# RBI tightens rules on rupee non-deliverable contracts, widens 20% cash reserve requirement — retained record

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The move is the latest in a slew of measures announced by the central bank since Saturday aimed at supporting the rupee, which has been falling due to steep oil prices and capital outflows
Banks with units in India's International Financial Services Centre and some primary dealers, which until now could offer non-deliverable rupee derivatives to non-resident users for any purpose, can now offer them only for hedging, the RBI said Monday
Authorised dealers will also be required to maintain a foreign exchange risk reserve for foreign exchange derivative contracts involving the rupee undertaken to hedge the currency risk of their own assets and liabilities
The reserve applies to all rupee currency contracts in which the authorised dealer buys foreign currency against the rupee, and equals 20% of the rupee equivalent of the notional amount of each contract
The reserve must be deposited in cash with the RBI daily and kept until the contract ends
Non-deliverable derivative contracts are settled in cash, usually in dollars, without any rupees changing hands
Reuters reported earlier on Monday that banks have asked the RBI to scrap the 20% cash deposit for FX derivatives used to hedge current-account exposures and charge a flat fee instead
The rupee, which had fallen more than 6% this year, jumped 1% on Monday after RBI's weekend announcements
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