‘Index options have much better liquidity than individual options’

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: available and hence time value was very important. With longer-term options, options with expiry up to 5 years would be possible and hence traders and investors would have more choices in exercising their views.

Would you recommend waiting for the expiry or squaring off the position and getting the profits, considering the current trend of the market?

In this kind of a sideways market, profits need to be taken off the table at regular intervals, otherwise the market is likely to move sharply in the other direction. In different market contexts, the perspective on profit booking has to be different.

What risk and mistakes must an investor overcome while investing in options?