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Central Bank Of Nigeria Gives New Rules For FOREX Market

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday introduced  New Rules into the interbank foreign exchange (Forex) market.

CBN NEW RULES

The new rules were contained in a new circular tagged, “Further liberalisation of the interbank foreign exchange market,’’ and signed by the Director, Financial Markets, Dr. Alvan Ikoku.

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Among other things, the regular said authorised dealers in the interbank were meant to put only N1 spread on their transactions.

It also said that authorised dealers in the forex market could now defease their excess foreign currency trading positions to other authorised dealers in the market without seeking prior approval from the CBN

It read in part, “All authorised dealers shall be subject to a maximum spread of N1. Funds purchased by an authorised dealer from another dealer on the interbank market shall not be held in position overnight by the buying authorised dealer or sold to another authorised dealer.”

“Such interbank purchases shall only be sold by the buying authorised dealer to its customers for permitted/eligible transactions as outlined in the above-referenced circular.

“Authorised dealers shall not exceed their respective foreign currency trading position without approval of the CBN. Compliance with the FCTPL shall strictly be monitored by the CBN.”

“All interbank trades –spot, forwards, futures, option and swaps –that have an impact on an authorised dealer’s FCTPL are expected to comply with the rate reasonability standards.”

The apex bank, in addition, said that it reserved the right to intervene, as a buyer or seller, as it deemed it fit in the interbank market.

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The CBN further urged the dealers to encourage their corporate clients to on-board the FMDQ-advised forex trading system immediately, in order to avoid sanctions and to deepen the market

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