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July 2012

A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 129, dated 21-5-2012 — Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings.

By Gaurang Gandhi, Chartered Accountant
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This Circular provides that:

(i) The current Net Overnight Open Position Limit (NOOPL) of banks as applicable to the positions involving Rupee as one of the currencies will not include the positions undertaken in the Currency Futures/Options segment in the exchanges.

(ii) The positions in the exchanges (both Futures and Options) cannot be netted/offset by undertaking positions in the OTC market and vice versa. The positions initiated in the exchanges mt be liquidated/closed in the exchanges only.

(iii) The position limit for the Banks in the exchanges for trading Currency Futures and Options will be US INR6,265 million or 15% of the outstanding open interest, whichever is lower.

Further, Banks, whose positions are not in line with the above requirements, are required to bring down their positions to the above limits by June 30, 2012.

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