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20 Mar 2025, 09:24 AM
Adjustment of F&O contracts of NMDC due to dividend
As per NSE circular effective March 21, 2025, the strikes of NMDC options and the base price of the futures contracts will be revised due to extraordinary dividends.
Adjustment for future contracts:
All positions in futures contracts of NMDC will be marked-to-market on the last cum-dividend date, i.e. March 20, 2025, based on the daily settlement price of the respective futures contract. Subsequently, open positions will be carried forward at the daily settlement price less Rs. 2.30 (dividend amount) for the respective futures contract.
From March 21, 2025, (ex-dividend date), daily mark-to-market settlement of the futures contracts will continue as per normal procedures.
For example:
Assume you bought 1 lot (13500 quantities) of NMDC futures on March 20th, 2025, at Rs. 68, and the daily settlement price at the market close is Rs. 70, you would have made a mark-to-market profit of Rs. 2 per share.
On March 21, 2025, the previous day’s position will be carried forward at Rs. 67.4 (i.e. 70–2.6). If the closing price on March 21st, 2025, is Rs. 69.4, you’ll make a mark-to-market profit of Rs. 2 per share.
Adjustment for option contracts:
The full value of the dividend, i.e. Rs. 2.30 will be deducted from all the cum-dividend strike prices on the ex-dividend date. All positions in existing strike prices will continue to exist in the corresponding new adjusted strike prices.
For example:
The strike price of Rs. 65 Call Option will be reduced to Rs. 62.7 on March 21st, 2025, and the positions in Rs. 65 Call Option will continue to exist in Rs. 62.7 Call Option.
The lot size of the F&O contracts will not change.
Also, if you hold equity shares of NMDC in your Demat account as of March 21, 2025 (ex-date) you will be entitled to receive the dividend,, which will be credited directly to your primary bank account within 30 to 45 days from the record date.