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  • Greek Interactions

    Karthik Rangappa on September 18, 2015

    20.1 – Volatility Smile We had briefly looked at inter Greek interactions in the previous chapter and how they manifest themselves on the options premium. This is an area we need to explore in more ..

  • Vega

    Karthik Rangappa on September 2, 2015

    19.1 – Volatility Types The last few chapters have laid a foundation of sorts to help us understand Volatility better. We now know what it means, how to calculate the same, and use the volatility in ..

  • Volatility Applications

    Karthik Rangappa on August 19, 2015

    18.1 – Striking it right The last couple of chapters have given a basic understanding on volatility, standard deviation, normal distribution etc. We will now use this information for few practical t ..

  • Volatility & Normal Distribution

    Karthik Rangappa on August 6, 2015

    17.1 – Background In the earlier chapter we had this discussion about the range within which Nifty is likely to trade given that we know its annualized volatility. We arrived at an upper and lower e ..

  • Volatility Calculation (Historical)

    Karthik Rangappa on July 24, 2015

    16.1 – Calculating Volatility on Excel In the previous chapter, we introduced the concept of standard deviation and how it can be used to evaluate ‘Risk or Volatility’ of a stock. Before we move ..

  • Volatility Basics

    Karthik Rangappa on July 21, 2015

    15.1 – Background Having understood Delta, Gamma, and Theta, we are now at all set to explore one of the most interesting Option Greeks – The Vega. Vega, as most of you might have guessed is the r ..

  • Theta

    Karthik Rangappa on July 9, 2015

    14.1 – Time is money Remember the adage “Time is money”, it seems like this adage about time is highly relevant when it comes to options trading. Forget all the Greek talk for now, we shall go b ..

  • ITR Forms (The Finale)

    Karthik Rangappa on July 1, 2015

    The final chapter on taxation introduces and explains the different income tax forms and the importance of selecting the appropriate form. This chapter also walks us through the entire tax filing proc ..

  • Turnover, Balance Sheet, and P&L

    Karthik Rangappa on July 1, 2015

    This topic covers the differences between paying income tax and filing income tax and the various ITR forms for different categories of assesses. The chapter also addresses several relevant queries on ..

  • Taxation for Traders

    Karthik Rangappa on July 1, 2015

    Here we take a detailed look at the two heads of business income (speculative and non speculative) and their tax treatment. We also studied key terms such as BTST, Advance tax and Tax loss harvesting. ..