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Search Search Site HOME About CDCC About CDCC Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Montréal Exchange (MX), acts as the central clearing counterparty for exchange-traded derivative products in Canada and for a growing range of customized financial instruments. CDCC's role is to ensure the integrity and stability of the markets that it supports. CDCC Biographies Senior Management Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Membership List FAQ Useful Links Operations Member Support Effective Member Communications IT Operations Services Applying for Membership CDCC Holiday Schedule Foreign Currency Holiday Schedule Exchange-Traded Exchange-Traded CDCC issues and clears all derivative products traded on MX. Equity MX offers individual and institutional investors, both in Canada and abroad, a wide range of equity, exchange-traded fund (ETF) and index derivative products that are cleared by CDCC. Fixed Income MX offers individual and institutional investors, both in Canada and abroad, a complete range of interest rate derivative products that are cleared by CDCC. Foreign Exchange MX offers individual and institutional investors, both in Canada and abroad, currency derivative products that are cleared by CDCC. Converge Converge Converge offers customized central counterparty clearing services. What is Converge Specifications of Customized Transactions Acceptable for Clearing Fees SGC Notes Repo Risk Management Risk Management Risk Management Membership Standards Margining Clearing Fund Collateral Default Management Client Protection Regime Files & Publications Files & Publications Publications Member Notices Delivery Reports CDCC Rules CDCC By-Laws CDCC Governance Quantitative Disclosure Qualitative Disclosure Other Files Risk Parameters Files Margin Intervals Files Eligible Collateral for Pledging Files Close-out Periods Files Concentration Thresholds Files Volatility Scan Range Files Other Expiry Schedule Clearing Fees Home Privacy Policy Privacy Policy This privacy policy sets out the information gathering and dissemination practices of TMX Group Limited and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, "TMX") in the use of TMX's websites (collectively, "the Websites"). The Websites are not intended for users under 14 years of age. By using the Websites, you confirm that you are not under 14 years of age, and that you consent to this privacy policy and to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by TMX as outlined in this privacy policy. If this privacy policy is not acceptable to you, please do not submit any of your personal information. This policy also applies to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Bourse de Montréal Inc. (the "Montréal Exchange") and its wholly owned subsidiary, the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation ("CDCC" or the "clearinghouse"). The Montréal Exchange and CDCC will be collectively referred to herein as "the Montréal Exchange" or "we", unless the context requires otherwise. The Montréal Exchange maintains strict security, confidentiality and protection of personal information standards and we make it our priority to ensure the security, confidentiality and accuracy of the personal information provided to us by our employees, directors, shareholders, clients, suppliers, market participants and clearing members ("you"), whether it is through our websites (www.m-x.ca or www.cdcc.ca) or otherwise. In this policy, the phrase "service providers" includes, but is not limited to, any licensors, suppliers, information providers or other third parties that provide or administer, from time to time, any data, information, content, application, tool or service to the Montréal Exchange. Consent By supplying your personal information to the Montréal Exchange or to its service providers and agents, you explicitly authorize the Montréal Exchange to collect, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this policy for the purposes expressed herein and with applicable laws. Subject to legal, regulatory and/or contractual requirements, you may withhold or withdraw your consent in respect of some of the purposes outlined hereafter by contacting our Privacy Officer, whose contact information is provided at the end of this document. However, the withholding or withdrawal of your consent may make it impossible for us to provide you or to continue providing you with certain services or information that may be useful for you. If you provide or intend to provide personal information to the Montréal Exchange or to its service providers and agents concerning another individual, you must declare that you have the necessary power to do so and/or that you have obtained the necessary consent from this individual to allow us to collect, use or disclose this personal information for the purposes laid out in this policy. Please note that the Montréal Exchange reserves the right to amend or revise this policy at any time. In such event, the Montréal Exchange will post the amendments on its websites (www.m-x.ca or www.cdcc.ca), so that you are informed at all times about the information collected, used or disclosed by the Montréal Exchange. In so doing, you will be able to decide at any time whether or not you want the Montréal Exchange to use your personal information in the manner so described. The Montréal Exchange will use your personal information in accordance with the version of this policy that is in effect when such personal information is collected or in any other manner that you approve. What is personal information Personal information is any information that refers to or allows an individual to be identified. This includes information that can be linked to you, such as your name, personal address, telephone and/or fax numbers and personal email address, date of birth, social insurance number or credit card number. Personal information does not include information considered of a professional nature that is generally found on a business card, such as your name, position or function, professional address, professional telephone and/or fax numbers. However, please note that your professional email address is considered as personal information. Use of personal information The personal information that you communicate to us and that we collect and use enables us to carry on our business as a derivatives exchange and clearinghouse and to fully perform our role as a self-regulatory organization. It also helps us to develop and offer derivative products or services that meet your derivatives needs and preferences. More specifically, the personal information provided may be collected, shared between the Montréal Exchange and CDCC and used by either one or the other: to approve or identify individuals wishing to access the Montréal Exchange's electronic trading platform or CDCC's computer network, as the case may be, and to communicate with the Montréal Exchange and/or CDCC as needed; to register a securities dealer as an approved participant of the Montréal Exchange; to register an entity as a clearing member of CDCC; for CDCC to identify, monitor and manage the risks arising from tiered participation arrangements; for CDCC to facilitate the default management process in the event of the default of any one of its clearing members; to analyze, investigate or inspect the conduct and/or business of an approved participant, any approved person or any holder of a restricted trading permit; to handle disciplinary complaints concerning an approved participant and/or any approved person or holder of a restricted trading permit; to develop, forge and maintain business relations with current or potential clients, suppliers, market participants and clearing members; to identify you; to inform you about new products and/or services offered by the Montréal Exchange and/or CDCC; to add your name to one or more of our electronic mailing lists; to enable you to register or participate in one of our contests, workshops, seminars, conferences or interactive campaigns; to monitor traffic on the websites of the Montréal Exchange and CDCC and to improve their content; to establish the standard profile of users of these websites; to learn about your needs and preferences; to answer your questions and enquiries; when you apply for employment with the Montréal Exchange or CDCC and, as the case may be, upon your hiring and in the course of your employment at the Montréal Exchange or CDCC; when you become a shareholder of the Montréal Exchange; and for any other purpose which you approve. Disclosure of personal information The Montréal Exchange will not sell or transfer your personal information to any other party without your consent, but it reserves the right to disclose such personal information pursuant to a legal proceeding or as required by law, and to the following persons: Service providers and agents. Your personal information may be communicated to service providers and agents chosen by the Montréal Exchange to discharge certain duties on its behalf, such as providing administrative, data processing, document management and website hosting services. Credit card companies. You may have to transmit information concerning a credit card either by fax or from certain places on our websites in order to purchase a product or service offered by the Montréal Exchange. In such case, only the information required to complete the purchase will be provided to the relevant credit card issuer or service provider. Regulators. The Montréal Exchange may communicate your personal information to self-regulatory organizations and to competent regulators as required or permitted by law. You acknowledge that there are security and privacy limitations on the Internet, which are beyond the control of the Montréal Exchange, and that the security, integrity and confidentiality of any information or data exchanged between you and the Montréal Exchange through its websites or by email cannot be guaranteed. Consequently, the Montréal Exchange accepts no liability for the use of such information or data by you or third parties. Accuracy of personal information provided The Montréal Exchange will ensure, to the extent possible, that your personal information is accurate, complete and up-to-date, in accordance with the intended purpose for which this information is collected. We encourage you to verify the accuracy of your personal informa…