Exploits price dislocations from overnight gaps
| Strategy Type | Event-Driven / Opening Strategy |
| Market Outlook | Exploits price dislocations from overnight gaps |
| Risk Profile | Moderate - gaps can extend before filling or not fill at all |
| Reward Profile | Consistent profits from gap fills; larger profits from gap continuation |
| Time Horizon | Primarily intraday (gap fill); can extend to multi-day for continuation gaps |
| Capital Requirement | Moderate (₹1,00,000 - ₹4,00,000 for adequate margin) |
| Margin Type | MIS for intraday gap trading; NRML if holding gap continuation |
| Best Used When | Regular overnight gaps occur, clear gap classification possible, sufficient liquidity at open |
| NIFTY | 25 units per lot (₹50 per point) |
| BANKNIFTY | 15 units per lot (₹15 per point) |
| FINNIFTY | 25 units per lot (₹25 per point) |
| Stock Futures | Varies by stock |
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