Swap Free Trading Account Agreement*
- This Swap-Free Trading Account Agreement (“SFTA Agreement”) sets out the terms and conditions for swap-free trading accounts. This SFTA Agreement defines the terms and conditions under whichRKX may provide a swap free account to the Client (alternatively, "you"; "your").
- The SFTA Agreement is supplemental to, integrated with, and should be read alongside our Client Agreement that governs our trading relationship with you at RKX. By completing and signing or electronically submitting your application on our website or via a mobile application, as applicable, you confirm that you agree in participating in this Swap-Free and Swap Reduction Campaign (“ Campaign”) and this SFTA Agreement herein shall be binding on the Client.
- The Client's participation in this Campaign shall also be taken as the Client's consent to be legally bound by the SFTA Agreement herein and any of its subsequent amendments.
- Unless separately defined herein, capitalised words and expressions shall have the same meanings given to them in the Client Agreement.
- This Campaign shall continue to take effect until termination with written notice from RKX.
- While all Clients are generally eligible to participate in this Campaign, however, notwithstanding Clause 5 above, RKX reserves the sole discretion to determine the participation and RKX has the right to deny the Client’s request for a swap-free account for any reason and is under no obligation to provide an explanation or justification or any evidence to the Client for its decision.
- Once accepted by the Company for swap-free trading, all the existing Client’s accounts held with us will be converted into swap-free trading accounts without further notice.
- RKX shall not be liable to the Client for any loss encountered as a result of converting a real trading account into a swap-free trading account.
- Notwithstanding Clause 6 above, the Client acknowledges that this Campaign is only applicable to certain jurisdictions, certain types of trading instruments and certain types of trading accounts. RKX may amend or remove any trading instruments under this Campaign at any time without any prior notice to the Client. The dividend charges for applicable trading instruments shall remain payable by the Client and RKX reserves the right to include other charges applicable without any prior notice.
- Swap-Free Grace Period:
The swap-free grace period will vary depending on the type of symbols traded, as follows:
a)Swap-Free Grace Period: Refers to the period during which eligible positions can be exempt from overnight swap fees. - RKX also reserves the right to (i) revoking the swap-fee status from any and all of the Client's account(s); (ii) correcting and/or recovering unaccrued swaps, interest, expenses, and/or costs, pertaining to the Client's accounts during the swap-free grace period, and (iii) suspend or terminate the Client's participation in this Campaign by closing all of the Client's accounts with RKX, nullifying any trades carried out in the Client's accounts and cancelling any related profits or losses without any prior notice and without explanation, in the following events, including but not limited to:
- any breach of the Client Agreement;
- when RKX has reasonable suspicion that the Client has performed unfair market practices (including but not limited to fraud manipulation, performed unusual or abnormal trading activities, acted contrary in good faith, engaged in illegal and/or immoral activity, including but not limited to money laundering, hedging in bad faith, fraud, or any other forms of deceitful or fraudulent activity;
- when RKX has reasonable suspicion that the client utilized the swap-free account for suspected swap arbitraging activities, or acting in bad faith;
- disruption, failure or error of trading platform, services, software, third party software, equipment, internet service provider or any other technicality error;
- under abnormal market conditions;
- RKX has sent a notice of termination to the Client;
- any event that impairs or restricts the trading platform to function on a normal basis;
- any of the Client’s trading account is suspended; or
- any circumstances as RKX deems fit.
- Upon suspension or termination of the Client’s participation in the Campaign in according with Clause 11 above, RKX shall have the right to close the Client’s positions, retrospectively claim for any fees and interests due for swaps from the Client and exercise other rights in accordance with the Client Agreement.
- Save as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Client agrees and undertakes with RKX to indemnify and hold RKX, RKX’s associates, related companies, third party service providers, licensors harmless from and against any damage or loss suffered, incurred or sustained by that RKX, or to which that RKX becomes subject, resulting from, arising out of or relating to any breach of this SFTA Agreement herein by the Client.
- The Campaign shall be provided on “as is, where is” basis.RKX makes no express or implied representations or warranties as to the availability, accuracy, or completeness of this Campaign.
- The official language of this SFTA Agreement shall be English. RKX may provide these terms and conditions in other languages for information purposes only and in the event of any inconsistency or discrepancy between the English version of the terms and conditions herein and any other language version , the English version shall prevail.
- RKX may alter, amend, or terminate this SFTA Agreement at any time and without prior notice.
*RKX is a trading / brand name of the following regulated legal entities:
- RKX Mauritius Limited, Republic of Mauritius. RKX Mauritius Limited is a licensed investment dealer, authorized and regulated by the Mauritius Financial Services Commission, and the regulatory number is C119023907; and
- RKX Vanuatu Limited, Republic of Vanuatu. RKX Vanuatu Limited is a licensed financial dealer, authorized and regulated by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission, and the regulatory number is 700238.
*SWAP-Free campaign availability is subject to country of residence. For more details, please contact your account manager.
*For more campaign-related details, please contact your 1-on-1 exclusive account manager.