NSE circular 034/2026 · 22 Jul 2026
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Check the official recordNSE Clearing Limited has issued a revised list of approved securities, including equity shares, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Sovereign Gold Bonds, Government of India (GOI) securities, Treasury Bills (T-Bills), and open-ended mutual funds to be used as collateral. The circular also provides an updated list of empaneled banks for the issuance of Bank Guarantees (BGs) and Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs). Members are required to adhere to the specified market-wide limits, member-specific limits, and haircut rates detailed in the annexures. Additionally, members must ensure G-Sec/T-Bills are released at least two days before maturity due to a two-day shut period. Member banks are prohibited from using pledged G-Secs for Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) purposes or trading.
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| DEPARTMENT: CURRENCY DERIVATIVES SEGMENT | |
|---|---|
| Download Ref No: NCL/CD/75347 | Date: Jul 22, 2026 |
| Circular Ref. No: 034/2026 |
All Members/Custodians/PCM
Sub: Revised list of Approved Securities and Banks
This is further to our circular no. 026/2026 (Download Ref No: NCL/CD/74873) dated Jun 25, 2026 in respect of the captioned subject.
The revised list of approved securities, GOI securities and open ended mutual funds is as follows:
Annexure 1 – List of equity shares, non-cash component of liquid assets, with applicable market wide limits, applicable member specific limits and applicable haircut rates.
Annexure 2 – List of Exchange Traded Funds, cash component of liquid assets, with applicable market wide limits, applicable member specific limits and applicable haircut rates.
Annexure 3 – List of Sovereign Gold Bonds, GOI Securities (G-Sec)/T Bills, cash component of liquid assets, with applicable haircut rates.
Annexure 4 – List of Open Ended Mutual funds acceptable as collaterals and their market wide applicable limits and applicable haircut rates.
Annexure 5 – List of banks empaneled for the purpose of issuance of BGs and FDRs.
Market wide applicable limit, member security specific limits and applicable haircut rates for each of the securities are stipulated in the annexures above.
G-Sec/T Bills has a shut period of two days. Members are requested to release the G-Sec/T Bills at least two days before maturity.
Members who are also banks may note that G-Sec provided as collaterals should not be reckoned for SLR purpose of the banks and not be used for trading. Members are requested to take note of the above.
This circular shall be effective for the month of August 2026.
For and on behalf of NSE Clearing Limited
Huzefa Mahuvawala Chief Risk Officer
| Telephone No | Email id |
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| 1800 266 0050 (IVR option 2) | collaterals_ops@nsccl.co.in |
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