Equity Derivatives Certification Examination – fincarrer.com

Equity Derivatives Certification Examination

Basics of Derivatives

Basics of Derivatives
Derivatives Market – History & Evolution
Indian Derivatives Market
Market Participants
Types of Derivatives Market
Significance of Derivatives
Various risks faced by the participants in derivatives

Understanding Index

Introduction to Index
Significance of Index
Types of Stock Market Indices
Attributes of an Index
Index management
Major Indices in India
Application of Indices

Introduction to Forwards and Futures

Introduction to forward contracts
Futures contracts
Contract specifications of futures contracts
Some important terminology associated with futures contracts
Differences between Forwards and Futures
Pay off Charts for Futures contract
Futures pricing
Price discovery and convergence of cash and futures prices on the expiry
Uses of futures

Introduction to Options

Basics of options
Contract specifications of exchange-traded options
Moneyness of an option
Intrinsic value and time value of an option
Pay off Charts for Options
Distinction between futures and options contracts
Basics of Option Pricing and Option Greeks
Option Pricing Models
Implied volatility of an option
Analysis of options from the perspectives of buyer and seller

Strategies using Equity futures and Equity options

Futures contracts for hedging, speculation and arbitrage
Use of options for trading and hedging
Arbitrage using options: Put-call parity
Delta-hedging
Interpreting open interest and put-call ratio for trading strategies

Trading Mechanism

Trading Mechanism
Eligibility criteria for selection of stocks for derivatives trading
Selection criteria of Index for trading
Adjustments for Corporate Actions
Trading costs
Algorithmic trading
Tracking Futures and Options data

Introduction to Clearing and Settlement System

Clearing Members
Clearing Mechanism
Interoperability of clearing corporations
Settlement Mechanism
Risk Management
Margining and mark to market under SPAN
Position limits
Violations and Penalties
Settlement Guarantee Fund and Investor Protection Fund

Legal and Regulatory Environment

Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
Regulations in Trading
Regulations in Clearing & Settlement and Risk Management
Eligibility criteria for membership on derivatives segment

Accounting and Taxation

Accounting
Taxation of derivative transaction in securities

Sales Practices and Investors Protection Services

Understanding risk profile of the client
Risk Disclosure Document
Written Anti Money Laundering Procedures
Investors Grievance Mechanism

URL – https://www.nism.ac.in/equity-derivatives/

Fees (Rs.) – 1500+
Test Duration(in minutes) – 120
No. of Questions – 100
Maximum Marks – 100
Pass Marks*(%) – 60
Certificate Validity(in years) – 3