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Plain-English guides to the Indian options market — option chains, open interest, PCR, max pain, implied volatility, Greeks and strategies. Built to be read in minutes and applied on live data.

Option Chain Basics

How to Read an Option Chain

Strike, LTP, OI, change in OI, volume, IV, PCR and max pain — every column explained, with a worked NIFTY example.

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What is Open Interest (OI)?

What open interest means, change in OI, OI vs volume, and how OI reveals support and resistance.

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What is PCR (Put-Call Ratio)?

How PCR is calculated, OI vs volume PCR, what high and low readings mean, and how to use it without the myths.

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What is Max Pain?

The strike where option buyers lose most at expiry — how it's calculated, the pinning effect, and how to use it.

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Options Concepts

What is Implied Volatility (IV)?

IV, IV percentile, IV crush around events and India VIX — why volatility makes or breaks option trades.

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ITM, ATM & OTM Explained

Option moneyness made simple — in/at/out of the money for calls and puts, intrinsic vs time value, and which to trade.

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