India decides to launch interest rate futures

India decided to introduce exchange-traded interest rate derivatives to help corporates, banks and households guard against interest rates volatility, a move that came nine months after launching of exchange- traded currency futures.

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The derivatives would be based on the 10-year government bond yields, according to market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and banking watchdog Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

"Eligible exchanges desirous of offering interest rate futures may apply to SEBI after fulfilling the conditions," SEBI said in a release.

The conditions are given in a report by an RBI-SEBI joint panel and are approved by both the regulators.

The report said those having a networth of Rs one crore would become trading members and those with Rs 10 crore networth would be clearing members in interest rate futures.

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The contract would be settled by physical delivery, the panel said. The move will also help to develop the debt markets.

courtesy - economictimes