- Volatility7 min read
Reading implied volatility before scheduled events
Why premiums often rise ahead of results and policy dates.
- Basics5 min read
Calls, puts and premium: a plain-language primer
The three words every options note uses, defined without jargon.
- Risk6 min read
Why an option can lose value even when you are right
How time decay and volatility can work against a correct view.
- Risk4 min read
Gap risk: when the market opens far from the close
What overnight gaps mean for stated invalidation levels.
- Regulation3 min read
How to check a research analyst’s SEBI registration
A step-by-step check you can do before paying anyone.
- Basics6 min read
Open interest, without the jargon
What changes in open interest can and cannot tell you.
- Regulation5 min read
What SEBI’s F&O study found about individual traders
A summary of the January 2023 study of FY22 trading data.
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Plain-language explainers on options, risk and regulation, written by our research desk.