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    Pre-expiry margin on commodities from April 1

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    A pre expiry margin will kick in during the last five trading days prior to expiry date, wherein the margin will increase by 5% daily, Sebi said in a circular late evening on Tuesday.

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    This was done after consultations with the clearing corporations of exchanges.
    Mumbai: Sebi has decided to impose pre-expiry margins on cash settled commodities that are susceptible to near zero or negative pricing risk.

    A pre expiry margin will kick in during the last five trading days prior to expiry date, wherein the margin will increase by 5% daily, Sebi said in a circular late evening on Tuesday. This was done after consultations with the clearing corporations of exchanges.

    Based on SEBI’s Risk Management Review Committee (RMRC) , the circular will be effective from April 1.

    In April last year , settled the active crude contract at a negative Rs 2884 a barrel tracking the Nymex contract. This was opposed by brokers representing buy side clients as the global benchmark price turned negative after closure of trading on the domestic exchange.

    ( Originally published on Feb 23, 2021 )
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