Calculating Contract Value in Interest Rate Futures for Risk Management

A regular client in your wealth management portfolio, an HNI with a significant exposure to long-duration gilt funds, calls you in a panic after reading headlines about a potential hike in repo rates. They want to know...

Demystifying Final Settlement Values for 91-Day T-Bill Futures

A regular client in your portfolio, perhaps an HNI who has recently explored the ₹10 lakh minimum investment threshold of a Specialized Investment Fund, calls you with a specific technical query. They have been tracking...

Managing Concentration Risk in Corporate Bond Index Futures

Consider a situation where you are presenting a hedging strategy to a HNI client who holds a concentrated portfolio of private sector debt. As a mutual fund distributor, you observe that while the client benefits from...

Navigating Settlement Realities in 91-Day T-Bill Futures

Consider a situation where a high-net-worth client, heavily invested in liquid mutual fund schemes, expresses interest in hedging their portfolio against short-term interest rate spikes. As a distributor, you suggest...

Navigating Settlement Risks: Physical vs. Cash in Interest Rate Futures

A common situation for an experienced distributor involves an HNI client holding a large portfolio of 10-year Government of India (GOI) bonds who is anxious about an impending interest rate hike. While you might...

Mastering the MIBOR Futures Trading Cycle for Effective Hedging

A corporate treasurer approaches you, expressing anxiety over the potential volatility in short-term borrowing costs for their firm. They are looking to hedge against rising interest rates for the upcoming quarter using...

Managing Expiry Timelines and Holiday Risks in Interest Rate Futures

Consider a situation where your client, an HNI with a significant allocation in long-duration debt mutual funds, asks you to hedge their interest rate risk using Government of India (GOI) security futures. You have...

Mastering Physical Delivery Mechanics in Interest Rate Futures

A common situation for a mutual fund distributor arises when an HNI client, seeking to hedge their large holdings in long-duration Government of India securities, asks about the risks of interest rate fluctuations. While...

Managing Margin and Capital Adequacy in Interest Rate Futures

A regular client of yours, who typically invests through systematic investment plans in debt mutual funds, suddenly expresses interest in hedging their portfolio using Interest Rate Futures. They have an HNI profile and...

Navigating Liquidity: Exchange-Traded Futures Versus OTC Instruments

A regular day at the office often involves a client comparing their existing mutual fund debt holdings with newer, more complex hedging products like Interest Rate Futures. When you explain that these futures trade on an...