Regulations Governing Foreign Exchange Business of Securities Enterprises Article 65

When a securities enterprise conducts the foreign exchange derivatives business, the procedure for verifying that the counterparty meets the criteria for professional customers, trading rules, implementation of risk management, information disclosure, and related internal control and audit systems shall comply with relevant regulations set out by the FSC. In addition, the following rules shall apply:1. Receipt/payment between the securities enterprise and its customer related to settlement and fees, and payments due to the early termination of a contract or expiration of a contract shall be made in the denominated currency. Except for payments that are transferred from the customer’s bank deposit account or the customer’s foreign currency account, the customer shall carry out the foreign exchange settlement against NTD through an authorized bank or the securities enterprise if it is a DSF in accordance with“Regulations for Declaration”. The securities enterprise shall not be entrusted with handling the foreign exchange settlement against NTD for the customer.2. Securities enterprises shall not, either for themselves or for customers, utilize foreign exchange derivatives to defer or hide losses, misrepresent or recognize income earlier, or use other illicit means to engage in window dressing or manipulate financial statements.3. A head office authorizing its branch to carry out the sale of foreign exchange derivatives products that have been approved by the Bank or reported to the Bank for record shall comply with the provisions of“Taipei Exchange Directions Governing Sales of Financial Derivatives Products by Associated Persons of Securities Firms Accepting Orders to Trade Securities”.When a DSF engages in the foreign exchange business under Subparagraph 3 Paragraph 1 of Article 4 herein involving the foreign exchange settlement against NTD or the conversion between foreign currencies, the DSF shall handle the matter in accordance with“Regulations for Declaration”and“Directions for Domestic Securities Firm Approved To Conduct Foreign Exchange Business while Assisting Customers to Declare Foreign Exchange Receipts and Disbursements or Transactions”.
中文原文 證券業辦理外匯業務管理辦法第65條
證券業辦理外匯衍生性商品業務,有關確認交易相對人是否符合專業客戶條件、交易規範、落實風險管理、資訊揭露及內部控制與稽核制度,除應依金管會之相關規定辦理外,並應依下列規定辦理:
一、與客戶間有關交割款項、費用收付,及提前解約或契約到期款項支付,均應以計價之幣別為之。
除得自客戶銀行存款帳戶撥轉或由客戶外幣專戶支應外,其需辦理結匯者,應由客戶透過外匯指定銀行或該證券業同一公司為外匯證券商者依申報辦法之規定辦理,不得委託業者代辦。
二、不得利用外匯衍生性商品為本身或幫助客戶遞延、隱藏損失或虛報、提前認列收入及其他任何不當方式,粉飾或操縱財務報表。
三、總公司授權其分公司辦理經本行許可或備查之外匯衍生性商品銷售業務,應依據櫃買中心證券商受託買賣有價證券業務人員銷售衍生性金融商品業務規範辦理。
外匯證券商辦理第四條第一項第三款外匯業務,涉及新臺幣結匯或外幣間兌換事宜,應依申報辦法及外匯證券商輔導客戶申報外匯收支或交易應注意事項之規定辦理。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.