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  Contract Specifications of Maize

Symbol

MAIZE

Description

MAIZEMMYY

     Contracts Available for Trading

February Contract

16th August of the earlier year to 15th February of the contract year

April contract

16th October of the Contract year to 15th April of the contract year

June contract

16th December to 15th June of the contract year

August contract

16th March to 15th August of the contract year

October contract

16th April to 15th October of the contract year

December contract

16th June to 15th December of the contract year

Trading Period

Monday through Saturday

Trading Session

Monday to Friday: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm 
Saturday: 10.00 am to 2.00 pm

     Trading

Trading Unit

10 MT

Quotation/Base Value

Rs/100 kg. Ex - Nizamabad (inclusive of all taxes, levies and packing charges)

Maximum Order Price

50 MT

Tick Size (minimum price movement)

Re 1

Daily Price Limits

4%

Initial margin

5%

Special Margin

In case of additional volatility, a special margin as deemed fit, will be imposed immediately on both buy and sale side in respect of all outstanding position, which will remain in force for next 3 days, after which the special margin will be relaxed.

Delivery period margin

25% of the open position during the delivery period 

Maximum Allowable Open Position

For individual clients: 50000 MT
For a member collectively for all clients: 25% of the open market position

     Delivery

Delivery Unit

10 MT with tolerance limit of 2%

Delivery Center(s)

CWC warehouse and other warehouses within 30 kms radius of Nizamabad, Davanagere, Koppal and Sangli as may be approved by MCX

Quality Specification and Delivery standards

a) Moisture - Basis 12%Accepted upto 14% with 1:1 allowance
b) Dunky (Insect eaten grain) 'plus' damaged should not be more than 1%. 
c) Hybrid Maize: Maximum of 360 (allowable + 10) count per 100 grams.
d) Colour either in Red or Yellow

Packaging

Should be delivered in joint gunny bags in good condition

 

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Delivery and Settlement Procedure of Maize

Tender & Delivery period 10th to 15th of the Contract Month.
Buyer Intention 10th, 11th & 12th Day of Contract Month by 3.00 P.M. on each day.
Tender Days 10th, 11th & 12th days of the contract month by 3:00 p.m. on each day.
Tender Notice by Seller

The Seller will issue tender notice along with evidence of delivery to the Exchange in a specified format. Members shall not square off his outstanding position to the extent of tendered quantity.

Delivery Period Margin 25% on the Net Outstanding Position.
Exemption of Delivery Period Margin.

Delivery Period Margin is exempted if Goods tendered on designated tender days of the contract month along with all the documentary evidence.

DELIVERY LOGIC COMPULSORY DELIVERY. IF SELLER FAILS TO DELIVER THEN A FINE OF 3% is LEVIED.
Delivery Lot 10 MT with tolerance limit of 2%
Dissemination of Information on Tendered Delivery on Trader Work Station. Upto 7.00 p.m. on designated tender days.
Delivery Order

Along with tender notice. Good delivery Order will be submitted in specified format-giving details of Members/Registered Non-Members who shall perform delivery.

 

Each delivery order issued shall be in multiples of minimum delivery lots and shall be designated for only one delivery center and one location in such center.It will be accompanied with Warehouse Receipt, Invoice and Good Delivery Quality Certificate valid upto one month after the expiry of the contract as per Contract Specifications from Exchange designated Certifier. Delivery order once submitted cannot be withdrawn or cancelled or changed unless so agreed by MCX in writing. Members tendering the delivery order shall clearly specify the grade and shall be in conformity with the surveyor's certificate accompanied with the delivery document and cannot be changed subsequently. 

Odd Lot treatment Not Applicable
Mode of Communication  Fax or Courier
Allocation of Delivery

First amongst the willing Buyers and then amongst the other Buyers. Done on 10th, 11th & 12th day of the contract month after closure of market.

Delivery Order Rate  Settlement Price on 10th, 11th & 12th day of contract month based on the date of allocation of delivery.
Buyer's Obligation

The Buyer shall not refuse taking delivery and such refusal will entertain 3% penalty.

The Buyer will not have any option about choosing the place of delivery and will have to accept the delivery as per allocation made by the Exchange. Once a delivery is allocated to Buyer, he shall not square off his outstanding open position.

Pay-in (Funds) for Delivery. By 10:30 a.m. on Tender day +2 basis.
Funds and Delivery Payout. By 5.00 P.m. on Tender day +2 basis.
Delivery Center Deliveries can be effected from Exchange designated warehouse at Nizamabad, Davanagere, Koppal and Sangli which may be CWC or private warehouse.
Adjustment of transportation cost for delivery made at a center other than Nizamabad The seller will bear the cost of transportation from the centerwhere the delivery is actually made and upto Nizamabad for any delivery made at a center other than Nizamabad.
Close out of open Positions and Penalty on defaulting seller.

All outstanding positions on the expiry of contract shall be closed out at Due Date Rate and respective Pay-in and Pay-out of Funds of such close out with penalty shall be effected on 16th day of Contract month by 01.00 P.M. All Sellers with undelivered open positions as on expiry date will be imposed 5% penalty of which 90% will be passed on to buyer.

Legal obligation

The members will provide appropriate tax forms wherever required as per law and as customary and neither of the parties will unreasonably refuse to do so.

Duties, Cess & Levies

All other charges, levies or APMC Cess applicable at the delivery center will be on account of sellers. Incase of Inter-State movement, Buyer has to submit requisite forms or pay CST as applicable. Post lifting delivery all charges are borne by the Buyer.

Warehouse Charges, Fumigation Charges, Insurance & Transportation charges. Borne by the Seller upto Funds Pay-out date.
Borne by the Buyer after Funds Pay-out date.
Delivery Grades

The selling members tendering delivery will have the option of delivering such grades as per the contract specifications. The buyer has no option to select a particular grade and the delivery offered by the seller and allocation by the Exchange shall be binding on him.

Evidence of Stocks in Possession

At the time of issuing the Delivery order, the Member must satisfy MCX that he holds stocks of the quantity and quality specified in the Delivery Order at the declared delivery center by producing warehouse receipt.

The procedures followed for drawing samples and carrying out analysis tests shall be as per booklet issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards 

Endorsement of Delivery Order

The buying member can endorse delivery order to a client or any third party with full disclosure given to MCX. Responsibility for contractual liability would be with the original assignee.

Extension of Delivery Period

As per Exchange decision due to a force majeure or otherwise

Due Date Rate

Exchange shall take spot prices from a panel of different entities from spot market and shall compute the daily average price. Due Date Rate will be calculated by way of taking simple average of last 3 days of the spot market prices so computed.

Applicability of Business

Rules The general provisions of Business Rules & decisions taken by FMC/ Board / Executive Committee in respect of matters specified above will apply mutatis mutandis. The Exchange may further prescribe additional measures relating to delivery procedures, warehousing, Quality Certification, Margining, risk management from time to time. In case of any interpretational dispute or clarifications the decision of the Exchange shall be final and binding on the members and others.

 
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