Singapore legislation

Regulation 24

of Commodity Trading Regulations 2001

Regulation 24

Issues of contract confirmation

Subregulation 1

A commodity broker or spot commodity broker shall, not later than 2 business days after any transaction in commodity trading, furnish to his customers a written confirmation of each contract executed by the broker on behalf of that customer.

Subregulation 2

The written confirmation referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the following information:

(a)

the name or style under which the broker carries on his business, and the address of the principal place at which he carries on business;

(b)

where the broker is dealing as principal, a statement that he is acting as such;

(c)

the name and address of the person to whom the broker gives the confirmation;

(d)

the day on which the transaction took place and the name of the commodity market or spot commodity market in which the transaction took place;

(e)

an itemised list of the quantity or amount and the types of contracts that are the subject of the confirmation;

(f)

the price per unit of the contract concerned;

(g)

the amount of the consideration; and

(h)

the rate and amount of commission (if any) charged.

Subregulation 3

The requirement in paragraph (1) shall not apply if the customer is a commodity broker or spot commodity broker.