Futures trading in guar seed and guar cum contracts are set to be resumed, with stringent conditions. The Forward Markets Commission (FMC) has given approval to Multi Commodity Exchange and National Commodity and Derivatives exchange (NCDEX) for trading in guar seed and guar gum contracts from May 14 in order to facilitate price discovery and price risk management in the guar complex.
The futures trade in guar was banned in March last year after a ten-fold surge in prices on speculation. Earlier, FMC had sought the views of exchanges, as well as information on the stock of guar seeds and gum. Now, FMC has proposed stringent conditions for futures trade in these commodities. These include an initial 10 per cent margin (the margin increases with rising prices). Further, according to the FMC formula, if the price rises in single contract tenure, the margins would increase automatically.
In 2011-12, exports of guar gum stood at $3.38 billion; in 2012-13, exports rose to $3.39 billion. In 2009-10 and 2010-11, exports stood between $300 and $500 million. Guar futures accounted for almost one-third of NCDEX volume before it was banned last year.
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