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Regulations Governing Securities Borrowing and Lending by Securities Firms  CH

Amended Date: 2015.11.02 
Article 10     Securities associated with securities borrowing and lending business conducted by a securities firm may be used only for the following purposes:
  1. The purposes of use by customers:
    1. To sell through brokerage orders placed with the securities firm.
    2. To redeliver securities borrowed or to compensate for securities entitlements.
    3. To fulfill settlement obligations associated with call/put warrants, equity options, and other equity-type financial instruments.
    4. To use in the in-kind creation or redemption of exchange traded fund (ETF) or offshore ETF units.
    5. To cover shortfalls of securities in day trading.
    6. To redeliver spot securities borrowed in short sales.
  2. The purposes of use by the securities firm:
    1. To redeliver securities borrowed or to compensate for securities entitlements.
    2. To use as a source of securities for conducting securities margin purchase and short sale business.
    3. To use as a source of securities to return collateral to customers in conducting securities margin purchase and short sale business.
    4. To cover shortfalls of securities in short selling and day trading.
    5. To fulfill settlement obligations on securities trading markets.
    6. To lend to another securities firm or securities finance enterprise conducting securities borrowing and lending business or securities margin purchase and short sale business as a source of securities for conducting securities borrowing and lending business or securities margin purchase and short sale business.
    7. To lend through the securities lending system of a securities exchange.
    8. To participate in competitive auction lending transactions or negotiated lending transactions conducted by a securities finance enterprise.
  3. Such other purposes as may be approved by the competent authority.