Stock Market Questions And Answers

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON CHAPTER

Q. The best buy order for a given futures contract is the order to buy the index at the

1. H^hest Price
2. Average of the highest and lowest price.
3. Lowest price.
4. None of the above.

A. The best buy order for a given futures contract is the order to buy the index at the highest price whereas the best sell order is the order to sell the index at the lowest price.

The correct answer is NO. 1.

Q. The Futures and options segment of NSE provides trading facilities for the following Derivative instruments

1. Index based futures.
2. Index based options
3. Individual Stock Options.
4. All the above.

A. The Futures and options segment of NSE provides trading facilities for index based futures, index based options, individual stock options and individual stock futures.

The correct answer is NO.4.

Q. At any given time, the Futures and Options segment of

NSE provides Trading facilities for…………………………. Nifty Futures contracts.

1. Two.
2. 2. Three
3. Nine _t *
4. None of the above.

At any given time NSE trades three Nifty futures contracts having one-jmonth, two-month ‘ and three- month expiry cycles.

The correct answer is NO.2.

Q. ,The Maximum brokerage chargeable by a trading member in relation to trades effected in the contracts on the Futures and Options segment of NSE is fixed at…………….  of the contract value, exclusive of statutory

levies.

1.1.5%

2.1%

3.2.0%

4.2.5%

A. The correct answer is NO.4.

Q. All Futures and Options contracts expire on the

1. Last Friday of the Month
2. Last Thursday of the Month.
3. Last T uesday of the Month.
4. None of the above.

A. All Futures and Options contracts expire on the last Thursday of the Month.

The correct answer is NO.2.

1. Order driven market.
2. Price Driven market.
3. Demand E’riven market.
4. None of the above.

A. The NEAT F&O trading system supports an order driven market. The correct answer is NO. 1.

Q. On the NSE’s NEAT-F&O SYSTEM, matching of trades takes place at the

1. Active order price
2. Passive order price
3. Market price
4. None of the above.

A. All passive orders will be stacked in the system in terms of price-time priority and trades will take place at the passive order price (similar to the existing capital market trading system).

The correct answer is NO.2.

Q. On 26th January, the Nifty Index stands at 2250. The value of a single index futures contract is

1. Rs.2,25,000
2. Rs.2,50,000
3. Rs.4,50,000
4. Rs.2,00,000

A. Futures trading is for a Minimum lot of 100 units.

So the correct answer is No. 1 (2250 x 100).

Q. All options contracts expire on the

1. Last Friday of the Month
2. Last Thursday of the Month
3. Last Tuesday of the Month
4. None of the above

A. All options contracts will expire on the last Thursday of the month.

The correct answer is No.2.

Q. New Options contracts are introduced on the

1. First Trading day ofthemonth
2. Last Thursday of the Month
3. Last Wednesday of the Month
4. On the next trading day following the expiry of near month contract.

A. New Options contracts are introduced on the next trading day following the expiry of near month contract. The correct answer is No.4.

Q. What is Unique Trading Member I.D.,

A. Each user of a trading member must be registered with the exchange and is assigned an unique user ID., The unique trading member ID functions as a reference for all orders/trades of different users. This ID is common for all users of a particular trading member.