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FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT




                   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY



A Foreign exchange market is worldwide network of banks,
brokers, Multinationals corporations and central banks, all of who
buys and sells currencies. These markets participants are linked
by communications system that allow instant knowledge of factors
that affect the market and of rates as they are quoted around the
world. The market functions practically on 24-hour basis and is not
restricted to the opening and closing hours in one particular center.

The foreign exchange market is centered around the interbank
market- a large group of international commercial bank whose
transactions form the major part of the daily turnover. Central
banks occupy a key place in the market as they implement the
foreign exchange policies of the government.

Major issues confronting the market are:

 Could new system satisfactorily replace floating?
 Should the market remain basically unregulated or should
  central bank exert more control?
 Will the trend towards free trade and unrestricted capital flows
  continue?




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                    OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

MAIN OBJECTIVE

This project attempt to study the intricacies of the foreign
exchange market. The main purpose of this study is to get a better
idea and the comprehensive details of foreign exchange risk
management.

SUB OBJECTIVES

     To know about the various concept and technicalities in
foreign exchange.
     To know the various functions of forex market.
     To get the knowledge about the hedging tools used in foreign
exchange.

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

     Time constraint.
     Resource constraint.

DATA COLLECTION

     The data was collected from books, newspapers, other
publications and internet.

DATA ANALYSIS

The data analysis was done on the basis of the information
available from various sources and brainstorming.




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                           INTRODUCTION

Taking cue from the rise in popularity of forex trading the world
over, the Indian foreign exchange market is also growing in leaps
and bounds. At present, the annual turnover of foreign exchange
trading in India exceeds a whopping $400 billion. The volumes
included inter banking trading as well as futures and forward
trading in foreign exchange. Transactions are also made on the
basis of swapping currencies and interest rates as well.

Mumbai

The principal place where forex is transacted in big volumes is
Mumbai. The market involves intermediaries, buyers, sellers and
the monetary authority of India. Apart from Mumbai, the other
centers where forex is also traded are Kolkata, Chennai, New
Delhi, Cochin, Pondicherry and Bangalore. Even though the
markets are not linked as they are in other parts of the world, they
do perform collectively.

Authorized dealers

The Reserve Bank of India or India‟s central bank regulates the
market using the help of the exchange control department of the
bank. Only the authorized dealers in foreign exchange are allowed
to participate in trading which also included accredited brokers as
well. The entire transactions are governed by FEMA or the Foreign
Exchange Management Act of 1999, which is an updated version
of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act or FERA.




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             NEED FOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Let us consider a case where Indian company exports cotton
fabrics to USA and invoices the goods in US dollar. The American
importer will pay the amount in US dollar, as the same is his home
currency. However the Indian exporter requires rupees means his
home currency for procuring raw materials and for payment to the
labor charges etc. Thus he would need exchanging US dollar for
rupee. If the Indian exporters invoice their goods in rupees, then
importer in USA will get his dollar converted in rupee and pay the
exporter.

From the above example we can infer that in case goods are
bought or sold outside the country, exchange of currency is
necessary.

Sometimes it also happens that the transactions between two
countries will be settled in the currency of third country. In that
case both the countries that are transacting will require converting
their respective currencies in the currency of third country. For that
also the foreign exchange is required.




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         ABOUT FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET.

Particularly for foreign exchange market there is no market place
called the foreign exchange market. It is mechanism through which
one country‟s currency can be exchange i.e. bought or sold for the
currency of another country. The foreign exchange market does
not have any geographic location.

Foreign exchange market is described as an OTC (over the
counter) market as there is no physical place where the participant
meets to execute the deals, as we see in the case of stock
exchange. The largest foreign exchange market is in London,
followed by the New York, Tokyo, Zurich and Frankfurt. The
market is situated throughout the different time zone of the globe in
such a way that one market is closing the other is beginning its
operation. Therefore it is stated that foreign exchange market is
functioning throughout 24 hours a day.

In most market US dollar is the vehicle currency, viz., the currency
sued to dominate international transaction. In India, foreign
exchange has been given a statutory definition. Section 2 (b) of
foreign exchange regulation ACT, 1973 states

 Foreign exchange means foreign currency and includes:

   All deposits, credits and balance payable in any foreign
     currency and any draft, traveler‟s cheques, letter of credit
     and bills of exchange. Expressed or drawn in India currency
     but payable in any foreign currency.




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    Any instrument payable, at the option of drawee or holder
      thereof or any other party thereto, either in Indian currency or
      in foreign currency or partly in one and partly in the other.

In order to provide facilities to members of the public and
foreigners visiting India, for exchange of foreign currency into
Indian currency and vice-versa. RBI has granted to various firms
and individuals, license to undertake money-changing business at
seas/airport and tourism place of tourist interest in India. Besides
certain authorized dealers in foreign exchange (banks) have also
been permitted to open exchange bureaus.

Following are the major bifurcations:

 Full fledge moneychangers – they are the firms and
individuals who have been authorized to take both, purchase and
sale transaction with the public.

 Restricted moneychanger – they are shops, emporia and
hotels etc. that have been authorized only to purchase foreign
currency towards cost of goods supplied or services rendered by
them or for conversion into rupees.
 Authorized dealers – they are one who can undertake all types
of foreign exchange transaction. Bank are only the authorized
dealers. The only exceptions are Thomas cook, western union,
UAE exchange which though, and not a bank is an AD.




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Even among the banks RBI has categorized them as follows‟:

 Branch A – They are the branches that have nostro and vostro
account.
 Branch B – The branch that can deal in all other transaction but
do not maintain nostro and vostro a/c‟s fall under this category.

Nostro a/c:-

Bank in India is permitted to open foreign currency accounts with
banks abroad. Indian overseas bank‟s account with Chase
Manhattan Bank, New York is a nostro a/c. It is “our account with
u”. When an Indian bank issues a foreign currency draft payable
abroad drawn on a correspondent bank, the nostro account of the
bank maintained with the correspondent id debited and the amount
is paid beneficiary. When an export bill is sent for realization
abroad, the realized exporter bill proceeds is credited to the nostro
account.

Vostro account:

It is the account in India in Indian rupee maintained by an overseas
bank. If Chase Manhattan Bank, New York opens an account with
Indian overseas bank in India, it is a vostro account .it is “your
account with us. Any draft, issued by overseas correspondents in
Indian rupees is paid in India, to the debit of vostro account.

Loro account:

This terminology is used when one bank refers to the „nostro‟
account of another bank. If Indian Overseas bank and state bank
of India maintain nostro account with Chase Manhattan Bank, New
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York, IOB refers SBI account with Chase Manhattan Bank as loro
account. It is „their account with you‟.

Mirror account:

The banks in India maintain the replica of the Nostro account they
have with the foreign banks and these accounts are called as
mirror accounts. The mirror account mainly helps in reconciliation
of the statement of account sent by the foreign bank.




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              FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET:

There are three types of market:

     Merchant market: it is the retail market, which involves the
transaction of customers with authorized dealers.
     Inter-bank market: it is the market where transaction takes
place between authorized dealers.
     International market: it is the market where transaction
takes place between banks in different countries.


The base for all these types/layers of market is the need for
squaring up the position of Ads. Ads are permitted to retain
exchange only up to a certain level that means any purchase of
foreign exchange has to be disposed of and sale of foreign
exchange has to be covered by purchase.
Any AD will try to match the position. If it is not possible to match,
it has to go to another AD for purchase and sale of foreign
exchange and the market is the inter-bank market.
ADs in India move to forex markets and do the purchase / sale
transaction. This market is called as international market.

For Indian we can conclude that foreign exchange refers to foreign
money, which includes notes, cheques, bills of exchange, bank
balance and deposits in foreign currencies.




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  PARTICIPANTS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET



                                      CUSTOMERS




                                                      COMMERCIAL
                   SPECULATORS
                                                         BANK




                                  PARTICIPANTS




                    OVERSEAS
                                                     CENTRAL BANK
                  FOREX MARKET




                                      EXCHANGE
                                       BROKERS




The main players in foreign exchange market are as follows:

1. Customers

  The customers who are engaged in foreign trade participate in
foreign exchange market by availing of the services of banks.
Exporters require converting the dollars in to rupee and imporeters
require converting rupee in to the dollars, as they have to pay in
dollars for the goods/services they have imported.

 2. COMMERCIAL BANK

     They are most active players in the forex market. Commercial
bank dealing with international transaction offer services for
conversion of one currency in to another. They have wide network

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of branches. Typically banks buy foreign exchange from exporters
and sells foreign exchange to the importers of goods. As every
time the foreign exchange bought or oversold position. The
balance amount is sold or bought from the market.

 3. CENTRAL BANK

     In all countries Central bank have been charged with the
responsibility of maintaining the external value of the domestic
currency. Generally this is achieved by the intervention of the
bank. Here the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plays a vital role in
foreign exchange management. It has laid down some rules and
regulations to carry out foreign exchange.

4. EXCHANGE BROKERS

Forex brokers play very important role in the foreign exchange
market. However the extent to which services of foreign brokers
are utilized depends on the tradition and practice prevailing at a
particular forex market center. In India as per FEDAI guideline the
Ads are free to deal directly among themselves without going
through brokers. The brokers are not among to allowed to deal in
their own account all over the world and also in India.

5. OVERSEAS FOREX MARKET

   Today the daily global turnover is estimated to be more than US
$ 1.5 trillion a day. The international trade however constitutes
hardly 5 to 7 % of this total turnover. The rest of trading in world
forex market is constituted of financial transaction and speculation.
As we know that the forex market is 24-hour market, the day

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begins with Tokyo and thereafter Singapore opens, thereafter
India, followed by Bahrain, Frankfurt, Paris, London, New York,
Sydney, and back to Tokyo.

6. SPECULATORS

 The speculators are the major players in the forex market.

 Bank dealing are the major speculators in the forex market with
a view to make profit on account of favorable movement in
exchange rate, take position i.e. if they feel that rate of particular
currency is likely to go up in short term. They buy that currency
and sell it as soon as they are able to make quick profit.
 Corporation‟s     particularly   multinational   corporation    and
transnational corporation having business operation beyond their
national frontiers and on account of their cash flows being large
and in multi currencies get in to foreign exchange exposures. With
a view to make advantage of exchange rate movement in their
favor they either delay covering exposures or do not cover until
cash flow materialize.
 Individual like share dealing also undertake the activity of
buying and selling of foreign exchange for booking short term
profits. They also buy foreign currency stocks, bonds and other
assets without covering the foreign exchange exposure risk. This
also results in speculations.




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                 TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS


There are different types of transaction under each market.
Merchant Market


              SPOT                             FORWARD
              Rates    quoted       for    the Rates       quoted      for
              transaction on the same transaction at a future
              day.                             date.


Spot transaction in the merchant market is one where the rates are
being quoted and the transactions are being routed on the same
day. In forward transactions the rate are being quoted today for
future transactions.

INTER BANK MARKET & INTERNATIONAL MARKET

CASH           VALUE                 SPOT           FORWARD
               TOMORROW




Rate today Rate today & Rate                        Rate today &
&              settlement     on                    settlement
                                     Today      &
Settlement     the          first                   from    third
                                     settlement
on       the succeeding                             succeeding
                                     on second
same           working day.                         working day.
                                     succeeding
day/working
                                     working
day
                                     day.


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 Permitted currency:
  It is the foreign currency which is freely convertible to major
  currencies like USD (us dollar), GDP (Great Britain pounds) etc.
  and for which a fairly active market exists.
 Authorized dealers may open and maintain balance and
  position in any permitted currency and in euro of the European
  currency area.
 Authorized dealer may open and maintains freely accounts with
  their branches and correspondents abroad in any permitted
  currency. Opening of such accounts should be reported to RBI
  in the “R” return.
 EURO: the single currencies of the European Union were born
  In the name of „EURO‟ with effect from 1-1-1999. 11 out of the
  15 members‟ countries accepted the single currency. four
  countries that were unable to fulfill the set of conditions (U.K,
  SWEDEN, DENMARK AND GREECE) were not participating.
  Currency notes and coins in the participating countries continue
  to be the legal tender for an interim period up to 30-6-2002.
  Notes and coins in euro started circulating from 1-1-2002 and
  the participating currency ceased to be legal tender 6 months
  later. All the transaction between the member countries will be
  done at the fixed exchange rates or at „‟EURO‟ until it replaces
  the national currencies as the legal tender. The no of
  participating countries have gone up.




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                 EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM :

 Countries of the world have been exchanging goods and services
 amongst themselves. This has been going on from time
 immemorial. The world has come a long way from the days of
 barter trade. With the invention of money the figures and problems
 of barter trade have disappeared. The barter trade has given way
 to exchanged of goods and services for currencies instead of
 goods and services.

 The rupee was historically linked with pound sterling. India was a
 founder member of the IMF. During the existence of the fixed
 exchange rate system, the intervention currency of the Reserve
 Bank of India (RBI) was the British pound, the RBI ensured
 maintenance of the exchange rate by selling and buying pound
 against rupees at fixed rates. The interbank rate therefore ruled
 the RBI band. During the fixed exchange rate era, there was only
 one major change in the parity of the rupee- devaluation in June
 1966.

 Different countries have adopted different exchange rate system at
 different time. The following are some of the exchange rate system
 followed by various countries.

 THE GOLD STANDARD

  Many countries have adopted gold standard as their monetary
 system during the last two decades of the 19th century. This
 system was in vogue till the outbreak of world war 1. under this
 system the parties of currencies were fixed in term of gold. There
 were two main types of gold standard:
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1.Gold piece standard

    Gold was recognized as means of international settlement for
receipts and payments amongst countries. Gold coins were an
accepted mode of payment and medium of exchange in domestic
market also. A country was stated to be on gold standard if the
following condition were satisfied:

 Monetary authority, generally the central bank of the country,
   guaranteed to buy and sell gold in unrestricted amounts at the
   fixed price.
 Melting gold including gold coins, and putting it to different uses
   was freely allowed.
 Import and export of gold was freely allowed.
 The total money supply in the country was determined by the
   quantum of gold available for monetary purpose.

2.Gold Bullion Standard

Under this system, the money in circulation was either partly of
entirely paper and gold served as reserve asset for the money
supply.. However, paper money could be exchanged for gold at
any time. The exchange rate varied depending upon the gold
content of currencies. This was also known as           “Mint Parity
Theory“ of exchange rates.

The gold bullion standard prevailed from about 1870 until 1914,
and intermittently thereafter until 1944. World War I brought an end
to the gold standard.




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BRETTON WOODS SYSTEM

During the world wars, economies of almost all the countries
suffered.   In    order   to     correct   the    balance    of    payments
disequilibrium,    many        countries   devalued      their    currencies.
Consequently, the international trade suffered a deathblow. In
1944, following World War II, the United States and most of its
allies ratified the Bretton Woods Agreement, which set up an
adjustable parity exchange-rate system under which exchange
rates were fixed (Pegged) within narrow intervention limits (pegs)
by the United States and foreign central banks buying and selling
foreign currencies. This agreement, fostered by a new spirit of
international cooperation, was in response to financial chaos that
had reigned before and during the war.

In addition to setting up fixed exchange parities (par values) of
currencies in relationship to gold, the agreement established the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to act as the “custodian” of the
system.

Under this system there were uncontrollable capital flows, which
lead to major countries suspending their obligation to intervene in
the market and the Bretton Wood System, with its fixed parities,
was effectively buried. Thus, the world economy has been living
through an era of floating exchange rates since the early 1970.

FLOATING RATE SYSTEM

In a truly floating exchange rate regime, the relative prices of
currencies are decided entirely by the market forces of demand
and supply. There is no attempt by the authorities to influence

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exchange rate. Where government interferes‟ directly or through
various monetary and fiscal measures in determining the
exchange rate, it is known as managed of dirty float.

PURCHASING POWER PARITY (PPP)

Professor Gustav Cassel, a Swedish economist, introduced this
system. The theory, to put in simple terms states that currencies
are valued for what they can buy and the currencies have no
intrinsic value attached to it. Therefore, under this theory the
exchange rate was to be determined and the sole criterion being
the purchasing power of the countries. As per this theory if there
were no trade controls, then the balance of payments equilibrium
would always be maintained. Thus if 150 INR buy a fountain pen
and the seamen fountain pen can be bought for USD 2, it can be
inferred that since 2 USD or 150 INR can buy the same fountain
pen, therefore USD 2 = INR 150.

For example India has a higher rate of inflation as compared to
country US then goods produced in India would become costlier as
compared to goods produced in US. This would induce imports in
India and also the goods produced in India being costlier would
lose in international competition to goods produced in US. This
decrease in exports of India as compared to exports from US
would lead to demand for the currency of US and excess supply of
currency of India. This in turn, cause currency of India to
depreciate in comparison of currency of us that is having relatively
more exports.




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              EXCHANGE RATE MECHANISM

In international transaction, if we export goods to other countries,
our exporter in India would like to be paid in Indian rupees where
as the foreign buyers would like to pay in his home currency.

If the buyer is in United States, he will pay only in US Dollars. Thus
it becomes necessary to convert this US Dollars into Indian rupees
and the rate at which this conversion is done is called “Exchange
Rate.”

Exchange Rates are quoted in two methods:

1. Direct method.

2. Indirect method.

 DIRECT QUOTATIONS
While quoting the exchange rate for a currency if the         foreign
currency is kept constant and its value is expressed in terms of
home currency it is known as direct quotation. In this case, the
units of home currency will b varying for every unit of foreign
currency.
Example;
USD 1 = RS 45.7500
GBP 1=RS 67.8500


Effective from august 6, 1993 we have changed our system of
quoting exchange rates to direct quotation. By adopting this
system we have fallen in line with the international practice. It has



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become more transparent for the dealing public and it will be
easier for them to follow up the movement of exchange rates.
 INDIRECT QUOTATIONS:
When we keep the unit of home currency constant and the value of
foreign currency is expressed in variable units then this method of
quoting exchange rate is called indirect quotation.
Prior to august 1993 we were following this system for quoting
exchange rates.
Example:
RS 100/- = USD 2.1200
RS 100/- = GBP 1.4200
 TWO WAY QUOTATION:
In any other commercial transaction whenever we enquire the rate
of the commodity the seller will immediately quote the selling price.
If we enquire the rate for fruits with the fruit seller he will quote his
selling price.
But in foreign exchange market always both the rates will be
quoted that is one rate for buying and the other for selling.
Example: if the bank X calls for the rates from bank Y for USD/INR
bank will quote:
RS 45.7200/50

It means that the Bank Y is prepared to buy USD at RS 45.7200
and sell at 45.7250. This method of quoting both buying and
selling rates is known as “TWO WAY QUOTATIONS.”

For all practical purposes if we treat foreign exchange as a
commodity the logic and application of this two –way quotations
can be understood easily that is a trader will always be willing to
buy a commodity at a lesser price and sell at a higher price.
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The principle or maxim involved in this method of quotations is:


“BUY LOW – SELL HIGH “ (under DIECT QUOTATION)


The advantage of two–way quote is as under

 The market continuously makes available price for buyers or
   sellers
 Two way prices limit the profit margin of the quoting bank and
   comparison of one quote with another quote can be done
   instantaneously.
 As it is not necessary any player in the market to indicate
   whether he intends to buy or sale foreign currency, this ensures
   that the quoting bank cannot take advantage by manipulating
   the prices.
 It automatically insures that alignment of rates with market
   rates.
 Two way quotes lend depth and liquidity to the market, which is
   so very essential for efficient market.

In two way quotes the first rate is the rate for buying and another
for selling. We should understand here that, in India the banks,
which are authorized dealer, always quote rates. So the rates
quoted- buying and selling is for banks point of view only. It means
that if exporters want to sell the dollars then the bank will buy the
dollars from him so while calculation the first rate will be used
which is buying rate, as the bank is buying the dollars from
exporter. The same case will happen inversely with importer as he
will buy dollars from the bank and bank will sell dollars to importer.


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           DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSACTION

We have different types of transactions in foreign exchange:

 It may be remittance Representing payment of subscription to
   a foreign journal.
 It can be an import payment relating to retirement of an import
   bill.
 It may be an inward remittance received by a resident/non-
   resident Indian.
 It may be an export bill, which will be presented to the
   overseas buyer for payment.

Depending upon the nature and involvement of labour different
exchange rate are quoted for different transaction.

DIFFERENT TRANSACTION AND RELEVANT EXCHANGE
RATE

On an outward remittance does not involve any labour. Bank will
be recovering the rupee equivalent from the customer and issue a
draft in foreign currency drawn on their correspondent as per their
drawing arrangements. If it is a remittance relating to an import bill,
as a banker, bank will verify the documents entering them in their
register, presenting the bill to the importer for the payments and
also check     whether all the conditions         stipulated by the
correspondent bank are complied with. For this the labour bank is
eligible for some compensation. This compensation will be loaded
or adjusted while quoting the exchange rate for this import
transaction. In other words, the exchange rate for import
transaction will be costlier to the customers when compared to the
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exchange rate for clean outward remittance. The different rates
quoted for these two transactions are TT (Telegraphic transfer)
and bill selling.

Likewise bank will quote different buying rates for export bills and
for other clean inward remittance.

Following are the different rates, which are quoted to the
customers depending upon the nature of transaction.

        BUYING RATES                        SELLING RATES




TT BUYING               BILLS BUYING           TT SELLING       BILLS
SELLING

(A.1)                     (A.2)              (B.1)          (B.2)

A.      BUYING RATES

A.1. TT BUYING RATE (nature of transaction)

 Clean inward remittance for which cover has already been
     provided in ADs Nostro account abroad.
 Conversation of proceeds of instruments sent on collection
     basis [ when collection are credited to Nostro account].
 Cancellation of outward TT, DD,PO etc
 Cancellation of forward sale contract.
 Undrawn portion of an export bill realized.




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A.2.     BILL BUYING RATE (nature of transaction)

 Purchase/ negotiations/discounting of export bills.( and other
     instruments).


B.      SELLING RATE

B.1. TT SELLING RATE (nature of transaction)

 Outward remittance in foreign currency.
 Cancellation of purchase that is;
a. Bill purchased earlier is returned unpaid.
b. Bill purchased earlier is transferred to collection account
c. Inward remittance received earlier (converted into rupees) is
     refunded to the remitting bank.
 Forward purchase contract is cancelled.
 Remittances relating to payment of import bills which are
     directly received by the importer.
 Crystallization of overdue export bills.

NOTE:

If the remittance that is no documents is to be handled by the
banks TT selling rate will be applied.

B.2. BILL SELLING RATE (nature of transaction)

 Transaction involving remittance of proceeds of import bill.
     Even if the proceeds of the import bills are to be remitted in
     foreign currency by the way of DD, TT rate to be applied will be
     bill selling rate
 Crystallization of overdue import bills.
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  Apart from the above, separate rates will be quoted for
  selling and buying of travelers Cheques and foreign currency
  notes.

CROSS RATES:

If a person wants to purchase Swiss Francs (CHF) since this
currency is not normally quoted in India, ADs will procure US
Dollars

From interbank market and will contact any of the overseas market
to get CHF by selling the US Dollars in the overseas market.

Example: a customer‟s wants to retire an import bill for CHF 50000
and the Inter Bank rate for USD/INR is at 45.75/78 and the
overseas market for USD/CHF is 1.7084/94. In order to arrive at
the CHF/INR rate bank will be applying Chain rule method.




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          FACTOR AFFECTINGN EXCHANGE RATES

In free market, it is the demand and supply of the currency which
should determine the exchange rates but demand and supply is
the dependent on many factors, which are ultimately the cause of
the exchange rate fluctuation, sometimes wild.

The volatility of exchange rates cannot be traced to the single
reason and consequently, it becomes difficult to precisely define
the factors that affect exchange rates. However, the more
important among them are as follows:

 STRENGTH OF ECONOMY

Economic factors affecting exchange rates include hedging
activities, interest rates, inflationary pressures, trade imbalance,
and euro market activities. Irving fisher, an American economist,
developed a theory relating exchange rates to interest rates. This
proposition, known as the fisher effect, states that interest rate
differentials tend to reflect exchange rate expectation.

On the other hand, the purchasing- power parity theory relates
exchange rates to inflationary pressures. In its absolute version,
this theory states that the equilibrium exchange rate equals the
ratio of domestic to foreign prices. The relative version of the
theory relates changes in the exchange rate to changes in price
ratios.




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 POLITICAL FACTOR

The political factor influencing exchange rates include the
established monetary policy along with government action on
items such as the money supply, inflation, taxes, and deficit
financing. Active government intervention or manipulations, such
as central bank activity in the foreign currency market, also have
an impact. Other political factors influencing exchange rates
include the political stability of a country and its relative economic
exposure (the perceived need for certain levels and types of
imports). Finally, there is also the influence of the international
monetary fund.

 EXPACTATION OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET

Psychological factors also influence exchange rates. These factors
include market anticipation, speculative pressures, and future
expectations.

A few financial experts are of the opinion that in today‟s
environment, the only „trustworthy‟ method of predicting exchange
rates by gut feel. Bob Eveling, vice president of financial markets
at SG, is corporate finance‟s top foreign exchange forecaster for
1999. eveling‟s gut feeling has, defined convention, and his
method proved uncannily accurate in foreign exchange forecasting
in 1998.SG ended the corporate finance forecasting year with a
2.66% error overall, the most accurate among 19 banks. The
secret to eveling‟s intuition on any currency is keeping abreast of
world events. Any event, from a declaration of war to a fainting
political leader, can take its toll on a currency‟s value. Today,


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instead of formal modals, most forecasters rely on an amalgam
that is part economic fundamentals, part model and part judgment.

      Fiscal policy
      Interest rates
      Monetary policy
      Balance of payment
      Exchange control
      Central bank intervention
      Speculation.
      Technical.




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                 HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION

Consider a hypothetical situation in which ABC trading co. has to
import a raw material for manufacturing goods. But this raw
material is required only after three months. However, in three
months the price of raw material may go up or go down due to
foreign exchange fluctuations and at this point of time it cannot be
predicted whether the price would go up or come down. Thus he is
exposed to risks with fluctuations in forex rate. If he buys the
goods in advance then he will incur heavy interest and storage
charges. However, the availability of derivatives solves the
problem of importer. He can buy currency derivatives. Now any
loss due to rise in raw material price would be offset by profits on
the futures contract and vice versa. Hence, the derivatives are the
hedging tools that are available to companies to cover the foreign
exchange exposure faced by them.

Definition of Derivatives

Derivatives are financial contracts of predetermined fixed duration,
whose values are derived from the value of an underlying primary
financial instrument, commodity or index, such as: interest rate,
exchange rates, commodities, and equities.

Derivatives are risk shifting instruments. Initially, they were used to
reduce exposure to changes in foreign exchange rates, interest
rates, or stock indexes or commonly known as risk hedging.
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basic economic purpose. There has to be counter party to hedgers
and they are speculators.

Derivatives have come into existence because of the prevalence of
risk in every business. This risk could be physical, operating,
investment and credit risk.

Derivatives provide a means of managing such a risk. The need to
manage external risk is thus one pillar of the derivative market.
Parties wishing to manage their risk are called hedgers.

The common derivative products are forwards, options, swaps and
futures.

1. Forward Contracts

  Forward exchange contract is a firm and binding contract,
entered into by the bank and its customers, for purchase of
specified amount of foreign currency at an agreed rate of
exchange for delivery and payment at a future date or period
agreed upon at the time of entering into forward deal.

  The bank on its part will cover itself either in the interbank
market or by matching a contract to sell with a contract to buy. The
contract between customer and bank is essentially written
agreement and bank generally stands to make a loss if the
customer defaults in fulfilling his commitment to sell foreign
currency.

  A foreign exchange forward contract is a contract under which
the bank agrees to sell or buy a fixed amount of currency to or
from the company on an agreed future date in exchange for a fixed
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amount of another currency. No money is exchanged until the
future date.

    A company will usually enter into forward contract when it knows
there will be a need to buy or sell for a currency on a certain date
in the future. It may believe that today‟s forward rate will prove to
be more favorable than the spot rate prevailing on that future date.
Alternatively, the company may just want to eliminate the
uncertainty associated with foreign exchange rate movements.

    The forward contract commits both parties to carrying out the
exchange of currencies at the agreed rate, irrespective of whatever
happens to the exchange rate.

    The rate quoted for a forward contract is not an estimate of what
the exchange rate will be on the agreed future date. It reflects the
interest rate differential between the two currencies involved. The
forward rate may be higher or lower than the market exchange rate
on the day the contract is entered into.

Forward rate has two components.

       Spot rate
       Forward points

    Forward points, also called as forward differentials, reflect the
interest differential between the pair of currencies provided capital
flow are freely allowed. This is not true in case of US $ / rupee rate
as there is exchange control regulations prohibiting free movement
of capital from / into India. In case of US $ / rupee it is pure
demand and supply which determines forward differential.

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Forward rates are quoted by indicating spot rate and premium /
discount.

In direct rate,

        Forward rate = spot rate + premium / - discount.

Various options available in forward contracts :

A forward contract once booked can be cancelled, rolled over,
extended and even early delivery can be made.

                  ROLL OVER FORWARD CONTRACTS

Rollover forward contracts are one where forward exchange
contract is initially booked for the total amount of loan etc. to be re-
paid. As and when installment falls due, the same is paid by the
customer at the exchange rate fixed in forward exchange contract.
The balance amount of the contract rolled over till the date for the
next installment. The process of extension continues till the loan
amount has been re-paid. But the extension is available subject to
the cost being paid by the customer. Thus, under the mechanism
of roll over contracts, the exchange rate protection is provided for
the entire period of the contract and the customer has to bear the
roll over charges. The cost of extension (rollover) is dependent
upon the forward differentials prevailing on the date of extension.
Thus, the customer effectively protects himself against the adverse
spot exchange rates but he takes a risk on the forward

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differentials. (i.e. premium/discount). Although spot exchange rates
and forward differentials are prone to fluctuations, yet the spot
exchange rates being more volatile the customer gets the
protection against the adverse movements of the exchange rates.

A corporate can book with the Authorised Dealer a forward cover
on roll-over basis as necessitated by the maturity dates of the
underlying transactions, market conditions and the need to reduce
the cost to the customer.

A corporate can freely cancel a forward contract booked if desired
by it. It can again cover the exposure with the same or other
Authorised Dealer. However contracts relating to non-trade
transactionimports with one leg in Indian rupees once cancelled
could not be rebooked till now. This regulation was imposed to
stem bolatility in the foreign exchange market, which was driving
down the rupee. Thus the whole objective behind this was to stall
speculation in the currency.

But now the RBI has lifted the 4-year-old ban on companies re-
booking the forward transactions for imports and non-traded
transactions. It has been decided to extend the freedom of re-
booking the import forward contract up to 100% of un-hedged
exposures falling due within one year, subject to a capital of $ 100
Millions in a financial year per corporate.

The removal of this ban would give freedom to corporate
Treasurers who should be in opposition to reduce their foreign
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re-booking them at better rates. Thus this in not liberalization, but it
is restoration of the status quotient.

Also the Details of cancelled forward contracts are no more
required to be reported to the RBI.

The following are the guidelines that have to be followed in case of
cancellation of a forward contract

 In case of cancellation of a contract by the client (the request
   should be made on or before the maturity date) the Authorised
   Dealer shall recover/pay the, as the case may be, the difference
   between the contracted rate and the rate at which the
   cancellation is effected. The recovery/payment of exchange
   difference on canceling the contract may be up front or back –
   ended in the discretion of banks.

Rate at which the cancellation is to be effected :

    Purchase contracts shall be cancelled at the contracting
      Authorised Dealers spot T.T. selling rate current on the date
      of cancellation.
    Sale contract shall be cancelled at the contracting Authorised
      Dealers spot T.T. selling rate current on the date of
      cancellation.
    Where the contract is cancelled before maturity, the
      appropriate forward T.T. rate shall be applied.


 Exchange difference not exceeding Rs. 100 is being ignored by
   the contracting Bank.


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 In the absence of any instructions from the client, the contracts,
   which have matured, shall be automatically cancelled on 15th
   day falls on a Saturday or holiday, the contract shall be
   cancelled on the next succeeding working day.

In case of cancellation of the contract:

 Swap, cost if any shall be paid by the client under advice to him
 When the contract is cancelled after the due date, the client is
   not entitled to the exchange difference, if any in his favor, since
   the contract is cancelled on account of his default. He shall
   however, be liable to pay the exchange difference, against him.

Substitution of Orders

The substitution of forward contracts is allowed. In case shipment
under a particular import or export order in respect of which
forward cover has been booked does not take place, the corporate
can be permitted to substitute another order under the same
forward contract, provided that the proof of the genuineness of the
transaction is given.

 OPTIONS

An option is a Contractual agreement that gives the option buyer
the right, but not the obligation, to purchase (in the case of a call
option) or to sell (in the case of put option) a specified instrument
at a specified price at any time of the option buyer‟s choosing by or
before a fixed date in the future. Upon exercise of the right by the
option holder, and option seller is obliged to deliver the specified
instrument at a specified price.

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 The option is sold by the seller (writer)
 To the buyer (holder)
 In return for a payment (premium)
 Option lasts for a certain period of time – the right expires at its
   maturity

Options are of two kinds

    Put Options
    Call Options

 PUT OPTIONS

The buyer (holder) has the right, but not an obligation, to sell the
underlying asset to the seller (writer) of the option.

 CALL OPTIONS

The buyer (holder) has the right, but not the obligation to buy the
underlying asset from the seller (writer) of the option.

STRIKE PRICE

Strike price is the price at which calls & puts are to be exercised
(or walked away from)

AMERICAN & EUROPEAN OPTIONS

American Options
The buyer has the right (but no obligation) to exercise the option at
any time between purchase of the option and its maturity.
European Options



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The buyer has the right (but no obligations) to exercise the option
at maturity only.

UNDERLYING ASSETS :

 Physical commodities, agriculture products like wheat, plus
   metal, oil.
 Currencies.
 Stock (Equities)

CURRENCY OPTIONS

A currency option is a contract that gives the holder the right (but
not the obligation) to buy or sell a fixed amount of a currency at a
given rate on or before a certain date. The agreed exchange rate
is known as the strike rate or exercise rate.

An option is usually purchased for an up front payment known as a
premium. The option then gives the company the flexibility to buy
or sell at the rate agreed in the contract, or to buy or sell at market
rates if they are more favorable, i.e. not to exercise the option.

How are Currency Options are different from Forward Contracts ?

 A Forward Contract is a legal commitment to buy or sell a fixed
   amount of a currency at a fixed rate on a given future date.
 A Currency Option, on the other hand, offers protection against
   unfavorable changes in exchange raters without sacrificing the
   chance of benefiting from more favorable rates.




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TYPES OF OPTIONS :

 A Call Option is an option to buy a fixed amount of currency.
 A Put Option is an option to sell a fixed amount of currency.
 Both types of options are available in two styles :
   The American style option is an option that can be exercised
     at any time before its expiry date.
   The European style option is an option that can only be
     exercised at the specific expiry date of the option.

OPTION PREMIUMS :

By buying an option, a company acquires greater flexibility and at
the same time receives protection against unfavorable changes in
exchange rates. The protection is paid for in the form of a
premium.

SPOT RATE AND FORWARD RATES

We have some background about exchange rate as, it is the price
at which one currency can be bought or sold for an of other
currency.

The data on which currencies are exchanged can be any date from
the date starting from the date of transaction. Transaction may be
either Spot or forward depending upon the delivery of the foreign
exchange.

Under spot we have CASH-SPOT, TOM-SPOT. If the exchange of
currencies takes place on the same day of transaction it is known
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next working day that is tomorrow, it is known as deal as TOM-
DEAL.

If the exchange of currencies takes place on the second working
day after the date of transaction it is known as SPOT DEAL.
Normally exchange rate are quoted on spot basis that is the
settlement will take place on the second working day after the date
of transaction. Wherever foreign exchange will be delivered after
SPOT date it is known as Forward transactions.

Going back to the above import transaction, if the importer gets the
information that his shipment will be reaching India only after 3
months it is possible that due to exchange fluctuations he may
have to pay more in rupees term. If he feels that the exchange rate
on the month at the time if retirement of import bill will not be
favorable to him, he may like to fix an assured rate for his future
transaction. This type of fixing the exchange rate for the future
transaction, at a favorable time earlier to the date of actual
transaction is known as forward contracts.




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        PREMIUM/DISCOUNT ON DIRECT QUOTATIONS

If we are familiar with the commodity or share Market it would be
known that spot rate and forward rates are different and they need
not be the same. This is so because the anticipated demand and
supply and the cost situations at the forward date may not
necessarily be identical with that of the existing at present. The
commodity/share could be quoted at a higher (premium) or lower
(discount) rate for future deliveries.

We shall illustrate this with the example:

      Spot interbank rate of USD 1           =Rs.45.75

      3 months forward USD 1                 =Rs.45.95

If one has to buy Dollar three months forward against rupees, he
has to pay 20 paisa more for the same dollar, i.e. 3 months dollar
will be costlier by 20 paisa compared to spot rate.      Therefore US
Dollar is at premium in forwards vis-à-vis Rupee. In direct
quotations premium is always added to both the buying and selling
spot rates.

In another situation:

      Spot interbank rate of USD 1           =Rs.45.75

      3 months forward USD 1                 =Rs.45.45

From the above illustration it will be seen that the dollar fot three
month forward is available for lesser money as compared to spot.
In other words USD is cheaper by 30 paisa in forward as
compared to spot.
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I.e. USD is at discount in forwards vis-à-vis Rupee in direct
quotations. Discount factor is always deducted from the buying
and selling spot rate.

From the above it is now clear that if we compare spot and forward
rates we are able to arrive at the following three possibilities

 If the spot rate and forward rate are the same they are at par
 In direct quotation if forward rate is more than the spot rate the
   base currency is said to be at premium
 In direct quotation if forward rate is less than the spot rate the
   base currency is said to be at discount rate.

Quoting forward rates:

Forward differentials are always quoted in two figures like 15/20
and 15/10. It will be either at ascending or descending order. If the
first figure is less than the second figure then the base currency is
said to be at premium.

In direct quotations premium is always is always added to both the
buying and selling rates .if it is a buying transaction for the bank,
the quoting bank will add lesser of the two premium figure so as to
give minimum Rupees. Likewise if it is a selling transaction, the
quoting bank, will add higher of the two premium figures so as to
take the maximum amount in rupees for selling a foreign currency.

Example:

Interbank market rates:

Spot USD 1                =Rs 45.70/90

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1 month forward         =14/16

 We have a export bill buying transaction.
   Since the forward differentials are in ascending order the base
   currency USD is at premium. Hence it should be added with the
   spot rate to arrive at forward rate. Out of the two premium
   figures (14/16) since bank will be given Indian rupees, they will
   give minimum amount in rupees.


Step 1
      Spot buying rate USD 1           = Rs 45.70


Step 2
To arrive at the forward rate:
Since the base currency is at premium and the bank has to give
rupees, add the minimum premium that is adding 14 paisa to the
spot rate.
      Spot buying rate USD 1 = Rs 45.70
      Add premium                = Rs 00.14
                                  Rs 45.84
Hence the forward rate for this export transaction will be 45.84
 In an import transaction, while recovering rupees from importer
   customer, for one –month forward rate, bank will add t6he
   maximum premium that is 16 paisa and the forward rate for the
   bank‟s selling transaction would be:


   Spot buying rate USD 1 =      Rs 45.90
   Add premium               =    Rs 00.16
                                  Rs 46.06

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If the forward differentials are on the descending order that is
25/20, the base currency is said to be at a discount.

In direct quotations, if the base currency is at a discount, discount
factor is always deducted from the spot rate. When two discount
figures are quoted if it is buying transaction in which bank will be
giving rupees, they will be deducting the higher of the two figures
and give minimum Rupees.

Example:

     Interbank market spot USD 1 = Rs 45.70/90

     I month forward                  = 25/20 (paisa)

To arrive at the 1 month forward rates:

                                          Buying          Selling

     Interbank Spot                        45.70           45.90

     Deduct the discount                   (0.25)           (0.20)

     1 month forward rate                   45.45            45.70

From the above examples, in direct quotations, in selling
transactions lesser amount of discount is deducted so as to take
maximum Rupees for every Dollar.




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                          FERA TO FEMA

In India, all transactions that include foreign exchange were
regulated by Foreign Exchange Regulations Act (FERA), 1973.
Due to the policy leaning toward nationalized economy the main
objective of FERA was conservation and proper utilization of the
foreign exchange resources of the country. It also sought to control
certain aspects of the conduct of business outside the country by
Indian companies and in India by foreign companies.



Over the years as the economy opened up with steady pace of
reforms a need was felt for more, liberalized foreign exchange
controls and restrictions on foreign investment. FERA was
replaced by a new Act called the Foreign Exchange Management
Act   (FEMA),     1999.
The Act applies to all branches, offices and agencies outside India,
owned or controlled by a person resident in India. FEMA is now a
purely a civil legislation in the sense that its violation implies only
payment of monetary penalties and fines. However, under it, a
person will be liable to civil imprisonment only if he does not pay
the prescribed fine within 90 days from the date of notice but that
too happens after formalities of show cause notice and personal
hearing. FEMA also provides for a two year sunset clause for
offences committed under FERA which may be taken as the
transition period granted for moving from one 'harsh' law to the
other 'industry   friendly'   legislation.




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FEMA has been formulated with clear cut objective to:

 to facilitate external trade and payments; and
 to promote the orderly development and maintenance of foreign
   exchange market.

The Act has assigned an important role to the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) in the administration of FEMA. The rules, regulations
and norms pertaining to several sections of the Act are laid down
by the Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Central
Government. The Act requires the Central Government to appoint
as many officers of the Central Government as Adjudicating
Authorities for holding inquiries pertaining to contravention of the
Act. There is also a provision for appointing one or more Special
Directors (Appeals) to hear appeals against the order of the
Adjudicating authorities. The Central Government also establishes
an Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange to hear appeals
against the orders of the Adjudicating Authorities and the Special
Director (Appeals). The FEMA provides for the establishment, by
the Central Government, of a Director of Enforcement with a
Director and such other officers or class of officers as it thinks fit
for taking up for investigation of the contraventions under this act.
FEMA permits only authorized person to deal in foreign exchange
or foreign security. Such an authorized person, under the Act,
means authorized dealer, money changer, off-shore banking unit
or any other person for the time being authorized by Reserve
Bank.




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When a business enterprise imports goods from other countries,
exports its products to them or makes investments abroad, it deals
in foreign exchange. Foreign exchange means 'foreign currency'
and includes: -

 deposits, credits and balances payable in any foreign currency;
 drafts, travelers‟ cheques, letters of credit or bills of exchange,
  expressed or drawn in Indian currency but payable in any
  foreign currency; and (iii) drafts, travellers' cheques, letters of
  credit or bills of exchange drawn by banks, institution‟s or
  persons outside India, but payable in Indian Currency.


   The Act thus prohibits     any person who:-
 Deal in or transfer any foreign exchange or foreign security to
  any person not being an authorized person;
 Make any payment to or for the credit of any person resident
  outside India in     any manner;
 Receive otherwise through an authorized person, any payment
  by order or on behalf of any person resident outside India in any
  manner;
 Enter into any financial transaction in India as consideration for
  or in association with acquisition or creation or transfer of a right
  to acquire, any asset outside India by any person is resident in
  India which acquires, hold, own, possess or transfer any foreign
  exchange, foreign security or any immovable property situated
  outside India.
 The Act deals with two types of foreign exchange transactions.
   The basis of foreign exchange management is:

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 FEMA 1999- act passed by government of India.
 Foreign exchange management rules 2000 – notifications by
  government of India.
 Foreign exchange management regulations 2000 – notifications
  by RBI.




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            ROLE OF RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA is a central bank for india. All
commercials and cooperative bank comes under the RBI.
Therefore it is known as Apex bank.

Authorized person shall comply with general are specific directions
or orders of RBI while dealing in foreign exchange. Failure to do so
will attract revocation of such authorization.

 RBI plays a vital role in the control and the management of
   forex in India.
 RBI is entrusted with the task of regulating and managing
   foreign exchange.
 Exchange control department of RBI is the sanctioning and
   administrative     authority   under   FEMA1    999.    Now    this
   department is known as foreign exchange department by RBI.
 The instructions/guidelines of RBI operative through the
   authorized person in foreign exchange.
 RBI has been vested with the powers to regulate investments,
   trading and commercial activities in india of foreign companies
   and individuals.
 Holding of immovable property abroad and the trading,
   commercial and the industrial activities abroad by residents of
   India have been brought under the FEMA 1999 and hence
   under the purview of RBI
 The Directorate of enforcement is the investigating authority
   under the FEMA1999.




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       ROLE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEALERS
              ASSOCIATION OF INDIA(FEDEAI)
 It is a company registered under section 25 of the companies
  act 1956.
 It was established in 1958.
 It is an association of all ADs in forex who undertake to abide
  by the terms and conditions prescribed by FEDEAI for forex
  business/ transactions.
 The basic objective is to bring a uniformity bon forex transaction
  and to regulate the dealings among ADs.
 To regulate the dealings of ADs with the public, brokers, RBI
  and other bodies.
 To promote sound forex policy in Co-operation and consultation
  with RBI.
 The affairs of FEDEAI are managed by a managing committee,
  which is empowered to frame rules with prior RBI permission.
 FEDEAI is having its office at Mumbai. Local chapters at
  various places give the advisory services to all.
 The first edition of FEDEAI rules was effective from 1.6.1991.

The second edition of rule as on 31.03.1999 replaced the first
  edition and it covers the following

 Rule1- hours of business.
 Rule2- export transaction.
 Rule 3- import transaction.
 Rule 4-machinating trade.
 Rule5-claen instruments.
 Rule6-gurantees.

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 Rule 7-exchange contracts.
 Rule8-early delivery,      extensions,    cancellation    of   forward
   contract.
 The rules of FEDEAI are reviewed periodically and changes if
   any are informed to AD by way of circulation.
 The service chargers governing Forex transaction are left to the
   ADs.

Balance of trade

It refers to the net difference between the value of exports and
imports or visible trade.

Balance of payment

It includes not only the visible trade but also the invisible items like
shipping, banking, tourism etc.if the inflow of forex is more, the
balance of payment if favorable and it is to be unfavorable or
adverse when the outflow is more.

Capital account:

As pre FEMA1999 capital accounts transaction , which alters the
asset and liabilities , including contingent liabilities outside India of
persons resident outside India.

Example:

Any borrowing or lending in rupee between a person resident in
India and person resident outside India. Deposits between persons
resident in India and person outside India. Any borrowing or
lending in foreign exchange etc.

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Current account:

Current account transaction means a transaction other than a
capital account transaction and includes:

 Payments due in connection with foreign tradew, other current
  business, services and short term banking and credit facilities in
  the ordinary course of business.
 Payments due as interest on loans and as net income from
  investments.
 Remittance for living expenses of parents, spouse and children
  residing abroad and
 Expenses in connection with foreign travel, education and
  medical care of parents, spouse and children etc.




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        SODHANI COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

  The committee headed by shri O.P.Sodhani, the executive director
  of RBI has recommended sweeping changes to free forex control
  and to open up healthy speculation.

                      RECOMMENDATIONS:

 Corporate are to be allowed to hedge genuine exposures on
  declaration.
 ADs to fix overnight position and aggregate Gap limit in tune with
  forex operations and risk taking capacity.
 ADs can initiate position abroad ( after satisfying capital
  adequency norms) within limits fixed by the management and
  approved by RBI.
 ADs are allowed to lend and borrow up to six months at market
  rates overseas upto specified limits.
 Increasing the number of players in forex market by removing the
  restrictions for institutions like IDBI, IFCI, and ICICI & FOREIGN
  TRADE bank who have larger forex commitments.
 ADs to be freed to fix interest rate, maturity period for FCNR
  deposit.
 Prospole for exemption of CRR/SLR on inter-bank deposits.
 Proposal to set up a forex clearing house at Mumbai.
 Proposal to retain 100% forex earnings of exporters in EEFC
  accounts
 Selective intervention by RBI and a separate swap window open to
  control forward rates in interbank market.




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                         CONCLUSION

Now a days foreign exchange market has expanded unbelievably.
Earlier only Bombay stock exchange and national stock exchange
were seen trading in forex but now there are many private
organizations working in these sector.

Derivative use for hedging is only to increase due to the increased
global linkages and volatile exchange rates. Firms need to look at
instituting a sound risk management system and also need to
formulate their hedging strategy that suits their specific firm
characteristics and exposures.

In India, regulation has been steadily eased and turnover and
liquidity in the foreign currency derivative markets has increased,
although the use is mainly in shorter maturity contracts of one year
or less. Forward and option contracts are the more popular
instruments. Regulators had initially only allowed certain banks to
deal in this market however now corporate can also write option
contracts. There are many variants of these derivatives which
investment banks across the world specialize in, and as the
awareness and demand for these variants increases, RBI would
have to revise regulations.




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FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT


                   BIBLOGRAPHY:

BOOKS REFFERD:

  Foreign exchange management and
  Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
                   By-ICFAI UNIVERSITY
  Banking transaction and finance
                By-WELINGKAR INSTITUTE


INTERNET SOURCE:


  www.fema.rbi.org.in


  www.eximguru.com/exim/reserve-bank/fema.aspx


  www.femaonline.com/fema-act-regulation.php?id=20


  www.kesdee.com/pdf/foreignexchangemanagement




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  • 1. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A Foreign exchange market is worldwide network of banks, brokers, Multinationals corporations and central banks, all of who buys and sells currencies. These markets participants are linked by communications system that allow instant knowledge of factors that affect the market and of rates as they are quoted around the world. The market functions practically on 24-hour basis and is not restricted to the opening and closing hours in one particular center. The foreign exchange market is centered around the interbank market- a large group of international commercial bank whose transactions form the major part of the daily turnover. Central banks occupy a key place in the market as they implement the foreign exchange policies of the government. Major issues confronting the market are:  Could new system satisfactorily replace floating?  Should the market remain basically unregulated or should central bank exert more control?  Will the trend towards free trade and unrestricted capital flows continue? 1
  • 2. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY MAIN OBJECTIVE This project attempt to study the intricacies of the foreign exchange market. The main purpose of this study is to get a better idea and the comprehensive details of foreign exchange risk management. SUB OBJECTIVES  To know about the various concept and technicalities in foreign exchange.  To know the various functions of forex market.  To get the knowledge about the hedging tools used in foreign exchange. LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY  Time constraint.  Resource constraint. DATA COLLECTION  The data was collected from books, newspapers, other publications and internet. DATA ANALYSIS The data analysis was done on the basis of the information available from various sources and brainstorming. 2
  • 3. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Taking cue from the rise in popularity of forex trading the world over, the Indian foreign exchange market is also growing in leaps and bounds. At present, the annual turnover of foreign exchange trading in India exceeds a whopping $400 billion. The volumes included inter banking trading as well as futures and forward trading in foreign exchange. Transactions are also made on the basis of swapping currencies and interest rates as well. Mumbai The principal place where forex is transacted in big volumes is Mumbai. The market involves intermediaries, buyers, sellers and the monetary authority of India. Apart from Mumbai, the other centers where forex is also traded are Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi, Cochin, Pondicherry and Bangalore. Even though the markets are not linked as they are in other parts of the world, they do perform collectively. Authorized dealers The Reserve Bank of India or India‟s central bank regulates the market using the help of the exchange control department of the bank. Only the authorized dealers in foreign exchange are allowed to participate in trading which also included accredited brokers as well. The entire transactions are governed by FEMA or the Foreign Exchange Management Act of 1999, which is an updated version of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act or FERA. 3
  • 4. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT NEED FOR FOREIGN EXCHANGE Let us consider a case where Indian company exports cotton fabrics to USA and invoices the goods in US dollar. The American importer will pay the amount in US dollar, as the same is his home currency. However the Indian exporter requires rupees means his home currency for procuring raw materials and for payment to the labor charges etc. Thus he would need exchanging US dollar for rupee. If the Indian exporters invoice their goods in rupees, then importer in USA will get his dollar converted in rupee and pay the exporter. From the above example we can infer that in case goods are bought or sold outside the country, exchange of currency is necessary. Sometimes it also happens that the transactions between two countries will be settled in the currency of third country. In that case both the countries that are transacting will require converting their respective currencies in the currency of third country. For that also the foreign exchange is required. 4
  • 5. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ABOUT FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET. Particularly for foreign exchange market there is no market place called the foreign exchange market. It is mechanism through which one country‟s currency can be exchange i.e. bought or sold for the currency of another country. The foreign exchange market does not have any geographic location. Foreign exchange market is described as an OTC (over the counter) market as there is no physical place where the participant meets to execute the deals, as we see in the case of stock exchange. The largest foreign exchange market is in London, followed by the New York, Tokyo, Zurich and Frankfurt. The market is situated throughout the different time zone of the globe in such a way that one market is closing the other is beginning its operation. Therefore it is stated that foreign exchange market is functioning throughout 24 hours a day. In most market US dollar is the vehicle currency, viz., the currency sued to dominate international transaction. In India, foreign exchange has been given a statutory definition. Section 2 (b) of foreign exchange regulation ACT, 1973 states Foreign exchange means foreign currency and includes:  All deposits, credits and balance payable in any foreign currency and any draft, traveler‟s cheques, letter of credit and bills of exchange. Expressed or drawn in India currency but payable in any foreign currency. 5
  • 6. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT  Any instrument payable, at the option of drawee or holder thereof or any other party thereto, either in Indian currency or in foreign currency or partly in one and partly in the other. In order to provide facilities to members of the public and foreigners visiting India, for exchange of foreign currency into Indian currency and vice-versa. RBI has granted to various firms and individuals, license to undertake money-changing business at seas/airport and tourism place of tourist interest in India. Besides certain authorized dealers in foreign exchange (banks) have also been permitted to open exchange bureaus. Following are the major bifurcations:  Full fledge moneychangers – they are the firms and individuals who have been authorized to take both, purchase and sale transaction with the public.  Restricted moneychanger – they are shops, emporia and hotels etc. that have been authorized only to purchase foreign currency towards cost of goods supplied or services rendered by them or for conversion into rupees.  Authorized dealers – they are one who can undertake all types of foreign exchange transaction. Bank are only the authorized dealers. The only exceptions are Thomas cook, western union, UAE exchange which though, and not a bank is an AD. 6
  • 7. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT Even among the banks RBI has categorized them as follows‟:  Branch A – They are the branches that have nostro and vostro account.  Branch B – The branch that can deal in all other transaction but do not maintain nostro and vostro a/c‟s fall under this category. Nostro a/c:- Bank in India is permitted to open foreign currency accounts with banks abroad. Indian overseas bank‟s account with Chase Manhattan Bank, New York is a nostro a/c. It is “our account with u”. When an Indian bank issues a foreign currency draft payable abroad drawn on a correspondent bank, the nostro account of the bank maintained with the correspondent id debited and the amount is paid beneficiary. When an export bill is sent for realization abroad, the realized exporter bill proceeds is credited to the nostro account. Vostro account: It is the account in India in Indian rupee maintained by an overseas bank. If Chase Manhattan Bank, New York opens an account with Indian overseas bank in India, it is a vostro account .it is “your account with us. Any draft, issued by overseas correspondents in Indian rupees is paid in India, to the debit of vostro account. Loro account: This terminology is used when one bank refers to the „nostro‟ account of another bank. If Indian Overseas bank and state bank of India maintain nostro account with Chase Manhattan Bank, New 7
  • 8. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT York, IOB refers SBI account with Chase Manhattan Bank as loro account. It is „their account with you‟. Mirror account: The banks in India maintain the replica of the Nostro account they have with the foreign banks and these accounts are called as mirror accounts. The mirror account mainly helps in reconciliation of the statement of account sent by the foreign bank. 8
  • 9. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET: There are three types of market:  Merchant market: it is the retail market, which involves the transaction of customers with authorized dealers.  Inter-bank market: it is the market where transaction takes place between authorized dealers.  International market: it is the market where transaction takes place between banks in different countries. The base for all these types/layers of market is the need for squaring up the position of Ads. Ads are permitted to retain exchange only up to a certain level that means any purchase of foreign exchange has to be disposed of and sale of foreign exchange has to be covered by purchase. Any AD will try to match the position. If it is not possible to match, it has to go to another AD for purchase and sale of foreign exchange and the market is the inter-bank market. ADs in India move to forex markets and do the purchase / sale transaction. This market is called as international market. For Indian we can conclude that foreign exchange refers to foreign money, which includes notes, cheques, bills of exchange, bank balance and deposits in foreign currencies. 9
  • 10. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT PARTICIPANTS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET CUSTOMERS COMMERCIAL SPECULATORS BANK PARTICIPANTS OVERSEAS CENTRAL BANK FOREX MARKET EXCHANGE BROKERS The main players in foreign exchange market are as follows: 1. Customers The customers who are engaged in foreign trade participate in foreign exchange market by availing of the services of banks. Exporters require converting the dollars in to rupee and imporeters require converting rupee in to the dollars, as they have to pay in dollars for the goods/services they have imported. 2. COMMERCIAL BANK They are most active players in the forex market. Commercial bank dealing with international transaction offer services for conversion of one currency in to another. They have wide network 10
  • 11. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT of branches. Typically banks buy foreign exchange from exporters and sells foreign exchange to the importers of goods. As every time the foreign exchange bought or oversold position. The balance amount is sold or bought from the market. 3. CENTRAL BANK In all countries Central bank have been charged with the responsibility of maintaining the external value of the domestic currency. Generally this is achieved by the intervention of the bank. Here the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plays a vital role in foreign exchange management. It has laid down some rules and regulations to carry out foreign exchange. 4. EXCHANGE BROKERS Forex brokers play very important role in the foreign exchange market. However the extent to which services of foreign brokers are utilized depends on the tradition and practice prevailing at a particular forex market center. In India as per FEDAI guideline the Ads are free to deal directly among themselves without going through brokers. The brokers are not among to allowed to deal in their own account all over the world and also in India. 5. OVERSEAS FOREX MARKET Today the daily global turnover is estimated to be more than US $ 1.5 trillion a day. The international trade however constitutes hardly 5 to 7 % of this total turnover. The rest of trading in world forex market is constituted of financial transaction and speculation. As we know that the forex market is 24-hour market, the day 11
  • 12. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT begins with Tokyo and thereafter Singapore opens, thereafter India, followed by Bahrain, Frankfurt, Paris, London, New York, Sydney, and back to Tokyo. 6. SPECULATORS The speculators are the major players in the forex market.  Bank dealing are the major speculators in the forex market with a view to make profit on account of favorable movement in exchange rate, take position i.e. if they feel that rate of particular currency is likely to go up in short term. They buy that currency and sell it as soon as they are able to make quick profit.  Corporation‟s particularly multinational corporation and transnational corporation having business operation beyond their national frontiers and on account of their cash flows being large and in multi currencies get in to foreign exchange exposures. With a view to make advantage of exchange rate movement in their favor they either delay covering exposures or do not cover until cash flow materialize.  Individual like share dealing also undertake the activity of buying and selling of foreign exchange for booking short term profits. They also buy foreign currency stocks, bonds and other assets without covering the foreign exchange exposure risk. This also results in speculations. 12
  • 13. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS There are different types of transaction under each market. Merchant Market SPOT FORWARD Rates quoted for the Rates quoted for transaction on the same transaction at a future day. date. Spot transaction in the merchant market is one where the rates are being quoted and the transactions are being routed on the same day. In forward transactions the rate are being quoted today for future transactions. INTER BANK MARKET & INTERNATIONAL MARKET CASH VALUE SPOT FORWARD TOMORROW Rate today Rate today & Rate Rate today & & settlement on settlement Today & Settlement the first from third settlement on the succeeding succeeding on second same working day. working day. succeeding day/working working day day. 13
  • 14. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT  Permitted currency: It is the foreign currency which is freely convertible to major currencies like USD (us dollar), GDP (Great Britain pounds) etc. and for which a fairly active market exists.  Authorized dealers may open and maintain balance and position in any permitted currency and in euro of the European currency area.  Authorized dealer may open and maintains freely accounts with their branches and correspondents abroad in any permitted currency. Opening of such accounts should be reported to RBI in the “R” return.  EURO: the single currencies of the European Union were born In the name of „EURO‟ with effect from 1-1-1999. 11 out of the 15 members‟ countries accepted the single currency. four countries that were unable to fulfill the set of conditions (U.K, SWEDEN, DENMARK AND GREECE) were not participating. Currency notes and coins in the participating countries continue to be the legal tender for an interim period up to 30-6-2002. Notes and coins in euro started circulating from 1-1-2002 and the participating currency ceased to be legal tender 6 months later. All the transaction between the member countries will be done at the fixed exchange rates or at „‟EURO‟ until it replaces the national currencies as the legal tender. The no of participating countries have gone up. 14
  • 15. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT EXCHANGE RATE SYSTEM : Countries of the world have been exchanging goods and services amongst themselves. This has been going on from time immemorial. The world has come a long way from the days of barter trade. With the invention of money the figures and problems of barter trade have disappeared. The barter trade has given way to exchanged of goods and services for currencies instead of goods and services. The rupee was historically linked with pound sterling. India was a founder member of the IMF. During the existence of the fixed exchange rate system, the intervention currency of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was the British pound, the RBI ensured maintenance of the exchange rate by selling and buying pound against rupees at fixed rates. The interbank rate therefore ruled the RBI band. During the fixed exchange rate era, there was only one major change in the parity of the rupee- devaluation in June 1966. Different countries have adopted different exchange rate system at different time. The following are some of the exchange rate system followed by various countries.  THE GOLD STANDARD Many countries have adopted gold standard as their monetary system during the last two decades of the 19th century. This system was in vogue till the outbreak of world war 1. under this system the parties of currencies were fixed in term of gold. There were two main types of gold standard: 15
  • 16. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT 1.Gold piece standard Gold was recognized as means of international settlement for receipts and payments amongst countries. Gold coins were an accepted mode of payment and medium of exchange in domestic market also. A country was stated to be on gold standard if the following condition were satisfied:  Monetary authority, generally the central bank of the country, guaranteed to buy and sell gold in unrestricted amounts at the fixed price.  Melting gold including gold coins, and putting it to different uses was freely allowed.  Import and export of gold was freely allowed.  The total money supply in the country was determined by the quantum of gold available for monetary purpose. 2.Gold Bullion Standard Under this system, the money in circulation was either partly of entirely paper and gold served as reserve asset for the money supply.. However, paper money could be exchanged for gold at any time. The exchange rate varied depending upon the gold content of currencies. This was also known as “Mint Parity Theory“ of exchange rates. The gold bullion standard prevailed from about 1870 until 1914, and intermittently thereafter until 1944. World War I brought an end to the gold standard. 16
  • 17. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT BRETTON WOODS SYSTEM During the world wars, economies of almost all the countries suffered. In order to correct the balance of payments disequilibrium, many countries devalued their currencies. Consequently, the international trade suffered a deathblow. In 1944, following World War II, the United States and most of its allies ratified the Bretton Woods Agreement, which set up an adjustable parity exchange-rate system under which exchange rates were fixed (Pegged) within narrow intervention limits (pegs) by the United States and foreign central banks buying and selling foreign currencies. This agreement, fostered by a new spirit of international cooperation, was in response to financial chaos that had reigned before and during the war. In addition to setting up fixed exchange parities (par values) of currencies in relationship to gold, the agreement established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to act as the “custodian” of the system. Under this system there were uncontrollable capital flows, which lead to major countries suspending their obligation to intervene in the market and the Bretton Wood System, with its fixed parities, was effectively buried. Thus, the world economy has been living through an era of floating exchange rates since the early 1970. FLOATING RATE SYSTEM In a truly floating exchange rate regime, the relative prices of currencies are decided entirely by the market forces of demand and supply. There is no attempt by the authorities to influence 17
  • 18. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT exchange rate. Where government interferes‟ directly or through various monetary and fiscal measures in determining the exchange rate, it is known as managed of dirty float. PURCHASING POWER PARITY (PPP) Professor Gustav Cassel, a Swedish economist, introduced this system. The theory, to put in simple terms states that currencies are valued for what they can buy and the currencies have no intrinsic value attached to it. Therefore, under this theory the exchange rate was to be determined and the sole criterion being the purchasing power of the countries. As per this theory if there were no trade controls, then the balance of payments equilibrium would always be maintained. Thus if 150 INR buy a fountain pen and the seamen fountain pen can be bought for USD 2, it can be inferred that since 2 USD or 150 INR can buy the same fountain pen, therefore USD 2 = INR 150. For example India has a higher rate of inflation as compared to country US then goods produced in India would become costlier as compared to goods produced in US. This would induce imports in India and also the goods produced in India being costlier would lose in international competition to goods produced in US. This decrease in exports of India as compared to exports from US would lead to demand for the currency of US and excess supply of currency of India. This in turn, cause currency of India to depreciate in comparison of currency of us that is having relatively more exports. 18
  • 19. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT EXCHANGE RATE MECHANISM In international transaction, if we export goods to other countries, our exporter in India would like to be paid in Indian rupees where as the foreign buyers would like to pay in his home currency. If the buyer is in United States, he will pay only in US Dollars. Thus it becomes necessary to convert this US Dollars into Indian rupees and the rate at which this conversion is done is called “Exchange Rate.” Exchange Rates are quoted in two methods: 1. Direct method. 2. Indirect method.  DIRECT QUOTATIONS While quoting the exchange rate for a currency if the foreign currency is kept constant and its value is expressed in terms of home currency it is known as direct quotation. In this case, the units of home currency will b varying for every unit of foreign currency. Example; USD 1 = RS 45.7500 GBP 1=RS 67.8500 Effective from august 6, 1993 we have changed our system of quoting exchange rates to direct quotation. By adopting this system we have fallen in line with the international practice. It has 19
  • 20. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT become more transparent for the dealing public and it will be easier for them to follow up the movement of exchange rates.  INDIRECT QUOTATIONS: When we keep the unit of home currency constant and the value of foreign currency is expressed in variable units then this method of quoting exchange rate is called indirect quotation. Prior to august 1993 we were following this system for quoting exchange rates. Example: RS 100/- = USD 2.1200 RS 100/- = GBP 1.4200  TWO WAY QUOTATION: In any other commercial transaction whenever we enquire the rate of the commodity the seller will immediately quote the selling price. If we enquire the rate for fruits with the fruit seller he will quote his selling price. But in foreign exchange market always both the rates will be quoted that is one rate for buying and the other for selling. Example: if the bank X calls for the rates from bank Y for USD/INR bank will quote: RS 45.7200/50 It means that the Bank Y is prepared to buy USD at RS 45.7200 and sell at 45.7250. This method of quoting both buying and selling rates is known as “TWO WAY QUOTATIONS.” For all practical purposes if we treat foreign exchange as a commodity the logic and application of this two –way quotations can be understood easily that is a trader will always be willing to buy a commodity at a lesser price and sell at a higher price. 20
  • 21. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT The principle or maxim involved in this method of quotations is: “BUY LOW – SELL HIGH “ (under DIECT QUOTATION) The advantage of two–way quote is as under  The market continuously makes available price for buyers or sellers  Two way prices limit the profit margin of the quoting bank and comparison of one quote with another quote can be done instantaneously.  As it is not necessary any player in the market to indicate whether he intends to buy or sale foreign currency, this ensures that the quoting bank cannot take advantage by manipulating the prices.  It automatically insures that alignment of rates with market rates.  Two way quotes lend depth and liquidity to the market, which is so very essential for efficient market. In two way quotes the first rate is the rate for buying and another for selling. We should understand here that, in India the banks, which are authorized dealer, always quote rates. So the rates quoted- buying and selling is for banks point of view only. It means that if exporters want to sell the dollars then the bank will buy the dollars from him so while calculation the first rate will be used which is buying rate, as the bank is buying the dollars from exporter. The same case will happen inversely with importer as he will buy dollars from the bank and bank will sell dollars to importer. 21
  • 22. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSACTION We have different types of transactions in foreign exchange:  It may be remittance Representing payment of subscription to a foreign journal.  It can be an import payment relating to retirement of an import bill.  It may be an inward remittance received by a resident/non- resident Indian.  It may be an export bill, which will be presented to the overseas buyer for payment. Depending upon the nature and involvement of labour different exchange rate are quoted for different transaction. DIFFERENT TRANSACTION AND RELEVANT EXCHANGE RATE On an outward remittance does not involve any labour. Bank will be recovering the rupee equivalent from the customer and issue a draft in foreign currency drawn on their correspondent as per their drawing arrangements. If it is a remittance relating to an import bill, as a banker, bank will verify the documents entering them in their register, presenting the bill to the importer for the payments and also check whether all the conditions stipulated by the correspondent bank are complied with. For this the labour bank is eligible for some compensation. This compensation will be loaded or adjusted while quoting the exchange rate for this import transaction. In other words, the exchange rate for import transaction will be costlier to the customers when compared to the 22
  • 23. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT exchange rate for clean outward remittance. The different rates quoted for these two transactions are TT (Telegraphic transfer) and bill selling. Likewise bank will quote different buying rates for export bills and for other clean inward remittance. Following are the different rates, which are quoted to the customers depending upon the nature of transaction. BUYING RATES SELLING RATES TT BUYING BILLS BUYING TT SELLING BILLS SELLING (A.1) (A.2) (B.1) (B.2) A. BUYING RATES A.1. TT BUYING RATE (nature of transaction)  Clean inward remittance for which cover has already been provided in ADs Nostro account abroad.  Conversation of proceeds of instruments sent on collection basis [ when collection are credited to Nostro account].  Cancellation of outward TT, DD,PO etc  Cancellation of forward sale contract.  Undrawn portion of an export bill realized. 23
  • 24. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT A.2. BILL BUYING RATE (nature of transaction)  Purchase/ negotiations/discounting of export bills.( and other instruments). B. SELLING RATE B.1. TT SELLING RATE (nature of transaction)  Outward remittance in foreign currency.  Cancellation of purchase that is; a. Bill purchased earlier is returned unpaid. b. Bill purchased earlier is transferred to collection account c. Inward remittance received earlier (converted into rupees) is refunded to the remitting bank.  Forward purchase contract is cancelled.  Remittances relating to payment of import bills which are directly received by the importer.  Crystallization of overdue export bills. NOTE: If the remittance that is no documents is to be handled by the banks TT selling rate will be applied. B.2. BILL SELLING RATE (nature of transaction)  Transaction involving remittance of proceeds of import bill. Even if the proceeds of the import bills are to be remitted in foreign currency by the way of DD, TT rate to be applied will be bill selling rate  Crystallization of overdue import bills. 24
  • 25. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT Apart from the above, separate rates will be quoted for selling and buying of travelers Cheques and foreign currency notes. CROSS RATES: If a person wants to purchase Swiss Francs (CHF) since this currency is not normally quoted in India, ADs will procure US Dollars From interbank market and will contact any of the overseas market to get CHF by selling the US Dollars in the overseas market. Example: a customer‟s wants to retire an import bill for CHF 50000 and the Inter Bank rate for USD/INR is at 45.75/78 and the overseas market for USD/CHF is 1.7084/94. In order to arrive at the CHF/INR rate bank will be applying Chain rule method. 25
  • 26. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT FACTOR AFFECTINGN EXCHANGE RATES In free market, it is the demand and supply of the currency which should determine the exchange rates but demand and supply is the dependent on many factors, which are ultimately the cause of the exchange rate fluctuation, sometimes wild. The volatility of exchange rates cannot be traced to the single reason and consequently, it becomes difficult to precisely define the factors that affect exchange rates. However, the more important among them are as follows:  STRENGTH OF ECONOMY Economic factors affecting exchange rates include hedging activities, interest rates, inflationary pressures, trade imbalance, and euro market activities. Irving fisher, an American economist, developed a theory relating exchange rates to interest rates. This proposition, known as the fisher effect, states that interest rate differentials tend to reflect exchange rate expectation. On the other hand, the purchasing- power parity theory relates exchange rates to inflationary pressures. In its absolute version, this theory states that the equilibrium exchange rate equals the ratio of domestic to foreign prices. The relative version of the theory relates changes in the exchange rate to changes in price ratios. 26
  • 27. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT  POLITICAL FACTOR The political factor influencing exchange rates include the established monetary policy along with government action on items such as the money supply, inflation, taxes, and deficit financing. Active government intervention or manipulations, such as central bank activity in the foreign currency market, also have an impact. Other political factors influencing exchange rates include the political stability of a country and its relative economic exposure (the perceived need for certain levels and types of imports). Finally, there is also the influence of the international monetary fund.  EXPACTATION OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET Psychological factors also influence exchange rates. These factors include market anticipation, speculative pressures, and future expectations. A few financial experts are of the opinion that in today‟s environment, the only „trustworthy‟ method of predicting exchange rates by gut feel. Bob Eveling, vice president of financial markets at SG, is corporate finance‟s top foreign exchange forecaster for 1999. eveling‟s gut feeling has, defined convention, and his method proved uncannily accurate in foreign exchange forecasting in 1998.SG ended the corporate finance forecasting year with a 2.66% error overall, the most accurate among 19 banks. The secret to eveling‟s intuition on any currency is keeping abreast of world events. Any event, from a declaration of war to a fainting political leader, can take its toll on a currency‟s value. Today, 27
  • 28. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT instead of formal modals, most forecasters rely on an amalgam that is part economic fundamentals, part model and part judgment.  Fiscal policy  Interest rates  Monetary policy  Balance of payment  Exchange control  Central bank intervention  Speculation.  Technical. 28
  • 29. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION Consider a hypothetical situation in which ABC trading co. has to import a raw material for manufacturing goods. But this raw material is required only after three months. However, in three months the price of raw material may go up or go down due to foreign exchange fluctuations and at this point of time it cannot be predicted whether the price would go up or come down. Thus he is exposed to risks with fluctuations in forex rate. If he buys the goods in advance then he will incur heavy interest and storage charges. However, the availability of derivatives solves the problem of importer. He can buy currency derivatives. Now any loss due to rise in raw material price would be offset by profits on the futures contract and vice versa. Hence, the derivatives are the hedging tools that are available to companies to cover the foreign exchange exposure faced by them. Definition of Derivatives Derivatives are financial contracts of predetermined fixed duration, whose values are derived from the value of an underlying primary financial instrument, commodity or index, such as: interest rate, exchange rates, commodities, and equities. Derivatives are risk shifting instruments. Initially, they were used to reduce exposure to changes in foreign exchange rates, interest rates, or stock indexes or commonly known as risk hedging. Hedging is the most important aspect of derivatives and also its 29
  • 30. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT basic economic purpose. There has to be counter party to hedgers and they are speculators. Derivatives have come into existence because of the prevalence of risk in every business. This risk could be physical, operating, investment and credit risk. Derivatives provide a means of managing such a risk. The need to manage external risk is thus one pillar of the derivative market. Parties wishing to manage their risk are called hedgers. The common derivative products are forwards, options, swaps and futures. 1. Forward Contracts Forward exchange contract is a firm and binding contract, entered into by the bank and its customers, for purchase of specified amount of foreign currency at an agreed rate of exchange for delivery and payment at a future date or period agreed upon at the time of entering into forward deal. The bank on its part will cover itself either in the interbank market or by matching a contract to sell with a contract to buy. The contract between customer and bank is essentially written agreement and bank generally stands to make a loss if the customer defaults in fulfilling his commitment to sell foreign currency. A foreign exchange forward contract is a contract under which the bank agrees to sell or buy a fixed amount of currency to or from the company on an agreed future date in exchange for a fixed 30
  • 31. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT amount of another currency. No money is exchanged until the future date. A company will usually enter into forward contract when it knows there will be a need to buy or sell for a currency on a certain date in the future. It may believe that today‟s forward rate will prove to be more favorable than the spot rate prevailing on that future date. Alternatively, the company may just want to eliminate the uncertainty associated with foreign exchange rate movements. The forward contract commits both parties to carrying out the exchange of currencies at the agreed rate, irrespective of whatever happens to the exchange rate. The rate quoted for a forward contract is not an estimate of what the exchange rate will be on the agreed future date. It reflects the interest rate differential between the two currencies involved. The forward rate may be higher or lower than the market exchange rate on the day the contract is entered into. Forward rate has two components.  Spot rate  Forward points Forward points, also called as forward differentials, reflect the interest differential between the pair of currencies provided capital flow are freely allowed. This is not true in case of US $ / rupee rate as there is exchange control regulations prohibiting free movement of capital from / into India. In case of US $ / rupee it is pure demand and supply which determines forward differential. 31
  • 32. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT Forward rates are quoted by indicating spot rate and premium / discount. In direct rate, Forward rate = spot rate + premium / - discount. Various options available in forward contracts : A forward contract once booked can be cancelled, rolled over, extended and even early delivery can be made. ROLL OVER FORWARD CONTRACTS Rollover forward contracts are one where forward exchange contract is initially booked for the total amount of loan etc. to be re- paid. As and when installment falls due, the same is paid by the customer at the exchange rate fixed in forward exchange contract. The balance amount of the contract rolled over till the date for the next installment. The process of extension continues till the loan amount has been re-paid. But the extension is available subject to the cost being paid by the customer. Thus, under the mechanism of roll over contracts, the exchange rate protection is provided for the entire period of the contract and the customer has to bear the roll over charges. The cost of extension (rollover) is dependent upon the forward differentials prevailing on the date of extension. Thus, the customer effectively protects himself against the adverse spot exchange rates but he takes a risk on the forward 32
  • 33. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT differentials. (i.e. premium/discount). Although spot exchange rates and forward differentials are prone to fluctuations, yet the spot exchange rates being more volatile the customer gets the protection against the adverse movements of the exchange rates. A corporate can book with the Authorised Dealer a forward cover on roll-over basis as necessitated by the maturity dates of the underlying transactions, market conditions and the need to reduce the cost to the customer. A corporate can freely cancel a forward contract booked if desired by it. It can again cover the exposure with the same or other Authorised Dealer. However contracts relating to non-trade transactionimports with one leg in Indian rupees once cancelled could not be rebooked till now. This regulation was imposed to stem bolatility in the foreign exchange market, which was driving down the rupee. Thus the whole objective behind this was to stall speculation in the currency. But now the RBI has lifted the 4-year-old ban on companies re- booking the forward transactions for imports and non-traded transactions. It has been decided to extend the freedom of re- booking the import forward contract up to 100% of un-hedged exposures falling due within one year, subject to a capital of $ 100 Millions in a financial year per corporate. The removal of this ban would give freedom to corporate Treasurers who should be in opposition to reduce their foreign exchange risks by canceling their existing forward transactions and 33
  • 34. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT re-booking them at better rates. Thus this in not liberalization, but it is restoration of the status quotient. Also the Details of cancelled forward contracts are no more required to be reported to the RBI. The following are the guidelines that have to be followed in case of cancellation of a forward contract  In case of cancellation of a contract by the client (the request should be made on or before the maturity date) the Authorised Dealer shall recover/pay the, as the case may be, the difference between the contracted rate and the rate at which the cancellation is effected. The recovery/payment of exchange difference on canceling the contract may be up front or back – ended in the discretion of banks. Rate at which the cancellation is to be effected :  Purchase contracts shall be cancelled at the contracting Authorised Dealers spot T.T. selling rate current on the date of cancellation.  Sale contract shall be cancelled at the contracting Authorised Dealers spot T.T. selling rate current on the date of cancellation.  Where the contract is cancelled before maturity, the appropriate forward T.T. rate shall be applied.  Exchange difference not exceeding Rs. 100 is being ignored by the contracting Bank. 34
  • 35. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT  In the absence of any instructions from the client, the contracts, which have matured, shall be automatically cancelled on 15th day falls on a Saturday or holiday, the contract shall be cancelled on the next succeeding working day. In case of cancellation of the contract:  Swap, cost if any shall be paid by the client under advice to him  When the contract is cancelled after the due date, the client is not entitled to the exchange difference, if any in his favor, since the contract is cancelled on account of his default. He shall however, be liable to pay the exchange difference, against him. Substitution of Orders The substitution of forward contracts is allowed. In case shipment under a particular import or export order in respect of which forward cover has been booked does not take place, the corporate can be permitted to substitute another order under the same forward contract, provided that the proof of the genuineness of the transaction is given.  OPTIONS An option is a Contractual agreement that gives the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase (in the case of a call option) or to sell (in the case of put option) a specified instrument at a specified price at any time of the option buyer‟s choosing by or before a fixed date in the future. Upon exercise of the right by the option holder, and option seller is obliged to deliver the specified instrument at a specified price. 35
  • 36. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT  The option is sold by the seller (writer)  To the buyer (holder)  In return for a payment (premium)  Option lasts for a certain period of time – the right expires at its maturity Options are of two kinds  Put Options  Call Options  PUT OPTIONS The buyer (holder) has the right, but not an obligation, to sell the underlying asset to the seller (writer) of the option.  CALL OPTIONS The buyer (holder) has the right, but not the obligation to buy the underlying asset from the seller (writer) of the option. STRIKE PRICE Strike price is the price at which calls & puts are to be exercised (or walked away from) AMERICAN & EUROPEAN OPTIONS American Options The buyer has the right (but no obligation) to exercise the option at any time between purchase of the option and its maturity. European Options 36
  • 37. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT The buyer has the right (but no obligations) to exercise the option at maturity only. UNDERLYING ASSETS :  Physical commodities, agriculture products like wheat, plus metal, oil.  Currencies.  Stock (Equities) CURRENCY OPTIONS A currency option is a contract that gives the holder the right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell a fixed amount of a currency at a given rate on or before a certain date. The agreed exchange rate is known as the strike rate or exercise rate. An option is usually purchased for an up front payment known as a premium. The option then gives the company the flexibility to buy or sell at the rate agreed in the contract, or to buy or sell at market rates if they are more favorable, i.e. not to exercise the option. How are Currency Options are different from Forward Contracts ?  A Forward Contract is a legal commitment to buy or sell a fixed amount of a currency at a fixed rate on a given future date.  A Currency Option, on the other hand, offers protection against unfavorable changes in exchange raters without sacrificing the chance of benefiting from more favorable rates. 37
  • 38. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT TYPES OF OPTIONS :  A Call Option is an option to buy a fixed amount of currency.  A Put Option is an option to sell a fixed amount of currency.  Both types of options are available in two styles :  The American style option is an option that can be exercised at any time before its expiry date.  The European style option is an option that can only be exercised at the specific expiry date of the option. OPTION PREMIUMS : By buying an option, a company acquires greater flexibility and at the same time receives protection against unfavorable changes in exchange rates. The protection is paid for in the form of a premium. SPOT RATE AND FORWARD RATES We have some background about exchange rate as, it is the price at which one currency can be bought or sold for an of other currency. The data on which currencies are exchanged can be any date from the date starting from the date of transaction. Transaction may be either Spot or forward depending upon the delivery of the foreign exchange. Under spot we have CASH-SPOT, TOM-SPOT. If the exchange of currencies takes place on the same day of transaction it is known as CASH DEAL. If the exchange of currencies take place on the 38
  • 39. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT next working day that is tomorrow, it is known as deal as TOM- DEAL. If the exchange of currencies takes place on the second working day after the date of transaction it is known as SPOT DEAL. Normally exchange rate are quoted on spot basis that is the settlement will take place on the second working day after the date of transaction. Wherever foreign exchange will be delivered after SPOT date it is known as Forward transactions. Going back to the above import transaction, if the importer gets the information that his shipment will be reaching India only after 3 months it is possible that due to exchange fluctuations he may have to pay more in rupees term. If he feels that the exchange rate on the month at the time if retirement of import bill will not be favorable to him, he may like to fix an assured rate for his future transaction. This type of fixing the exchange rate for the future transaction, at a favorable time earlier to the date of actual transaction is known as forward contracts. 39
  • 40. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT PREMIUM/DISCOUNT ON DIRECT QUOTATIONS If we are familiar with the commodity or share Market it would be known that spot rate and forward rates are different and they need not be the same. This is so because the anticipated demand and supply and the cost situations at the forward date may not necessarily be identical with that of the existing at present. The commodity/share could be quoted at a higher (premium) or lower (discount) rate for future deliveries. We shall illustrate this with the example: Spot interbank rate of USD 1 =Rs.45.75 3 months forward USD 1 =Rs.45.95 If one has to buy Dollar three months forward against rupees, he has to pay 20 paisa more for the same dollar, i.e. 3 months dollar will be costlier by 20 paisa compared to spot rate. Therefore US Dollar is at premium in forwards vis-à-vis Rupee. In direct quotations premium is always added to both the buying and selling spot rates. In another situation: Spot interbank rate of USD 1 =Rs.45.75 3 months forward USD 1 =Rs.45.45 From the above illustration it will be seen that the dollar fot three month forward is available for lesser money as compared to spot. In other words USD is cheaper by 30 paisa in forward as compared to spot. 40
  • 41. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT I.e. USD is at discount in forwards vis-à-vis Rupee in direct quotations. Discount factor is always deducted from the buying and selling spot rate. From the above it is now clear that if we compare spot and forward rates we are able to arrive at the following three possibilities  If the spot rate and forward rate are the same they are at par  In direct quotation if forward rate is more than the spot rate the base currency is said to be at premium  In direct quotation if forward rate is less than the spot rate the base currency is said to be at discount rate. Quoting forward rates: Forward differentials are always quoted in two figures like 15/20 and 15/10. It will be either at ascending or descending order. If the first figure is less than the second figure then the base currency is said to be at premium. In direct quotations premium is always is always added to both the buying and selling rates .if it is a buying transaction for the bank, the quoting bank will add lesser of the two premium figure so as to give minimum Rupees. Likewise if it is a selling transaction, the quoting bank, will add higher of the two premium figures so as to take the maximum amount in rupees for selling a foreign currency. Example: Interbank market rates: Spot USD 1 =Rs 45.70/90 41
  • 42. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT 1 month forward =14/16  We have a export bill buying transaction. Since the forward differentials are in ascending order the base currency USD is at premium. Hence it should be added with the spot rate to arrive at forward rate. Out of the two premium figures (14/16) since bank will be given Indian rupees, they will give minimum amount in rupees. Step 1 Spot buying rate USD 1 = Rs 45.70 Step 2 To arrive at the forward rate: Since the base currency is at premium and the bank has to give rupees, add the minimum premium that is adding 14 paisa to the spot rate. Spot buying rate USD 1 = Rs 45.70 Add premium = Rs 00.14 Rs 45.84 Hence the forward rate for this export transaction will be 45.84  In an import transaction, while recovering rupees from importer customer, for one –month forward rate, bank will add t6he maximum premium that is 16 paisa and the forward rate for the bank‟s selling transaction would be: Spot buying rate USD 1 = Rs 45.90 Add premium = Rs 00.16 Rs 46.06 42
  • 43. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT If the forward differentials are on the descending order that is 25/20, the base currency is said to be at a discount. In direct quotations, if the base currency is at a discount, discount factor is always deducted from the spot rate. When two discount figures are quoted if it is buying transaction in which bank will be giving rupees, they will be deducting the higher of the two figures and give minimum Rupees. Example: Interbank market spot USD 1 = Rs 45.70/90 I month forward = 25/20 (paisa) To arrive at the 1 month forward rates: Buying Selling Interbank Spot 45.70 45.90 Deduct the discount (0.25) (0.20) 1 month forward rate 45.45 45.70 From the above examples, in direct quotations, in selling transactions lesser amount of discount is deducted so as to take maximum Rupees for every Dollar. 43
  • 44. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT FERA TO FEMA In India, all transactions that include foreign exchange were regulated by Foreign Exchange Regulations Act (FERA), 1973. Due to the policy leaning toward nationalized economy the main objective of FERA was conservation and proper utilization of the foreign exchange resources of the country. It also sought to control certain aspects of the conduct of business outside the country by Indian companies and in India by foreign companies. Over the years as the economy opened up with steady pace of reforms a need was felt for more, liberalized foreign exchange controls and restrictions on foreign investment. FERA was replaced by a new Act called the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999. The Act applies to all branches, offices and agencies outside India, owned or controlled by a person resident in India. FEMA is now a purely a civil legislation in the sense that its violation implies only payment of monetary penalties and fines. However, under it, a person will be liable to civil imprisonment only if he does not pay the prescribed fine within 90 days from the date of notice but that too happens after formalities of show cause notice and personal hearing. FEMA also provides for a two year sunset clause for offences committed under FERA which may be taken as the transition period granted for moving from one 'harsh' law to the other 'industry friendly' legislation. 44
  • 45. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT FEMA has been formulated with clear cut objective to:  to facilitate external trade and payments; and  to promote the orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market. The Act has assigned an important role to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the administration of FEMA. The rules, regulations and norms pertaining to several sections of the Act are laid down by the Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Central Government. The Act requires the Central Government to appoint as many officers of the Central Government as Adjudicating Authorities for holding inquiries pertaining to contravention of the Act. There is also a provision for appointing one or more Special Directors (Appeals) to hear appeals against the order of the Adjudicating authorities. The Central Government also establishes an Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange to hear appeals against the orders of the Adjudicating Authorities and the Special Director (Appeals). The FEMA provides for the establishment, by the Central Government, of a Director of Enforcement with a Director and such other officers or class of officers as it thinks fit for taking up for investigation of the contraventions under this act. FEMA permits only authorized person to deal in foreign exchange or foreign security. Such an authorized person, under the Act, means authorized dealer, money changer, off-shore banking unit or any other person for the time being authorized by Reserve Bank. 45
  • 46. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT When a business enterprise imports goods from other countries, exports its products to them or makes investments abroad, it deals in foreign exchange. Foreign exchange means 'foreign currency' and includes: -  deposits, credits and balances payable in any foreign currency;  drafts, travelers‟ cheques, letters of credit or bills of exchange, expressed or drawn in Indian currency but payable in any foreign currency; and (iii) drafts, travellers' cheques, letters of credit or bills of exchange drawn by banks, institution‟s or persons outside India, but payable in Indian Currency. The Act thus prohibits any person who:-  Deal in or transfer any foreign exchange or foreign security to any person not being an authorized person;  Make any payment to or for the credit of any person resident outside India in any manner;  Receive otherwise through an authorized person, any payment by order or on behalf of any person resident outside India in any manner;  Enter into any financial transaction in India as consideration for or in association with acquisition or creation or transfer of a right to acquire, any asset outside India by any person is resident in India which acquires, hold, own, possess or transfer any foreign exchange, foreign security or any immovable property situated outside India.  The Act deals with two types of foreign exchange transactions. The basis of foreign exchange management is: 46
  • 47. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT  FEMA 1999- act passed by government of India.  Foreign exchange management rules 2000 – notifications by government of India.  Foreign exchange management regulations 2000 – notifications by RBI. 47
  • 48. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ROLE OF RESERVE BANK OF INDIA RESERVE BANK OF INDIA is a central bank for india. All commercials and cooperative bank comes under the RBI. Therefore it is known as Apex bank. Authorized person shall comply with general are specific directions or orders of RBI while dealing in foreign exchange. Failure to do so will attract revocation of such authorization.  RBI plays a vital role in the control and the management of forex in India.  RBI is entrusted with the task of regulating and managing foreign exchange.  Exchange control department of RBI is the sanctioning and administrative authority under FEMA1 999. Now this department is known as foreign exchange department by RBI.  The instructions/guidelines of RBI operative through the authorized person in foreign exchange.  RBI has been vested with the powers to regulate investments, trading and commercial activities in india of foreign companies and individuals.  Holding of immovable property abroad and the trading, commercial and the industrial activities abroad by residents of India have been brought under the FEMA 1999 and hence under the purview of RBI  The Directorate of enforcement is the investigating authority under the FEMA1999. 48
  • 49. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT ROLE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA(FEDEAI)  It is a company registered under section 25 of the companies act 1956.  It was established in 1958.  It is an association of all ADs in forex who undertake to abide by the terms and conditions prescribed by FEDEAI for forex business/ transactions.  The basic objective is to bring a uniformity bon forex transaction and to regulate the dealings among ADs.  To regulate the dealings of ADs with the public, brokers, RBI and other bodies.  To promote sound forex policy in Co-operation and consultation with RBI.  The affairs of FEDEAI are managed by a managing committee, which is empowered to frame rules with prior RBI permission.  FEDEAI is having its office at Mumbai. Local chapters at various places give the advisory services to all.  The first edition of FEDEAI rules was effective from 1.6.1991. The second edition of rule as on 31.03.1999 replaced the first edition and it covers the following  Rule1- hours of business.  Rule2- export transaction.  Rule 3- import transaction.  Rule 4-machinating trade.  Rule5-claen instruments.  Rule6-gurantees. 49
  • 50. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT  Rule 7-exchange contracts.  Rule8-early delivery, extensions, cancellation of forward contract.  The rules of FEDEAI are reviewed periodically and changes if any are informed to AD by way of circulation.  The service chargers governing Forex transaction are left to the ADs. Balance of trade It refers to the net difference between the value of exports and imports or visible trade. Balance of payment It includes not only the visible trade but also the invisible items like shipping, banking, tourism etc.if the inflow of forex is more, the balance of payment if favorable and it is to be unfavorable or adverse when the outflow is more. Capital account: As pre FEMA1999 capital accounts transaction , which alters the asset and liabilities , including contingent liabilities outside India of persons resident outside India. Example: Any borrowing or lending in rupee between a person resident in India and person resident outside India. Deposits between persons resident in India and person outside India. Any borrowing or lending in foreign exchange etc. 50
  • 51. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT Current account: Current account transaction means a transaction other than a capital account transaction and includes:  Payments due in connection with foreign tradew, other current business, services and short term banking and credit facilities in the ordinary course of business.  Payments due as interest on loans and as net income from investments.  Remittance for living expenses of parents, spouse and children residing abroad and  Expenses in connection with foreign travel, education and medical care of parents, spouse and children etc. 51
  • 52. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT SODHANI COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS The committee headed by shri O.P.Sodhani, the executive director of RBI has recommended sweeping changes to free forex control and to open up healthy speculation. RECOMMENDATIONS:  Corporate are to be allowed to hedge genuine exposures on declaration.  ADs to fix overnight position and aggregate Gap limit in tune with forex operations and risk taking capacity.  ADs can initiate position abroad ( after satisfying capital adequency norms) within limits fixed by the management and approved by RBI.  ADs are allowed to lend and borrow up to six months at market rates overseas upto specified limits.  Increasing the number of players in forex market by removing the restrictions for institutions like IDBI, IFCI, and ICICI & FOREIGN TRADE bank who have larger forex commitments.  ADs to be freed to fix interest rate, maturity period for FCNR deposit.  Prospole for exemption of CRR/SLR on inter-bank deposits.  Proposal to set up a forex clearing house at Mumbai.  Proposal to retain 100% forex earnings of exporters in EEFC accounts  Selective intervention by RBI and a separate swap window open to control forward rates in interbank market. 52
  • 53. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT CONCLUSION Now a days foreign exchange market has expanded unbelievably. Earlier only Bombay stock exchange and national stock exchange were seen trading in forex but now there are many private organizations working in these sector. Derivative use for hedging is only to increase due to the increased global linkages and volatile exchange rates. Firms need to look at instituting a sound risk management system and also need to formulate their hedging strategy that suits their specific firm characteristics and exposures. In India, regulation has been steadily eased and turnover and liquidity in the foreign currency derivative markets has increased, although the use is mainly in shorter maturity contracts of one year or less. Forward and option contracts are the more popular instruments. Regulators had initially only allowed certain banks to deal in this market however now corporate can also write option contracts. There are many variants of these derivatives which investment banks across the world specialize in, and as the awareness and demand for these variants increases, RBI would have to revise regulations. 53
  • 54. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT BIBLOGRAPHY: BOOKS REFFERD:  Foreign exchange management and  Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) By-ICFAI UNIVERSITY  Banking transaction and finance By-WELINGKAR INSTITUTE INTERNET SOURCE:  www.fema.rbi.org.in  www.eximguru.com/exim/reserve-bank/fema.aspx  www.femaonline.com/fema-act-regulation.php?id=20  www.kesdee.com/pdf/foreignexchangemanagement 54