Hi!
Absolutely newbie here.I have a few questions regarding short selling.
1.If I short sell a stock,what is the time limit within which i have to buy back the shares?
Supposing I am trying to short sell a stock which is listed as eligible for short selling in NSE,do I have to buy back intra day or can I hold longer?What is the time limit I can hold before settling?
2.I read in BSE, short selling is allowed only Intraday basis? Is it true?
3.Can you guys please tell me the basic steps to put a short sell order and squaring it off?
I know totally noob questions but curious because every website is giving different info.Some saying NSE has widened the short selling period but BSE is allowing it intraday basis.Totally confused.
Yes you have to cover it only in intraday else have to face auction.Consequences is also painful. I have suffered it in past when I was trading in equities. Only your broker can protect you in this by making arrangements of borrowing from other share holders then only you can protected. I was a short seller most of the time. Dont short shared which is out of FNO and low volumes its a advice because if circuits going start then you cant imagine your loss . If you want to short shares in which is in FNO then use their futures if want to carryforward.
RULES:
Participant Eligibility
All Clearing members of NSCCL including Banks and Custodians referred to as 'Participant' are eligible to participate in SLBS. In order to participate in SLBS, clearing members have to register as Participants in SLBS.
For this purpose, the eligible persons are required to follow the registration procedure as specified by NSCCL which includes entering into an agreement with NSCCL as per the format specified.
Participants desirous of lending or borrowing securities can do so either on their own account or on behalf of their clients. Prior to undertaking lending or borrowing of securities on account of clients, the Participants are required to enter into an agreement with each client as per the format specified by NSCCL.
The Participant need to apply to NSCCL for allotment of a "Unique client ID" for each client with whom they have entered into the agreement for participating in SLBS.
The formats of Agreement between NSCCL & Participant and Participant & Client along with the procedure of UCI allotment to clients is available in SLB Circular NSE/CMPT/10164 (Ref. Circular No: NSCCL/SLBS/2008/002) dated January 30, 2008.
Eligible Securities
Currently, securities available for trading in F&O segment of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSEIL) are permitted.
Securities lending and borrowing is permitted in dematerialized form only.
Securities in which there are corporate actions are subject to either foreclosure of transactions or adjustment depending on the type of corporate action.
The eligible securities for early recall/repayment are announced by NSCCL along with the list of eligible securities for SLB.
Securities Available for Borrow / Lending (.csv)
Period of lending
The tenure of lending and borrowing ranges from 1 month up to a maximum period of 12 months.
Accordingly the return of securities by borrower is scheduled on the respective reverse leg settlement day. Each reverse leg settlement date is assigned a specific series number.
Early Recall facility for the Lender
In case the lender wants to recall the securities he has a facility to place a RECALL order on the order matching platform. The relend order should be for same series/security and for the same client. The lending fee for the balance period is at market determined rates hence the lender needs to quote the lending fee he wishes to forego for the balance period. The RECALL order can also be placed at market order.
The lender can only enter a RECALL request if he has existing reverse leg positions. The recall request can be made for partial quantity.
In case the early recall transaction is for a custodial participant, the custodian transaction has to be confirmed as per existing procedure for custodial transactions.
Early Repayment facility for the Borrower
In case the borrower wants to repay the securities and further relend them, a facility to place a REPAY order is provided on the order matching platform. The relend order should be for same series/security and for the same client. The lending fee for the balance period is at market determined rates hence the borrower needs to quote the lending fee he expects for the balance period. The RECALL order can also be placed at market order. In case the early repayment transaction is for a custodial participant, the custodian transaction will be automatically confirmed by NSCCL and the securities transferred in NSCCL repayment account will be automatically utilized. Before the market places a REPAY order, the borrower has to first make an early repayment of securities in the repayment account prescribed by NSCCL. The procedure for transfer of securities is attached as Annexure.
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Clearing:
All obligations are on a gross basis i.e. there is no netting of transactions. Where the participants have transacted for their client or on their own account the obligation arising out of such transactions will be on the Participant. However, where participants have transacted for a Custodial Participant (CP) client the transaction is subject to confirmation of the respective custodian and the obligation will be on the Custodians. However, non-confirmation of such transactions by the Custodian will revert the transaction to the participants obligation. Obligations for the first leg are downloaded to participants/Custodians on the T day and obligations for the reverse leg are downloaded on T+1 day.
The first leg of the transactions across all series including early recall/repayment transactions are settled on T+1 day on a gross basis.
Transactions under SLBS segment are identified based on different settlement types as intimated by NSCCL for the first leg and reverse leg settlements. Early recall and repayment transactions will be identified by separate settlement types in the obligation file.
Early recall transactions would require custodial confirmation whereas early repayment transactions will be automatically confirmed by NSCCL.
Lender's Obligation: The lenders obligation is the securities lent on T day (Transaction date). The lender is required to deliver the securities by the scheduled time on T+1 day.
Early Recall Obligation: In case of early recall the lenders obligation is the lending fee which is transacted for the early recall transaction and is payable on T+1 day.
Borrower's Obligation: Borrower's obligation is the lending fees in cash form and the lending price (T-1 day closing price in the underlying security) in cash collaterals payable on T+1 day.
Early Repayment Obligation: The securities transferred by the borrower shall be automatically utilised toward the respective pay-in.
Settlement Procedure:
The pay-in and pay-out of funds and securities is through the designated bank accounts and securities settlement account respectively. Transactions are settled on a T+1 day basis for the First Leg, Recall request & early repayment for all eligible series. Transactions are settled on reverse leg settlement date of the respective series.
Designated Bank Account
The bank account currently used by Participant for settlement of funds in the Capital Market segment is the designated bank account for giving effect to funds debits/credits under SLBS.
Securities Settlement Account
Participants are required to maintain accounts with both depositories i.e NSDL & CDSL. The pool account currently used by Participants in NSDL for effecting securities pay-in and pay-out in the Capital Market segment is used for settlement under SLBS.
In case of CDSL, Participants are required to open a separate settlement account for effecting securities pay-in and pay-out under SLBS.
Client direct payout facility
Participants / Custodians have been provided the facility of crediting the payout of securities directly to clients account. In order to avail of this facility, participant/custodian are required to provide a file in the specified file format available in SLB Circular (Ref. Circular No: NSCCL/SLBS/2008/001) containing details of the beneficiary accounts to which direct credit is to be given.
Process of return of securities
The borrowing Participants are required to return the securities borrowed on reverse leg settlement date of the respective series. The securities are returned to the lender of the securities by NSCCL on respective reverse leg settlement date of the series. In the case of borrower failing to return securities, NSCCL conducts an auction for obtaining securities. In the event of failure to procure securities in auction the transactions are financially closed-out on the basis of the close-out computation formula.
Shortages and Close out
In the event of funds shortage by the borrower, the SLBS transactions are cancelled and the securities returned to the lenders along with lending fees.
In the event the lender fails to deliver securities, the transaction is closed out as per the below procedure.
Higher of:
25% of closing price of the security on T+1 day (closing price for the security in the capital market segment of NSEIL), or
(Maximum trade price of the security in the capital market segment of NSEIL from T to T+1 day) - (T+1 day closing price of the security in capital market segment of NSEIL)
In the event the borrower fails to return the securities NSCCL conducts a buy-in auction in the Capital Market segment of NSEIL.
In the event of no offer in buy in auction/ failure to give delivery for offer in auction market on the settlement date, the transaction is closed out as per the below procedure.
Higher of:
The maximum traded price in the Capital Market segment of NSEIL from (reverse leg settlement date 1day) to reverse leg settlement date, or
25% above the closing price of the security in the capital market segment on the reverse leg settlement date.
In all cases of shortages, NSCCL may initiate various actions including withdrawal of access to the order matching platform, withhold of the securities/funds pay-out due to the Participant or any other action as may be intimated by NSCCL.
Adjustment for Corporate Actions
All transactions in case of corporate actions other than dividend and Stock spilt will be foreclosed 2 days prior to ex-date.
No Recall and Repay transaction is allowed in case of shorter tenure loans.
In case of dividend, the dividend amount will be collected from the borrower by NSCCL and will be paid to the lender.
In case of stock split, the position of the borrower would be proportionately adjusted and the lender will receive the revised quantity on the reverse leg settlement date.
Adjustment of lending fees in case of foreclosure
In case of corporate actions (other than Stock split & Dividend) all existing positions in SLBS are foreclosed two days prior to the Ex Date. The lenders are required to repay proportionate amount of lending fees received from borrowers. The lending fees for the balance period shall be collected on pro rata basis from the lenders based on the lending fees received by them. The amount so collected shall be passed on to the borrowers in the ratio of their contribution to the pro rata lending fees receivable by them based on the lending fees paid by them. The lending fee will be brought by the lender on the foreclosure settlement date and will be passed on to the borrower.
However in case of foreclosure where the corporate action is announced upfront by NSCCL before the transaction has been executed there will be no adjustment of lending fee. Market participants shall accordingly quote lending fee for the shorter transaction cycle.:thumb:
