Risk Management and Inter- bank Dealings - Commodity Hedging

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..... onditions. 2. It has now been decided to delegate the authority to select commercial bank ADs to grant permission to companies listed on a recognized stock exchange to hedge the price risk in respect of any commodity (except gold, silver, petroleum and petroleum products) in the international commodity exchanges/markets. Commercial bank ADs satisfying the minimum norms as given below and interested in extending this facility to their customers may forward the application for approval, to the Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Exchange Department, Central Office, Forex Markets Division, Amar Building, 5th Floor, Mumbai - 400 001. Minimum norms which are required to be satisfied by the ADs: i. Continuous profitability .....

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..... an annual report to the Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Exchange Department, Central Office, Forex Markets Division, Amar Building, 5th Floor, Mumbai - 400 001 as on March 31 every year, within one month, giving the names of the corporates to whom they have granted permission for commodity hedging and the name of the commodity hedged. 5. Applications from customers to undertake hedge transactions not covered under the delegated authority may continue to be forwarded to Reserve Bank by the Authorised Dealers, for approval. 6. Necessary amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations 2000, are being issued separately. 7 Commercial bank ADs may bring the contents of t .....

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..... ensure that all off-shore positions are/were backed by physical exposures. 5. The periodic statements submitted by Brokers, particularly those furnishing details of transactions booked and contracts closed out and the amount due/payable in settlement, should be checked by the corporate/firm. Unreconciled items should be followed up with the Broker and reconciliation completed within three months. 6. The corporate/firm should not undertake any arbitraging/speculative transactions. The responsibility of monitoring transactions in this regard will be that of the authorised dealer. 7. An annual certificate from Statutory Auditors should be submitted by the company/firm to the authorised dealer. The certificate should confirm that the pre .....

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