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Option Buying vs Option Selling: Beginners Ke Liye Sach

Option buy karein ya sell? Buyer aur seller ka asli risk, simple example ka maths aur beginners ke liye practical rules, Hinglish mein.

ShivamFounder, ScalpTrading.in
1 November 2026 5 min read 22 reads

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Option trading shuru karte hi ek sawaal sabke dimaag mein aata hai: option buy karein ya option sell karein? Koi kehta hai “buying mein loss limited hai, wahi safe hai.” Koi kehta hai “sellers hi paisa banate hain, buyers to bas premium dete hain.” Dono baatein aadhi sach hain, aur aadhi sach hi sabse khatarnak hoti hai.

Is article mein hum simple bhasha mein samjhenge ki option buyer aur option seller ke beech asli farq kya hai, risk kahan chhupa hai, ek easy example se dono ka maths, aur beginner ke liye sabse samajhdaar shuruaat kya ho sakti hai.

Option buyer kya karta hai?

Option buyer ek premium pay karta hai aur badle mein use ek right milta hai. Call buyer chahta hai price upar jaaye, put buyer chahta hai price neeche jaaye.

Buyer ka sabse bada plus point: maximum loss pehle se pata hota hai. Jitna premium diya, utna hi max loss. Agar move bada aaya to profit kaafi ho sakta hai.

Lekin buyer ke against teen cheezein kaam karti hain:

  • Direction: price sahi side jaana chahiye.
  • Speed: move jaldi aana chahiye, kyunki time ke saath premium ghatta hai (isse Theta decay kehte hain).
  • Size: move itna bada hona chahiye ki premium ka kharcha cover ho jaaye.

Yaani buyer ko teeno cheezein sahi chahiye. Isliye buyers ke bahut saare trades chhote losses mein khatam hote hain, chahe direction thodi sahi bhi ho.

Option seller kya karta hai?

Option seller (writer) premium receive karta hai. Wo chahta hai ki option expiry tak worthless ho jaaye ya premium kam ho jaaye, taaki wo premium uske paas reh jaaye.

Seller ke favour mein time kaam karta hai. Price side mein ruke, thoda move kare, ya seller ki side jaaye, teeno situation mein seller ko fayda ho sakta hai. Isliye sellers ke paas aksar chhote-chhote wins zyada hote hain.

Lekin yahan sabse bada sach: naked option selling mein maximum profit limited hai (sirf premium), aur loss theoretically bahut bada ho sakta hai. Ek bada gap ya sudden move mahino ka kamaya hua premium ek din mein le ja sakta hai. Saath hi selling ke liye margin bhi kaafi zyada lagta hai.

“Buyer ka loss chhota par baar-baar hota hai. Seller ka loss kam baar aata hai, par jab aata hai to bada aata hai.”

Example: dono ka maths ek saath

Ye sirf samajhne ke liye example hai, kisi real instrument ki trade ya target nahi.

Maan lo ek option ka premium 100 rupaye hai aur example quantity 50 hai (real lot size apne broker / NSE par check karo).

Buyer ki side

  • Buyer ne diya: 100 × 50 = 5,000 rupaye. Ye uska max loss hai.
  • Agar premium 160 ho jaaye: profit = 60 × 50 = 3,000 rupaye.
  • Agar premium 40 reh jaaye: loss = 60 × 50 = 3,000 rupaye.
  • Agar expiry par premium zero: poora 5,000 rupaye gaya.

Seller ki side

  • Seller ko mila: 5,000 rupaye. Ye uska max profit hai.
  • Agar premium 40 ho jaaye: profit = 60 × 50 = 3,000 rupaye.
  • Agar premium 400 ho jaaye (bada sudden move): loss = 300 × 50 = 15,000 rupaye.

Dekha? Seller ka ek bura din uske kai achhe dinon ka profit kha sakta hai. Aur buyer ka risk to limited hai, par agar wo bina plan ke roz premium kharidta rahe, to chhote losses mil kar bhi bada loss ban jaate hain.

Beginners ke liye sach kya hai?

Sach ye hai ki dono mein se koi bhi “easy money” nahi hai. SEBI ki studies bhi baar-baar bata chuki hain ki F&O mein zyada tar individual traders paisa gawaate hain. Problem buying ya selling nahi hai, problem hai bina risk management ke trade karna.

RULE 01

Pehle risk samjho, phir side choose karo

Har trade se pehle likho: max loss kitna ho sakta hai? Agar jawab “pata nahi” hai, to trade mat lo.

RULE 02

Beginner ke liye naked selling nahi

Unlimited risk wali naked selling experience, capital aur strict rules ke baad hi samjho. Shuruaat mein ye galti mehngi padti hai.

RULE 03

Buying mein bhi stop loss zaroori

“Max loss to premium hi hai” soch kar premium ko zero tak mat jaane do. Pehle se decide karo ki premium kitna girne par exit karoge.

RULE 04

Position size chhota rakho

Ek trade mein apne trading capital ka bahut chhota hissa hi risk karo, taaki galat trade bhi aapko game se bahar na kare.

Kab kaunsa approach logical lagta hai?

Ye koi recommendation nahi, sirf concept hai:

  • Buying ka logic: jab aapko fast aur bada move expect ho, jaise strong breakout ya trend day. Scalpers aksar chhote time ke liye buy karke jaldi exit karte hain.
  • Selling ka logic: jab market range mein ho aur time decay aapke favour mein kaam kare. Experienced traders risk limit karne ke liye hedge (spreads) use karte hain.
  • Volatility ka role: high IV mein premium mehnga hota hai, low IV mein sasta. Ye buyer aur seller dono ke liye matter karta hai.

“Side se zyada important hai aapka plan, aapka stop loss aur aapka position size.”

Quick checklist: trade se pehle

  • Main buyer hoon ya seller, aur kyun?
  • Is trade ka maximum possible loss kitna hai?
  • Stop loss aur exit level pehle se likha hai?
  • Lot size aur margin broker par check kiya?
  • Theta (time decay) aur IV ka asar samjha?
  • Ye trade mere plan mein hai ya FOMO mein le raha hoon?

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WRITTEN BY Shivam

Founder, ScalpTrading.in. Nifty options scalper and creator of ScalpTool. Here he writes about what he has learned from his own trading: rules, risk and discipline.

This article is for educational purposes only, not investment advice or a buy/sell recommendation. ScalpTrading.in is not a SEBI registered adviser. Trading involves risk of capital loss.