Appointment of Market Makers Sample Clauses

Appointment of Market Makers. (a) In the manner prescribed by the Exchange, a Market Maker may seek appointment to one or more options classes traded on the Exchange. The Exchange or a committee designated by the Board shall appoint classes of options contracts traded on the Exchange to Market Makers taking into consideration: (i) the financial resources available to the Market Maker, (ii) the Market Maker's experience and expertise in market making or options trading, and (iii) the maintenance and enhancement of competition among Market Makers in each class of options contracts to which they are appointed. The Exchange or designated committee shall make appointments in the best interest of the Exchange to provide competitive markets. No appointment of a Market Maker shall be without the Market Maker's consent to such appointment, provided that refusal to accept an appointment may be deemed sufficient cause for termination or suspension of a Market Maker's registration. (b) Appointments to Primary Market Makers. A Primary Market Maker shall be appointed to each options class traded on the Exchange. (1) A Primary Market Maker seeking appointment to options on equity indexes, foreign currency indexes, foreign currency options and Fund Shares (collectively "Index-Based Products") shall provide, at the discretion of the Exchange, and upon its request, specific performance commitments, which shall include, at a minimum, commitments regarding (i) the average quotation size it will disseminate in the Index-Based Product, and (ii) the maximum quotation spread it will disseminate in such product at least ninety percent of the time. (2) So long as a Primary Market Maker fulfills its obligations as a Primary Market Maker under these Rules, the Exchange will not reallocate the options classes to which such Primary Market Maker is appointed pursuant to this Rule, unless otherwise requested by the Primary Market Maker. The foregoing will not limit or affect the Exchange's responsibility under Options 2, Section 3(d) to reallocate any options classes in the interests of a fair and orderly market.
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  • Appointment of mediator Within 10 Working Days of receipt of the notice referring the Dispute to mediation, the parties must attempt to agree on the identity of the mediator and, if they cannot agree within that timeframe, the mediator will be appointed by the President (or their nominee) of the New Zealand chapter of the Resolution Institute.

  • Appointment of the Distributor (a) Each Fund hereby appoints the Distributor as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund to sell Shares to the public on the terms set forth in this Agreement and that Fund's prospectus and the Distributor hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to act hereunder. Each Fund, during the term of this Agreement, shall sell Shares to the Distributor upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. (b) The Distributor agrees to purchase Shares, as principal for its own account, from each Fund and to sell Shares as principal to investors, and securities dealers, including Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Inc. ("DWR"), an affiliate of the Distributor, upon the terms described herein and in that Fund's prospectus (the "Prospectus") and statement of additional information included in the Fund's registration statement (the "Registration Statement") most recently filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and the 1940 Act or as the Prospectus may be otherwise amended or supplemented and filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 497 under the 1933 Act.

  • Appointment of FTIS The Investment Company hereby appoints FTIS as transfer agent for Shares of the Investment Company, as service agent in connection with dividend and distribution functions, and as shareholder servicing agent for the Investment Company, and FTIS accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the following duties.

  • Appointment of Managers With effect from the day and year stated in Box 4 and continuing unless and until terminated as provided herein, the Owners hereby appoint the Managers and the Managers hereby agree to act as the Managers of the Vessel.

  • Appointment of Manager Owner hereby engages and retains Manager as the manager and as tenant coordinating agent of the Properties, and Manager hereby accepts such appointment on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; it being understood that this Management Agreement shall cause Manager to be, at law, Owner’s agent upon the terms contained herein.

  • Appointment of Custodians The Trustee may, with the consent of the Depositor and the Master Servicer appoint one or more Custodians to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Files as agent for the Trustee, by entering into a Custodial Agreement. The appointment of any Custodian may at any time be terminated and a substitute Custodian appointed therefor upon the reasonable request of the Master Servicer to the Trustee, the consent to which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Trustee shall pay any and all fees and expenses of any Custodian in accordance with each Custodial Agreement (provided that if expenses of the kind that would be reimbursable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.05 if incurred by the Trustee are incurred by the Custodian, the Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement under Section 8.05 for such kind of expenses to the extent the Trustee has paid such expenses on behalf of the Custodian or for which the Trustee has reimbursed the Custodian). The Trustee initially appoints the Custodian as Custodian, and the Depositor and the Master Servicer consent to such appointment. Subject to Article VIII hereof, the Trustee agrees to comply with the terms of each Custodial Agreement and to enforce the terms and provisions thereof against the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders having an interest in any Mortgage File held by such Custodian. Each Custodian shall be a depository institution or trust company subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000 and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. Each Custodial Agreement may be amended only as provided in Section 11.01. In no event shall the appointment of any Custodian pursuant to a Custodial Agreement diminish the obligations of the Trustee hereunder.

  • Appointment of Distributor The Client hereby appoints the Distributor as its exclusive agent for the sale and distribution of Shares of the Funds, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Distributor hereby accepts such exclusive appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement.

  • Appointment of Custodian On behalf of each of its Portfolios, each Fund hereby employs and appoints the Custodian as a custodian, subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Each Fund shall deliver to the Custodian, or shall cause to be delivered to the Custodian, cash, securities and other assets owned by each of its Portfolios from time to time during the term of this Agreement and shall specify to which of its Portfolios such cash, securities and other assets are to be specifically allocated.

  • Appointment of Underwriter Upon the execution of this Agreement and in consideration of the agreements on your part herein expressed and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, we hereby appoint you as the exclusive sales agent for our Shares and agree that we will deliver such Shares as you may sell. You agree to use your best efforts to promote the sale of Shares, but are not obligated to sell any specific number of Shares. However, the Fund and each series retain the right to make direct sales of its Shares without sales charges consistent with the terms of the then current prospectus and statement of additional information and applicable law, and to engage in other legally authorized transactions in its Shares which do not involve the sale of Shares to the general public. Such other transactions may include, without limitation, transactions between the Fund or any series or class and its shareholders only, transactions involving the reorganization of the Fund or any series, and transactions involving the merger or combination of the Fund or any series with another corporation or trust.

  • Appointment of the Adviser The Trust is engaged in the business of investing and reinvesting its assets in securities of the type and in accordance with the limitations specified in its Declaration of Trust, as amended and supplemented from time to time, By-Laws (if any) and Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the 1940 Act and the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), including any representations made in the prospectus and statement of additional information relating to the Funds contained therein and as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, all in such manner and to such extent as may from time to time be authorized by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Board is authorized to issue any unissued shares in any number of additional classes or series. The investment authority granted to the Adviser shall include the authority to exercise whatever powers the Trust may possess with respect to any of its assets held by the Funds, including, but not limited to, the power to exercise rights, options, warrants, conversion privileges, redemption privileges, and to tender securities pursuant to a tender offer, and participate in class actions and other legal proceedings on behalf of the Funds. The Trust hereby employs Adviser, subject to the direction and control of the Board, to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets in the Funds and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to provide the other services specified in Section 2 hereof.

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