Nifty options are simple vanilla options. It?s mainly the European options by the nature. There are lots of nifty options available within different strikes and have a small difference of 50 points between every option.


There are some of advantages and disadvantages of nifty option. Here, I try to discuss al these briefly as an aid to the investors especially for the new comers in the option trading.

Advantages of nifty trading:

Flexibility is one of most important advantages of nifty option. It can easily be used within a wide range of strategies like very conservative to the high risk.

Second one is the leverage. Nifty option facilitates an investor a fixed leverage without being committed to trade.

Third one is the limited risk. The amount of risk is so small that you don?t need to worry about it at all.

The last one is hedging. It allows the investors to alter or change their position to a suitable one when the stock price extensively fluctuates.

Disadvantages of nifty trading:

Nifty option has a bit higher cost in the percentage than trading the primary stock. This cost can significantly eat the profit.

Liquidity is another drawback of this option. As there is lots of array of various prices available, some investors experience low liquidity that creates complexity in the trading.

Nifty options are so complex that it requires a close observation and the maintenance as well.

Time decay is another most important drawback of the nifty option. As almost all the options are time sensitive, a good number of options expire worthlessly. This only happens with the investors who like to purchase the options.

In some especial cases the investors have to take unlimited risk that is really difficult for the new investors or the people who have shortage of capital. There is not any alternate way that can lessen the risk of these options like writing uncovered options.

In some especial cases the investors have to take unlimited risk that is really difficult for the new investors or the people who have shortage of capital. There is not any alternate way that can lessen the risk of these options like writing uncovered options.

In the nifty option anyone can easily formulate any plan to take benefit of volatility of the primary stocks as well as the prices. Most of the investors take these disadvantages seriously and try their best to make their step free of any danger. There are so many sites in the online that is ready to help the investors with lots tips given by the market experts, market news and with the analytic report regarding future market situation as well.

Covered Calls is a name for an option strategy that is flexible enough so that it can be adapted to different market conditions. It is important that you first decide what type of covered call strategy best fits your personal risk profile. Is your focus simply earning extra income on stocks you already own, or protecting the value of your shares? What you are about to read will show you how.


A Stock Owner Who Wants More Than Just Dividend Income

If this is you, then you're a long term stock holder. You've probably purchased a stock some time ago and hopefully, it's worth more today than when you bought it. Perhaps you have an IRA or superannuation fund and would like to see a greater return on investment? Or maybe you just believe this stock is a good long term investment and want more?

In that case, you need to be aware of a few things. When you sell call options, in return for the premium you receive, you're exposing yourself to the risk of the stock being called away from you - i.e. you may have to sell it at the agreed 'strike price' for the options you have sold. If you've held the stock for a while, there may be capital gains tax implications to consider. You would want to ensure your strike price is greater than the price you originally bought the stock for, otherwise you could make a capital loss. So your decision to implement this covered call strategy will depend on where your stock is today, in relation to when you purchased it.

If today's price is above your purchase price, then this covered call strategy could be a nice way to bring extra income over dividends. The best strategy here, would be to sell call options for the next month out. The reason for this, is that during the last 30 days of an option contract's life, the "time value" in out-of-the-money options declines at an exponential rate. So if you sell call options at a strike price of say, $2.50 above the current market price and within the next month, the underlying stock either goes nowhere, or declines, you get to keep the option premium, or buy it back (to protect yourself from an unexpected price rise) within a few days of expiry, for next to nothing. You have a made a profit from selling high and buying back low, or letting it expire worthless, as the case may be.

You may not be able to do this every month if you want to keep your stock. It will depend on where the current market price is in relation to your original purchase price. You may be prepared to let the stock go, if called away, providing it is above your purchase price. That's your decision. Either way, your one simple fundamental rule if you're an investor and not a trader, is to wait until you can sell call options at a strike price above your original purchase price. That way, you can't lose.

Another use of covered calls for the stock owner, is to provide a form of insurance over your shares. Let's say you own 500 XYZ shares which you purchased for $15 a year ago and the current market price is now $20. You want to hedge your investment in the event of XYZ falling back to $15 or less. So you sell 5 "deep-in-the-money" near month call option contracts on XYZ at a strike price of $15 and receive $5.50 x 500 in premium = $2,750 credited to your account. At the same time, you purchase 5 near month "out-of-the-money" $15 put option contracts on the share and pay $0.25 x 500 = $125. Your net income is now $2,625 less brokerage.

Should the share price fall below $15 before expiry, your put options allow you to sell them for that price, thus protecting you from a catastrophic collapse due to some bad news. You have covered the cost of these put options with the extra $0.50 above the intrinsic value in the $5 ITM call options. If the share price is close to $15 near expiry date and you are nervous about further falls, you may wish to consider selling the next month out deep-in-the-money call options and purchasing OTM put options at the same strike price of say $12.50. Again, you should receive enough premium from the 'deep ITM' call options to cover the cost of the put options plus any potential further capital loss on falling share prices.

The downside of this covered call strategy, is that since you have written deep ITM call contracts, if the stock price is above $15 at expiry date, you are likely going to be called to sell your shares at $15. But you have already received the extra $5 in premium earlier so there is no loss. But if the current market value of the shares has risen to say $24 by now, you have foregone the potential gain on the shares you would have otherwise made. But it's a great choice in a bear market or at what you believe to be the top of an uptrend.