
πππ¬π’ππ¬ π¨π πππ«π’π―πππ’π―ππ¬ β’ What is a derivative β’ Various derivative products β’ Participants in derivatives market β’ Uses of derivative instruments β’ Beta & hedge ratio β’ Option Greeks Time for a Thread π§΅ Curated in collaboration with @AdityaTodmal
Various products in the derivatives world β’ Forwards β’ Futures β’ Options β’ Swaps β’ Exchange Traded β’ OTC
How derivatives help the participants? β’ Hedgers : To mitigate price risk β’ Corporations: transfer risk to reduce their exposure β’ Traders: willing to take the risk depending on their view β’ Arbitrageurs: Exploit price difference in a product in two different markets
Derivatives market helps in improving in: β’ Price Discovery β’ Transferring risks β’ Hedge exposures
Derivatives derives its value on: β’ Underlying price β’ Volatility of the underlying β’ Riskiness of the underlying β’ Interest rate/cost of funding
The Payout in derivatives is dependent : β’ if the underlying starts to trade above/below a certain price β’ or based on an event eg. corporate bond default
β’ Unsystematic Risk : Diversifiable by taking exposure in different sector β’ Systematic Risk: Market risk, and cant be diversified
Derivatives helps in managing various types of risk: β’ Price Risk β’ Interest Rate Risk β’ Credit Risk
What is Beta? β’Sensitivity of a scrip/portfolio vis-a-vis index movement β’ Beta >1 qualifies for aggressive portfolio & vice-versa
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