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Updates to help you make informed trading decisions.

Update on hedged F&O open positions

Let's understand the changes concerning the un-hedging of your F&O open positions:

Previously, you could un-hedge your F&O open positions even if you had insufficient margin, which would lead to margin shortfall and the un-hedged positions used to be squared off by the Risk Management System (RMS). However, from October 30, un-hedging your positions when there is a risk of a margin shortfall will not be possible and your order will be rejected.

The rejection message will be "RMS:Square Off Order Margin Exceeds, Cash Available:50000.00,Additional margin required:39006.49 for entity account-ABCXYZ10 across exchange across segment across product."

You will be able to un-hedge your F&O positions as long as you maintain sufficient margin that will be required to cover your positions after the un-hedge trade.

This adjustment is driven by the fact that when you un-hedge your positions, and there's a margin shortfall, the Risk Management System (RMS) squares off your position which leads to booking of losses and unfavorable position closures. To prevent these situations, we have introduced the changes described above.

To continue trading smoothly in light of these new developments, you can adopt to either of the following approaches:

Approach 1: Square off your options sell position or futures buy/sell position first (hedged positions) To avoid any increase in margin requirements and potential margin shortfalls, you can square off your un-hedged positions first.

Approach 2: Maintain sufficient margin Ensure that your account holds a sufficient margin balance. This will be essential when you square off your hedged positions and the required margin increases, as you will need the available margin to meet the increased margin requirements.

Below are the most common scenarios that could lead to the above instances:

Strategy Legs                                 Required Margin post squaring off hedged position Available margin How can you avoid order rejection?
Call spread
Nifty 19700 Call Buy
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Nifty 19600 Call Sell
90,000
50,000
1. Square off 19600 Call first.
2. Maintain sufficient margin i.e. 90,000
Put Spread
Nifty 19500 Put Buy
-------------------
Nifty 19600 Put Sell
80,000
40,000
1. Square off 19600 Put first.
2. Maintain sufficient margin i.e. 80,000
Short Straddle
Nifty 19500 Put Sell
-------------------
Nifty 19500 Call Sell
1,20,000
1,30,000
No impact
Short Iron Condor
Nifty 19500 Put Sell
-------------------
Nifty 19500 Call Sell
-------------------
Nifty 19300 Put Buy
------------------
Nifty 19700 Call Buy
1,50,000
1,00,000
1. Square off 19500 Call and Put first.
2. Maintain sufficient margin i.e. 1,50,000
Short Butterfly
Nifty 19400 Put Sell
-------------------
Nifty 19600 Call Sell
-------------------
Nifty 19300 Put Buy
-------------------
Nifty 19700 Call Buy
1,70,000
1,20,000
1. Square off 19600 Call Sell and 19400 Put Sell first.
2. Maintain sufficient margin i.e. 1,70,000
Covered call Fut
Nifty Fut buy
-------------------
Nifty 19600 Call Sell
1,30,000
1,40,000
No impact
Protective Put
Nifty Fut buy
-------------------
Nifty 19600 Put Buy
90,000
50,000
1. Square off Futures positions first.
2. Maintain sufficient margin i.e. 90,000

What is the required margin, hedge margin benefit and margin shortfall?

  • Required Margin: It is the total margin required to place an order. If the available margin is less than the required margin, the order will not be placed. This is the minimum amount that you need to have in your account to place the order.
  • Hedge Margin Benefit: When you create any hedge positions, the margin requirement reduces (depending on the positions) since you have created multiple positions in different directions to reduce the risk. Since you have created a hedge position, you will get the hedge margin benefit and the total required margin will reduce.
  • Margin Shortfall: If the market moves against your positions and the available margin falls below the required margin due to increase in the losses, this will lead to a margin shortfall and your position will be squared off by RMS.

You can check the margin required and the hedge margin benefit received with the help of the Kotak Margin Calculator. Click here

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