Sebi tweaks client level position limits for currency derivative contracts

Sebi on Tuesday tweaked the client level position limits for trading in cross-currency futures and options contracts. Position limit refers to the highest number of options or futures contracts an investor is allowed to hold on one underlying security. Based on feedback received from stock exchanges and clearing corporations and upon a review of the same, it has been decided to revise the client level position limits, per stock exchange, Sebi said in a circular. Gross open positions of the client across all contracts in the respective currency pairs will not exceed the limits set up by the regulator. For USD-INR, Sebi said that gross open position across all contracts will not exceed 6 per cent of the total open interest or USD 20 million, whichever is higher. Earlier, this was USD 10 million. In EUR-INR case, the gross open position across all contracts will not exceed 6 per cent of the total open interest or 10 million euros, whichever is higher. The limit was earlier fixed at 5

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