What are the contract specifications and trading parameters of Options on Individual Securities ?
The Underlying security for the options on individual securities contracts shall be the underlying security available for trading in the capital market segment of the exchange These contracts can have a trading cycle of maximum 3 months- the near month (one), the next month (two) and the far month (three). With the expiration of near month contract on the last thursday of each month, a fresh contract is introduced on the very next day. The contract will expire on the previous trading day if last Thursday of the month is a trading holiday. The minimum value of a contract is Rs2, 00,000. Tick size of an Option contract is Re0.05. All Options on Individual Securities contracts are of American Style.