NISM Series XVI - Commodity Derivatives Exam Notes
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where C is Call Premium, P is Put Premium, S is Underlying Price and K is Strike Price
Commodity options in India devolve into Commodity Futures. Buyers of commodity options would get a right to have a position in underlying commodity futures rather than getting a right to outrightly buy/sell the actual commodity on expiry. So, the underlying for a commodity options contract is a commodity futures contract of a specified month traded on the corresponding exchange.
Long call position shall devolve into long position in the underlying futures contract
Long put position shall devolve into short position in the underlying futures contract
Short call position shall devolve into short position in the underlying futures contract