Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
of Securities and Futures (Organised Markets) Regulations 2018
Regulation 17
Content of rules of approved exchanges
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 23(1)(a) of the Act, an approved exchange must, in its business rules or listing rules, make provision for —
the criteria that the approved exchange uses to determine whether to admit a person as a member of the approved exchange;
the continuing requirements for each member of the approved exchange, including requirements —
that prohibit or prevent the member from engaging in improper conduct when participating in any organised market operated by the approved exchange;
that relate to the financial condition of the member, such as to provide reasonable assurance that all obligations arising out of the activities of the member in any organised market operated by the approved exchange will be met;
that facilitate the monitoring by the approved exchange of the compliance of the member with the business rules or listing rules of the approved exchange; and
that provide for the expulsion, suspension or discipline of the member for conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles in the transaction of business, or for a contravention of the business rules or listing rules of the approved exchange;
the class or classes of issued securities, issued units in collective investment schemes or derivatives contracts that may be traded on any organised market operated by the approved exchange;
the terms and conditions under which issued securities, issued units in collective investment schemes or securities-based derivatives contracts may be listed for quotation by the approved exchange;
the terms and conditions relating to the calculation of the final settlement price, the daily price limits and the accumulation of derivatives contracts traded on any organised market operated by the approved exchange;
the manner in which trades in issued securities, issued units in collective investment schemes or derivatives contracts are effected on any organised market operated by the approved exchange;
where the approved exchange operates a trading floor, fair and properly supervised floor trading practices;
the measures to prevent and deal with manipulation, market rigging and artificial market conditions in any organised market operated by the approved exchange;
the arrangements for the safe and efficient clearing and settlement of trades concluded on any organised market operated by the approved exchange;
the establishment of any compensation arrangement, or any other scheme or system accepted by the Authority, which would compensate any customer who suffers pecuniary loss through the defalcation of a member, or of any of the directors, officers, employees or representatives of a member, in respect of any money or other property —
that was entrusted to or received by the member, or any of the directors, officers, employees or representatives of the member, for or on behalf of the customer; or
in respect of which the member was a trustee;
the dissemination of announcements by companies listed on any organised market operated by the approved exchange through a single and central facility; and
the carrying on of business of the approved exchange with due regard to the interests and protection of the investing public.