Options in goods permitted; physical settlement and enhanced risk management and disclosure obligations now required. The circular permits launch of Options in Goods in commodity derivatives subject to prior regulatory approval, mandatory public disclosures of top participants' open interest, and enhanced surveillance. Options must use underlying goods for which futures exist or are proposed and must match futures' specifications and settlement methodology; exercise results in physical delivery and follows a prescribed ATM/CTM/ITM/OTM mechanism with fair assignment to short positions. Position limits align with futures norms and Clearing Corporations must adopt CPMI IOSCO compliant risk management including risk based initial margins, portfolio client margining, real time scenario application and mark to market treatment of options.
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Options in goods permitted; physical settlement and enhanced risk management and disclosure obligations now required.
The circular permits launch of Options in Goods in commodity derivatives subject to prior regulatory approval, mandatory public disclosures of top participants' open interest, and enhanced surveillance. Options must use underlying goods for which futures exist or are proposed and must match futures' specifications and settlement methodology; exercise results in physical delivery and follows a prescribed ATM/CTM/ITM/OTM mechanism with fair assignment to short positions. Position limits align with futures norms and Clearing Corporations must adopt CPMI IOSCO compliant risk management including risk based initial margins, portfolio client margining, real time scenario application and mark to market treatment of options.
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