TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREEMENT
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Hisse Info Yatırım LLC (hereinafter,
the “Hisse Info Yatırım” or the “Company” or “its”, is a Hong Kong Investment
Firm (“HKIF”) registered and incorporated in Hong Kong and is governed by the
laws and regulations of Hong Kong.
1.2 These Terms and Conditions form part of
the Client Agreement which is a document governs the relationship between the
Client (hereinafter, “He/She” or “his/her” or “him/her”) and Hisse Info Yatırım
LLC.
1.3 The Company’s business office is at 32/H,
Two International Finance Centre 8 Finance Street Central, Hong Kong.
1.4 The Client understands that he/she
should take sufficient time to carefully read and accept these Terms and
Conditions contained in this Agreement of the Company and refer to the Legal
Documents provided in the Company’s official website for any additional
information.
1.5 If the Client does not understand or
have objections to any of these Terms and Conditions, or any part thereof,
and/or if the Client does not agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions,
he/she shall contact the Company in writing immediately prior the opening of a
trading account.
2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2.1 The Client acknowledges that he/she
took sufficient time to carefully read and understood these Terms and
Conditions, as amended from time to time, in addition to any Legal Documents
provided in the Company’s official website.
2.2 By accepting these Terms and
Conditions, which form part of the Client Agreement, the Client enters into a
binding legal agreement with the Firm.
2.3 The Client acknowledges that the
Company’s official language is English, and the acceptance of the Terms and
Conditions shall constitute a binding legal agreement with the Company.
2.4 If the Client’s signature or
acknowledgement is required or requested with respect to any such document and
the Client “clicks” in the appropriate “accept/agree/submit” button, the Client
will be deemed to have “signed” and/or acknowledged the document to the same
extent and with the same effect as if he/she had signed the document manually.
To the extent permitted under applicable mandatory Law, the Client hereby
waives any rights or requirements under any applicable laws, rules and/or
regulations in any jurisdiction which require an original (non-electronic)
signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records.
2.5 The Client hereby expressly
acknowledges his/her understanding that he/has the right to withdraw his/her
consent to the electronic delivery and signature of documents at any time by
providing prior written notice to us. However, if the Client revokes his/her
consent, his/her access to an/or use of the Client’s Online Trading Facility
may be restricted or terminated at the Company’s sole discretion and without
any obligation on the Client’s end to provide the Company with any explanation
and/or justification thereof.
2.6 A copy of this Agreement may be printed
and retained in your files.
3. SCOPE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
BUSINESS
3.1 The Terms and Conditions govern all the
actions that relate to the execution of the Client’ orders.
3.2 The Terms and Conditions are
non-negotiable and override any other previous agreements, arrangements,
express or implied statements made by us; and that any acts, omissions or
representations (oral or otherwise) made by the Client or the Company, including
any the Company’s employees with whom the Client may have dealt, shall not
amend or take priority over the Agreement.
3.3 This Agreement includes, in addition to
any Appendices and the “Account Opening Application Form” completed by the
Client through the Company’s website, any information provided to the Company
during the registration procedure.
4. COMMENCEMENT, DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT
AND RIGHT TO WITHDRAW FROM THE AGREEMENT
4.1 The Agreement shall commerce once we
have informed you about your account being activated. This is, once we have
completed due diligence and satisfied our requirements in terms of
“Know-Your-Client” procedures.
4.2 You have the right to withdraw from the
Agreement without penalty and without giving any reason by giving the Company
written notice within the first fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the
account is activated. The Company will return to the Client any amount he/she
has transferred to the Company after deducting any fees for the withdrawal of
funds, as they apply from time to time, subject to the fact that the Client has
not entered into any trades in the Company’s platform(s).
4.3 If the Agreement has not been
withdrawn, it will remain effective until its termination, in accordance with
the provisions contained in the “Termination” section of this document.
5. SERVICES
5.1 Subject to the Clients’ obligations
under the Legal documents being fulfilled, the Company may at its discretion
offer the following investment services to the Client: a) Reception and
transmission of Orders in any type of financial instrument offered by the
Company; and b) Execution of orders on behalf of the Client in any type of
financial instrument offered by the Company.
5.2 Subject to the Client’s obligations
under the Legal Documents being fulfilled, the Company may at its discretion
offer the following ancillary services to the Client: c) Safekeeping and
administration of financial instruments for the account of Clients, including
custodianship and related services such as cash/collateral management; d)
Granting credits or loans to an investor to allow him to carry out a
transaction in one or more financial instruments, where the firm granting the
credit or loan is involved in the transaction; and e) Foreign exchange services
where these are connected to the provision of investment services.
5.3 In regard to the aforementioned
investment services provided by the Company, they relate to the following types
of financial instrument: a) Financial contracts for differences.
5.4 The Company will offer the Client, on
an execution-only basis, access to trading a number of instruments in the form
of CFDs.
5.5 The Company does not provide
investment, financial, legal, tax or regulatory advice and any other form of
recommendation. The Client shall make his/her own assessment of any transaction
prior to entering into a trade. The Company, its Employees and any other
representative cannot provide any investment advice or recommendation to the
Clients. If the Client is unsure whether he/she should proceed with the
Agreement, he/she shall seek independent advice.
5.6 The Company does not offer investment
research and any communication, material the Client may receive from the
Company, via electronic messages, website postings, e-mail, telephone, telefax
shall not be construed as advice, recommendation or research to you.
5.7 The Client shall understand that CFDs
are derivative products, he/she will not be entitled to own an underlying
instrument and that no physical delivery of any such underlying assets shall
occur.
5.8 The Client shall accept that Hisse Info
Yatırım is the only execution venue in relation to his/her trading activity
under the Agreement. Although, the Client may transmit his/her orders for
execution to third-party liquidity providers through an electronic
communication platform, contractually the Company is the sole counterparty to
the Client’s trades and any execution of orders is done in the Company’s name.
Further information can be found in the Company’s “Best Interest of the Client
and Order Execution Policy”.
5.9 The Company is entitled to refuse the
provision of any investment services to the Client, at any time the Company
deems necessary, without being obliged to inform the Client of the reasons to
do so.
6. OPENING AN ACCOUNT
6.1 After each prospective Client fills in
and submits the Opening Account Application Form together with all the required
KYC documentation requested by the Company, the Company will perform all
internal controls (i.e. anti-money laundering and Client appropriateness tests)
and will send to the prospective Client a notice informing him/her whether
he/she has been accepted as the Company’s Client. The Client Agreement will
take effect and begin on the date on which the Client receives notification
from the Company that he/she has been accepted as the Company’s Client and that
a Client account has been created for him/her. The Company is not obliged to
accept any person as its Client until all necessary documentation has been
received, correctly and entirely completed by such person, and all internal
Company controls have been completed to the Company’s Agreement. In the event
that the Client is accepted by the Company as its Client, the Company will
create a Client account for him/her, which will be activated upon the Client
depositing the minimum initial deposit as determined by the Company.
7. DEFINITIONS
7.1 Briefly explanatory notes of the
definitions that used in this Agreements. Access Codes: means the unique codes
which the Client will determine to enable his/her access to the trading
platform. Business Day: means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or any public
holiday or banking holiday, on which banks and stock exchanges are open for
business in Hong Kong. Client(s): means the natural or legal person(s) to whom
the Company provides its services. Client Agreement: means the agreement
between the Company and the Client as to the investment and/or ancillary
services provided by the Company. The Document of the Client Agreement can be
found in the Company’s official website and must be read and accepted by the
Client prior enter of the agreement. Client Terminal: means the trading
application, in addition to any trading platform to web and mobile traders
which used by the Client in order to obtain information on underlying markets
in real time, to make technical analysis of the markets, make Transactions, place
/ delete / modify orders, as well as to receive notices from the Company and
keep records of Transactions. “CRS” or “Common Reporting Standard”: means the
“Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information” promoted and
operated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the
“OECD”). Company Online Trading System: means the Software used by the Company
which includes the aggregate of its computer devices, software databases,
telecommunication hardware, a trading platform, all programs and technical
facilities providing real- time Quotes, making it possible for the Client to
obtain information of Underlying Markets in real time, make technical analysis
on the markets, enter into Transactions, place / delete /modify Orders, receive
notices form the Company and keep records of Transactions and calculate mutual
obligations between the Client and the Company. The Company Online Trading
System consist of the Server and the Client Terminal. Contract for Difference
(CFD): means a CFD on spot foreign exchange or a CFD on spot metals or any
other CFD related instrument that is available for trading thought the Hisse
Info Yatırım LLC. A full list is available online at the Company’s website.
SFCHK: is an abbreviation for “Hong Kong Securities and Exchange Commission “.
SFCHK Rules: means the Governing Laws, the Rules, Directives, Regulations,
Guidance notes and Circulars published by Hong Kong Securities and Exchange
Commission (SFCHK). Introducing Brokers: means a third party who introduces
potential Clients to the Company. Law: means Applicable Law and/or Regulating
Law of Hong Kong on markets in financial instruments and amending directive on
Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law. Legal Documents:
means the following documents: · Terms and Conditions Agreement · Client
Categorisation Policy · Complaint Handling Policy · Investor Compensation Fund
· Risk Disclosure Notice · Conflict of Interest · Best Interest of the Client
and Order Execution Policy · Risk Disclosure Policy · Deposits and Withdrawals
Policy · Privacy Policy · Cookies Policy · Costs and Charges · Key Information
Documents Margin Call: means the situation when the margin to open or maintain
a position is insufficient, then the Client is informed by the Company to
deposit additional funds. Open Position: it’s the situation when the position
has not been closed and which is not completed. Order: when the Client gives an
instruction to the Company to open or close a position when the price reaches the
limit that the Client set. Parties: means the parties to the Agreement – the
Company and the Client. Quote: available to the client the information of the
current price of a financial instrument in the form of the bid and ask prices.
Spread: it’s the difference between Ask and Bid price of an underlying Asset in
a CFD at the same moment. Swap: to keep holding a position open overnight, an
interest adder or deducted. Transaction: means any type of transaction
transmitted for execution on behalf of the Client or entered into with the
Client or executed on behalf of the Client under the Client Agreement. Website:
means the Company’s website www.icmarkets.eu or any other website that the
Company may maintain from time to time.
8. RISK AKNOWLEDGEMENT
8.1 Trading on any financial market
involves a significant level of risk to your capital. The Client understands
that any financial instrument such as CFD on Forex and precious metal, is a
leveraged product that bears significant risk and the Client might lose part or
all his/her invested capital.
8.2 The Client shall read and understand
the Company’s “Risk Disclosure Notice” that can be found on the Company’s
website before opening a trading account and accessing and/or using the
Company’s platform.
9. CLIENT CATEGORISATION
9.1 According to the applicable rules, as
amended from time to time, the Company shall treat the Client as Retail Client
or Professional Client in which case the Company will notify you in writing.
9.2 Where the Company has determined that
he/she meets the criteria to be treater as Professional Client, he/she may
request to be re-categorised by sending to the Company a written request. Any
requests shall be considered at the Company’s discretion, after reviewing the
Client’s circumstances, including the qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Should any circumstances change, the Client is responsible for notifying the
Company of the change.
9.3 The Company shall provide different
levels of regulatory protection to each Client category and therefore to
Clients within each category.
9.4 The Client category will determine the
level of protection afforded to the Client under applicable legislation.
9.5 The Client can find information about
the categorisation in the Client’s Categorisation Policy.
10.SFCHK RULES AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS
AND REGULATIONS
10.1 Unless otherwise permitted by the
SFCHK Rules or any other Applicable Laws and Regulations, nothing in this
Agreement shall be taken to exclude or restrict our obligations under the SFCHK
and Hong Kong laws and regulations.
10.2 The Company is obliged to take any
actions it considers necessary in its absolute discretion to ensure compliance
with the Regulatory Authorities and such action shall be binding on the Client
and shall not render the Company or any of its Directors, Officers, Employees
or agents liable.
11.CHARGES AND OTHER FEES
11.1 The Client shall pay to the Company
such fees, charges and commissions (including without limitation, spreads,
charges and other fees) to the Company at such rates as are notified by the
Company from time to time or published on our Website. In addition to costs,
other commissions may be due by the Client directly to third parties. The
Client is obliged to pay all such costs.
11.2 Certain types of costs may appear as a
percentage of the value of the type of the financial instrument, therefore the
Client has the responsibility to understand how costs are calculated.
11.3 When providing a service to a Client,
the Company may pay or receive fees, commission or other non-monetary benefits
from third parties or introducing brokers as far as permitted by the Applicable
Regulations. To the extent required by law, the Company will provide
information on such benefits to the Client on request.
11.4 The Client is solely responsible for
all filings, tax returns and reports on any transactions which should be made
to any relevant authority whether governmental or otherwise, and for payment of
all taxes (including but not limited to any transfer or value added taxes),
arising out or in connection with any Transaction.
11.5 In compliance with FATCA and / or the
CRS, Client may from time to time be called to provide further information
and/or documentation to Hisse Info Yatırım, which information and/or
documentation may include, but is not limited to, information and/or
documentation relating to or concerning Client, his/her direct and indirect
beneficial owners and any such beneficial owner’s identity, residence (or
jurisdiction of formation) and income tax status to certify to us compliance or
deemed compliance with, or exemption from, the requirements under FATCA and /
or the CRS. Client agrees that he/she will provide the said information and/or
documentation, as and when requested by us, as we, in our sole discretion,
determine as necessary or advisable for us or any of our Affiliates to comply
with obligations under FATCA and the CRS
11.6 The Company reserves the right to
amend, alter, modify, delete or add to any of these charges at any time and at
the Company’s discretion. When these charges are modified, the Company will
post such charges on the Website and/or otherwise notify the Client of such
changes, each such notification of which shall be deemed as sufficient notice
and it’s the Company’s duty to consult and/or to check regularly the
information posted on the website. Except it, and then to the extent provided
otherwise in this Agreement, all changes shall be effective (5) five calendar
days after their initial posting on the website, or as of the first time that
the Client accesses and/or use the Website after such amendments are made,
whichever is sooner.
11.7 If changes are to the advantage, or
the grounds for such changes are due to external circumstances beyond our
reasonable control, the Company is entitled to modify such commissions and
charges with immediate effect. In such a case the Company shall inform the
Client of the changes as soon as practically possible. Such circumstances may
include, without limitation: (a) Changes in the relationship with the Company’s
relationship with its counterparties, which affect the Cost structure; (b)
changes in commissions and charges from exchanges, clearing houses, information
providers or other third-party providers that are passed on by the Company to
the Client.
11.8 Swaps are calculated on the basis of
the interbank market price.
12.CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
12.1 The Client acknowledges and accepts
that he/she has read and fully understands the “Conflicts of Interest Policy”
of the Company
12.2 The Company is required by law to take
all necessary precautions in order to avoid conflicts of interest between the
Company and its Clients and when they cannot be avoided the Company shall
ensure that the Clients are fairly treated, and their interests are protected
at all times. The Company shall make all reasonable efforts to manage the
conflict of interest.
13.CLIENTS COMPLAINTS HANDLING POLICY
13.1 In case the Client has a complaint
related to any of the services provided by the Company, this complaint should
be transmitted through the completion of the “Contact Us Form” that can be
found in the Contact Us section which can be found on the Company’s website.
All Clients’ complaint forms shall be addressed to the Client Support
Department as soon as the issue arises. The Client shall have the right to
contact the Compliance Department of the Company if the reply from the Client
Support Department is deemed unsatisfactory.
13.2 If the Client wishes to lodge a
complaint, he/she must send an email in to the Company’s Client Support
Department in which the following information will need to be included: a)
Client name and surname; b) The account number of the Client; c) Detailed
enquiry description; d) References of transactions involved in the complaint;
e) Date and time of the issue
13.3 If a situation arises which is not
expressly covered by the Legal Documents, the Parties shall agree to try to
resolve the matter on the basis of the good faith and fairness and by taking
the necessary action which is consistent with market practice.
13.4 The Client’s right to take legal
action remains unaffected by the existence or use of any complaint’s procedures
referred to the above.
14.REFUSAL TO EXECUTE ORDERS
14.1 The Client accepts that the Company
reserves the right to refuse the provision of any investment and ancillary
service, at any time, including but not limited to the execution of
instructions for trading any type of financial instrument of the Company,
without prior notice to the Client. The circumstances under which the Company
shall proceed to the above actions are the following: a) If the Client has
insufficient funds in his/her Client Account; b) If the order affects the
orderly function of the market; c) If the order aims at manipulating the market
of the underlying financial instrument; d) If the order constitutes the
exploitation of confidential information; e) If the order affects the orderly
operation of the trading platform; and f) If the order contributes to the
legalization of proceeds from illegal actions (money laundering)
15.HANDLING OF CLIENTS FUNDS
15.1 The Clients, unless otherwise
indicated, shall deposit his/her money in one or more segregated account held
with a financial institution within or outside Hong Kong Economic Area
(“HKEA”), separated from the Company’s money. This means that all Client Money
is treated as belonging to the Company’s Clients and under no circumstances,
the Company will use the money belonging to other Clients, in a segregated
account, which shall act an omnibus account. Therefore, no single Client will
have a claim against a specific sum in a specific account in the event of
insolvency. Any Client’s claim shall be against the money held in the
segregated account.
15.2 The Company shall keep separate
accounting records of the Clients’ and its own funds and shall be able to
promptly distinguish funds held for different Clients of the Company.
15.3 The Client accepts to clearly denote
all the required information on any payment document (funds
deposit/withdrawal/transfer) to comply with the international regulations
against fraud and money laundering. The Company shall not accept any payment
made by a third party on behalf of the Client.
15.4 Any amount of funds transferred by the
Client from his/her bank account will be deposited to his/her client account as
the value date of the payment receipt and the amount will be net of any charges
from the Client’s bank.
15.5 The Company shall reserve the right to
refuse a transfer of funds on behalf of the Client in the following cases: · If
the Company has reasonable suspicion that the person transferring the fund is
not duly authorized; · If the funds are not directly transferred from the
Client and a third party is involved; · If the transfer is in violation of Hong
Kong legislation.
15.6 If any of the above cases in paragraph
15.5, the Company shall return any received funds to the sender with the same
method that they were received, and the Client will be charged with the
relevant fees of the bank.
15.7 The Client shall be entitled to
withdraw from his/her Client Account any funds that are not used to cover
margins and other obligations.
15.8 The Client authorizes the Company, by
accepting the Client Agreement and the Legal Documents, to perform deposits and
withdrawals from the Client’s bank account on the Client’s behalf and any other
transactions for the payment of all amounts due by the Client.
15.9 The Client shall make sure that he/she
has understood and accepted Company Deposit, Withdrawal and Refund policies.
17.PERSONAL DATA AND CONFIDENTIALITY
16.1 By entering into this Agreement, the
Client shall provide the Company consent to store and process the data he/she
provided during the registration process for the opening of his/her account
and/or throughout the business relationship. This includes any data which may
be considered sensitive. The Client has the right to withdraw his/her consent
at any time by notifying the Company in writing. However, as the Company may
not be able to provide the Client with services should the Client choose to do
so, the Company reserves the right to refuse to enter into or terminate the
Agreement. The Client shall understand that the Company is required to keep all
records of his/her data and dealings with the Client for as long as necessary
under the regulatory regime.
16.2 The Company will not disclose and/or
share any of the Client’s information to third parties without the Client’s
prior consent, except in the event the Company is required to do so by a
Regulatory Authority under the applicable jurisdictions, by Court, and/or
enable the Company to provide the Client with its services as well as to
improve these from time to time. The latter includes, but it is not limited to
members of the Hisse Info Yatırım , marketing companies, business partners, IT
service providers and other financial institutions such as payment services
providers and banks, any of which can be located outside of the EEA. Where the
Company discloses and/or share any of the Client’s information as per this
clause, the Company will take all reasonable steps to do so in a secured
manner.
16.3 Where the Client has been introduced
to Hisse Info Yatırım by a third party pursuant to an introduces agreement
between the Company and the third party (“the Introducer”), the Introducer may
have access to a certain extent to information about the Client’s dealings with
the Company.
16.4 The Company will take all reasonable
steps to keep the Client’s personal data safe, nonetheless, transmission of
information via the internet and/or other networks is not always completely
secure. The Company will not be liable for any transmission of data from the
Client to the Company.
17.THIRD PARTY AUTHORIZATION
17.1 The Client has the right to authorize
a third person to place instructions and/or orders to the Company or to handle
any other matters related to the Client Account, provided that the Client
notifies the Company in writing in the event of exercising such a right and
this person is approved by the Company and fulfils all of the Company
specifications. The activities of such a third party, who is granted an
authorization shall be regularly monitored by the Client. The Company shall not
be liable for any damages caused by any instructions issued by an authorized
person to the Company.
17.2 Unless the Company receives a written
notification from the Client for the termination of the authorization of the
person as described in paragraph 20.1., the Company will continue accepting
instructions and/or orders and/ or other instructions relating to the Client
Account given by this person on the Client’s behalf and the Client will
recognize such orders as valid.
17.3 The written notification for the
termination of the third-party authorization has to be received by the Company
with at least 5 days notice prior the termination of the authorization date.
17.4 The Company has the right (but NOT an
obligation to the Client) to refuse to accept orders and/ or other instructions
relating to the Client Account from the third party in any of the following
cases: (a) If the Company reasonably suspects that the third person is not
legally allowed or properly authorized to act as such; (b) An Event of Default
as this is defined in the Client Agreement occurred; (c) In order for the
Company to ensure compliance with the relevant market rules and or practices,
Applicable Regulations or other applicable laws; and (d) In order to protect
the interest of the Client.
18.COMMUNICATIONS AND WRITTEN NOTICES
18.1 Any notice, instruction, request or
other communication to be given to the Company by the Client under the Legal
Documents, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, shall be sent to the
Company’s address below (or to any other address which is the Company may from
time to time specify to the Client for this purpose) by email, facsimile, post
if posed in Hong Kong, or airmail if posed outside Hong Kong, or commercial
courier service and shall be deemed only when actually received by the Company
at: 32/H, Two International Finance Centre 8 Finance Street Central, Hong Kong.
Email: [email protected]
18.2 Each Party should promptly notify the
other Party of any changes to its contact information stated in previous
paragraph by sending the appropriate written notice.
18.3 Each Party hereby recognize that the
electronic transmission of information cannot be guaranteed to be secure or
error free and such information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost or
destroyed, arrive late or incomplete or otherwise be adversely affected or
unsafe to use. Each Party agrees to use commercially reasonable procedures to
check for the most commonly known viruses before sending information
electronically and to take responsibility for ensuring that an electronic
communication is not misaddressed. Accordingly, each Party confirms that it
accepts the risks of electronic communication and will be responsible for
protecting its own interests in relation to electronic communications. Subject
to the foregoing, no Party shall have any liability to any other Party on any
basis, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, in
respect of any error, damage, loss or omission arising from or in connection
with the electronic communication of information between the Parties or any third
party on the other Party's behalf. The Client hereby further confirms that he
has regular access to the internet which enables Hisse Info Yatırım to post
important information that is not specifically addressed to the Client on its
website and communicate with the Client via email.
18.4 In the occasion of face-to-face
communications between the Parties, the date and time of meetings, the location
of meetings, the identity of attendees, the initiator of the meetings, and any
other relevant information about your order including the price, volume, type
of order, and when it shall be transmitted or executed will, as a minimum be
recorded.
18.5 The Client can request from the
Company to receive information on paper or through another durable medium by
informing the Company through the appropriate communication channels.
19.TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT
19.1 The Client may terminate the Agreement
at any time and for whatever reason by providing us with a seven (7) days
written notice via email using his/her registered email address, provided that
there are no open positions on his/her Account, not are there any outstanding
obligations to the Company.
19.2 The Company may terminate the
Agreement at any time and for whatever reason by providing the Client with a
minimum of seven (7) days notice, except in the event of any of the provisions
set out in the clause below occurring. Where the Company decides to terminate
the Agreement, the Company will specify the termination date and the Company
will proceed with closing any open positions on the Client’s account, as the
Company sees fit.
19.3 The Company shall terminate the
Agreement with immediate effect, notwithstanding any other action, in the event
of: a) A breach of any part of the Agreement by the Company; b) Where the
Company has reasonable grounds to believe that the Client has not acted in good
faith, including but not limited to where the Company determines that the
Company has, willingly or not, abused the Company’s “Negative Balance
Protection” policy. This includes, but it is not limited to the Client hedging
his/her exposure using multiple trading Accounts, whether under the Client’s
same profile or in connection with another Client. c) An issuance of an
application, order, resolution or other announcement in relation bankruptcy or
winding-up procedures involving the Client d) The Client’s death or incapacity
(please note that in the event of death, any funds available in the Client’s
Account shall form part of the Client’s estate e) A breach of any applicable
law by the Client, including but not limited to any applicable anti-money
laundering laws and regulations f) The Client acted contrary to the Company’s
“Best Interest and Order Execution Policy” or any other of the Company’s
policies or procedures. g) We may at our sole discretion decide to close your
account, whether or not you are in breach of this Agreement, should we deem
that appropriate.
19.4 Termination of the Agreement shall not
imply that any of the Client’s responsibilities cease to exist. The Client will
still be liable to pay the Company, and/or the Company will have the right to
immediately deduct from the Client’s Account: a) Any amount due to the Company;
b) Any expenses incurred by the Company as a result of the termination of this
Agreement; c) Any damage arisen after an arrangement or settlement.
19.5 Upon termination of this Agreement,
the Company will transfer any amount available in the Client’s account to the
Client, net of any outstanding amount that is due to the Company, except where
the Company is prohibited to do so by law.
20. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROVISIONS
20.1 The Company is legally obliged by Hong
Kong Union regulation and by local authorities to take all necessary actions to
the prevention and suppression of money laundering activities. The Client shall
understand from the above that the Company shall request and obtain certain
verification documents from the Client to be legally compliant.
20.2 In the case where the Client fails to
provide the Company with the necessary information in regard to the above the
Company reserves the right not to execute orders on behalf of the Client. Any
delays that might arise in regard to the verification documents of the Client
are not the Company’s responsibility.
21.INSTRUCTIONS AND ORDERS
21.1 The Company will accept instructions
transmitted via durable means approved by the Company, including but not
limited to Hisse Info Yatırım, the e-mail address with which the Client Account
was activated and under certain circumstances, as determined within reason by
the Company, accept instructions via telephone or in person, provided that the
Company is satisfied of his/her identity and of the clarity of the
instructions. The Company will only accept orders transmitted via the software.
If, for any reason, the Client is unable to access the software in order to
transmit orders for the purposes of trading CFDs the Client may transmit orders
by contacting the Dealing Department by telephone in which case the Client
needs to be satisfied of the Client’s identity. Orders via telephone will be
accepted only if in the Company’s official language. It should be noted that
the Company reserves the right to reject such verbal orders when the operator
of the Dealing Department is not satisfied with the Client’s identity or
clarify of the orders. The Client accepts that at times of excessive
transaction flow there might be delay in connecting over the telephone with an
operator of the Dealing Department, especially when there are important market
announcements.
21.2 The Client may choose to communicate
with the Company for support and any instructions, other than orders, in any of
the languages available on the Company’s website during business hours,
communication after business hours that requires immediate action on the
Company’s behalf will only be accepted in the Company’s official language.
21.3 Where information has not been
transmitted to the Company via approved means, or where the Client has
misinterpreted any instruction and/or information, it is the Client’s
responsibility to make the necessary amendments and the Company will bear no responsibility
for any loss, be it financial or of opportunity in connection to said
instruction.
21.4 The Company bears no responsibility
for any loss that arises as a result of delayed or unreceived communication
sent by the Company to him/her.
21.5 The Client shall understand that time
is important when trading on leveraged products, therefore he/she is
responsible for ensuring that any communication in relation to his/her dealings
with the Company is sent to the Company on time.
21.6 The Client shall accept that the
Company reserves the right to accept, either in part or in full, or reject any
instructions from the Client; and the Company may, at the Company’s sole
discretion execute an instruction received from the Client without any further
enquiry, unless the Company deems it necessary,
21.7 The Company, at its own discretion
shall confirm any instructions received from the Client via any durable medium
or telephone. However, the Client shall understand that the Client should not
communicate with any of the Company’s employees, contractors or otherwise via
any means or any other equipment, which are not our equipment. For example, the
Client should not communicate with any of his/her employees on his/her mobile
phone or on any other personal account.
21.8 Where the Client has appointed an
Authorised Representative to deal with the Company on his/her behalf, and the
Client wishes to cancel his/her appointment the Client must notify the Company
in writing with two (2) days notice. Until the Company receives the said
notice, any instructions the Company may receive from the Authorised
Representative shall (a) be deemed valid, and (b) shall fully commit the
Client.
21.9 Essential information concerning the
execution of any order (among other information), can at all times, be obtained
through the Software, trading platforms and/or Hisse Info Yatırım where the
Client is able to download reports which document, as well as review the
current and historic state of his/her trades and account. The Client shall
understand and agree that such reports are deemed to be reports provided by the
Company to the Client in a durable medium. The Company might not provide the
Company with statements of account in relation to the financial instruments
traded through his/her account or the availability of his/her funds or any
other detail in any other form other than what is stated above.
21.10 Except where the software permits,
all orders to trade on the financial instruments the Company offers are final
and canto be cancelled or deleted, unless the Company expressly agrees to such
cancellation or deletion and/or unless otherwise provided in any of the
Company’s legal documentation.
22.FORCE MAJEURE
22.1 The Company may, in its reasonable
opinion, determine that a Force Majeure Event exists, in which case Hisse Info
Yatırım will, in due course, take reasonable steps to inform the Client. A
Force Majeure Event includes without limitation: (a) any act, event or
occurrence (including, without limitation, any strike, riot or civil commotion,
terrorism, war, act of God, accident, fire, flood, storm, interruption of power
supply, electronic, communication equipment or supplier failure, civil unrest,
statutory provisions, lock-outs) which, in Company’s reasonable opinion,
prevents Company from maintaining an orderly market in one or more of the
Instruments; (b) the suspension, liquidation or closure of any market or the
abandonment or failure of any event to which the Company relates its Quotes, or
the imposition of limits or special or unusual terms on the trading in any such
market or on any such event; or (c) Abnormal Market Conditions.
22.2 If the Company determines in its
reasonable opinion that a Force Majeure Event exists (without prejudice to any
other rights under the Operative Agreements) the Company may without prior
Written Notice and at any time take any of the following steps: a) increase
margin requirements; b) close out any or all Open Positions at such prices as
the Company considers in good faith to be appropriate; c) suspend or freeze or
modify the application of any or all terms of the Operative Agreements to the
extent that the Force Majeure Event makes it impossible or impractical for the
Company to comply with them; or d) take or omit to take all such other actions
as the Company deems to be reasonably appropriate in the circumstances with
regard to the position of the Company, the Client and other Clients.
23.ELECTRONIC TRADING
23.1 Upon commencement of the Client
Agreement, the Client shall download and install the Company’s trading platform
software, which is available on the website of the Company, and receive the
access codes which will enable the Client to log in and enter into transactions
with the Company.
23.2 The Client is responsible for any
instructions/transactions received/entered through the trading platform, either
from the Client directly or through an authorised representative.
23.3 The Client acknowledges that the
Company has the right to restrict, modify or even terminate the access of the
Client to the trading platform if it’s deemed necessary. This measure is in
force to ensure the unobstructed function of the electronic systems for trading
and the protection of the interest of both Clients and the Company.
23.4 The Client’s access codes, transaction
activities and all other related information must remain confidential at all
times and the Company does not bear any responsibility of any financial loss
that might arise should the Client disclose his/her access codes to an
unauthorized third party.
23.5 The Client shall inform the Company
immediately in the case where his/her access codes have been used by another
party without his/her consent.
23.6 In cases where there is a disruption
in the electronic trading and the Client is not able to access the trading
platform (internet, electricity or platform caused delay) to enter into any
type of transaction, he/she musty contact the Company either through telephone
or email and place a verbal instruction. The Client understands that if the
instructions are not clear or his/her identity cannot be verified the Company
reserves the right to decline the verbal instruction at hand. In addition, the
Client must acknowledge that in circumstances of large transaction flow
(important market news announcement) there might be some delay.
23.7 The Company shall be responsible to
maintain and update its electronic systems at all times and therefore the
Client must accept the need for periodic maintenance to ensure the effective
operation of the trading platform and that the Company does not bear any
responsibility for any loss incurred during maintenance.
23.8 The Company shall not be accountable
for any loss or damages that might incur to the equipment or software due to
viruses, malfunctions or defects of its electronic systems.
24.LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY
24.1 In the case where the Company provides
information, recommendations, news, information relating to transactions,
market commentary or research to the Client (or in newsletters which it may
post on this website or provide to subscribers via its website or otherwise)
the Company shall not be liable for any losses, costs, expenses or damages
suffered by the Client arising from any inaccuracy or mistake in any such
information given. Subject to the right of the Company to void or close any
transaction in the specific circumstances set out the Agreement, any
transaction following such inaccuracy or mistakes shall nonetheless remain
valid and binding in all respects on both the Company and the Client.
24.2 The Company shall not be held liable
for any loss or damage or expense by the Client in relation to, or directly or
indirectly arising from but not limited to: a) Any error or failure in the
operation of the Company online trading system; b) Any delay caused by the
Client terminal; c) Transactions made via the Client terminal; d) Any failure
by the Company to perform any of its obligations under the Agreement as a
result of Force Majeure Event or any other cause beyond its control; e) The
acts, omissions or negligence of any third party; f) Any pension obtaining the
Client’s access codes that the Company has issued to the Client prior to the
Client’s reporting to the Company of the misuse of his access codes; g) All
orders given through and under the Client’s access codes; h) Unauthorised third
persons having access to information, including electronic addresses,
electronic communication, personal data and access codes when the above are
transmitted between the parties or any other party, using the internet or other
network communication facilities, post, telephone or any other electronic
means; i) A delay transmitting any order for execution; j) Currency risk; k)
Slippage; l) Any other risks relating to CFDs trading materialization; m) Any
changes in the rates of tax; n) The Client relying in stop loss or stop limit
order.
24.3 If the Company incurs any claims,
damage, liability, costs or expense, which may arise in relation to the
execution or as a result of the execution of this Agreement and/or in relation
to the provision of the services and/or in relation to any order it is
understood that the Company bears no responsibility whatsoever and it’s the
Client’s responsibility to indemnify the Company.
24.4 The Company shall in no circumstances
be liable to the Client for any significant or indirect losses, damages, loss
of profits, loss of opportunity (including in relation to subsequent market
movements), costs or expenses the Client may suffer in relation to the Client
Agreement.
24.5 The Company shall not be liable for
any loss or expense incurred by the Client in connection with, or directly or
indirectly arising from the acts, omissions or negligence of any third-party
software including, but not limited to, expert advisors, signal providers,
social trading platforms, and virtual private network.
25.TEMPORARY PERMISSION REGIME
25.1 Questions regarding the Terms and
Conditions should be addressed to the Compliance Department via email at [email protected].
Hisse Info Yatırım LLC is deemed authorised and regulated by the SFCHK. The
nature and extent of consumer protections may differ from those for firms based
in Europe.
25.2 Hisse Info Yatırım LLC must comply
with SFCHK rules to ensure that all Retail Client money is protected and fully
segregated. We clearly distinguish client money from our own by holding such
funds in segregated client bank accounts. Segregation of client money ensures
that in the event we become insolvent, funds held in these accounts will be
returned to the clients, minus the administrators’ cost in handling and
distributing these funds, instead of being treated as recoverable assets by
general creditors of the Company.
25.3 In the event of the Company’s failure,
you may be entitled to compensation from Hong Kong Investors Compensation Fund,
up to the amount of $170.000 Hong Kong. The object of the Fund is to secure the
claims of the covered Clients against the Company, in cases where the Company
is unable to meet any of its obligations that arise as a result of the
provision of investment and/or ancillary services and where the Company’s
financial position is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, by the
payment of compensation for the Clients’ claims arising from the covered
services provided by the Company, so long as failure by the Company to fulfil
its obligations has been ascertained. More information can be found in the
Company’s Investor Compensation Fund Policy.
25.4 Retail clients have the rights to
refer complaints to Hong Kong Financial Ombudsman Service (“HKOS”) depending on
applicable regulations at the time.
25.5 The Company always keeps Clients’
funds in segregated accounts, clearly distinguishable from the accounts holding
its own funds. Therefore, in the event of the Company’s failure, the Company
shall be able to distinguish clients’ assets and/or funds from its own funds
and by this segregation the Clients’ assets and/or funds are protected. More
information can be found in the Company’s Terms and Conditions.
26.FAQs
26.1 Questions regarding the Terms and
Conditions should be addressed to the Compliance Department via email at [email protected].
27.GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
27.1 The Agreement shall be governed by the
laws of Hong Kong. Any proceedings and their settlement involving Hisse Info
Yatırım and the Client shall take place in the competent Courts of Hong Kong.