You may find it difficult to understand how the derivatives market works and interpret the vast derivatives information available to manage risk exposure and enhance returns. Regardless of the criticism, it is critical to recognise that the derivatives market offers immense opportunity due to intrinsic fund leveraging.

To solve this problem, we are introducing our “Derivative Analytics Made Easy” course, which will help you easily analyze the derivative data to make informed decisions.

This derivative analysis course aims to help you gain a comprehensive understanding of derivatives data and the techniques used to decode and interpret them.

Derivative Analytics Made Easy is a self-paced course where you will understand the importance of various research tools, including fundamental, technical and derivatives analysis. And then, you will deep dive into the various parameters to analyze futures and options contracts, including Bhav Copy, Open Interest, Volume and Delivery, the relationship between Open Interest, Price and Volume, Premium/Discount, Rollover Statistics, FII Statistics, Max Pain or Range Theory and Put Call Ratio.

Please find below the overview of the topics covered in this course - Derivative Analytics Made Easy:

Topic 1: Understanding the Important Derivatives Research Tools

• You will understand the importance of fundamental, technical, and derivative analysis in the world of the stock market. 
• Understand how fundamental analysis helps you to analyze the micro and macro factors of the company.
• Learn how technical analysis assists you in understanding the price behaviour of the stock.
• Understand how derivatives analysis helps in managing risk against uncertainties. 

Topic 2: Important Parameters of Analyzing Futures and Options

• You will then delve into the various parameters to analyze futures and options contracts.
• Gain a brief knowledge of Bhav copy, open interest, volume and delivery.
• Explore the relationship between open interest, price and volume.
• Understand concepts such as premium/discount, rollover statistics, FII statistics, max pain or range theory and put call ratio that will help you to analyze F&O.

Topic 3: Decoding Bhav Copy

• You will know the importance of reading and analyzing the historical data of each security listed on the NSE, including stocks, bonds, derivatives, and other securities. 
• Learn to download the Bhav Copy report and then extract the key data for further analysis.

• Decode the Bhav Copy, which involves transforming the raw data within the file into meaningful insights.
• By applying the pivot table in Excel, you will learn to extract valuable information from the Bhav Copy to make mindful decisions regarding trading.

Topic 4: Relationship between Price, Volume and Open Interest

• You will know how to analyze the open interest and volume of the derivative instruments to understand the liquidity and activity of futures and options contracts.
• Understand the relationship between price, volume and open interest to understand the trend of the market. 
• Learn about the nature of the contracts, i.e., long unwinding, long build-up, short covering and short build-up. 
• Learn how to analyze these factors using the StockEdge App.

Topic 5: Detailed Working Excel Sheet

• You will learn how to crunch and filter out the relevant data from the NSE website. 
• In the detailed working Excel sheet, you will apply the pivot table to take out the relevant data for further analysis and research.

Topic 6: Conclusion from the Working Sheet 

• You will learn how to comprehend and interpret relevant data such as volume, open interest and price. 

Topic 7: Premium/Discount and Rollover Analysis

• You will understand the concept of premium and discount.
• Learn to analyze the basis and rollover of the futures and options.

Topic 8: FII/FPI Statistics 

• You will learn how to extract and analyze the FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investors) and DIIs (Domestic Institutional Investors) activity using StockEdge App and interpret it.

Topic 9: Options Data Analytics

• You will grasp how to analyze and use options data while trading.
• Explore the concept of Max Pain or Range Theory and Put Call Ratio.