The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) deals mainly in which group of commodities?
- A.Bullion and precious metals
- B.Crude oil and natural gas
- C.Agricultural commodities
- D.Base metals such as copper and zinc
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, agricultural commodities. NCDEX, which began operations in 2003, is the exchange on which farm contracts such as guar seed, chana, castor seed, soybean, mustard, cotton and jeera are traded, and it is the reference point for agricultural futures prices in India. Options A, B and D are wrong because bullion, energy and base metals are handled mostly by the Multi Commodity Exchange, which also started in 2003 and carries the bulk of trading in gold, silver, crude oil, natural gas, copper, zinc, lead, nickel and aluminium. A simple way to keep the two apart is that MCX is the exchange of mines and oil wells while NCDEX is the exchange of fields and farms. Since 2018 the stock exchanges have also been allowed to run commodity derivatives segments alongside equity and currency.
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Practice Questions
View allA derivative is a financial instrument whose value is:
- A.Fixed by the government
- B.Derived from an underlying asset
- C.Equal to the face value of a share
- D.Determined by the Reserve Bank of India
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A derivative has no independent value of its own; it is a contract whose worth is drawn from the price of something else, which may be a commodity such as gold or crude oil, a share, a stock index, a currency or an interest rate.
Read the full explanation →Which derivative contract gives the buyer a right but not an obligation to buy or sell the underlying asset?
- A.Forward
- B.Future
- C.Option
- D.Swap
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An option gives its buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell the underlying asset at the strike price on or before a stated date, and for this right the buyer pays a premium to the seller, who is called the writer.
Read the full explanation →A call option gives its holder the right to:
- A.Buy the underlying asset at the strike price
- B.Sell the underlying asset at the strike price
- C.Borrow the underlying asset free of interest
- D.Cancel the contract without paying a premium
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A call is the right to call the asset away from the seller, that is to buy it, and a buyer purchases a call when he expects the price of the underlying to rise above the strike price.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is a feature of a futures contract but not of a forward contract?
- A.It is a contract for a future date
- B.It is traded on a recognised exchange with standard terms
- C.It can be used to hedge price risk
- D.It has an underlying asset
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A future is a standardised contract in which the exchange fixes the quantity, quality, delivery date and delivery centre, both parties deposit margin, positions are marked to market daily and a clearing corporation becomes the counterparty to both sides, so the risk of default is removed.
Read the full explanation →Commodity derivatives in India are regulated by which authority?
- A.Reserve Bank of India
- B.Forward Markets Commission
- C.Securities and Exchange Board of India
- D.Ministry of Consumer Affairs
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The Forward Markets Commission was merged with SEBI on 28 September 2015, the Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act of 1952 was repealed by the Finance Act of 2015, and commodity derivatives were brought within the definition of securities under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, so SEBI now regulates them.
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