RBI Update – Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2024

RBI has issued Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives) Directions, 2024.These Directions shall come into force on November 08, 2024.

Applicability

(1) The provisions of these Directions shall apply to the following contracts, which are entered into on or after the date on which these Directions come into force:

1. Non-centrally cleared foreign exchange derivative contracts undertaken in terms of the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2000 (Notification No. FEMA 25/RB-2000 dated May 3, 2000) and Master Direction – Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings dated July 05, 2016, as amended from time to time;
2. Non-centrally cleared interest rate derivative contracts undertaken in terms of the Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2019 (Notification No. FMRD.DIRD.20/2019 dated June 26, 2019), as amended from time to time;
3. Non-centrally cleared credit derivative contracts undertaken in terms of Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Credit Derivatives) Directions, 2022 (Notification No. FMRD.DIRD.11/14.03.004/2021-22 dated February 10, 2022), as amended from time to time; and
4. Any other non-centrally cleared derivative (NCCD) contract as may be specified by the Reserve Bank.

(2) Genuine amendments, including the following, to an existing derivative contract entered into before the date on which these Directions come into force (‘grandfathered contract’) will not qualify as a new derivative contract under these Directions:

1. non-material amendments that do not substantially change the terms and conditions of the contract or create any new significant exposures;
2. amendments made solely for the purpose of addressing benchmark reforms; and
3. contracts arising from novation, portfolio compression and application of standard trade maintenance processes on grandfathered contracts. Contracts resulting from compression of grandfathered contracts together with contracts which are subject to these Directions shall, however, be subject to the margin requirements under these Directions.

Link – https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=12682&Mode=0