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Avg. ticket size:
Bid/ask spread:
22 December 2017
EM Currency Handbook 2018: Still Fuel in the Tank
Regulatory framework and approach
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The South African Reserve Bank regulates exchange rate policy and is responsible for implementing monetary
Policy (bitzammy..Le_semkenEse_ael.
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The official policy rate is the 7-day repo rate. To ensure that the repo rate is effective, the SARB drains liquidity from
the market in order to compel the banks to borrow from the SARB at the repo rate. The SARB drain liquidity using
the issuance of SARB debentures, long-term reverse repos and FX swaps. Repo and SARB debenture auctions are
conducted on a Wednesday. Long-term-reverse repo operations are conducted on Mondays. The SARB also holds
supplementary 1-day (reverse-) repo tenders at the repo rate and has a standing facility at the repo rate +/-50bp. The
statutory reserve requirement is set at 2.5%.
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The South African rand is a fully accessible, fully convertible currency for non-resident investors. There are residual
controls on the actions of residents, but these mostly refer to the lending of rand.
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ZAR transactions can be settled in CLS.
Onshore ZAR products
FX spot
Avg. ticket size:
USD 10mn
Bid/ask spread:
ZAR 100 pips
Avg. daily volume:
USD 4bn
Ref. source:
Reuters Page <ZAR=>
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Avg. ticket size:
USD 50mn (FX forwards); USD 100mn (FX swaps up to 1Y)
Liquid tenors:
<1Y
Bid/ask spread:
ZAR 0.0:3 - 0.05
Avg. daily volume:
USD 1 bn (FX forwards); USD 9bn (FX swaps)
FY options
Avg. ticket size:
USD 30mn
Liquid tenors:
<1Y
Bid/ask spread:
0.5 vols
fiS + IRA
Avg. ticket size:
USD 5k DV01
Liquid tenors:
1 - 10Y IRS; to 21X24 FRA
Bid/ask spread:
3 bps
Fixing:
3M JIBAR
Ref. source:
Reuters Page <DBMIN/1>
Government T-bills and bonds
Regulatory:
Spot bonds are exchange-traded. In 1996, control of the market passed from the Bond
Exchange of South Africa (BESA) to JSE. Currently more than 375 government and corporate
bonds are listed on BESA. Bond settlement and custody are managed locally at the Central
Securities Depository. There are no restrictions on non-resident ownership of South African
government bonds or T-bills.
2Y - 30Y
USD 5k DV01
2 bps
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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