Pledging of shares in call option shorting

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@Anikethan

So Wed onwards of expiry week the Margin requirement is twice of SPAN + Exposure. We have managed this with 50% collateral and 50% cash margin.

For Futures and Short Option position the margin requirement now increases only on expiry day, to 40% of the contract value or SPAN + Exposure margin, whichever is higher. You can check out this post for more information: Relaxation in Physical Delivery Policy - Margins collected

@Anikethan

Based on my experience of earlier covered calls, the shares do not get debited until Tuesday, sometimes Wednesday also (they were shown in my Holding).

If you want to give delivery of shares, it is best to unpledge them before expiry day so avoid risks of short delivery.