Understanding Commodity Options and Indices – Webinar in English

Name: Understanding Commodity Options and Indices – Webinar in English
Start: 21 Aug, 2021
End: 21 Aug, 2021

Of the various ways one can trade in commodities, the ‘index way’ stands out for its ease and ability to provide exposure to the performance of a basket of commodities. MCX iCOMDEX series of commodity indices are excess return indices which consist of a composite index (constituting futures contracts across different commodity segments), two sectoral indices (Bullion Index and Base Metals Index) and four Single Commodity Indices (Gold Index, Silver Index, Copper Index and Crude Oil Index). Trading on MCX iCOMDEX indices offers the benefits of investing in commodities - such as portfolio diversification and low volatility – in an easy and reliable manner.

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ABOUT THE EXPERT

Mr. Ashutosh Vasisht

AVP Training and Education

He has an experience of over18 years in BFSI. After starting of as a trading dealer on exchanges he moved into his passion for training in multiple financial markets asset classes, Trading & Settlement Systems. He is an SME in Financial Markets Derivatives both Exchange Traded &OTC. He has been part of teams that have conceptualized, created & launched professional certifications & programmes on Derivatives MCCP, DICM. He has also acted as visiting faculty & guest speaker in institutes like IIM, SBI, RBI, Welingkar’s , Symbiosis, NIBM & multiple B-Schools. In his career he has got opportunities to head Training, Learning & Development in Capital Markets wings for companies like JP Morgan, Wipro & Cognizant. He is an MBA in Finance, MA in Economics, and IAQ from Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments in London, NCMP Level IV & Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
ABOUT THE EXPERT

Mr. Prathamesh Mallya

AVP – Research, Commodities & Currencies

Prathamesh functions as the AVP Research, Commodities, and Currencies in Angel One. An ex- JP Morgan Chase, he has more than ten years of experience in the field of research with subject matter expertise in Commodities and Currencies. In Angel One, his job is to guide the team, assisting in preparing critical research reports. He travelled extensively across the country as speaker and host, conducting several seminars and workshops on the commodity market.

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Details

Commodity options are useful risk management tools, particularly for the small stakeholders, as the option buyer does not generally have to maintain margins. They are akin to price insurance for the hedgers which can be bought by paying only a one-time option premium.

What will you learn?

Commodity Indices:

Low Margin requirements
Portfolio diversification
Low Volatility
Cash Settled contracts

Commodity Options:

Options on Futures
Low capital intensive
Better cash flow management
Futures & Options combination (both risk management tools): gives leverage of futures with safety of options: Profit from change in future prices but limit losses via Options