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Monday, 12 May 2025

A NIFTY put bought at Friday’s close turned ₹226.60 into ₹13.60.

The call at the same went from ₹259.85 to ₹950.90.

Monday, 12 May 2025: NIFTY rose 916.70 points. The practice put changed from ₹226.60 to ₹13.60. Why?

What you will learn

  • See how an index move changes a put and a call.
  • Separate time passing from IV, the expected size of future moves.
  • Compare the result before and after costs.
premium9 May 2025 → 12 May 2025After charges
Put 24,000Expiry 15 May 2025₹226.60 → ₹13.60₹16,995.00 → ₹1,020.00−₹16,031.82 lossCharges ₹56.82
Call 24,000Expiry 15 May 2025₹259.85 → ₹950.90₹19,488.75 → ₹71,317.50+₹51,635.82 gainCharges ₹192.93

Monday, 12 May 2025 · NIFTY

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Official close · 15:30 · NIFTY 24,924.70

Official close
NIFTY 24,924.70
Put
₹13.60P&L so far −₹15,975.00
Call
₹950.90P&L so far +₹51,828.75

Between the two closes, each premium is worked out from that minute’s NIFTY. P&L is for 1 lot, before charges.

Candle interval
Read the prices
TimeOpenHighLowClose
9 May 2025 · Previous close———24,008.00
09:1524,420.1024,563.4024,378.8524,561.40
09:2024,562.4524,590.3524,562.4524,579.95
09:2524,578.6524,597.1524,572.0524,595.20
09:3024,596.1024,620.6024,585.6024,618.65
09:3524,618.5524,633.6024,602.2524,607.15
09:4024,607.8524,621.2524,583.4024,591.70
09:4524,592.8524,614.5024,592.4024,611.65
09:5024,613.1524,677.0524,613.1524,673.95
09:5524,675.4524,737.8024,670.5024,725.00
10:0024,725.5524,731.4024,691.4524,698.80
10:0524,698.4524,701.0524,681.1024,682.00
10:1024,682.3024,689.3024,668.4024,682.65
10:1524,682.3024,708.3024,682.3024,691.05
10:2024,691.1024,718.4524,691.1024,717.45
10:2524,718.0524,723.5524,696.7524,696.90
10:3024,697.5024,712.8524,686.5024,687.75
10:3524,687.1524,700.2024,679.0024,683.10
10:4024,682.8024,700.0024,673.3024,699.75
10:4524,699.9524,700.5524,674.9524,687.05
10:5024,687.1524,691.8524,677.7524,688.75
10:5524,689.1024,694.1524,669.1024,678.20
11:0024,679.3024,694.0024,679.3024,683.75
11:0524,684.1024,711.1524,683.8524,708.40
11:1024,709.6524,714.8524,701.9024,702.85
11:1524,703.2024,709.9024,698.5524,700.80
11:2024,700.9524,725.7524,700.3024,722.75
11:2524,723.1524,745.7524,722.2024,733.30
11:3024,733.3024,744.6024,732.0524,736.10
11:3524,736.0024,739.5524,718.9024,724.50
11:4024,725.0524,730.1524,715.7524,728.20
11:4524,728.2024,731.2024,713.2024,726.15
11:5024,726.7524,727.5524,716.3524,725.25
11:5524,726.3024,729.7524,715.5024,716.85
12:0024,717.3024,724.0524,711.3524,717.05
12:0524,717.2524,728.4524,717.0524,717.50
12:1024,718.0024,724.2024,713.4024,721.30
12:1524,723.3024,727.6524,717.2024,718.30
12:2024,718.7024,722.3024,702.6524,703.70
12:2524,703.0024,705.5024,690.3524,702.45
12:3024,702.3524,787.8524,702.3524,786.30
12:3524,788.0524,803.2524,776.7524,803.25
12:4024,802.8524,806.3024,778.5524,790.00
12:4524,789.9024,792.0024,774.8024,776.50
12:5024,775.5524,783.6524,772.3524,776.60
12:5524,777.5524,802.9524,774.8024,800.90
13:0024,801.4524,807.0524,781.2524,781.25
13:0524,782.1524,798.4024,779.9524,796.25
13:1024,796.1524,797.7524,784.4524,789.15
13:1524,789.1524,801.1524,789.0024,799.55
13:2024,799.2024,820.4524,798.5024,818.65
13:2524,818.6524,823.8524,803.7024,821.50
13:3024,821.6524,841.0024,818.2024,836.95
13:3524,836.6524,839.6024,827.3024,837.25
13:4024,838.1524,850.4024,836.0024,843.95
13:4524,845.2024,853.7524,840.7524,844.70
13:5024,846.2024,847.6524,833.7524,835.85
13:5524,835.4524,845.4524,830.1024,843.95
14:0024,844.8024,848.6024,840.9524,843.00
14:0524,843.2524,846.2024,836.0024,839.45
14:1024,840.0024,866.9524,836.6524,866.20
14:1524,866.2524,902.9024,866.2524,887.00
14:2024,887.1524,897.3024,883.6024,892.15
14:2524,892.5024,900.3524,889.1524,898.00
14:3024,897.1024,907.2024,874.4524,878.55
14:3524,878.2524,888.7024,864.8524,866.15
14:4024,866.5024,878.2524,854.7524,862.35
14:4524,862.2024,881.5024,858.2024,877.70
14:5024,874.7524,898.0524,871.1524,894.80
14:5524,894.3524,926.2024,891.6024,921.60
15:0024,920.8524,930.4024,909.2024,909.20
15:0524,909.2024,912.5024,898.3524,905.70
15:1024,905.7524,915.0524,905.1524,907.45
15:1524,907.4524,944.8024,904.7524,941.00
15:2024,941.4524,943.6524,928.6524,934.00
15:2524,932.9024,935.4524,920.2524,920.25
Official close———24,924.70

On this day 1 was 75. It is 65 now. Charges use the rates as at 18 Oct 2026.

How the money is worked out × lot size = the money for 1 lot. Money received − money paid − charges = the result.

  • Put 24,000: ₹226.60 × 75 = ₹16,995.00 paid. ₹13.60 × 75 = ₹1,020.00 received. ₹1,020.00 − ₹16,995.00 − ₹56.82 charges = −₹16,031.82 loss.
  • Call 24,000: ₹259.85 × 75 = ₹19,488.75 paid. ₹950.90 × 75 = ₹71,317.50 received. ₹71,317.50 − ₹19,488.75 − ₹192.93 charges = +₹51,635.82 gain.

Cost details

Each charge in rupees. Together they make the Charges total above.

Put 24,000 · Charges ₹56.82
Brokerage
₹40.00

Your broker’s fee. We use ₹20.00 for each order. This trade has 2 orders.

STT
₹1.53

. The government takes this tax on the sell order.

Exchange transaction charge
₹6.40

The stock exchange takes this fee on each trade.

SEBI fee
₹0.02

SEBI watches over the market. This is its tiny fee.

Stamp duty
₹0.51

A government tax on the buy order.

GST
₹8.36

Goods and Services Tax. It is charged on the brokerage and the fees.

Total charges
₹56.82

Work out your own trade in the trading cost calculator →

Call 24,000 · Charges ₹192.93
Brokerage
₹40.00

Your broker’s fee. We use ₹20.00 for each order. This trade has 2 orders.

STT
₹106.98

Securities Transaction Tax. The government takes this tax on the sell order.

Exchange transaction charge
₹32.26

The stock exchange takes this fee on each trade.

SEBI fee
₹0.09

SEBI watches over the market. This is its tiny fee.

Stamp duty
₹0.58

A government tax on the buy order.

GST
₹13.02

Goods and Services Tax. It is charged on the brokerage and the fees.

Total charges
₹192.93

Work out your own trade in the trading cost calculator →

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What moved them

NIFTY 24,008.00 → 24,924.70 · India VIX 21.63 → 18.39

Estimated price split

is the size of move suggested by the option’s price. India VIX is a separate number.

Price change before charges

Put

NIFTY’s move
−₹15,570.28 loss
Time passed
−₹3,864.11 loss
IV’s move
+₹3,459.40 gain
Remaining difference
−₹0.01 loss

Call

NIFTY’s move
+₹53,174.39 gain
Time passed
−₹4,810.00 loss
IV’s move
+₹3,464.34 gain
Remaining difference
+₹0.02 gain

The model uses interest 7% and dividend 0.6%.

Every strategy that day

Long put

Bought the put

−₹16,031.82 loss

Long call

Bought the call

+₹51,635.82 gain

Long straddle

Bought both

+₹35,604.00 gain

Short straddle

Sold both

−₹36,050.79 loss

NIFTY rose. Which option rose at the close?

See the answer

The put changed by −₹213.00 loss. The call changed by +₹691.05 gain.

Questions on this

Options questions · NISM Series VIII →

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Recorded NIFTY minute prices · Monday, 12 May 2025

The official close has its own point. It differs from the last minute candle.

Strike Price

The strike price is the level at which an option can be exercised.

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Lot Size

Lot size is the number of units of the underlying that one derivatives contract stands for.

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Option Premium

An option's price is its premium.

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Securities Transaction Tax (STT)

Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is a statutory tax the Government of India levies on purchases and sales of securities.

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Implied Volatility (IV)

Implied volatility is the market's assumption about how much the underlying will move before expiry.

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