Clearing Firm definition

Clearing Firm or “Clearing Member” means an entity or individual meeting the requirements of, and approved for, clearing membership at the Clearing House that is authorized pursuant to the Clearing House Rules to clear trades in any or all of the Contracts and that meets the qualification of the Exchange pursuant to Rule 902. A Clearing Firm is authorized to access Eris Exchange to effect transactions. A Clearing Firm may trade for its own proprietary account or an account on behalf of its Customer (e.g., as a broker). A Clearing Firm may trade on behalf of a Customer with an account at a different Clearing Firm acting as a broker or performing an equivalent agency function. The different Clearing Firm is responsible for approving the Clearing Firm for such Customers pursuant to a Clearing Participant Letter of Guarantee. The term “Clearing Firm” collectively refers to all Authorized Traders of a Clearing Firm authorized to utilize Eris Exchange.

Clearing Firm means a member or participant of a Derivatives Clearing Organization that is authorized pursuant to the rules of such Derivatives Clearing Organization to clear trades in a Cleared Swap.

Clearing Firm means an entity that meets the requirements of clearing membership at a Clearing House that clears Trades in any or all of the MarketAxess SEF Swaps and is authorized to submit Trades for clearing to the Clearing House.

Examples of Clearing Firm in a sentence

• User shall also be responsible for all other fees from any applicable Clearing House, Clearing Firm, swap data repository, Custodians, third party data providers, or symbol license fees or other fees billed to Radial-X as a result of Transactions by User.

• User, and any Account Holder or Customer of User, has established and continues to maintain clearing accounts with Clearing Firm members of Clearing Houses accepting for clearance clearable Radial- X Instruments and will promptly notify Radial-X if it ceases to be a clearing customer of such Clearing Firm.

• User acknowledges that Radial-X may restrict, suspend or terminate User’s or its Authorized Traders’ access to the Services at any time for any reason described in the Rules, or, with respect to its Designated Accounts, at the direction of the relevant Clearing Firm, or relevant Clearing House, based on information from a Custodian, or at the direction of any government regulator.

• User, and any Account Holder or Customer of User, will permit any Clearing Firm member it utilizes for clearing services, and for uncleared Instruments the Custodian or Radial-X on its behalf, to set risk limits for all Transactions.

• Executing Firm confirms that each Account Holder for which it acts as agent has established and continues to maintain clearing accounts with Clearing Firm members of Clearing Houses accepting for clearance clearable Radial-X Instruments and permit Clearing Firm members utilized for clearing services, and for uncleared Instruments the Custodian or Radial-X on its behalf, to set risk limits for its Designated Accounts.

More Definitions of Clearing Firm

Clearing Firm means a Person, whether or not a Participant, that has been approved as a member or participant in one or more Derivatives Clearing Organizations and that is authorized pursuant to the rules of such a Derivatives Clearing Organization to clear Contracts for customers; provided that, the term “Clearing Firm” as used herein shall be deemed to refer to such Person solely in its capacity as a Clearing Firm and not, as applicable, in its capacity as a Participant.

Clearing Firm means a Person, whether or not a Participant, that has been approved as a member or participant in one or more Derivatives Clearing Organizations and that is authorized pursuant to the rules of such a Derivatives Clearing Organization to clear Swaps for customers.

Clearing Firm means an entity meeting the requirements of, and approved for, Clearing Membership at the Clearing House that is authorized pursuant to the rules of such Clearing House to clear any or all of the Swaps. For the avoidance of doubt, a Clearing Firm also may register with Tradition SEF as a Participant.

Clearing Firm means a Clearing Member that provides clearing services to one or more Participants, Sponsored Participants, Clients or Customers and has either executed a Clearing Firm Agreement or in relation to which the relevant Participant, Sponsored Participant, Client, Customer and/or Clearing Member has provided the SEF with evidence or assurances satisfactory to the SEF of the existence and scope of the clearing services provided.

Clearing Firm means a Clearing Member that provides clearing services to one or more Participants, Sponsored Participants, Clients or Customers and has executed a Clearing Firm Agreement.

Clearing Firm means a member or participant of a Clearing House that is authorized by the Clearing House to clear trades in any or all Instruments for a Participant. For the avoidance of doubt, a Clearing Firm need not be a Participant on Tera.

Clearing Firm refers to First Clearing, its officers, directors, agents, and employees. Where the context requires, the singular shall be the plural and the plural shall be the singular. As set forth in the Designation of Responsibilities letter provided to you with your new account disclosures, you understand the role and services provided by Introducing Firm and Clearing Firm, respectively, and agree that this Agreement inures to the benefit of both firms and their affiliates as applicable. For purposes of this Agreement, "securities and/or other property" means, but is not limited to, money, securities, financial instruments, and commodities of every kind and nature, and related contracts and options, distributions, proceeds, products, and accessions of all property. This definition includes securities and/or other property currently or hereafter held, carried or maintained by us or Clearing Firm, in our or Clearing Firm's possession and control, for any purpose, in and for any of your Accounts now or hereafter opened, including any account in which you may have an interest.