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WHEAT |
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Description |
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WHEATMMMYY |
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| Contracts Available for Trading |
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January Contract |
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16th August of the earlier year to 15th January of the contract year |
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February Contract |
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16th September of the earlier year to 15th February of the contract year |
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March Contract |
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16th October of the earlier year to 15th March of the contract year |
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April Contract |
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16th November of the earlier year to 15th April of the contract year |
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May Contract |
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16th December of the earlier year to 15th May of the contract year |
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June Contract |
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16th January to 15th June of the contract year |
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July Contract |
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16th February to 15th July of the contract year |
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August Contract |
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16th March to 14th August of the contract year |
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September Contract |
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16th April to 15th September of the contract year |
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October Contract |
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16th May to 15th October of the contract year |
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November Contract |
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16th June to 15th November of the contract year |
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December Contract |
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16th July to 15th December of the contract year |
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Trading Period |
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Mondays through Saturdays |
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Trading Session |
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Monday to Friday:
1st session: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
2nd session: 5.30 pm to 8.00 pm
Saturdays: 10.00 am to 2.00 pm |
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| Trading |
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Trading Unit |
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10MT |
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Quotation/Base Value |
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Rs./Quintal |
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Maximum Order Price |
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500 MT |
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Tick Size (minimum price movement) |
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Re. 1 |
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Price quotation |
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Ex-Warehouse Delhi inclusive of all taxes |
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Daily Price Limits |
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3% |
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Initial Margin |
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4 % |
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Special Margin |
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In case of additional volatility, a special margin of 2 % or such other percentage, 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. |
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Maximum Allowable Open Position |
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For individual clients: 50000 MT
For a member collectively for all clients: 25 % of the open market position |
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| Delivery |
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Delivery Unit |
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10 MT with tolerance limit of 5 % |
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Delivery Center(s) |
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Exchange Approved warehouse at Delhi and also at Kanpur, Kota, Indore, Karnal, Khanna subject to location premium/discount differences as announced by the Exchange from time to time. |
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Quality specification/ Deliverable grades |
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Wheat of Standard Mill variety confirming to the following quality standards will be deliverable. The material will be tested using a 3 mm sieve. |
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| Defects |
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DEFECTS:
(a) Foreign Matter (Organic/Inorganic) |
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2.0% (Max) |
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(b ) Damaged Kernels |
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2.00% (Max) provided that Infestation damaged not to exceed 1 per 100 kernel. |
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(c) Shrunken, Shriveled & Broken Grains |
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3.00% (Max) |
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Total defects (a + b + c)
Acceptable upto
Rejected if Total defects is above |
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Below 6%
8 %With rebate on 1:1 basis
8 % |
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Test weight
Up to 74 kg/hl-
Below74 kg/hl - |
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76 kg./hl. min.
acceptablewith rebate of 150 grams per kg/hl or pro-rata variance in hectoliter weight deducted per quintal
rejected |
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Moisture
Acceptable
Rejectable |
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11% (Max)
13 %With rebate 1:1
Above 13 % |
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Packing |
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Packing should be in B Twill once used 100 kg jute bags, the tare weight deduction per bag for net weight calculation shall be 1 kg per quintal of gross weight. |
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| Delivery and Settlement Procedure of Wheat |
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Tender & Delivery period |
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10th to 15th of the Contract Month.
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Buyer's & Seller's Intention to take /give delivery. |
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10th, 11th, 12th, & 13th Day of Contract Month by 3.00 P.M. on each day. |
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Tender Days |
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10th, 11th, 12th, & 13th day of Contract Maturity month. |
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DELIVERY LOGIC |
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Seller's Option. The seller who does not deliver goods after giving his intention, will be subject to a penalty of 3%, out of which 90% will go to the buyer, who could not receive delivery and 10% will be appropriated by the Exchange. |
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Buyer's Obligation |
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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. |
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Tender Notice by Sellers |
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The Seller will issue tender notice with evidence of delivery to the exchange in a specified format along with the Warehouse Receipt. Members shall not square off his outstanding position to the extent of tendered quantity. |
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Dissemination of Information on Tendered Delivery on Trader Work Station. |
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Upto 7.00 p.m. on designated tender days. |
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Evidence of Stocks in Possession |
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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. This should be substantiated by way of producing warehouse receipt.
The procedures followed for drawing samples and carrying out analysis tests shall be as per booklet issued by Bureau of Indian standards. |
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Delivery Order |
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All deliveries tendered by sellers on designated tender days shall be in the form of `Delivery Orders' issued in favor of the buyers, as per instructions of MCX. The Delivery Orders shall be filled up in the prescribed form and shall clearly state the contract particulars including quantity, quality and the delivery center, which should be accompanied with a bill in favor of the buyer.
Delivery Order once submitted cannot be withdrawn or cancelled or changed, unless so agreed by MCX in writing. |
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Delivery & Settlement |
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On the basis of Due date rate fixed by the Exchange, the delivery will be effected on 16th or on the subsequent working day after contract maturity by way of endorsement of warehouse receipt or physical lifting of delivery. The buyer will be required to make payment on 16th itself for the total quantity allocated to him. The Buyer shall not refuse taking delivery and such refusal will entertain 3% penalty. After such endorsement, the buyer can lift delivery within 7 days or if he wants to keep delivery in the same warehouse, he can do so. |
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Delivery center |
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Members required to give delivery in Exchange approved designated Warehouse. Address of the Exchange approved designated Warehouse shall be notified separately. |
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Mode of Communication |
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Fax or Courier |
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Allocation of Delivery |
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First amongst the willing Buyers and then amongst the other buyers. Done on last day of the contract. |
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Delivery Order Rate |
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Due Date Rate |
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Pay-in (Funds) for Delivery. |
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T+2 days |
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Funds and Delivery Payout. |
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T+3 days |
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Transfer of Delivery |
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Warehouse receipts shall be endorsed in the name of the buyer after the Pay-in and Pay-out procedures are completed. |
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Close out of open Positions and Penalty on defaulting seller. |
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All outstanding positions on the expiry of contract, not settled by way of delivery in the aforesaid manner, will be settled as per the Due Date Rate. |
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Legal obligation |
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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. |
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Duties, Cess & Levies |
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Sales Tax and other local taxes, APMC charges if any 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. |
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Warehouse Charges, Fumigation Charges, Insurance & Transportation charges. |
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Borne by the Seller upto Funds Pay-out date.
Borne by the Buyer after Funds Pay-out date. |
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Extension of Delivery Period |
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As per exchange decision due to a force majeure or otherwise. |
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Due Date Rate |
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Due Date Rate is calculated on the last day of the contract maturity. This is calculated by way of taking simple average of last 3 days of the spot market prices. For the purpose of Wheat, the Ex Delhi price of Wheat inclusive of all taxes will be considered. For obtaining the prices of spot market, the Exchange will take the prices from a panel of exporters, processors, dealers and brokers and take the average out of 3 prices taken on a day from three different entities. |
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Applicability of Business |
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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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