Past version: Effective from 31 Dec 2013 to 01 May 2016
Without prejudice and subject to the other provisions of this Rules:
7A.05.1.1 Where a Clearing Member has failed promptly to discharge any of its obligations to the Clearing House in respect of a House Contract, the Clearing House may apply any or all of the following to discharge such obligations:
a. the Clearing Member's Collateral deposited with or provided to the Clearing House (except such Collateral deposited or provided in relation to Customer Contracts which shall be governed by Rule 7A.05.1.2.b); and
b. in the case of a Bank Clearing Member incorporated outside Singapore which has satisfied Rule 2.02B.1.11.a or b, the Collateral deposited or provided by the Bank Clearing Member pursuant to Rule 2.08.1B.1.
7A.05.1.2 Where a Clearing Member has failed promptly to discharge any of its obligations to the Clearing House in respect of a Customer Contract other than an Applicable Customer Contract, the Clearing House may apply any or all of the following to discharge such obligations:
a. the Clearing Member's Collateral deposited with or provided to the Clearing House (except such Collateral deposited or provided in relation to Customer Contracts other than an Applicable Customer Contracts, it shall be governed by Rule 7A.05.1.2.b);
b. Collateral deposited or provided by the Clearing Member in relation to Customer Contracts other than an Applicable Customer Contracts provided that the conditions in the SFA in relation to the permissible use of customers' money and assets are satisfied;
c. in the case of a Bank Clearing Member incorporated outside Singapore which has satisfied Rule 2.02B.1.11.a or b, the Collateral deposited or provided by the Bank Clearing Member pursuant to Rule 2.08.1B.1; and
d. the qualifying letters of credit deposited with the Exchange by a Trading Member sponsored by the Clearing Member, pursuant to Rule 7.3.6 of the Trading Rules, provided that the Clearing Member's default is attributable to such Trading Member's act or omission,
provided that Collateral deposited by the Clearing Member in relation to Applicable Customer Contracts shall not in any case be applied to discharge any of the Clearing Member's obligations to the Clearing House in respect of a Customer Contract other than an Applicable Customer Contract, save as provided by Rule 7A.05.1.8.
7A.05.1.2A Where a Clearing Member has failed promptly to discharge any of its obligations to the Clearing House in respect of an Applicable Customer Contract, the Clearing House may apply:
a. the Clearing Member's Security Deposit and all other forms of Collateral furnished to the Clearing House (except where such other Collateral is furnished in relation to Applicable Customer Contracts, it shall be governed by Rule 7A.05.1.2A.c);
b. Collateral deposited by the Clearing Member in relation to House Contracts;
c. Collateral deposited by the Clearing Member in relation to the relevant defaulted Applicable Customer Contract only;
d. in the case of a Bank Clearing Member incorporated outside Singapore which has satisfied Rule 2.02B.1.11.a or b, the Collateral deposited by the Bank Clearing Member pursuant to Rule 2.08.1B.1; and
e. the qualifying letters of credit deposited with the Exchange by a Trading Member sponsored by the Clearing Member, pursuant to Rule 7.3.6 of the Trading Rules, provided that the Clearing Member's default is attributable to such Trading Member's act or omission,
provided that Collateral deposited by the Clearing Member in relation to Customer Contracts other than Applicable Customer Contracts, or in relation to any other Applicable Customer Contract, shall not in any case be applied to discharge any of the Clearing Member's obligations to the Clearing House in respect of an Applicable Customer Contract.
7A.05.1.3 The Clearing House may liquidate any non-cash Collateral deposited with it by a Clearing Member:
a. in respect of Collateral in relation to House Contracts, where the Clearing Member has failed to promptly discharge its obligations to the Clearing House in respect of any Contract;
b. in respect of Collateral in relation to Customer Contracts, where the Clearing Member has failed to promptly discharge its obligations in respect of a Customer Contract and the conditions in the SFA in relation to the permissible use of customers' money and assets are satisfied; and
c.in respect of assets in relation to House Contracts or Customer Contracts, if the Clearing House is of the opinion that such liquidation of non-cash assets is necessary to protect the Clearing House from depreciation of the value of Collateral, pending transfer of such House Contracts or Customer Contracts, as the case may be,
provided that the Clearing House shall not be liable for any losses arising from such liquidation and any such losses will be borne by the House Account or Customer Account in respect of which the non-cash assets were liquidated.
7A.05.1.4 Without prejudice to the rights of the Clearing House in respect of failure by the Clearing Member to promptly discharge any of its obligations to the Clearing House, the Clearing Member shall immediately make up any deficiencies in its Security Deposit resulting from such applications.
7A.05.1.5 The Clearing Member shall not take any action or do anything that will directly or indirectly interfere with, prohibit, restrict or inhibit the ability of the Clearing House to so apply the Collateral and the Clearing House shall, except where it has acted in bad faith, be under no liability to the Clearing Member or any other person whatsoever in so applying Collateral and the Clearing Member shall fully indemnify and keep indemnified the Clearing House and hold the Clearing House harmless against any such liability.
7A.05.1.6 If a Relevant Market, including a Participating Market, and/or its clearing house as the case may be fails to promptly discharge any of its obligations to the Clearing House arising out of any arrangement relating to the clearing of Contracts, including the Mutual Offset System, the Collateral of such Relevant Market shall be applied by the Clearing House to discharge the obligation.
7A.05.1.7 Where the Clearing Member which is also a clearing member of CDP has failed to settle its financial obligations to CDP, the Clearing House shall be entitled to retain any Collateral deposited or provided by the Clearing Member in relation to House Contracts which have not been utilised pursuant to this Rule 7A.05.
7A.05.1.8 Where the Clearing House is acting pursuant to Rule 7A.05.1.2 and/or Rule 7A.05.1.2A in respect of more than one Customer Account and the Clearing House identifies that any two or more of such Customer Accounts belong to the same Customer, then the Clearing House may apply the Collateral deposited for any such Customer Accounts to all such identified Customer Accounts.
Added on 7 August 20127 August 2012 and amended on 26 April 201326 April 2013 and 31 December 201331 December 2013.