What is a Commodity?
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A commodity may be defined as an
article, a product or material that is bought and sold. It can be classified as
every kind of movable property, except Actionable Claims, Money & Securities.
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What is Commodity
Exchange?
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A commodity may be defined as an
article, a product or material that is bought and sold. It can be classified as
every kind of movable property, except Actionable Claims, Money & Securities.
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On expiry, futures can be settled by delivery of the underlying asset or cash. Cash
settlement enables the settlement of obligations arising out of the future/option
contract in cash.However so far delivery against future contracts have not been introduced
and the future contract is settled by cash settlement only.
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Which is the regulatory
body for commodities trading?
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The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) is the regulatory body for commodity futures
/ forward trade in India. You can mail them at atfmc@bom5.vsnl.nic.in and visit their
website atwww.fmc.gov.in.
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Who invests in commodities?
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- Investors.
- Producers / Farmers.
- Importers / Exporters.
- Commodity financers.
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Agricultural credit providing agencies.
- Hedgers, speculators, arbitrageurs.
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Large scale consumers. For e.g. refiners, jewelers, textile mills.
- Corporate
having risk exposure in commodities.
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How to start trading
in Commodities? |
To trade in commodities, you need to:
- Open a trading account with Pursons Commodities Pvt. Ltd [ 100 % Subsidiary of SATCO
] Commodity Brokers Pvt. Ltd.
- Complete required KYC norms.
There are various ways of opening a commodity trading account with Pursons Commodities
Pvt. Ltd [ 100 % Subsidiary of SATCO ]
Commodity: For further queries or information to open an account with us, write
to us at Commodity desk@satco.co.in
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What are the trading
hours?
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Normal trading hours for Commodity market is from 10:00 am to 11:30 / 11:55 pm.
However, Agri Commodity allows trade till 5:00 pm only. While the rest (Metals /
Energy / Bullions & Steel) will open for trade from 10:00 am to 11:30/11:50 pm.
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What is a Commodity
Demat Account? Why it is required?
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In a Commodity Demat account, commodities are kept in electronic form just like
equity. A Commodity Demat account is necessary for receiving / tendering delivery.
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Is a Demat account
compulsory for Commodity Trading? |
No, till now it’s not compulsory to open a Demat account.
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Can my Equity Demat
Account be used for Commodities? |
No, you cannot use your Equity Demat account in Commodities and vice-versa. You
have to open a separate Demat Account with CDSL & NSDL.
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Is it is necessary
to open account with both CDSL and NSDL?
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Account need to be open with both CDSL and NSDL because Inter-depository transfer
is not allowed in commodities.
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Who are eligible for
opening a commodity trading account? |
Any individual, Hindu undivided family (HUF), proprietary firm, partnership firm
or a company can open a commodity trading account.
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Can a NRI, Mutual
Fund Bank (MFB) or Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) trade in commodities in
India? |
Till now NRI’s, MFB’s and FII’s as well as Hedge Funds, Insurers, Momentum Funds,
etc – no one is allowed to trade in commodities in India but in the future, the
entry of these big players will lead the Commodity market to new heights. -
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Is it an advantage
to trade in National level exchanges against Regional exchanges?
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It is always advisable to trade on national level of exchanges as it has unique
features.
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What is the difference
between Spot and Future price? |
Spot price is the price in the cash market (where one buys and sells goods ‘on the
spot’ just as we make purchases from a shop by paying cash) while future prices
are prices of the same commodity at a future date which is generally traded through
exchange platforms.
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Is it possible for
one to give / take delivery through future market?
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Yes, it is possible.
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Is physical delivery
compulsory?
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No, delivery is optional. It is only when the seller puts in the intention to deliver
that delivery takes place. Otherwise all contracts are cash settled or contracts
are pre-specified about delivery nature for a particular Commodity.
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What is the delivery
procedure?
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The details of delivery procedure
for each commodity are available with the contract specifications of each commodity.
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What is Futures Contract?
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A derivative instrument, Futures
is a type of forward contract. Futures are contracts to sell / buy standardized
financial instruments or commodities on a specified future date at an agreed price.
Futures contracts are used generally for protecting against adverse price fluctuation.
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How is Future Prices
Determined?
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Futures prices evolve from the
interaction of bids and offers emanating from all over the country – which converge
in the trading floor or the trading engine.
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What are Margins?
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The aim of margin money is to minimize
the risk of default by either counter party. The Exchanges fix rates of ordinary
/ initial margin keeping in view need to balance high security of contract and low
cost of entering into contract.
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What is the difference
between Equity Futures and Commodity Futures?
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In equity futures the underlying
asset is the equity share of any company whereas in commodity futures the underlying
asset is the commodity itself.
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What are the charges
to trade in Commodity Futures?
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As of today, the charges to trade
in Commodity Futures include Stamp Duty, Turn Over Charges and Service Tax.
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Is options trading
in commodities allowed?
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No, options trading in commodities
are not allowed yet but in future it might be introduced.
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How would the contracts
be settled??
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All open contracts not intended
for delivery and non deliverable positions at client level would be cash settled.
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Can one short sell
the commodity without having physical goods / holdings in their Demat account?
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Yes, as this is the Derivatives
contract, you can short sell without having possession of that commodity.
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Is there any limit
to which price of a commodity can rise or fall in a day?
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Yes, there are circuit limits or
daily price range (DPR) to safeguard the interests of general investors from the
extreme volatilities in markets for preventing any unexpected fall or rise beyond
a limit.
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Is there any limit
to the quantity I can trade / hold in any given commodity at any point of time?
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Yes, there is a maximum permissible
limit on holding a particular commodity for client as well as member. It varies
from commodity to commodity and exchange to exchange.
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Will I receive trade
confirmation?
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Yes, you will receive contract
notes for your trades. Further, your dealer / relationship manager will update you
accordingly.
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How do I know which
quality is being traded in futures as Commodities have many qualities?
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The quality specification of each
commodity is mentioned in the contract before it is launched, so it is always advisable
to go through the details as given by exchanges.
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Is Sales Tax applicable
on all trades?
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If the trade is squared off sales
tax is not applicable. Sales tax is applicable only if a trade results into delivery
for the seller.
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What is collateral?
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In case of broking business, collateral
is any permissible financial instrument pledged as a guarantee for margin requirements.
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Can I trade in international
exchanges?
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FMC does not allow trading in the
International Exchanges hence we are not providing this service as of now. As and
when the regulators permit we will provide the servic
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What is a spread position?
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Going long and short consecutively
in two different contracts of the same commodity is known as a spread position.
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What is tick size?
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Gold has tick size of Rs. 1 this
means you have to increase / decrease the bid / ask price by at least Rs. 1. Hence,
the minimum price movement of any contract is known as the tick size.
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I do not want to give/take
physical Delivery; will I be allowed to Trade in commodities?
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Yes, you can trade in commodities
even without having obligation/liability of give/take physical delivery. The only
condition is that that you will have to Square off your trade before the Expiry
of the contract.
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