Contract Specifications

Contracts Specifications - 91 Day T-Bills

Symbol 10YGS7
Market Type N
Instrument Type FUTIRD
Unit of trading 1 lot - 1 lot is equal to notional bonds of FV Rs.2 lacs
Underlying 10 Year Notional Coupon bearing Government of India (GOI) security.
(Notional Coupon 7% with semi annual compounding.)
Tick size Rs.0.0025
Trading hours Monday to Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Contract trading cycle Two fixed quarterly contracts for entire year ending March, June, September and December.
Last trading day Two business days prior to the delivery settlement day.
Quantity Freeze 1251 lots or greater
Base price Theoretical price of the 1st day of the contract.
On all other days, DSP of the contract.
Price operating range +/-5 % of the base price
Position limits
Clients Trading Members
6% of total open interest or Rs.300 crores whichever is higher 15% of the total open interest or Rs.1000 crores whichever is higher
Initial margin SPAN Based Margin
Extreme loss margin 0.3% of the value of the gross open positions of the futures contract.
Settlement Daily settlement MTM: T + 1 in cash
Delivery settlement : Last business day of the expiry month.
Daily settlement price Closing price or Theoretical price.
Trading holidays
Delivery Settlement
Mode of settlement Daily Settlement in Cash
Deliverable Grade Securities GOI securities
Conversion Factor The conversion factor would be equal to the price of the deliverable security (per rupee of principal) on the first calendar day of the delivery month, to yield 7% with semiannual compounding
Invoice Price Daily Settlement price times a conversion factor + Accrued Interest
Delivery day Last business day of the expiry month
Intent to Deliver Two business days prior to the delivery settlement day.

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