risk using trailing stop losses and the 2% capital rule.

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