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Credit Exposure Margins (collateral) Daily MTM
Customized
Yes Usually not required No
Standard
Mitigated through the clearing corporation Required Yes
CDS - Participation
More than 500 Members are Participating 12 Banks are trading members and more are in the pipeline Daily gross traded volume: around Rs. 2000 crs.
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If INR/USD goes from Rs.40 to Rs.35 This is depreciation of USD But appreciation of INR Holders of Sell position in USD will benefit
Flow information
Performance of other Asian currencies Performance of equity markets
: 49.20
: 49.10 : INR to depreciate : Buy USD/INR future Contract at 49.20 : 49.60 : Profit Rs. 400 on 01 Contract : Approx. 5% of the Contract size
would have made a loss of Rs.8, 750. On the contrary, he has not only covered his loss but also earned little profit from the futures transaction.
Arbitrage Opportunity
Sell in futures @ 44.4625 levels (1 month) Buy in forward @ 44.3250 + 3 paisa premium = 44.3550 (1 month)
Net Gain = 44.4625-44.3550 = 0.1075 i .e. Approx 11 Paisa arbitrage Arbitrage will be realized at the expiry of the contract.
: 9.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. : 1000 USD per lot : 12 monthly contracts with expire
on the last working day (excluding Saturdays) of the month
(Maintenance Margin), Total would be approx. 5% - 6% Tick : 0.0025 INR Profit/Loss (per Contract) : 01 tick = Rs 2.50 01 Paise = Rs. 10.00
If Price is 47.50
Brokerage % Absolute Brokerage 0.01% 0.00475 0.02% 0.0095 0.00114 0.03% 0.01425 0.00171 0.04% 0.019 0.00228 0.05% 0.02375 0.00285
Service Tax On Brok. w.e.f. 16.05.08 Edu. CESS on Service Tax Higher Edu.CESS on Service Tax Transaction Charge on T.O. SEBI Turnover fees on Value Stamp Duty on T.O. Total Tick (0.25 paise or INR 0.0025)
12.00%
0.00057
2.00% 0.0000114 0.0000228 0.0000342 0.0000456 0.000057 1.00% 0.0000057 0.0000114 0.0000171 0.0000228 0.0000285 0.0002% 0.002%
0.000095 0.000095 0.000095 0.000095 0.000095 0.00095 0.00095 0.00095 0.00095 0.00095 0.0063821 0.0117192 0.0170563 0.0223934 0.0277305 3 5 7 9 11
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0.0000 0.0150 0.0050