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...

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...

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...

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...