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Contract & Expiry

SFO

Lot size, strike step and the expiry calendar.

Lot size / contract value
per lot (NSE lot size) or per contract (Delta: BTC 0.001, ETH 0.01). Quantity, cash secured and P&L all use lots × this.
Strike step
The chain’s interval. sit on its multiples so every level is a listed contract.
NSE monthly
Last Tuesday of the month, 15:30 IST; moved to the previous trading day on a holiday.
Delta weekly / monthly
Friday / last Friday at 12:00 UTC.
BrokerOption symbol formatExample
ZerodhaNFO:{ROOT}{YY}{MON}{STRIKE}{CE|PE}NFO:RELIANCE25OCT1200PE
Flattrade / Shoonya / AliceBlueNFO:{ROOT}{DD}{MON}{YY}{C|P}{STRIKE}NFO:RELIANCE28OCT25P1200
Delta Exchange{C|P}-{UNDERLYING}-{STRIKE}-{DDMMYY}P-BTC-62000-311025

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