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Futures

Trade index and stock futures with deep charts, full futures chain and live margin. Calculators for futures P&L, basis, rollover cost and contract value.

What you get

  • Index and stock futures
  • Live margin and exposure tracking
  • Basis and rollover cost calculators
  • Lot-size and contract-value tools
  • Futures chain across expiries

Calculators for futures

Futures P&L CalculatorComing soon

Profit and loss based on entry, exit, lot size and direction.

Futures Margin CalculatorComing soon

SPAN + exposure margin for index and stock futures.

Basis CalculatorComing soon

Basis = futures price − spot — annualised cost-of-carry.

Rollover Cost CalculatorComing soon

Cost of rolling a futures position to the next expiry.

Futures trading basics

A futures contract is an obligation to buy or sell the underlying at a fixed price on a future date. NSE offers index futures (NIFTY, BANK NIFTY, FINNIFTY) and futures on ~190 individual stocks, with monthly expiry on the last Thursday.

Key concepts

  • Lot size: contract quantity — set by the exchange per symbol.
  • Margin: SPAN + exposure, ~12–20% of contract value.
  • Basis: futures − spot, narrows toward expiry.
  • Rollover: close near-month and open next-month before expiry.

Tax treatment

Futures P&L is non-speculative business income, taxed at slab rate. Turnover for audit thresholds = absolute profit/loss on every trade.