For
the purpose of safeguarding the smooth operation of the interbank FX market,
when there is a failure in the equipment or communication lines of the
interbank FX trading system (hereinafter referred to as the Trading System) as
a result of which members are unable to engage in normal trading, the China
Foreign Exchange Trade System (hereinafter referred to as CFETS) will provide
the following emergency operating procedures for members of the foreign
exchange market
I.
Service procedure
1.
Any member of the RMB/FX market, the G10 market, the Gold Market and FX
Currency Lending market, who is unable to trade via a dedicated line may apply
to the CFETS FX support team for emergency trading.
The
application procedures for emergency trading are:
(1)
Fill out the Application Form for Emergency trading completely. (Please find
the attached application forms)
(2)Fax
the Application Form with the official seal or authorized signature to the duty
administrator of the CFETS FX support team and confirm by telephone/E-mail/
Wechat.
(3)
Upon receipt of application form for emergency trading made by both parties to
the transaction, the CFETS FX Support team shall enter the application into the
Trading System to generate the transaction.(Note: the price for spot bilateral
trading shall not fall outside the upper and lower limits of the central parity
for the day)
2.For bilateral
option trading,specifically the exercise of the option.
(1)
On the expiry date and before the cut-off time, due to the failure of the
trading system or the communication lines, if the buyer need to exercise the
option via CFETS, shall fill in the application form for the option emergency
service with the official seal or authorized signature and send to CFETS. In
principle, application received by CFETS in the last 30 minutes prior to the
cut-off time will not be accepted. However, if agreed by the option seller,
service application would follow the (2) procedure.
(2)
On the expiry date, during thirty minutes before the cut-off time and the
closing time of the trading period, due to error operation or execution, if the
buyer needs to exercise the option via CFETS, shall first have the seller’s
permission and then send the application form to CFETS with the official seal
or authorized signature.
(3)
when CFETS receives and confirms the application is qualified, CFETS will
exercise the option on the applicant’s behalf. The status of the option will
change to “Exercised” and it will trigger a spot transaction.
3.
Printing the deal ticket
(1)
The CFETS FX support team will help generate the deal ticket and fax that to
both sides to the transaction. Emergency trading data shall be automatically
transferred to the member's trading data statistics.
(2)
If a member closes a deal through the Trading System but is unable to print out
the deal ticket, the member may also contact the duty administrator of the
CFETS FX Support.
II.
Service time
1. The
CFETS FX support team could provide the emergency service to the members,
during the trading hours for the relevant trading products on each trading day
2. Note:In
principle, the cutoff time of emergency services shall be 30 minutes before the
market closing, which is 23:00.(Beijing time)
III.
Contact Information
Tel:
4009787878-7-1;
Fax:
021-58958525;
E-mail:
fxsupport@chinamoney.com.cn;
The
Wechat Official account: CFETSHelpdesk
Appendixes:
1.
Application Form for Emergency Spot Bilateral Trading
2.
Application Form for Emergency Forward Bilateral Trading
3.
Application Form for Emergency Swap Bilateral Trading
4.Application
Form for Emergency OptionBilateral Trading
5.Application
Form for Emergency CCS Bilateral Trading
6.
Application Form for Emergency Foreign Currency Lending Bilateral Trading
Disclaimer:
The English version is
for your reference only. In case any discrepancy exists between the Chinese and
the English version, the Chinese version shall prevail. CFETS shall not be
liable for any losses, damages or any other liabilities suffered or incurred as
a result of or in connection with such discrepancy.