Regulations Governing Futures Commission Merchants Article 49

In the event that the equity amount of a futures trader is less than the amount of maintenance margin required by the regulations of the given futures exchange, the futures commission merchant shall issue a margin call.Until it has fulfilled the provisions of the preceding paragraph by collecting in full the margin required under regulations of the given futures exchange, the futures commission merchant shall not accept any trading order from the futures trader; provided that this provision shall not apply to orders made to offset open positions already held.The provisions in the preceding two paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis to futures commission merchants engaged in sub-brokered foreign futures trading services.