Regulatory Alerts2014-02-05 | TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/006Re: Guidelines for the operation of the Foreign Exchange Market - Retail Dutch Auction System (RDAS)
The Trade and Exchange Department notifies authorized dealers of a new designated account for funding the Retail Dutch Auction System (RDAS). Dealers must fund the account by the end of business on Thursdays for Monday auctions and on Mondays for Wednesday auctions. These requirements come into effect on February 10, 2014.
TRADE AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT 09 46237804 09 46237802 E-mail address:ted@cenbank.orq TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/006 February 5, 2014 TO: ALL AUTHORISED DEALERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC RE: GUIDELINES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET - RETAIL DUTCH AUCTION SYSTEM (RDAS) Further to the circular Ref: TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/005 of January 31, 2014 on the above subject, Authorised Dealers are hereby notified that a designated account named "Authorised Dealers RDAS Account No: 1000011194" has been opened in CBN. Accordingly, Authorised Dealers are required to fund the account (inclusive of the 1% commission) using the RTGS, by the close of business on every Thursday for Monday RDAS auction session, while funding for Wednesday auction session shall be done on Mondays.
Funds in respect of disqualified/cancelled bids and any balances shall be credited to the current account of the Authorised Dealer by the end of the auction session.
Please note that this requirement comes into effect as from the RDAS auction holding on Monday 10th February, 2014.
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