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  Contract Specification of Wheat
Symbol WHEAT
Description WHEATMMMYY
     Contracts Available for Trading
January Contract

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

February Contract

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

March Contract

16th October of the earlier year to 15th March of the contract year

April Contract

16th November of the earlier year to 15th April of the contract year

May Contract

16th December of the earlier year to 15th May of the contract year

June Contract

16th January to 15th June of the contract year

July Contract

16th February to 15th July of the contract year

August Contract

16th March to 14th August of the contract year

September Contract

16th April to 15th September of the contract year

October Contract

16th May to 15th October of the contract year

November Contract

16th June to 15th November of the contract year

December Contract

16th July to 15th December of the contract year

Trading Period

Mondays through Saturdays

Trading Session

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

     Trading
Trading Unit

10MT

Quotation/Base Value

Rs./Quintal

Maximum Order Price

500 MT

Tick Size (minimum price movement)

Re. 1

Price quotation

Ex-Warehouse Delhi inclusive of all taxes

Daily Price Limits

3%

Initial Margin

4 %

Special Margin

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.

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 5 %

Delivery Center(s)

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. 

Quality specification/ Deliverable grades

Wheat of Standard Mill variety confirming to the following quality standards will be deliverable. The material will be tested using a 3 mm sieve.

     Defects
DEFECTS: 
(a) Foreign Matter (Organic/Inorganic)

2.0% (Max)

(b ) Damaged Kernels

2.00% (Max) provided that Infestation damaged not to exceed 1 per 100 kernel.

(c) Shrunken, Shriveled & Broken Grains

3.00% (Max)

Total defects (a + b + c)
Acceptable upto
Rejected if Total defects is above

Below 6%
8 %With rebate on 1:1 basis
8 %

Test weight 
Up to 74 kg/hl-
Below74 kg/hl - 

 

76 kg./hl. min. 
acceptablewith rebate of 150 grams per kg/hl or pro-rata variance in hectoliter weight deducted per quintal
rejected

Moisture
Acceptable 
Rejectable

11% (Max)
13 %With rebate 1:1
Above 13 %

Packing

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
Tender & Delivery period

10th to 15th of the Contract Month.

Buyer's & Seller's Intention to take /give delivery.

10th, 11th, 12th, & 13th Day of Contract Month by 3.00 P.M. on each day.

Tender Days

10th, 11th, 12th, & 13th day of Contract Maturity month.

DELIVERY LOGIC

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.

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.

Tender Notice by Sellers

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.

Dissemination of Information on Tendered Delivery on Trader Work Station.

Upto 7.00 p.m. on designated tender days.

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. 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.

Delivery Order

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.

Delivery & Settlement

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.

Delivery center 

Members required to give delivery in Exchange approved designated Warehouse. Address of the Exchange approved designated Warehouse shall be notified separately.

Mode of Communication 

Fax or Courier

Allocation of Delivery

First amongst the willing Buyers and then amongst the other buyers. Done on last day of the contract.

Delivery Order Rate

Due Date Rate

Pay-in (Funds) for Delivery.

T+2 days

Funds and Delivery Payout.

T+3 days

Transfer of Delivery

Warehouse receipts shall be endorsed in the name of the buyer after the Pay-in and Pay-out procedures are completed.

Close out of open Positions and Penalty on defaulting seller.

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. 

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

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.

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.

Extension of Delivery Period

As per exchange decision due to a force majeure or otherwise.

Due Date Rate

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.

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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