So long as a Mutual Offset System is in effect as between the relevant Participating Markets, a trade will be transferred between Participating Markets and/or their respective clearing houses if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
8.04.1.1 The trade has cleared in the ordinary course on the Participating Market where it is executed.
8.04.1.2 An Inter-Exchange Transfer Memorandum has been duly delivered to the Clearing House in respect of the trade.
8.04.1.3 In relation to a transfer of a trade under the Mutual Offset System to the Clearing House, the Clearing House has received confirmation of the Inter-Exchange trade data (being trade information supplied in an Inter-Exchange Transfer Memorandum) from the other Participating Market.
8.04.1.4 The Originating Clearing Member and the Executing Clearing Member has, prior to the execution of the trade entered into a written agreement with the Authorised Clearing Member which may have such terms and conditions as the contracting Authorised Clearing Members shall determine, but in any event shall provide in substance as follows:
a. Until such time as Inter-Exchange Transfer occurs with respect to a trade executed pursuant to the Mutual Offset System, each Authorised Clearing Member shall remain liable to the other Authorised Clearing Member for such trade in the same manner and to the same extent as if the Executing Clearing Member had executed such trade for a customer outside of the Mutual Offset System; and
b. Upon the occurrence of Inter-Exchange Transfer with respect to any trade executed pursuant to the Mutual Offset System, each Authorised Clearing Member shall have no further liability (other than with respect to the payment of commissions or fees agreed to by such Authorised Clearing Members) to, or relationship with, the other Authorised Clearing Member with respect to the position created by such trade, and thereafter the Originating Clearing Member shall look only to the clearing house which the trade is transferred to, with respect to the position created by such trade; notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executing Clearing Member shall continue to be fully liable to the Originating Clearing Member with respect to the execution of such trade including fraud or the breach of any obligation or duty ordinarily borne by the party executing a commodity futures contract trade on the Participating Markets, and for any unmatched trades.
Amended on 27 March 200627 March 2006 and 10 August 200710 August 2007.