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Tuesday, 27 January 2026

A NIFTY put bought at Friday’s close turned ₹81.20 into ₹0.00.

The call at the same went from ₹97.40 to ₹125.40.

Tuesday, 27 January 2026: NIFTY rose 126.75 points. The practice put changed from ₹81.20 to ₹0.00. 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.
premium23 Jan 2026 → 27 Jan 2026After charges
Put 25,050Expiry 27 Jan 2026₹81.20 → ₹0.00₹5,278.00 → ₹0.00−₹5,303.99 lossCharges ₹25.99
Call 25,050Expiry 27 Jan 2026₹97.40 → ₹125.40₹6,331.00 → ₹8,151.00+₹1,781.31 gainCharges ₹38.69

Tuesday, 27 January 2026 · NIFTY

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Official close · 15:30 · NIFTY 25,175.40

Official close
NIFTY 25,175.40
Put
₹0.00P&L so far −₹5,278.00
Call
₹125.40P&L so far +₹1,820.00

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
23 Jan 2026 · Previous close———25,048.65
09:1525,063.3525,126.3025,006.3025,009.95
09:2025,007.5025,008.7024,937.5524,946.40
09:2524,946.3024,970.7024,932.5524,958.55
09:3024,958.4025,000.2024,940.2024,989.50
09:3524,989.9525,095.1524,977.8025,091.50
09:4025,090.6525,147.6025,064.7525,147.60
09:4525,148.8025,161.8525,121.0025,152.20
09:5025,151.7525,158.7525,126.4025,137.25
09:5525,139.0525,141.3025,100.9525,108.90
10:0025,111.0025,152.3525,111.0025,130.30
10:0525,130.2025,133.2025,083.3525,099.45
10:1025,099.9025,131.6025,086.9025,128.45
10:1525,129.3525,184.9525,123.5025,176.60
10:2025,177.0025,179.0025,158.4025,161.55
10:2525,161.2025,172.3525,117.3025,117.70
10:3025,117.7025,133.4025,105.7525,128.65
10:3525,128.3025,131.5525,108.7025,110.65
10:4025,112.1025,112.3525,019.7025,030.00
10:4525,028.8525,044.7525,012.4525,041.35
10:5025,041.6025,041.6024,979.2024,994.70
10:5524,996.4025,011.4024,979.0524,983.25
11:0024,983.8525,021.5024,980.0025,011.05
11:0525,008.8025,039.8024,994.0525,019.25
11:1025,019.9525,030.3025,013.8025,029.40
11:1525,029.0525,057.1025,022.1025,048.05
11:2025,049.8025,064.8525,037.1525,039.40
11:2525,038.6525,066.6525,030.9525,057.70
11:3025,057.7525,084.8025,052.5525,063.00
11:3525,063.0025,091.6525,062.8525,090.50
11:4025,091.0025,157.8525,079.4525,154.65
11:4525,154.1525,162.0525,107.7525,108.15
11:5025,109.4025,109.7025,084.2025,086.75
11:5525,088.5525,116.9525,083.6025,103.65
12:0025,104.0025,131.8025,092.6525,113.65
12:0525,114.5525,125.9025,114.1525,115.25
12:1025,116.2525,137.6525,113.9525,120.35
12:1525,121.5525,127.5525,091.2525,091.95
12:2025,092.0025,135.5025,091.2025,127.60
12:2525,127.1025,138.2025,100.3525,102.10
12:3025,102.2525,109.2525,083.1025,098.80
12:3525,099.0025,101.8025,070.5525,086.40
12:4025,086.1025,093.6525,076.5525,079.55
12:4525,081.2025,091.8025,058.5025,058.50
12:5025,060.4525,100.4025,056.5025,094.30
12:5525,094.0025,096.8525,082.3525,088.95
13:0025,088.9525,090.4525,065.1525,080.95
13:0525,080.7025,094.4025,074.2025,089.60
13:1025,089.5025,090.9025,071.1525,088.95
13:1525,089.1025,099.5025,081.2025,098.05
13:2025,098.6025,112.7525,085.9025,103.55
13:2525,102.4025,123.7025,089.8525,120.90
13:3025,122.7025,132.2525,106.5025,106.90
13:3525,107.2525,108.5525,027.7025,031.70
13:4025,033.6025,064.1025,018.0025,045.25
13:4525,046.1525,060.7525,040.6525,058.65
13:5025,059.8025,065.9025,036.9525,043.45
13:5525,043.7525,065.6525,039.6025,049.35
14:0025,050.8525,055.6525,013.1525,016.55
14:0525,017.4025,033.1024,998.2525,024.45
14:1025,026.0525,059.4025,024.3525,034.55
14:1525,034.9025,039.5025,024.0525,029.35
14:2025,030.0525,032.8525,007.8525,021.25
14:2525,022.7025,039.4525,019.0025,032.65
14:3025,032.7025,051.1025,024.4525,041.75
14:3525,042.3025,093.0525,040.6525,092.40
14:4025,093.1025,108.6525,084.8525,087.60
14:4525,088.9025,116.0525,088.3025,115.20
14:5025,115.9025,145.8025,115.1525,142.50
14:5525,143.6025,155.3025,116.5525,139.45
15:0025,141.2025,145.5525,100.7525,128.85
15:0525,130.5025,160.2525,125.9025,147.70
15:1025,142.9525,175.3525,142.7525,170.40
15:1525,169.2525,207.3525,168.0525,202.90
15:2025,203.9525,230.2025,190.6525,230.20
15:2525,230.4025,246.6525,225.7025,234.10
Official close———25,175.40

On this day 1 was 65. 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 25,050: ₹81.20 × 65 = ₹5,278.00 paid. ₹0.00 × 65 = ₹0.00 received. ₹0.00 − ₹5,278.00 − ₹25.99 charges = −₹5,303.99 loss.
  • Call 25,050: ₹97.40 × 65 = ₹6,331.00 paid. ₹125.40 × 65 = ₹8,151.00 received. ₹8,151.00 − ₹6,331.00 − ₹38.69 charges = +₹1,781.31 gain.

Cost details

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

Put 25,050 · Charges ₹25.99
Brokerage
₹20.00

Your broker’s fee. We use ₹20.00 for each order. This trade has 1 order.

STT
₹0.00

. None here, because the option was worth nothing at .

Exchange transaction charge
₹1.88

The stock exchange takes this fee on each trade.

SEBI fee
₹0.01

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

Stamp duty
₹0.16

A government tax on the buy order.

GST
₹3.94

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

Total charges
₹25.99

Work out your own trade in the trading cost calculator →

Call 25,050 · Charges ₹38.69
Brokerage
₹20.00

Your broker’s fee. We use ₹20.00 for each order. This trade has 1 order.

STT
₹12.23

Securities Transaction Tax. At expiry it is charged on what the option is worth. This one is our estimate.

Exchange transaction charge
₹2.25

The stock exchange takes this fee on each trade.

SEBI fee
₹0.01

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

Stamp duty
₹0.19

A government tax on the buy order.

GST
₹4.01

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

Total charges
₹38.69

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What moved them

NIFTY 25,048.65 → 25,175.40 · India VIX 14.19 → 14.45

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
−₹1,531.18 loss
Time passed
−₹3,746.79 loss
IV’s move
—
Remaining difference
−₹0.03 loss

IV cannot be solved at expiry. The index and time split holds the starting IV.

Call

NIFTY’s move
+₹6,707.37 gain
Time passed
−₹4,887.35 loss
IV’s move
—
Remaining difference
−₹0.02 loss

IV cannot be solved at expiry. The index and time split holds the starting IV.

The model uses interest 7% and dividend 0.6%.

This calculation uses 0.15% for exercise STT.

Every strategy that day

Long put

Bought the put

−₹5,303.99 loss

Long call

Bought the call

+₹1,781.31 gain

Long straddle

Bought both

−₹3,522.68 loss

Short straddle

Sold both

+₹3,388.48 gain

NIFTY rose. Which option rose at the close?

See the answer

The put changed by −₹81.20 loss. The call changed by +₹28.00 gain.

Questions on this

Options questions · NISM Series VIII →

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Recorded NIFTY minute prices · Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Put · Closing premium ₹0.05 · expiry value ₹0.00

Call · Closing premium ₹184.10 · expiry value ₹125.40

Strike Price

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

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Lot Size

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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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Expiry Day

Expiry day is the last day on which a derivative contract can be traded.

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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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