1.

Gender:
Male Female

2. Age:
18-25 years 26-35 years 36-45 years 46-55 years

56-65 years Above 65 years

3. Educational Qualification:
10thstd 10+2 std Graduate Post- graduate

Doctorate

4. Occupation:
Student Service Entrepreneur Professional

Retired Housewife

5. Annual income:
Below 1 lac 1 to 5 lacs 5 to 10 lacsAbove 10 lacs

6. What % of income do you save?

Below 5% 5-10% 10-20% Above 20%

7. Are you trading in equity derivative market?

Yes No

8. If No, then why?

Lack of knowledge Huge amount of investment Counter party risk

Risky & highly leveraged instruments Uncertainty of returns

Slump in markets

9. How did you come to know about equity related derivatives?

Brokerage firms Family & friends Ads & hoardings Banks

10. What % of your income do you invest do you invest in derivative market?
Below 5% 5-10% 10-15% 15- 20%
Above 20%

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 11. Have you undergone any training from NSE, BSE or any broking firm?
YES NO

12. Please indicate your preference on the following investment avenues :

Categories Highly Favourable Neutral unfavourable Highly

favourable Unfavourable
Cash market
Future
Option
Commodities

13. The following statements represent some aspects of your investments made in equity
market. Please mark your satisfaction on each of them on a scale of 1 to 5, where, 1
= Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 =Neutral, , 4= Agree, 5= Strongly Agree.

S. Statements 1 2 3 4 5
no
1. I am well aware about the details of the equity market.
2. I have good knowledge about the strategies used for investment.
3. Understanding the performance of the investment made is easy
4. The future performance of the derivative market is easily
predictable
Derivatives are highly risky financial instruments
6. I understand the risks associated even with the worst case
scenarios
7. Possible losses in the investment in derivative market can be very
large.
8. Exit costs are well- known & understood
9. Large margin amount is a barrier for my frequent participation in
derivative market.
10. The misuse of derivatives causes firms failures, not derivatives
per se
11. Use of derivatives should be encouraged
12. Gains of derivatives far outweigh their shortcomings
14.
Derivatives if used properly, offer possibility of large speculative
gains.
15. Derivatives when used properly are potentially beneficial in

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16. Derivatives are easy options for investments and savings
17. Derivatives offer better returns than other investments.
18. Derivatives are a good mode of taking tax advantage.
19. I am satisfied with the rate of return I receive.
20. Long term investments are more profitable
21. I only invest in stocks with good past performance records
22. I only make investments in most popular stocks
23. Derivative market to be growing at a fast pace in india
24. Indian derivative market is now well prepared to deal with more
complex instruments like exotic options.
25. High volatility mostly leads to higher gains
26. Existence of speculators can help in avoidance of risk.
27. Liquidity is an important factor to be considered before making an
investment.
28. Regulatory bodies have been successful in promoting trading
activities through various training programs

Any suggestions: ….