An agreement between two parties to exchange a stream (series) of profit payments for another in the same currency over a fixed period of time.
Features

The profit payments are made through the execution of a series of underlying Shariah-compliant contracts.
Shariah Structure

Commodity Murabahah

  • "Murabahah" is a form of contract that involves a request from a customer to the Bank to purchase and then on sell to the customer certain goods.
  • The sale by the Bank to the customer is at cost plus an agreed margin.
  • Payment by the customer is in one or more pre-determined instalments at agreed points in time.
  • Ownership of the goods passes to the customer upon delivery by the Bank.
  • Such a sale contract is valid on condition that the price, other cost and the profit margins of the seller are stated at the time of the agreement of sale.

Wa'ad

  • Undertaking/Promise

Bai al Inah

  • "Bai Al-Inah" is a buy and sell contract whereby the provider of funds would sell its asset to the customer on deferred payment basis.
  • At the same time, the Bank would buy back the same asset from customer at a lower price but on cash basis.
Tenor

Minimum period 6 months with no specific limit on the maximum tenor.

Amount

The minimum amount for an IPRS transaction is RM5 million (or equivalent) and the maximum is subject to the client's limit.

Currency

Major currency pair

Documentation
  • Islamic Derivatives Master Agreement (IDMA)
  • Term sheets
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