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RBI mandates gold derivative reporting to CCIL from Feb 2025

Current · Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2024-25/98 · issued 27 Dec 2024 · ~2 min read
Quick answerFrom February 1, 2025, banks must report all OTC gold derivative transactions (domestic, IFSC, overseas) to CCIL's trade repository by next business day noon. A one-time catch-up report for transactions from April 15, 2024 is due by February 28, 2025. Quarterly exchange-traded gold derivative reports start from Q4 2024.
The rule, in the simplest words
How it plays out — a real example

A forex & trade-finance officer in Indore must ensure that all OTC gold derivative trades are reported to CCIL by noon the next business day. This involves setting up systems to capture and report these trades accurately. For instance, if a customer takes a gold loan with a forward contract, the officer must report this transaction to CCIL by the next business day. The officer must also review existing gold derivative contracts and customer documentation to ensure compliance with the reporting mandate.

What changed

RBI now mandates reporting of all OTC gold derivative transactions by banks and their eligible customers to CCIL's trade repository, effective February 1, 2025. Banks must also submit a one-time report of matured and outstanding OTC gold derivatives from April 15, 2024 by February 28, 2025. Additionally, a quarterly report on exchange-traded gold derivatives in IFSC and overseas is required from the quarter ending December 31, 2024.

What it means for you

Banks need to set up systems to capture and report OTC gold derivative trades to CCIL before 12:00 noon of the following business day. The one-time historical data dump requires pulling records from April 15, 2024 onwards. Quarterly reporting adds another compliance layer for exchange-traded gold derivatives in IFSC and overseas. These directions are issued under the RBI Act, FEMA, and Banking Regulation Act.

What you must do

Who it affects

All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks, Banks dealing in gold derivatives in domestic markets, IFSC, and overseas, Eligible customers/constituents of banks who undertake gold derivative transactions, Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL) as the trade repository

❓ Common questions

Regulatory timeline

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What is the deadline for reporting OTC gold derivative transactions to CCIL?

All OTC gold derivative transactions must be reported to CCIL's trade repository before 12:00 noon of the following business day, effective from February 1, 2025.

Do we need to report historical gold derivative transactions?

Yes, as a one-time measure, banks must report all matured and outstanding OTC gold derivative transactions from April 15, 2024 to CCIL by February 28, 2025.

What about exchange-traded gold derivatives?

Banks must submit a quarterly report on exchange-traded gold derivatives in IFSC and overseas (including those by eligible customers) to RBI within 10 days of the succeeding quarter, starting from the quarter ending December 31, 2024.

📜 Read the original circular — full text as issued by RBI
RBI/2024-25/98 FMRD.FMD.No.08/02.03.185/2024-25 December 27, 2024 To All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks Madam/Sir, Reporting Platform for transactions undertaken to hedge price risk of gold Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks is invited to the following Directions issued by the Reserve Bank and as amended from time to time: DBOD.No.IBS.817/23.67.001/2002-03 dated October 26, 2002 on Sale of Gold/Silver/Platinum – Forward Contract ; Master Direction No.DBR.IBD.No.45/23.67.003/2015-16 dated October 22, 2015 on Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015 ; Master Direction – Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings, vide FMRD Master Direction No. 1/2016-17 dated July 05, 2016 ; and Master Direction – Foreign Exchange Management (Hedging of Commodity Price Risk and Freight Risk in Overseas Markets) Directions, 2022, vide A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 20 dated December 12, 2022 . 2. It has been decided to mandate reporting of transactions in gold derivatives undertaken by banks and their customers / constituents as under: Banks shall report all over-the-counter (OTC) transactions in gold derivatives undertaken by them in terms of the aforesaid regulations in domestic markets, International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and outside India to the trade repository (TR) of Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL) with effect from February 01, 2025. Banks shall report all OTC transactions in gold derivatives undertaken in terms of the aforesaid regulations by their eligible customers / constituents in domestic markets and IFSC to the TR with effect from February 01, 2025. Banks shall report all the aforesaid transactions undertaken by them or their eligible customers / constituents to the TR before 12:00 noon of the following business day. Banks shall report all amendments and unwinding of the transactions undertaken in accordance with the aforesaid regulations to the TR. The reporting formats shall be as indicated by CCIL with the prior approval of the Reserve Bank. 3. As a one-time measure, to ensure completeness of data, banks shall report all matured and outstanding OTC transactions in gold derivatives undertaken in terms of the aforesaid regulations by them in the domestic markets, IFSC and outside India and transactions undertaken by their eligible customers / constituents in domestic markets and IFSC from April 15, 2024 to the TR by February 28, 2025. 4. Banks shall submit a quarterly report on transactions in gold derivative undertaken by them at exchanges in IFSC and overseas and by their eligible customers/constituents at exchanges in IFSC to the Reserve Bank in the format set out in the Annex within ten days of the succeeding quarter, commencing from the quarter ending December 31, 2024. 5. These directions are issued under the powers vested in the Reserve Bank of India under Section 45W of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, Sections 10(4), 11(1) and 11(2) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, and are without prejudice to permissions/ approvals, if any, required under any other law. Yours faithfully, (Dimple Bhandia) Chief General Manager
Reproduced for reference with acknowledgment — Source: Reserve Bank of India · RBI/2024-25/98 · issued 27 Dec 2024. The plain-English explanation above is BankPulse’s own independent summary.
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Who does what — compliance checklist
💻 IT / Systems
  • Ensure your systems can report all OTC gold derivative trades (domestic, IFSC, overseas) to CCIL's trade repository by noon the next business day from Feb 1, 2025.
📜 Compliance
  • Compile and report all matured and outstanding OTC gold derivative transactions from April 15, 2024 to CCIL by February 28, 2025.
  • Prepare and submit the first quarterly report on exchange-traded gold derivatives in IFSC and overseas for the quarter ending December 31, 2024 within 10 days of quarter end.
  • Coordinate with CCIL to understand the approved reporting formats and ensure your data submission aligns with them.
  • Review existing gold derivative contracts and customer documentation to ensure compliance with the reporting mandate.
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Worked example & action-note template

Example: if you are an IT/Systems lead at a bank this circular applies to (All Authorised Dealer Category-I Banks, Banks dealing in gold derivatives in domestic markets, IFSC, and overseas, Eligible customers/constituents of banks who undertake gold derivative transactions, Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL) as the trade repository), your first concrete step on “RBI mandates gold derivative reporting to CCIL from Feb 2025” is: “Ensure your systems can report all OTC gold derivative trades (domestic, IFSC, overseas) to CCIL's trade repository by noon the next business day from Feb 1, 2025.” (RBI issued this 27 Dec 2024).

  1. Circular: RBI/2024-25/98 -- RBI mandates gold derivative reporting to CCIL from Feb 2025
  2. Issued: 27 Dec 2024
  3. Action required: Ensure your systems can report all OTC gold derivative trades (domestic, IFSC, overseas) to CCIL's trade repository by noon the next business day from Feb 1, 2025.
  4. Action required: Compile and report all matured and outstanding OTC gold derivative transactions from April 15, 2024 to CCIL by February 28, 2025.
  5. Action required: Prepare and submit the first quarterly report on exchange-traded gold derivatives in IFSC and overseas for the quarter ending December 31, 2024 within 10 days of quarter end.
  6. Action required: Coordinate with CCIL to understand the approved reporting formats and ensure your data submission aligns with them.
  7. Action required: Review existing gold derivative contracts and customer documentation to ensure compliance with the reporting mandate.
  8. Owner: ____________ Target date: ____________
  9. Board/committee approval needed? Y / N
  10. Evidence filed in compliance register on: ____________
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