Margin requirements shall be prescribed by the Clearing House from time to time. The Clearing House will accept as margin, cash, government securities or common stocks, units of listed business trusts or units of listed real estate investment trusts in accordance with such procedures as may be prescribed by the Clearing House all of which must be and remain unencumbered, unless otherwise permitted or contemplated under this Rules, the Security Deed or the SFA.

The Clearing Member shall notify the Clearing House as to whether such Collateral are to be maintained for its Customer Contracts or its House Contracts. Such Collateral will be held by the Clearing House for that relevant account.

Amended on 27 March 200627 March 2006 and 26 April 201326 April 2013.