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Title:Regulations Governing Foreign Exchange Business of Securities Enterprises Open new window for Chinese

Announced Date:December 26, 2013

Date:March 27,2017(effective from March 29,2017)

[Law Basis] [Print]

Subsection 4  Business of Accepting Orders to Trade Foreign Securities

〈Application to engage in the business of accepting orders to trade foreign securities〉
Article 27   
A securities enterprise that intends to accept orders to trade foreign securities for the first time shall apply to the Bank for approval by submitting documents provided in Article 7 herein, and in addition, a business plan (including operational principles and business practice, procedures of handling of receipt/payment and operating process). When a securities enterprise already approved by the Bank to accept orders to trade foreign securities with receipt/payment of settlement and fees in foreign currency intends to engage in receipt/payment in NTD, the securities enterprise only needs to submit the following additional documents to the Bank to apply for approval: 1.A photocopy of the Bank’s letter of approval for the securities enterprise to  accept orders to trade foreign securities with receipt/payment of settlement  and fees in foreign currency; 2.A photocopy of letter of approval from the FSC; 3.A statement supporting that the applicant’s computer system is able to meet  the requirements set out in Article 28 herein regarding receipt/payment in  different currencies; and 4.A description of the controls for receipt/payment of settlement and fees in  different currencies.

〈Receipt/payment associated with the business of accepting orders to trade foreign securities〉
Article 28  
When a securities enterprise accepts orders to trade foreign securities, the securities enterprise shall comply with the following rules with regard to receipt/payment of settlement and fees with customers: 1.When a customer designates the settlement to be made in a foreign currency,  the related receipt/payment shall be made in the foreign currency; and 2.When a customer designates the settlement to be made in NTD, the related  receipt/payment shall be made in NTD.
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