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01 Jun 2025, 10:12 AM
Adjustment of F&O contracts of HDFCAMC due to dividend
As per NSE circular effective June 06, 2025, the strikes of HDFCAMC 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 HDFCAMC will be marked-to-market on the last cum-dividend date, i.e., June 05, 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. 90 (dividend amount) for the respective futures contract.
From June 06, 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 (150 quantities) of HDFCAMC futures on June 05, 2025, at Rs. 4850, and the daily settlement price at the market close is Rs. 4950, you would have made a mark-to-market profit of Rs. 100 per share.
On June 06, 2025, the previous day’s position will be carried forward at Rs. 4860 (i.e., 4950 – 90). If the closing price on June 06, 2025, is Rs. 4900, you’ll make a mark-to-market profit of Rs. 40 per share.
Adjustment for option contracts:
The full value of the dividend, i.e., Rs. 90, 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 the Rs. 4900 Call Option will be reduced to Rs. 4810 on June 06, 2025, and the positions in the Rs. 4900 Call Option will continue to exist in the Rs. 4810 Call Option.
The lot size of the F&O contracts will not change.
Also, if you hold equity shares of HDFCAMC in your Demat account as of June 06, 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.
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