Chapter: 571Q Title: SECURITIES AND FUTURES (CONTRACT NOTES, STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT AND RECEIPTS) RULES Gazette Number: L.N. 212 of 2002; L.N. 12 of 2003
Heading: Empowering section Version Date: 01/04/2003
(Cap 571, section 152)
[1 April 2003] L.N. 12 of 2003
(L.N. 212 of 2002)
Section: 1 Heading: (Omitted as spent) Version Date: 01/04/2003
PART 1
PRELIMINARY
(Omitted as spent)
Section: 2 Heading: Interpretation Version Date: 01/04/2003
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
"asset management" (资产管理) has the meaning assigned to it by Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Ordinance;
"balance" (结余) includes, where applicable, money ledger balance;
"floating loss" (浮动亏损) means unrealized losses calculated by marking to market open positions;
"floating profit" (浮动利润) means unrealized profits calculated by marking to market open positions;
"foreign intermediary" (外地中介人) means-
(a) a person who carries on a business of providing financial or investment services and is regulated in respect of that business in a specified jurisdiction; or
(b) a bank that is regulated under the law of a specified jurisdiction;
"margin ratio" (保证金比率), in relation to each description of securities collateral, means the percentage of the value of such collateral up to which a client of an intermediary is permitted to borrow (or otherwise secure other forms of financial accommodation) from the intermediary against that particular description of securities collateral;
"margin value" (保证金价值), in relation to each description of securities collateral, means the maximum amount of money which a client of an intermediary is permitted to borrow (or otherwise secure other forms of financial accommodation) from the intermediary against that particular description of securities collateral;
"margined transaction" (保证金交易) means a relevant contract which requires a client with whom or on whose behalf an intermediary has entered into the relevant contract to-
(a) pay a margin to the intermediary; or
(b) provide security to the intermediary to meet the client's obligations,
other than under an arrangement where financial accommodation is provided to the client by the intermediary;
"marking to market" (按照市值计算差额) means the method or procedure of adjusting the valuation of open positions to reflect their current market value;
"net equity" (权益净额), in relation to a client of an intermediary, means the balance in the client's account at any given time-
(a) plus any floating profit;
(b) less any floating loss; and
(c) after adjusting for any income credited to and charges levied against that account;
"relevant contract" (有关合约) means a contract entered into in Hong Kong by an intermediary with or on behalf of a client of the intermediary in the conduct by the intermediary of any of the businesses which constitute-
(a) any regulated activity for which the intermediary is licensed or registered, that is a contract-
(i) for a dealing in securities (except a market contract); or
(ii) for a dealing in futures contracts (except a market contract); or
(b) the regulated activity of leveraged foreign exchange trading for which the intermediary is licensed, that is a leveraged foreign exchange contract;
"specified jurisdiction" (指明司法管辖区) means a jurisdiction specified in Schedule 1.
Section: 3 Heading: Application Version Date: 01/04/2003
(1) These Rules, other than sections 11(4) and (5) and 13, do not apply to-
(a) an intermediary licensed or registered for asset management; or
(b) an associated entity of such an intermediary,
in relation to the conduct by the intermediary of asset management.
(2) Where a client of an intermediary is a professional investor within the meaning of-
(a) any of paragraphs (a) to (i) of the definition of "professional investor" in section 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Ordinance, and-
(i) the intermediary has notified the client in writing that unless the client objects, the intermediary will not provide to the client any contract notes, statements of account or receipts (as the case may be) in accordance with these Rules and the intermediary has not received any objection from the client; or
(ii) an associated entity of the intermediary has notified the client in writing that unless the client objects, the associated entity will not provide to the client any receipts in accordance with these Rules and the associated entity has not received any objection from the client; or
(b) paragraph (j) of the definition of "professional investor" in section 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Ordinance and has agreed in writing with-
(i) the intermediary not to receive from the intermediary any contract notes, statements of account or receipts (as the case may be) in accordance with these Rules; or
(ii) an associated entity not to receive from the associated entity any receipts in accordance with these Rules,
then section 5, 8, 9, 11 or 13 (as the case may be) does not apply to the intermediary or the associated entity in relation to the client.
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in these Rules affects section 19 of the Stamp Duty Ordinance (Cap 117).
Section: 4 Heading: Avoidance of duplication Version Date: 01/04/2003
(1) Where-
(a) a person is a client of 2 intermediaries;
(b) each of the intermediaries has entered into a relevant contract for a dealing in securities or futures contracts; and
(c) one of the intermediaries has agreed in writing with the other intermediary to prepare and provide to the person a contract note or statement of account in accordance with these Rules,
then that other intermediary is exempt from compliance with the provisions of these Rules relating to the contract note or statement of account (as the case may be) to the extent that the contract note or statement of account (as the case may be) relates to the relevant contract.
(2) Where an intermediary has an arrangement with a foreign intermediary that is a related corporation of the intermediary under which the foreign intermediary will prepare and provide to a client of the intermediary a contract note, statement of account or receipt (as the case may be) in accordance with and to the extent required by the law of the specified jurisdiction under which the foreign intermediary is regulated, then the intermediary is exempt from compliance with the provisions of these Rules relating to the contract note, statement of account or receipt (as the case may be).
(3) Where an associated entity of an intermediary which receives client assets of an intermediary has an arrangement with a foreign intermediary that is a related corporation of the intermediary under which the foreign intermediary will prepare and provide to a client of the intermediary a receipt in accordance with and to the extent required by the law of the specified jurisdiction under which the foreign intermediary is regulated, then the associated entity is exempt from compliance with the provisions of these Rules relating to the receipt.
Section: 5 Heading: Preparation and provision of contract notes Version Date: 01/04/2003
PART 2
PREPARATION AND PROVISION OF CONTRACT NOTES,
STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT AND RECEIPTS
Division 1-Contract notes
(1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 6, where an intermediary enters into a relevant contract with or on behalf of a client, it shall-
(a) prepare a contract note in accordance with this section in respect of the relevant contract; and
(b) provide the contract note to the client no later than the end of the second business day after entering into the relevant contract.
(2) Subject to section 6, where an intermediary enters into more than one relevant contract with or on behalf of the same client of the intermediary on the same day-
(a) unless the client has given contrary instructions to the intermediary, the intermediary may prepare a single contract note which-
(i) records all of those relevant contracts; and
(ii) in respect of each of those relevant contracts, includes, to the extent applicable, all of the information which, apart from this subsection, would have been required to be included in a contract note referred to in subsection (1) under any of the provisions of subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6); and
(b) if such a single contract note is prepared, the intermediary shall provide it to the client no later than the end of the second business day after entering into those relevant contracts.
(3) A contract note referred to in subsection (1) shall include, to the extent applicable, the following information-
(a) the name under which the intermediary carries on business;
(b) the name and account number of the client of the intermediary;
(c) full particulars of the relevant contract including-
(i) the quantity, name, description and such other particulars of the securities, futures contracts or leveraged foreign exchange contracts involved, as are sufficient to enable them to be identified;
(ii) where the relevant contract is for a dealing in securities or futures contracts, the nature of the dealing;
(iii) the name of the market or exchange on which the relevant contract has been executed; and
(iv) whether the relevant contract is for the opening or closing of a position;
(d) where the relevant contract is not a leveraged foreign exchange contract and the intermediary is acting as principal, an indication that it is so acting;
(e) the date-
(i) on which the relevant contract is entered into;
(ii) of settlement or performance of the relevant contract; and
(iii) on which the contract note is prepared;
(f) the rate or amount of commission payable in connection with the relevant contract;
(g) the amount of stamp duty payable in connection with the relevant contract;
(h) the amount of levy payable in connection with the relevant contract; and
(i) the amount of charges payable in connection with the relevant contract or, where the relevant contract is in respect of interests in a collective investment scheme, the basis for calculation of such charges.
(4) In addition to the information required to be included under subsection (3), a contract note referred to in subsection (1) in respect of a relevant contract for a dealing in securities shall include, to the extent applicable, the following information-
(a) an indication that the client's account is a margin account;
(b) subject to subsection (7), in the case of a purchase or sale, the price per unit of the securities;
(c) an indication where it relates to-
(i) a short selling order; or
(ii) a borrowing or lending of securities under a securities borrowing and lending agreement; and
(d) the amount of consideration payable under the relevant contract.
(5) In addition to the information required to be included under subsection (3), a contract note referred to in subsection (1) in respect of a relevant contract for dealing in futures contracts shall include, to the extent applicable, the following information-
(a) subject to subsection (7), in the case of a purchase or sale, the price per futures contract;
(b) where the futures contracts have been executed by an agent in Hong Kong, the name of the agent; and
(c) where the futures contracts have been cleared by any clearing agent other than the intermediary, the name of that clearing agent.
(6) In addition to the information required to be included under subsection (3), a contract note referred to in subsection (1) in respect of a relevant contract that is a leveraged foreign exchange contract shall include, to the extent applicable, the following information-
(a) where the intermediary is acting as agent, an indication that it is so acting and the name of the person for whom it is acting;
(b) the date and time-
(i) of receipt of the client's order; and
(ii) of execution of the leveraged foreign exchange contract;
(c) any currency to which the leveraged foreign exchange contract relates, and in relation to each such currency, particulars of-
(i) the amount involved;
(ii) whether it is a sale or a purchase;
(iii) the price at which it is executed; and
(iv) the interest rate; and
(d) the amount of margin deposit required.
(7) Where an intermediary has entered into a relevant contract with or on behalf of a client in respect of a purchase or a sale of securities or futures contracts, it may, at the request of the client, include in the contract note referred to in subsection (1) in respect of the relevant contract-
(a) in the case of a purchase or sale of securities, the average price per unit for the purchase or sale (as the case may be) of the same description of securities, instead of the price per unit as referred to in subsection (4)(b); or
(b) in the case of a purchase or sale of future contracts, the average price per contract for the purchase or sale (as the case may be) of the same description of futures contracts, instead of the price per contract as referred to in subsection (5)(a).
(8) Where an intermediary has included in a contract note referred to in subsection (1) an average price as referred to in subsection (7) and the client in question requests an analysis of such average price within 2 years after the date on which the relevant contract is entered into, the intermediary shall provide to the client no later than the end of the fifth business day after receiving the request, the price per unit as referred to in subsection (4)(b) or the price per contract as referred to in subsection (5)(a) (as the case may be).
Section: 6 Heading: Consolidation of contract notes with daily statements of account Version Date: 01/04/2003
An intermediary may, instead of preparing and providing to a client one or more than one contract note under section 5 in respect of one or more than one relevant contract entered into on the same day, consolidate the contract note with any statement of account it is required to prepare and provide to the client under section 8 or 9 (or any consolidation of such statements of account under section 10) in respect of the same day.