E-Nickel:

Spot Trading in “E-NICKEL” contract have been launched for trading from Monday, the 28th November 2011. The members, who have opened CM-Pool Accounts with any of the DPs empanelled with National Spot Exchange will be eligible to participate in this contract. It is mandatory for the members to have CM-Pool accounts in both depositories i.e., NSDL and CDSL.

Only such clients and constituents, who have opened their Client Beneficiary Accounts with any of the NSEL empanelled DP can participate in this contract. It provides an opportunity for small investors to invest in Nickel in smaller denominations of 1 Kg and multiple thereof in demat form.
Contract Specifications of E-Nickel (Demat Nickel Units)
Commodity Details
Commodity Dematerialized Nickel
Contract Symbol E-Nickel
Description Dematerialized Nickel unit (e-Nickel)
Trading Related Parameters
Trading period Monday To Friday (except Exchange specified holidays)
Trading session 10:00 AM to 11:30 PM
Trading unit 1 unit of e-Nickel, which is equivalent to 1 Kilogram of Nickel
Price Quote/Base Value Per 1 kilogram of Nickel with 99.80% purity. Price is exclusive of VAT / CST as applicable
Tick size (minimum price movement) Rs. 0.50 per 1 kilogram (Unit)
Daily Price Range 5%
Maximum order size 50000 units
Margin Parameters
Initial Margin 5%
Delivery Margin 10%
Special Margin In case of additional volatility, a special margin of such percentage, as deemed fit, will be imposed immediately on both buy and sale side in respect of all outstanding position, which will remain in force for the same trading day.
Demat Parameters
ICIN INC200000056
Market description T+2
Settlement cycle T+2 (where T- Trading day)
Delivery Related Parameters
Delivery unit 1 unit of e-Nickel having ICIN INC200000056 and multiple thereof.
Quality Specifications NSEL Standard Nickel (Cathodes) of 99.80% purity in dematerialized form.
Tender and Delivery day T+2 (2nd working day from the date of transaction)
Delivery Logic Compulsory delivery. All open positions (buy and Sell trades) must result into compulsory delivery in demat form on the designated delivery day.
Other conditions applicable
  1. Only such clients/members shall sell and deliver in this contract, those who are holding e-Nickel units having ICIN INC200000056 in their demat account maintained with National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL) empanelled Depository Participants (DPs). Nickel in no other form shall be accepted against Delivery obligation under this contract.
  2. Before creating any buy position in this contract, the client should open his beneficiary account for NSEL trading.
  3. Intraday trading and netting is permitted, but short sale is not allowed. In case of short sale, the position will be settled by buying in auction of undelivered position.