Bonus in Indian Oil Corporation: Implications on your F&O positions.

Indian Oil Limited has fixed a Record Date of July 1st, 2022 for the purpose of bonus shares in the ratio 1:2 i.e. One new bonus equity share of Rs. 10/- each for every Two existing equity shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid up. The ex-date being June 30, 2021.

What will happen to F&O open positions in India Oil Corporation?

For clients holding F&O contracts expiring on 30 June 2022: These contracts shall now expire on 29 June 2022 and liable to be physically settled if not closed before market hours on 29 June 2022.

You can mark your existing positions for physical delivery before 11 am or square off on ICICIdirect on 29 June 2022. If neither of the above actions are completed on 29 June, ICICIdirect systems will attempt to close the buy/sell Options position at 12:30 pm & buy/sell Futures position at 2:30 pm.

For clients holding F&O contracts expiring on 28 July 2022 and 25 August 2022: These contracts shall expire on respective expiries & will be adjusted according to the framework prescribed by SEBI. The adjustment for Futures will be Price and Lot Size & for Options will be Strike Price and Lot Size.

What is adjustment factor in IOC?

Adjustment factor for Bonus issue of A: B is defined as (A+B)/B. In the case of IOC, the adjustment factor is (1+2)/2 = 1.5 since the bonus issue ratio is 1:2.

What will be the new price & lot size for futures?

The adjusted market lot will be arrived at by multiplying the old market lot by the adjustment factor. The revised market lot size would be 9750.

What will be the new Strike price & lot size for Options?

Strike Price: The adjusted strike price will be arrived at by dividing the old strike price by the adjustment factor i.e. 1.5.

Lot Size: The adjusted lot size will be arrived at by multiplying the old market lot by the adjustment factor. The revised lot size would be 9750.

How do I mark my IOC position for physical delivery on ICICIdirect and when do I have to have funds or shares? 

In case you intend to avail physical settlement of Future and Options positions in June month contract, please give instruction on mobile number_9321410550. The intent will be taken only on 29th June 2022 before cut off time i.e. 11.a.m. For further quires please refer the FAQs.

Suppose you are long on the stock with long futures, short put or buy call and to take physical delivery, you need to allocate equivalent cash of the contract value in your F&O fund allocation. 

Suppose you have short futures, long puts or short call and you intend to give delivery of shares, you need to ensure that you have sufficient free shares of IOC in your demat account.

What if for some reason like lack of liquidity my position couldn’t be squared off for June expiry contracts on 29 June 2022?

If for some reason like lack of liquidity etc. your position couldn’t be squared off, then an In-the-money (ITM) option contract will be assigned to you. 

If you are holding long call options and it expires In-the-money (ITM), the contract will be assigned to you and if you don’t have funds to buy the shares, ICICIdirect will be forced to buy the stock on your behalf and sell next day. The equivalent profit or loss along with statutory charges will be passed to your account. 

If you are holding long put options and the contract expires in-the-money (ITM), you will have to give delivery of shares. In case the shares are not there in your demat account, it will go for auction. ICICIdirect will attempt to arrange the stock in Stock lending and borrowing scheme (SLBM) and give delivery of shares on your behalf and then sell. The loss on such transaction (difference between buy or sell) will be debited to your account. If any profit, it will be credited to your account. 

What is the closing price of IOC on 29 June 2022?

- IOC’s weighted average price from 3 pm to 3.30 pm on 29 June 2022.

What if the position is squared off before 3:30 pm?

- Client will receive MTM profit or loss on T+1 day.

What if position is not squared off on 29 June 2022?

- Physical settlement will take place & according to your FNO open positions, delivery shares payin or payout will happen.

When will physical settlement payin & payout happen?

- On T+2 days.

When will the blocked margins get released?

- On T+1 day.

What is the margin required for revised IOC contracts?

- Margin will be as per the exchange rule of SPAN plus Exposure.

We urge you to monitor your F&O positions in IOC and take timely action. 

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