Cross Margin benefits for offsetting positions having different expiry dates

24 April 2024

In discussion with stock exchanges, Clearing Corporations and Risk Management Review Committee of SEBI, it has been decided to extend the cross margin benefit on offsetting positions having different expiry dates subject to the following :

1. A spread margin of 40% would be levied in case of offsetting positions in correlated indices having different expiry dates. Spread margin of 30% would continue to get levied in case of same expiry date (i.e. existing requirement)

2. A spread margin of 35% would be levied in case of offsetting positions in index and its constituents having expiry date different from index. While the expiry date of index futures can be different from that of its constituents, the expiry date of futures contracts of all constituents should be same in order to obtain the aforesaid cross margin benefit. Further, spread margin of 25% would continue to get levied in case of same expiry date of index and constituents (i.e. existing requirement).

3. The aforesaid spread margin benefit would be revoked at the beginning of the expiry day of the position which expires first (i.e. first of the expiring indices or constituents) in case the expiry dates of both legs of the position are different.

The circular would be effective three months from its date of issuance.