Master Circular on Call/Notice Money Market Operations

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To enable eligible institutions to have current instructions at one place, a Master Circular incorporating all the existing guidelines/instructions/directives on the subject has been prepared. It may be noted that this Master Circular consolidates and updates all the instructions/guidelines contained in the circulars listed in the Appendix, in so far as they relate to operations of eligible institutions in the call/notice money markets. This Master Circular has also been placed on the RBI website at www.mastercirculars.rbi.org.in . Yours faithfully, (K K Vohra) Chief General Manager Encls.: As above Table of Content Sl. No. Topic 1 Introduction 2 Participants 3 Prudential Limits 4 Interest Rate 5 Dealing Session 6 Documentation 7 Reporting requirement Annexes I. List of institutions permitted in Call/Notice Money Market II. Reporting Format III. Definitions Appendix: List of Circulars 1. Introduction 1.1 The money market is a market for short-term financial assets that are close substitutes of money. The most important feature of a money market instrument is that it is liquid and can be turned over quickly at low cost and provides an avenue for equilibrating the short-term surplus funds of lenders and the requirements of borrowers. The call/notice money market forms an important segment of the Indian Money Market. Under call money market, funds are transacted on an overnight basis and under notice money market, funds are transacted for a period between 2 days and 14 days. 2. Participant s 2.1 Participants in call/notice money market currently include banks (excluding RRBs) and Primary Dealers (PDs), both as borrowers and lenders ( Annex I ). 3. Prudential Limit s 3.1 The prudential limits in respect of both outstanding borrowing and lending transactions in call/notice money market for banks and PDs are as follows:- Table 1: Prudential Limits for Transactions in Call/Notice Money Market Sr. No. Participant Borrowing Lending 1 Scheduled Commercial Banks On a fortnightly average basis, borrowing outstanding should not exceed 100 per cent of capital funds (i.e., sum of Tier I and Tier II capital) of latest audited balance sheet. However, banks are allowed to borrow a maximum of 125 per cent of their capital funds on any day, during a fortnight. On a fortnightly average basis, lending outstanding should not exceed 25 per cent of their capital funds; however, banks are allowed to lend a maximum of 50 per cent of their capital funds on any day, during a fortnight. 2 Co-operative Banks Outstanding borrowings of State Co-operative Banks/District Central Co-operative Banks/ Urban Co-op. Banks in call/notice money market on a daily basis should not exceed 2.0 per cent of their aggregate deposits as at end March of the previous financial year. No Limit. 3 Primary Dealers (PDs) PDs are allowed to borrow, on average in a reporting fortnight , up to 225 per cent of their net owned funds (NOF) as at end-March of the previous financial year. PDs are allowed to lend in call/notice money market, on average in a reporting fortnight, up to 25 per cent of their NOF. 3.2 Non-bank institutions are not permitted in the call/notice money market with effect from August 6, 2005. 4. Interest Rate 4.1 Eligible participants are free to decide on interest rates in call/notice money market. 4.2 Calculation of interest payable would be based on the Handbook of Market Practices brought out by the Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA). 5. Dealing Session 5.1 Deals in the call/notice money market can be done upto 5.00 pm on weekdays and 2.30 pm on Saturdays or as specified by RBI from time to time. 6. Documentation 6.1 Eligible participants may adopt the documentation suggested by FIMMDA from time to time. 7. Reporting Requirement 7.1 All dealings in call/notice money on the Negotiated Dealing System-Call, i.e. NDS-Call (a screen-based, negotiated, quote-driven system), launched since September 18, 2006, do not require separate reporting. It is mandatory for all members of the NDS to report their call/notice money market deals (other than those done on NDS-CALL) on NDS. Deals should be reported within 15 minutes on NDS, irrespective of the size of the deal or whether the counterparty is a member of the NDS or not. In case there is repeated non-reporting of deals by an NDS member, such non-reported deals by the member may be treated as invalid. 7.2 The reporting time on NDS is upto 5.00 pm on weekdays and 2.30 pm on Saturdays or as decided by RBI from time to time. 7.3 With the stabilisation of reporting of call/notice money transactions on NDS as also to reduce the burden of reporting, the practice of reporting call/notice/term money transactions by fax to RBI has been discontinued with effect from December 11, 2004. However, deals between non-NDS members will continue to be reported to the Financial Markets Department (FMD) of the RBI, by fax, as hitherto (Annex II). 7.4 In case the situation so warrants, the Reserve Bank may call for information in respect of money market transactions of eligible participants by fax. Annex I I. List of Institutions Permitted to Participate in the Call/Notice Money Market both as Lenders and Borrowers Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding Regional Rural Banks); Co-operative Banks other than Land Development Banks ; and Primary Dealers. Annex III Definitions In these guidelines, unless the context otherwise requires: "Call Money" means deals in overnight funds "Notice Money" means deals in funds for 2 - 14 days "Fortnight" shall be on a reporting Friday basis and mean the period from Saturday to the second following Friday, both days inclusive "Bank” or “banking company" means a banking company as defined in clause (c) of Section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (10 of 1949) or a "corresponding new bank", "State Bank of India" or "subsidiary bank" as defined in clause (da), clause (nc) and clause (nd) respectively thereof and includes a "co-operative bank" as defined in clause (cci) of Section 5 read with Section 56 of that Act “Scheduled bank” means a bank included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 "Primary Dealer" means a financial institution which holds a valid letter of authorisation as a Primary Dealer issued by the Reserve Bank, in terms of the "Guidelines for Primary Dealers in Government Securities Market" dated March 29, 1995, as amended from time to time "Capital Funds" means the sum of the Tier I and Tier II capital as disclosed in the latest audited balance sheet of the entity. Appendix List of Circulars Sr.No. Circular Number Subject 1. CPC.BC.103/279A-90 dated.12-4-1990 Access to the Call Money Market 2. Ref.DBOD.No.Dir.BC.97/C.347-90 dated April 18, 1990 3. CPC.BC.111/279A-91 dated.12-4-1991 Call/Notice Money and Bills Rediscounting Market. 4. CPC.BC.144/07.01.279/94-95 dated.17-4-1995 Widening Access to Call/Notice Money Market 5. Ref.DBOD.No.FSC.BC.68/24.91.001-95 dated June 27, 1995 6. CPC.BC.162/07.01.279/96-97 dated April 15, 1997 Money Market - Routing of Transactions through DFHI 7. CPC.BC.165/07.01.279/97-98 dated. April 21, 1997 Money Market - Routing of Transactions through Primary Dealers 8. CPC.BC.175/07.01.279/97-98 dated April 29, 1998 Money Market 9. CPC.BC.185/07.01.279/98-99 dated April 20, 1999 Measures for Developing the Money Market - Call/Notice Money Market 10. Ref.No.MPD.2785/279A(MM)/98-99 dated April 24, 1999 Call/Notice Money and Bills Rediscounting Markets - Routing of Transaction 11. CPC.BC.190/07.01.279/99-2000 dated October 29, 1999 Money Market 12. CPC.BC.196/07.01.279/99-2000 dated April 27, 2000 Money Market 13. Ref.No.MPD.3513/279A(MM)/1999-2000 dated April 28, 2000 Call/Notice Money and Bills Rediscounting Markets - Routing of Transactions - Extract from the Statement on Monetary and Credit Policy for the Year 2000-01 dated April 27, 2000 14. MPD.BC.201/07.01.279/2000-01 dated October 10, 2000 Permission to non-banks to lend in the call money market 15. MPD.BC.206/07.01.279/2000-01 dated April 19, 2000 Moving towards Pure Inter-bank Call Money Market 16. DS.PCB.CIR.40/13.01.00/2000-01 dated April 19, 2001 Operations in call/notice money market 17. MPD.2991/03.09.01/2000-01 dated April 21, 2001 Participation in Call/Notice Money Market 18. MPD.3173/03.09.01/2000-01 dated May 8, 2001 Participation in Call/Notice Money Market 19. Ref.DBOD.No.FSC.BC.125/24.92.001/2000-01 dated May 25, 2001 Permission to participate in Call/Notice/Term Money Market and Bills Rediscounting Scheme - Primary Dealers 20. MPD.BC.214/07.01.279/2001-02 dated April 29, 2002 Money Market - Moving towards Pure Inter-bank Call Money Market 21. DS.PCB.CIR.52/13.01.00/2001-02 dated June 24, 2002 Reporting of Call Money Transactions 22. MPD.217/07.01.279/2001-02 dated June 27, 2002 Reliance on Call/Notice Money Market: Prudential Norm 23. MPD.220/07.01.279/2002-03 dated July 31, 2002 Access to Call/Notice Money Market for Primary Dealers: Prudential Norms. 24. MPD.222/07.01.279/2002-03 dated October 29, 2002 Money Market 25. MPD.225/07.01.279/2002-03 dated November 14, 2002 Reliance on Call/Notice Money Market: Prudential Norm 26. MPD.226/07.01.279/2002-03 dated December 11, 2002 Reliance on Call/Notice Money Market: Prudential Norm 27. DBOD.FSC.BC.85/24.91.001/2002-03 dated March 26, 2003 Permission to participate in Call/Notice Money Market and Bills Rediscounting Scheme - Private Sector Mutual Funds 28. DBOD.FSC.BC.86/24.91.001/2002-03 dated March 26, 2003 Permission to participate in Call/Notice/Term Money Market and Bills Rediscounting Scheme - Primary Dealers 29. MPD.BC.230/07.01.279/2002-03 dated April 29, 2002 Money Market - Moving towards Pure Inter-bank Call Money Market 30. MPD.BC.234/07.01.279/2002-03 dated April 29, 2003 Participation of Non-bank Entities in Call/Notice Money Market 31. MPD.BC.235/07.01.279/2002-03 dated April 29, 2003 Reporting of Call/Notice Money Market Transactions on NDS Platform. 32. MPD.BC.241/07.01.279/2003-04 dated November 3, 2003 Money Market - Moving towards Pure Inter-bank Call/Notice Money Market 33. MPD.BC.244/07.01.279/2003-04 dated November 5, 2003 Primary Dealers' Access to Call/Notice Money Market 34. MPD.BC.242/07.01.279/2003-04 dated November 5, 2003 Moving towards Pure Inter-bank Call/Notice Money Market 35. MPD.BC.250/07.01.279/2003-04 dated May 25, 2004 Moving towards Pure Inter-bank Call/Notice Money Market 36. MPD.BC.253/07.01.279/2004-05 dated July 3, 2005. Master Circular on Call/Notice Money Market Operations 37. MPD.BC.259/07.01.279/2004-05 dated October 26, 2004. Moving towards Pure Inter-bank Call/Notice Money Market 38. MPD.BC.260/07.01.279/2004-05 dated December 10, 2004. Reporting of Call/Notice Money Market Transactions. 39. MPD.BC.265/07.01.279/2004-05 dated April 29, 2005. Call/Notice Money Market – Review of Benchmark. 40. MPD.BC.266/07.01.279/2004-05 dated April 29, 2005. 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