Futures Trading

How much margin would be blocked on placing the futures order?

Since the margin differs from stock to stock, you can view the margin by either going to the Margin Calculator or by going to the Place order page. 1. Margin Calculator: Once logged in, in the F&O home page, navigate to the important links section. You can find the margin calculator here. Once opened you can select the product type, stock code, expiry date, quantity, price, action (buy/sell) and then click on add. You will now see the margin required for the particular contract. 2. Place order page: In the place order page, select the contract of choice. Select Buy/Sell. and enter the quantity (lot size) of your choice. You need to define the order type i.e. market or limit. Now you can view the margin that will be required. 3. Basket order: In the menu, select Basket orders. Now, you can click on create basket and name it. Once created, select FUTURE. Select the stock of choice by typing the name in the stock code/Contract search box, select the trade type (buy/sell), quantity and order type (Market/Limit) and click on save to basket. In the next screen you can view the margin required. You can add multiple contracts in the basket to view the total margin required for all the contracts.