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Multi Commodity Exchange of India platform launches India’s first options contract on copper futures
The Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX) has launched the India’s first options contract on copper futures on May 21, 2018. The option contract will provide physical market participants an additional instrument to hedge their risk. Currently, June, August and November 2018 option contracts are available for trading, with one MCX copper futures contract ..
Topics: Commodity • Commodity markets • Economy • Exercise • Finance • Financial law • Financial markets • Financial risk • Futures contract • Hedge • Multi Commodity Exchange • Options
What are Commodity Funds?
Funds which are usually invested in commodities like gold, oil and livestock are known as commodity funds. They are also invested in commodity futures, options, stocks of companies, gold funds etc. Many products are covered by the commodity markets like oil, agro products etc. Also, prices of the commodities are affected by the forces of ..
Topics: Options • stocks of companies
What is Black-Scholes Model?
Black-Scholes model is used to find the theoretical value of a call or put option on the basis of the following, namely volatility, option type, underlying stock price, risk-free rate, strike price, time etc. All possibilities of arbitrage are completely wiped out as there is less speculation and proper pricing of options as compared to ..
Topics: Myron Scholes • Options • Put Option • Risk-free rate • Robert Merton • Underlying asset
MCX launches India’s first commodity options in gold
The Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has launched India’s first commodity options in gold and gave stakeholders a new set of financial instruments to hedge their price risks. It is launched by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on October 17, 2017. MCX has currently launched a Gold Option contract, with Gold ..
Topics: Business law • Contract law • Economy • Financial law • Financial markets • Financial risk • Futures contract • Hedge • Option style • Options • Put Option • Underlying