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The Local Currency Settlement (LCS) System allows exporters and importers to transact in their respective domestic currencies and promote investments and remittances between the two countries. LCS helps in reducing dependency on international currencies.

The transaction currency multiplied by the exchange rate will indicate the settlement currency amount for the transaction. Example: An order to buy 100,000 EUR. USD @ 1.353 has a settlement currency amount of USD 135,300 .

In Forex (FX) trading, the settlement currency (also referred to as payment currency) is the second currency listed in the currency pair description (example: EUR. USD). The transaction currency multiplied by the exchange rate will indicate the settlement currency amount for the transaction.

A corporate FX transaction involves a bank, on behalf of their corporate client, paying for the currency it sold at an agreed rate to another bank and receiving a different currency in return for the funds being cleared and settled in the local clearings.

Foreign exchange (FX) settlement risk is the risk of loss when a bank in a foreign exchange transaction pays the currency it sold but does not receive the currency it bought.

The mark to market losses or profits are directly debited or credited to the CMs clearing bank account. On the expiry of the futures contracts, NSE Clearing marks all positions of a CM to the final settlement price and the resulting profit / loss is settled in cash.

The standard settlement timeframe for foreign exchange spot transactions is T+2; i.e., two business days from the trade date. Notable exceptions are USD/CAD, USD/TRY, USD/PHP, USD/RUB, and offshore USD/KZT and offshore USD/PKR currency pairs, which settle at T+1. USD/COP settles T+0.