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24 February 2011

Rollover Analysis: Edelweiss

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On the D-1, ~58% of the market wide futures positions have been rolled over to the
March series which is a tad higher than ~56% rollovers seen on D-1 of January
expiry. Future market holds an OI of ~INR 538bn as compared to ~INR 571bn on D-
1 of January expiry. Roll cost levels in the stock futures (cost to the long rollers)
remained at ~70-75 bps.
Nifty has rolled ~49% of the positions into the next series, which is in line with D-1
of January expiry (~47%). Nifty roll cost contracted further in today’s session. From
yesterday’s levels of ~13-14 points it came down to ~8-9 points today. Nifty holds
an OI of ~596,400 contracts (INR 162bn) as against an OI of ~556,439 contracts
seen on D-1 of January (INR 158bn). Around 87,670 contracts got rolled while
20,419 contracts were squared off in the near month.


On D-1, sugar and FMCG has seen strong rollovers with ~68% and ~66% positions respectively getting rolled over to
the next series. Prominent counters are Balrampur Chini (~75%) and Hindustan Unilever (76%). Telecom and
engineering (~65% each) are the other sectors that have seen strong rolls. Rollovers in metals remain weak with
~53% of the positions being rolled over to the next month.

Focus Stock
􀂄 Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL): The counter has an open interest of ~3.67mn shares in the near month.
Rollovers stand at ~60%. Near month futures open interest is nearly 3.7 times the average volumes traded in
cash market. Short rolls are happening at a profit of ~70-75 bps. If rollovers fail to gain momentum in
tomorrow’s session, we can expect selling on the back of unwinding of cash futures arbitrage position.
􀂄 Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL): The counter has an open interest of ~2.7mn shares of which ~66% of the
positions have been rolled over to the next series. Rolls are happening at parity. The near month futures open
interest is ~1.25 times the average volumes traded in cash market. We believe that lack of rollovers will
trigger VWAP buying as the reverse arbitrage positions will buyback the cash.
􀂄 Tata Motors (TTMT): The counter has an open interest of ~10.35mn shares of which 56% of the positions
have been rolled over to the next series. Rolls are happening at a loss of ~65-70 bps to short rollers. The near
month futures open interest is ~1.15 times the average volumes traded in cash market. With the futures
trading at discount for a major part of the month, reverse arbitrage positions have been set up. If the rollovers
stay weak, we can expect VWAP buying.

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