Who is a Non-Resident
Indian (NRI)?
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A Non- Resident Indian (NRI) means
a ‘person resident outside India’ who is a citizen of India or is a ‘person of Indian
origin’
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Who is a ‘person resident
outside India’?
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Under the Foreign Exchange Management
Act, 1999 (FEMA), a person who is NOT a ‘person resident in India’, as defined under
Section 2 (v) of the Act is considered as a ‘person resident outside India’. The
most important change in definition (since FERA 1973) is that the citizenship of
a person no longer has a bearing in determination of residential status
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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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Who is a ‘person of
Indian origin’ (PIO)?
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‘Person of Indian Origin’ (PIO) means a citizen of any country other than Bangladesh
or Pakistan, if:
A) That person at any time held Indian passport;
or
B) That person or either of his/her parents or any of his/her grandparents was a
citizen of India by virtue of the Constitution of India or the Citizenship Act,
1955; or
C) The person is a spouse of an Indian citizen or a person referred to in sub-clause
(A) or (B).
Investment by PIO in Indian Securities is treated the same as the investment by
non-resident Indians and requires same approvals and enjoys the same exemptions.
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Where can an NRI/PIO
open a demat account?
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NNRI/PIO can open a Demat A/C with any Depository Participant (DP) of NSDL/CDSL.(
SATCO Financial Services Ltd. Ltd is a depository participant of CDSL).The NRI/PIO
needs to mention the type (‘NRI’ as compared to ‘Resident’) and the sub-type (‘Repatriable’
or ‘Non-Repatriable’) in the account opening form collected from the DP.
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What is the process
for NRI to invest in Indian Capital Markets?
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Following is the process for NRI to invest in Indian Capital Markets
- Open a bank account with a designated bank branch approved by RBI.
- Apply for a general approval for investment in Indian Stock Market through the bank
branch.
- Open a Demat A/C with a depository participant to act as registered holder of securities.
- Open account with registered Broking Firm to execute transactions.
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What is a P.I.S. Account?
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Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS) is a scheme of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
defined in Schedule 3 of Foreign Exchange Management Act 2000 under which the ‘Non
Resident Indians’ and ‘Person of Indian Origin’ can purchase and sell shares and
convertible debentures of Indian Companies on a recognized stock exchange in India
by routing all such purchase/sale transactions through their account held with a
Designated Bank Branch.
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How to apply for a
P.I.S. Account?
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The Client needs to apply for a general approval for investment in Indian Stock
Market through his designated bank branch, where he holds his NRE/NRO account. The
application is submitted to a designated branch of an authorized dealer in India
in the prescribed form. No permission is required from RBI.
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What is the distinction
between NRE and NRO accounts?
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Funds remitted from abroad or local funds, which can otherwise be remitted abroad
to the account holder, can be credited to NRE Accounts. Local funds, which do not
qualify for remittance outside India, are required to be credited to NRO accounts.
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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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