CONTRACT SIZE & MULTIPLIER :
To arrive at the value of contract (Contract size), you would have to
multiply the index with a no. called multiplier, which would be standard
for index and defined in the contract specification before the introduction
of trading in a contract.
BSE has proposed its multiplier to be Rs. 50 for trading in BSE sensitive
index future contract.
For instance, if one month future contract on BSE sensitive index is
trading at 6000 when contract multiplier is Rs. 50, contract size would be
Rs. 3,00,000 (6000*50). We may say that multiplier is price per point of
index.
To arrive at the value of contract (Contract size), you would have to
multiply the index with a no. called multiplier, which would be standard
for index and defined in the contract specification before the introduction
of trading in a contract.
BSE has proposed its multiplier to be Rs. 50 for trading in BSE sensitive
index future contract.
For instance, if one month future contract on BSE sensitive index is
trading at 6000 when contract multiplier is Rs. 50, contract size would be
Rs. 3,00,000 (6000*50). We may say that multiplier is price per point of
index.