How to Trade in Indian Stock Futures?

Indian Stock Market is a place where you can tradeCurrently in India Stock Future are cash settled, like
and make money, but which market is good for youother market trading also here SEBI exists to guard
that depends on your capability and your interest. Inagainst traders controlling the market in an illegal or
stock market you can trade in cash market,unethical manner, and to prevent fraud in the futures
commodity, stock futures and Options market, Niftymarket. The trader puts up a small fraction of the
futures. All markets are totally depend on exchangesvalue of the underlying contract that is usually 10 to
guidelines and terms and conditions, SEBI decide all25 percent and sometimes less as margin, yet he can
rules and regulation for exchanges.make profit as markets up or down.
Futures Trading is a form of investment whichFuture offers high leverage so that you can earn
involves speculating on the price of security going upmore money against less capital, The investor can
or down in the future. When you trade in futures,first buy and then sell stock futures to square up or
you do not actually buy anything or own anything.can first sell and then buy stock futures to square up
The future date is called the delivery date or finalhis position. In the futures markets, unlike the cash
settlement date. The pre-set price is called themarkets you can sell shares without actually owning
futures price. The price of the underlying asset onthem in your demat account. Stock Future market
the delivery date is called the settlement price that isgives you permission to trade only in lot size, Lot size
last Thursday of the month. Stock Futures is ais pre decided size that is decided by stock
contract between buyer and seller which is based onexchange, you cannot trade with a single share.
pre-agreed futures point where both parties can buyStock Futures are both in NSE and BSE.
or sell assets.