The Postgraduate Department of Commerce in association with the Alumni Engagement Cell organized a session on ‘Practical Aspects of Equity Derivatives’ on 11th April 2023. The Resource Person for the session was Mr. Chirag Majithia, Partner at Shreeji Investments, Margao. Asst. Prof. Ms. Valencia Baptista welcomed the students to the session and Mr. Hassan Raza of M.Com-I introduced the Resource Person.
Mr. Chirag began the session by providing a brief overview of the practical aspects of equity derivatives. He covered various topics related to derivatives markets, such as margin money, equity derivatives, call & put options, futures contracts, open interest, and trade cycles. He explained how buyers and sellers enter into contracts and provided examples of equity derivatives, such as Reliance and Adani Power. He also informed the students about equity options, equity index futures, and the differences between call and put options.
In addition, Mr. Chirag conducted a demonstration on how to enter into a contract in F&O markets and how to buy stocks. He divided the audience into two groups, where one group was allotted an index and the other was allotted a stock, and he showed them how to place buy and sell orders for the future via digital platforms.
The session concluded with the students expressing their opinions and asking questions about derivatives. Mr. Frazer Menezes proposed the Vote of Thanks, and the session ended at 12:30 pm.
