Futures and options can protect a portfolio, generate income from holdings you already own, and manage concentrated risk. They can also destroy wealth faster than anything else we offer. We use them the first way — and we'll tell you when not to use them at all.
Index puts as insurance before a known risk window — an event, a retirement date, a planned withdrawal. You pay a premium; you sleep.
Earn
Income on holdings
Covered calls on stock you already own and intend to keep — rent on the portfolio, with the risks understood and capped.
Unwind
Managing concentration
Collars and staged exits for ESOP-heavy or single-stock wealth — de-risking a position without dumping it in one taxable, price-moving day.
The honest note: SEBI's own studies show most retail F&O traders lose money. If you come to us wanting to trade options for income with no underlying portfolio, we will decline — and suggest a SIP instead.
Hedge cost estimator
What does sleeping well cost?
Estimate the price of protecting your portfolio through a rough patch — and what it saves in a sharp fall.
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Like insurance: usually "wasted", occasionally the only thing that matters.
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Rough estimate based on typical index option premiums; actual pricing varies with volatility. Not an offer or advice.
Have a risk that needs managing?
Concentrated stock, a known event, a withdrawal date — bring the situation, we'll bring the structure. Or tell you it doesn't need one.