NISM Equity Derivatives

Question 1. An index option is a __________________.

A. Debt instrument
B. Derivative product
C. Cash market product
D. Money market instrument

Question 2. The purchase of a share in one market and the simultaneous sale in a
different market to benefit from price differentials is known as ____________.
A. Mortgage
B. Arbitrage
C. Hedging
D. Speculation

Question 3. Financial derivatives provide the facility for __________.

A. Trading
B. Hedging
C. Arbitraging
D. All of the above

Question 4. Operational risks include losses due to ____________.

A. Inadequate disaster planning
B. Too much of management control
C. Income tax regulations
D. Government policies

Question 5. Impact cost is low when the liquidity in the system is poor.
A. True
B. False
Question 6. You sold one XYZ Stock Futures contract at Rs. 278 and the lot size is
1,200. What is your profit (+) or loss (-), if you purchase the contract back at Rs. 265?
A. 16,600
B. 15,600
C. -15,600
D. -16,600

Question 7. You have taken a short position of one contract in June XYZ futures
(contract multiplier 50) at a price of Rs. 3,400. When you closed this position after a
few days, you realized that you made a profit of Rs. 10,000. Which of the following
closing actions would have enabled you to generate this profit? (You may ignore
brokerage costs.)
A. Selling 1 June XYZ futures contract at 3600
B. Buying 1 June XYZ futures contract at 3600
C. Buying 1 June XYZ futures contract at 3200
D. Selling 1 June XYZ futures contract at 3200

Question 8. Which of the following is closest to the forward price of a share, if Cash
Price = Rs.750, Forward Contract Maturity = 6 months from date, Market Interest
rate = 12%?
A. 772.5
B. 795
C. 840
D. 940.8

Question 9. If you have sold a XYZ futures contract (contract multiplier 50) at 3100
and bought it back at 3300, what is your gain/loss?
A. A loss of Rs. 10,000
B. A gain of Rs. 10,000
C. A loss of Rs. 5,000
D. A gain of Rs. 5,000
Question 10. A calendar spread contract in index futures attracts ___________.
A. Same margin as sum of two independent legs of futures contract
B. Lower margin than sum of two independent legs of futures contract
C. Higher margin than sum of two independent legs of futures contract
D. No margin need to be paid for calendar spread positions

Question 11. Client A has purchased 10 contracts of December series and sold 7
contracts of January series of the NSE Nifty futures. How many lots will get
categorized as regular (non-spread) open positions?
A. 10
B. 7
C. 3
D. 17

Question 12. An investor, who is anticipating a broad stock market fall, but is not
willing to sell his entire portfolio of stocks, can offset his potential losses by shorting
a certain number of Index futures.
A. True
B. False

Question 13. Margins in 'Futures' trading are to be paid by _______.

A. Only the buyer
B. Only the seller
C. Both the buyer and the seller
D. The clearing corporation

Question 14. When the near leg of the calendar spread transaction on index futures
expires, the farther leg becomes a regular open position.
A. True
B. False

Question 15. Selling short a stock means ___________.

A. Seller does not own the stock he is supposed to deliver
B. Seller has to deliver the stock within a short time
C. Seller owns the stock he is supposed to deliver
D. Seller has more than a year's time to deliver the stock which he sold
Question 16. The buyer of an option cannot lose more than the option premium
paid.
A. True only for European options
B. True only for American options
C. True for all options
D. False for all options

Question 17. Cost of carry model states that ______________.

A. Price of Futures = Spot + Cost of Carry
B. Price of Futures = Spot - Cost of Carry
C. Price of Futures = Spot Price
D. Price of Futures = Cost of Carry

Question 18. What role do speculators play in the futures market?

A. They take delivery of the commodities at expiration
B. They produce the commodities traded at futures exchanges
C. They add to the liquidity in the futures markets
D. They transfer their risk to the hedgers

Question 19. You sold a Put option on a share. The strike price of the put was Rs245
and you received a premium of Rs 49 from the option buyer. Theoretically, what can
be the maximum loss on this position?
A. 196
B. 206
C. 0
D. 49

Question 20. Current Price of XYZ Stock is Rs 286. Rs. 260 strike call is quoted at Rs
45. What is the Intrinsic Value?
A. 19
B. 26
C. 45
D. 0
Question 21. A European call option gives the buyer the right but not the obligation
to buy from the seller an underlying at the prevailing market price "on or before"
the expiry date.
A. True
B. False

Question 22. A put option gives the buyer a right to sell how much of the underlying
to the writer of the option?
A. Any quantity
B. Only the specified quantity (lot size of the option contract)
C. The specified quantity or less than the specified quantity
D. The specified quantity or more than the specified quantity

Question 23. An in-the-money option is _____________.

A. An option with a negative intrinsic value
B. An option which cannot be profitably exercised by the holder immediately
C. An option with a positive intrinsic value
D. An option with zero time value

Question 24. An option with a delta of 0.5 will increase in value approximately by
how much, if the underlying share price increases by Rs 2?
A. Rs 1
B. Rs 2
C. Rs 4
D. There would be no change

Question 25. Exchange traded options are _______________.

A. Standardised options B. Always in-the-money options C. Customised options
 D. Always out-of-the money options Question 26. Higher the price volatility of the
underlying stock of the put option, ___________.
A. Higher would be the premium
B. Lower would be the premium
C. Nil (zero) would be the premium
D. Volatility does not effect put value

Question 27. In which option is the strike price better than the market price (i.e.,
price difference is advantageous to the option holder) and therefore it is profitable
to exercise the option?
A. Out of the money option
B. In the money option
C. At the money option
D. Higher the money option

Question 28. Mr. X purchases 100 put option on stock S at Rs 30 per call with strike
price of Rs280. If on exercise date, stock price is Rs 350, ignoring transaction cost,
Mr. X will choose ________
A. To exercise the option
B. Not to exercise the option
C. May or may not exercise the option depending on whether he is in his hometown or not
at that time
D. May or may not exercise the option depending on whether he like the company S or Not

Question 29. Three Call series of XYZ stock - January, February and March are
quoted. Which will have the lowest Option Premium (same strikes)?
A. January
B. February
C. March
D. All will be equal
Question 30. Which is the ratio of change in option premium for the unit change in
interest rates?
A. Vega
B. Rho
C. Theta
D. Gamma

Question 31. If you sell a put option with strike of Rs 245 at a premium of Rs.40,
how much is the maximum gain that you may have on expiry of this position?
A. 285
B. 40
C. 0
D. 205

Question 32. If an investor buys a call option with lower strike price and sells
another call option with higher strike price, both on the same underlying share and
same expiration date, the strategy is called ___________.
A. Bullish spread
B. Bearish spread
C. Butterfly spread
D. Calendar spread

Question 33. On the derivative exchanges, all the orders entered on the Trading
System are at prices exclusive of brokerage.
A. True
B. False

Question 34. A trader has bought 100 shares of XYZ at Rs 780 per share. He expects
the price to go up but wants to protect himself if the price falls. He does not want to
lose more than Rs1000 on this long position in XYZ. What should the trader do?
A. Place a limit sell order for 100 shares of XYZ at Rs 770 per share
B. Place a stop loss sell order for 100 shares of XYZ at Rs770 per share
C. Place a limit buy order for 100 shares of XYZ at Rs 790 per share
D. Place a limit buy order for 100 shares of XYZ at Rs770 per share
Question 35. Trader A wants to sell 20 contracts of August series at Rs 4500 and
Trader B wants to sell 17 contracts of September series at Rs 4550. Lot size is 50 for
both these contracts. The Initial Margin is fixed at 6%. How much Initial Margin is
required to be collected from both these investors (sum of initial margins of A and
B) by the broker?
A. 2,70,000
B. 5,02,050
C. 2,32,050
D. 4,10,000

Question 36. A member has two clients C1 and C2. C1 has purchased 800 contracts
and C2 has sold 900 contracts in August XYZ futures series. What is the outstanding
liability (open position) of the member towards Clearing Corporation in number of
contracts?
A. 800
B. 1700
C. 900
D. 100

Question 37. A defaulting member's clients’ positions could be transferred to

____________ by the Clearing Corporation.
A. Another solvent member
B. The Exchange
C. A suspense account
D. Error account

Question 38. Clients' positions cannot be netted off against each other while
calculating initial margin on the derivatives segment.
A. True
B. False

Question 39. Mark-to-market margins are collected ___________.

A. On a weekly basis
B. Every 2 days
C. Every 3 days
D. On a daily basis
Question 40. Value-at-risk measures ___________.
A. Value of proprietary portfolio
B. Risk level of a financial portfolio
C. Net-worth of an investor
 D. Credit rating of an investor

Question 41. A penalty or suspension of registration of a stock broker from

derivatives exchange/segment under the SEBI (Stock Broker) Regulations, 1992 can
take place if _____
A. The stock broker fails to pay fees
B. The stock broker violates the conditions of registration
C. The stock broker is suspended by the stock exchange
D. In any of the above situations

Question 42. Clearing corporation on a derivatives exchange becomes a legal

counterparty to all trades and be responsible for guaranteeing settlement for all
open positions.
A. True
B. False

Question 43. Initial margin collection is monitored by the _________.

A. RBI
B. Clearing Corporation
C. SEBI
D. Margin Office

Question 44. Liquid Assets maintained by Mr A (Clearing Member) are higher than
that maintained by Mr B (Clearing Member). Which of the following statements is
true?
A. Mr A can enjoy higher exposure levels in futures than Mr B
B. Mr B can enjoy higher exposure levels in futures than Mr A
C. Both Mr A and Mr B enjoy the same exposure levels
D. No need to maintain liquid assets for exposure in derivatives markets
Question 45. On the Clearing Council of the Clearing Corporation of the derivatives
segment, broker-members are allowed.
A. True
B. False

Question 46. The main objective of Trade Guarantee Fund (TGF) at the exchanges is
___________
A. To guarantee settlement of bonafide transactions of the members of the exchange
B. To inculcate confidence in the minds of market participants
C. To protect the interest of the investors in securities
D. All of the above

Question 47. Value-at-risk provides the ______________.

A. Expected maximum loss, which may be incurred by a portfolio over a given period of
time and specified confidence level
B. Value of securities which are very risky
C. Value of speculative stocks
D. Theoretical value of illiquid stocks in a portfolio

Question 48. Who is eligible for clearing trades in index options?

A. All Indian citizens
B. All members of the stock exchange
C. All national level distributors
D. Only members, who are registered with the Derivatives Segment as Clearing Members

Question 49. If price of a futures contract decreases, the margin account of the
buyer of this futures contract is debited for the loss.
A. True
B. False
Question 50. When establishing a relationship with a new client, the trading
member takes reasonable steps to assess the background, genuineness, beneficial
identify, financial soundness of such person and his investment/trading objectives.
A. True
B. False

Question 51. Which of the following options on ABC Ltd stock with a strike price of
Rs.500 has the highest time value?
A. Option expiring in a week
B. Option expiring in one month
C. Option expiring in two months
D. Option expiring in three months

Question 52. The type of volatility which is derived from the option price and
indicates the volatility expected over the life of the option is termed as
____________.
A. implied volatility
B. historical volatility
C. expected volatility
D. forecast volatility

Question 53. Which of the following is a hedged position?

A. Short straddle
B. Short strangle
C. Covered call
D. Protective put

Question 54. Put-call parity refers to the relationship between: ________.

A. futures and options on the same stock

B. call options on the same stock with the same maturity but different strike prices
C. put and call options on the same stock but different strike prices and different maturity

D. call and put options on the same stock with the same strike prices and same maturity
Question 55. Which of the following situations indicates a bullish trend in the
underlying?
A. a rising futures price along with falling open interest
B. a falling futures price along with rising open interest
C. a rising futures price along with rising open interest
D. a falling futures price along with falling open interest

Question 56. Which of the following costs is not actually paid by the market
participants but arises due to lack of liquidity?
A. Securities Transaction Tax
B. Impact cost
C. SEBI charges
D. Brokerage

Question 57. Which of the following statements about interoperability of clearing

corporations is TRUE?
A. It allows brokers to trade on only one exchange but clear and settle their trades through
multiple clearing corporations
B. it will lead to an increase in trading costs
C. it allows brokers to trade on any exchange but clear and settle trades through the
clearing corporation of any other exchange
D. it will reduce competition among clearing corporations

Question 58. Which of the following measures was introduced by SEBI to prevent
brokers from allowing excessive intraday leverage to their clients?
A. Cross margin
B. SPAN margin
C. Peak margin
D. Exposure margin

Question 59. Profits from derivatives transactions for Indian investors are taxed as:
__________.
A. Speculative income under the head ‘profits and gains of business or profession’

B. Short term capital gains under the head ‘capital gains’

C. Non-speculative income under the head ‘income from other sources’

D. Non-speculative income under the head ‘profits and gains of business or profession’
Question 60. In the KYC process, Politically Exposed Persons are termed as:
A. Clients of Special Categories
B. High Networth Clients
C. Institutional Clients
D. High Risk Clients

Question 61. _________ is allotted on client onboarding and serves as an exclusive

identification of the client.
A. PAN number
B. Unique client code
C. ISIN code
D. Demat account number

Question 62. Under the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating of Financial
Terrorism (CFT) regulations, suspicious transactions must be reported to ______
A. Securities and Exchange Board of India
B. Central Vigilance Commission
C. Reserve Bank of India
D. Financial Intelligence Unit – India

Question 63. SCORES is: __________.

A. Exchange’s Margin Reporting System
B. Collateral Reporting System of Clearing Corporation
C. SEBI’s web-based complaints redressal system
D. Customer Due Diligence and e-KYC system

Question 64. A calendar spread will attract _______ margin.

A. Zero
B. Higher
C. Lower
D. None of the above

Explanation: Calendar spread position is a combination of two positions in futures on the same
underlying - long on one maturity contract and short on a different maturity contract.
Calendar spreads carry only basis risk and no market risk i.e., no risk even if market rises or falls by
a big amount- hence lower margins are adequate.
Question 65. A buyer of Call Option –
A. Has the obligation to take delivery of asset
B. Has the obligation to give delivery of asset
C. Has the right to buy the underlying asset
D. Has the right to sell the underlying asset

Explanation: CALL OPTION: An agreement that gives an investor the right (but not the obligation)
to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other instrument at a specified price within a specific time
period.
It may help you to remember that a call option gives you the right to "call in" (buy) an asset. You
profit on a call when the underlying asset increases in price.
Question 66. If one does a calendar spread contract in index futures, then it attracts
___________
A. Lower margin than sum of two independent legs of futures contract
B. No margin needs to be paid for calendar spread positions
C. Higher margin than sum of two independent legs of futures contract
D. Same margin as sum of two independent legs of futures contract

Explanation: Calendar spread position is a combination of two positions in futures on the same
underlying - long on one maturity contract and short on a different maturity contract.
When the market fluctuates, if there is a loss in the long position then there will be an almost equal
profit in short position.
So, Calendar spreads carry no market risk - hence lower margins are adequate.
Calendar spread carries on only basis risk. Basis risk means both the contracts will not fluctuate
identically.
Question 67. Mr. Kailash has bought 200 shares of ABC Industries Ltd. at Rs.850 per
share. He expects the price to go up but wants to protect himself if the price falls.
He does not want to lose more than Rs. 4000 on this long position. What should he
do?
A. Place a limit buy order for 200 shares Rs.830 per share
B. Place a limit sell order for 200 shares Rs. 830 per share
C. Place a stop loss sell order for 200 shares Rs.830 per share
D. Place a limit buy order for 200 shares at Rs.870 per share

Explanation: Mr. Kailash will make a loss if the price of ABC Industries Ltd. falls. His loss bearing
capacity is Rs 4000. Therefore 4000 / 200 shares = Rs 20.
So, if the shares fall by Rs 20, he will make a loss of Rs 4000.
850 - 20 = 830. Therefore 830 will be his stoploss price and he will place a stoploss order at Rs 830.
Question 68. All the trades and open positions on a derivative exchange are
guaranteed by the Clearing Corporation and it becomes a legal counterparty.
A. True
B. False

Explanation: Clearing Corporation or the Clearing House is responsible for clearing and settlement
of all trades executed on the F&O Segment of the Exchange.
Clearing Corporation acts as a legal counterparty to all trades on this segment and also guarantees
their financial settlement.
The Clearing and Settlement process comprises of three main activities, viz., Clearing, Settlement
and Risk Management.
Question 69. If the lot size of Reliance Industries future contract is 500 shares, what
will be the lot size of its Option contract?
A. 500
B. 250
C. 100
D. 1000

Explanation: The lot size of a Futures Contract and Options Contract are always the same.
Question 70. Mr A buys an August futures contract of ICICI Bank at Rs 500. On the
last Thursday of the month i.e., expiry, the last traded price in August futures is Rs
512 and the closing price in cash / spot market is Rs 510. What is the profit / loss of
Mr if his position is sq-up by the exchange? Market lot of ICICI Bank is 250.
A. Rs 3000
B. Rs 2500
C. Rs -3000
D. Rs -2500

Explanation: As Mr A has not squared up his position, the exchange will do it and the same is done
at the CASH MARKET CLOSING PRICE.
So, Buying Price - Rs 500
Sq Up price - Rs 510
Profit of Rs 10 x 250 lot = Rs 2500
Question 71. A long position in a CALL option can be closed by taking a short
position in PUT option.
A. False
B. True

Explanation: A long position in any option can be closed by selling that option and not in any other
way.
So, a long position in a CALL option can be closed by selling that CALL option.
Question 72. When compared to cash market, there are more chances that an
investor does not properly understand the risks involved in the derivatives market.
True or False?
A. True
B. False

Explanation: Derivatives market and mainly the options market are difficult to understand when
compared to cash markets.
Question 73. A stock exchange has ONLINE SURVEILLANCE capability to monitor the
________
A. Volumes
B. Prices
C. Positions
D. All of the above

Explanation: All modern stock exchanges have highly developed online surveillance systems to
monitor the volumes / position and prices of all listed products and also check any unusual activity
etc. in them.
Question 74. The Spot price i.e., the market price of a share is Rs 200 and the
interest rate is 12% pa. Which of the below price is closest to 3 months future
maturity?
A. 206
B. 200
C. 203
D. 224
Explanation: Price of a future contract is generally the spot price plus interest for the time period.
Yearly Interest Rate is 12%. Full year's interest = 12% of 200 i.e., Rs 24 (200 x 12 / 100)
So, for 3 months the cost of interest is Rs 6. (24/12 x 3)
Therefore the 3-month future contract will have a price of appx. Rs 206. (200 + 6)
Question 75. Of the below mentioned options, which would attract margins?
A. Buyer of PUT Option
B. Seller of CALL Option
C. Seller of PUT Option
D. Both 2 and 3

Explanation: Buyers of Options pay the premium and that is the maximum loss they can suffer - so
they need not pay any margin.
A seller of options receives the premium but he can suffer infinite losses - so margins are collected
both from sellers of Call and Put options.
Question 76. The margining system for index futures is based on _______
A. Margin at risk
B. Price at risk
C. Volume at risk
D. Value at risk

Explanation: As per the recommendations of Dr. L.C. Gupta Committee - Margins should be based
on Value at Risk Methodology at 99% confidence.
Clearing corporation charges an upfront initial margin for all the open positions of a Clearing
Member. It specifies the initial margin requirements for each futures/ options contract on a daily
basis and also follows Value-At-Risk (VAR) based margining.
Question 77. ________ is a deal that produces profit by exploiting a price difference
in a product in two different markets.
A. Hedging
B. Trading
C. Speculation
D. Arbitrage

Explanation: Arbitrage means buying a security in one market while simultaneously selling the
same security in a different market, to benefit from price differential.
Question 78. When you buy a put option on a stock you are owning, this strategy is
called ________
A. Straddle
B. writing a covered call
C. calendar spread
D. protective put

Explanation: Protective Put is a calendar risk-management strategy that investors can use to
guard against the loss of unrealized gains.
The put option acts like an insurance policy - it costs money, which reduces the investor's potential
gains from owning the security, but it also reduces his risk of losing money if the security declines in
value.
Question 79. A trader buys a call and a put option of same strike price and same
expiry. This is called as ________
A. Butterfly
B. Short Straddle
C. Long Straddle
D. Calendar Spread

Explanation: To do a long straddle strategy one has to buy a call and a put option of the same
strike price and expiry. Together, they produce a position which will lead to profits if the market /
stock is very volatile and it makes a big move - either up or down.
For e.g.- A person buys a Rs 200 call at Rs 30 and a Rs 200 put at Rs 20 of a stock. If the stock rises
significantly the call will rise greatly but his put will fall by maximum Rs 20. So, he makes a good
profit. If the stock falls significantly, he loses his call money buy gains greatly in the put option as it
rises.
Thus, the Long Straddle is used when a trader expects a big move in the stock -in any direction is
ok.
Question 80. A trader Mr. Raj wants to sell 10 contracts of June series at Rs.5200
and a trader Mr. Rahul wants to buy 5 contracts of July series at Rs. 5250. Lot size is
50 for both these contracts. The Initial Margin is fixed at 10%. They both have their
accounts with the same broker. How much Initial Margin is required to be collected
from both these investors by the broker?
A. Rs 2,60,000
B. Rs 1,31,250
C. Rs 3,91,250
D. Rs 1,28,750
Explanation: Payment of Initial Margin by a broker cannot be netted against two or more clients.
So, he will have to pay the margin for the open position of each of his clients.
So, margin payable for Mr. Raj is: 10 x 5200 x 50 at 10% = Rs 2,60,000
Margin payable for Mr. Rahul is : 5 x 5250 x 50 at 10% = Rs 1,31,250
Total = Rs 3,91,250.
Question 81. Fixed deposits and Bank guarantees are NOT permitted to be offered
by Clearing Members to the Clearing corpn as part of liquid assets - State whether
True or False?
A. True
B. False

Explanation: Clearing member is required to provide liquid assets which adequately cover various
margins and liquid Net-worth requirements. He may deposit liquid assets in the form of cash, bank
guarantees, fixed deposit receipts, approved securities and any other form of collateral as may be
prescribed from time to time.
Question 82. The intrinsic value is the difference between Market Price and Strike
Price of the option and it can never be negative.
A. True
B. False

Explanation: For an option, intrinsic value refers to the amount by which option is in the money
i.e., the amount an option buyer will realize, before adjusting for premium paid, if he exercises the
option instantly.
For call option which is in-the-money, intrinsic value is the excess of market price over the
exercise price. For put option which is in-the-money, intrinsic value is the excess of exercise price
over the market price.
Question 83. A portfolio of Rs 25 lacs has a beta of 1.20. A complete hedge is
obtained by __________
A. by selling Nifty futures of Rs 25 lacs
B. by selling Nifty futures of Rs 28 lacs
C. by selling Nifty futures of Rs 30 lacs
D. by buying Nifty futures of Rs 28 lacs

Explanation: Beta measures the sensitivity of a scrip/ portfolio vis-a-vis index movement over a
period of time, on the basis of historical prices. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price
will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than
the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than
the market. For example, if a stock's beta is 1.3, it's theoretically 30% more volatile than the
market.
So, to obtain a hedge for a portfolio of shares, one has to sell Nifty futures.
The beta of a portfolio in the above case is 1.20. The portfolio value is Rs 25 lacs.
25 Lacs x 1.20 = Rs 30 lacs. Therefore, to get a complete hedge for this portfolio, Nifty worth Rs 30
lacs have to be sold.
Question 84. All the orders entered on the Trading System of a Derivative Exchange
are at Prices exclusive of brokerage. True or False?
A. False
B. True

Explanation: The prices are exclusive i.e., without any brokerage. Brokerage is added later and is
reflected in the contract note.
Question 85. If the price of a stock is volatile, then the option premium would be
relatively _______
A. Lower
B. Higher
C. No effect of volatility
D. Zero

Explanation: Higher volatility means higher risk and higher risk means one has to pay a higher
premium.
Question 86. If the liquid assets maintained by clearing member Mr. Ram are higher
than that clearing member Mr. Shyam, which of the below options is/are true?
A. There is no need to maintain liquid assets
B. Both Mr. Ram and Mr. Shyam have the same level of exposure
C. Mr Ram has a higher exposure level than Mr. Shyam
D. Mr Shyam has a higher exposure level than Mr. Ram

Explanation: As per the rules of SEBI and Stock Exchanges, the notional value of gross open
positions at any point in time in the case of all Futures and Options shall not exceed a particular
percentage of the liquid net worth of a member.
So, a member (Mr Ram) who keeps higher liquid assets as security and margin with the stock
exchanges will get higher exposure limits.
Question 87. Mr R wants to sell 17 contracts of January series at Rs.4550 and Mr S
wants to sell 20 contracts of February series at Rs. 4500. Lot size is 50. The Initial
Margin is fixed at 9%. How much Initial Margin is required to be collected from both
these investors by the broker?
A. Rs 3,48,075
B. Rs 4,05,000
C. Rs 5,87,500
D. Rs 7,53,075

Explanation: The Broker has to collect-

From Mr. R: 17 x 4550 x 50 x 9% = Rs 3,48,075
From Mr. S: 20 x 4500 x 50 x 9% = Rs 4,05,000
Therefore, the total margin to be collected is 348075 + 405000 = Rs 7,53,075
Question 88. Initial margin is calculated based on ______
A. Average price movement in the last 5 working days
B. Value-At-Risk (VAR) based margining
C. fixed at 25% for most of the scrips and 35% for volatile scrips
D. As per The Black & Scholes Model

Explanation: Initial margin requirements are based on 99% value at risk over a one daytime
horizon.
Question 89. _______ is a deal that produces profit by exploiting a price difference
in a product in two different markets.
A. Hedging
B. Trading
C. Speculation
D. Arbitrage

Explanation: Arbitrage means buying a security in one market while simultaneously selling the
same security in a different market, to benefit from price differential.
Question 90. A trader sells a lower strike price CALL option and buys a higher strike
price CALL option, both of the same scrip and same expiry date. This strategy is
called _______
A. Bearish Spread
B. Bullish Spread
C. Long term Investment
D. Butterfly

Explanation: A bear call spread is a limited profit, limited risk option strategy that can be used
when the options trader is moderately bearish on the underlying security.
It is entered by buying call options of a certain strike price and selling the same number of call
options of lower strike price (in the money) on the same underlying security with the same
expiration month.
Question 91. Mr. Ashu has bought 100 shares of ABC at Rs 980 per share. He expects
the price to go up but wants to protect himself if price falls. He does not want to
lose more than Rs. 1000 on this long position in ABC. What should Mr. Ashu do?
A. Place a stop loss order for 100 shares of ABC at Rs 990 per share
B. Place a stop loss order for 100 shares of ABC at Rs 970 per share
C. Place limit buy order for 100 shares of ABC at Rs 990 per share
D. Place a limit sell order for 100 shares of ABC at Rs 970 per share

Explanation: Mr. Ashu will lose Rs 1000 if the ABC share will fall by Rs 10 as he has 100 shares and
a 10 rupee fall will lead to Rs 1000 loss.
He has bought at Rs 980. So, he will put the stop loss order at Rs 970 (980 - 10). Click to Buy
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Question 92. A member has two clients Rohit and Mohit. Rohit has
purchased 100 contracts and Mohit has sold 300 contracts in March Tata
Steel futures series. What is the outstanding liability (open Position) of the
member towards Clearing Corporation in number of contracts?
A. 100
B. 300
C. 400
D. 200

Explanation: For a member i.e., Stock Broker, the liability will be the sum of all the contracts of all
his clients. The contracts cannot be netted in between two clients. So, in this case the sum of
contracts is 100 + 300 = 400 contracts.
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