18 Violations of the Rule Book

Where the provisions of the Rule Book have been violated, the Exchange may impose sanctions on participants and/or traders. Specifically, sanctions shall be imposed in response to the following actions or non-actions:

1. violation of the rules and regulations of the Exchange;
2. breach of contractual agreements with the Exchange;
3. non-compliance with orders from the Exchange;
4. attempted or actual damage to the exchange system;
5. attempted or actual manipulation of or modifications to the exchange system, specifically its technical interfaces;
6. improper use or passing on of Exchange software or data received from the exchange system;
7. obstructing the auditors in the performance of their duties; and
8. failure to cooperate in sanction proceedings and failure to observe a sanction order, a sanction decision or an arbitral ruling.