Suspension and Disciplinary Proceedings

Overview

(A). The Board, Risk Management Committee, or any Exchange Committee may summarily suspend any Clearing Participant

(i) if the Clearing Participant is in Default,
(ii) upon the discovery of a materially false or misleading representation or warranty made by the Clearing Participant to Commodity Stream, LLC under or in connection with any agreement between Commodity Stream, LLC and the Clearing Participant,
(iii) if a breach by the Clearing Participant of the Rules or any of the terms or provisions of any agreement between Commodity Stream, LLC and the Clearing Participant is not remedied promptly after notice from Commodity Stream, LLC,
(iv) in the event of a material violation of the Rules of the Exchange or of the  Clearinghouse, or
(v) if the Board or the Risk Management Committee determines that suspension is necessary for the protection of Commodity Stream, LLC, other Clearing Participants, or the general public (whether or not such Clearing Participant continues to meet the required minimum financial requirements pursuant to the Rules).

Notice of Suspension to Participants

(B). Notice of Suspension to Network and Clearing Participants Upon the suspension of a Clearing Participant, Commodity Stream, LLC shall as soon as possible notify all Clearing Participants of the suspension. Such notice shall state to the extent practicable in general terms how pending transactions, open positions and other pending matters will be affected and what steps are to be taken in connection therewith.

Pending Transactions

(C). Pending Transactions Notwithstanding any other provision of the Rules, Commodity Stream, LLC shall have no obligation to accept any transaction of a suspended Network and/or Clearing Participant that was effected after the time at which the Clearing Participant was suspended. In the event a transaction of a suspended Clearing Participant is rejected by Commodity Stream, LLC, Commodity Stream, LLC shall provide notice of such rejection to the other party thereto and such transaction shall be closed by the other party thereto in accordance with the rules of the Exchange.

Open Positions

(D). Open Positions* Commodity Stream, LLC shall have the right to cause open positions in Contracts in any of the accounts of a suspended Clearing Participant:

  (i) To be closed in such manner as deemed practicable by Commodity Stream, LLC, in its sole discretion;
    (ii) To be transferred to the account of one or more other Clearing Participants;
    (iii) To be offset against each other and, to the extent of any remaining imbalance, against the Contracts of other Clearing Participants; or

    (iv) To be settled at the Settlement Price for such Contracts, or at such other price or prices as Commodity Stream, LLC
    may deem fair and reasonable under the circumstances, in which event Commodity Stream, LLC may cause Contracts in the accounts
    of other Clearing Participants to be settled at such price or prices;

    (v) Or take any other action with respect to open positions it deems in the best interest of the Clearinghouse or the Clearing Participants.

In connection with any action undertaken by Commodity Stream, LLC pursuant to subparagraphs (i) through (iv) above, Commodity Stream, LLC shall have the right to apply the Margin of the applicable Clearing Participant and any other assets of such Clearing Participant held by, pledged to or otherwise available to Commodity Stream, LLC, including any guarantee issued pursuant to these Rules, to discharge the Obligations of such Clearing Participant to Commodity Stream, LLC Clearing (including any costs and expenses associated with the liquidation, transfer or management of Contracts held in or for the accounts of such Network and/or Clearing Participant, and any fees, assessments or fines imposed by Commodity Stream, LLC on such Clearing Participant).

Commodity Stream, LLC may delegate to specified Officers or agents of Commodity Stream, LLC the authority to determine, within such guidelines, if any, as Commodity Stream, LLC shall prescribe, the nature and timing of transactions of the type described in subparagraph (i). Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this paragraph (d), if Commodity Stream, LLC shall determine, taking into account the size and nature of a suspended Clearing Participant's positions, market conditions prevailing at the time, the potential market effects of liquidating transactions that might be directed by Commodity Stream, LLC, and such other circumstances as Commodity Stream, LLC deems relevant, that the closing out of some or all of the suspended Network and/or Clearing Participant's positions would not be in the best interests of Commodity Stream, LLC, other Clearing Participants, or the general public, such positions need not be closed out.

Protective Action

(E). Protective Action If Commodity Stream, LLC (i) is unable, for any reason, to close out in a prompt and orderly manner any positions or to convert to cash any Margin deposits of a suspended Network and/or Clearing Participant, or (ii) elects pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Rule not to close out any such positions, Commodity Stream, LLC may authorize the execution of hedging transactions from time to time for the account of Commodity Stream, LLC, solely for the purpose of reducing the risk to Commodity Stream, LLC resulting from the continued maintenance of such positions or the continued holding of such Margin deposits. Commodity Stream, LLC may delegate to specified Officers or agents of Commodity Stream, LLC the authority to determine, within such guidelines, if any, as Commodity Stream, LLC shall prescribe, the nature and timing of such hedging transactions.

Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses

(F). Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses Any costs or expenses, including losses, sustained by Commodity Stream, LLC in connection with transactions effected for its account pursuant to this Rule shall be charged to the suspended Clearing Participant, and any gains realized on such transactions shall be credited to such Clearing Participant; provided, however, that costs, expenses, and gains allocable to the hedging of positions in a Customer Account shall be charged or credited, as the case may be, to the Customer Account, and only the excess, if any, of such costs and expenses over the funds available in that account shall be charged to the Clearing Participant. Reasonable allocations of costs, expenses, and gains among accounts made by Commodity Stream, LLC for the purpose of implementing the proviso to the preceding sentence shall be binding on the Clearing Participant and any persons claiming through the Clearing Participant and their respective successors and assigns.

602. Right of Appeal

A Clearing Participant suspended pursuant to Rule 601 shall be entitled, upon request within five Business Days after the date of its suspension, to a written statement of the grounds for its suspension and shall have the right to appeal its suspension in accordance with the following procedure:

(A). A suspended Clearing Participant may appeal its suspension by filing a written notice of

appeal within five Business Days after the date of its receipt of a written statement of the grounds for its suspension.

(B). Appeals shall be considered and decided by the Appeal Panel. Appeals shall be heard as

promptly as possible, and in no event more than five Business Days after the filing of the notice of appeal. The appellant shall be notified of the time, place and date of the hearing not less than three Business Days in advance of such date. At the hearing, the appellant shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence in its own behalf, and may, if it so desires, be represented by counsel. As promptly as possible after the hearing, the Appeal Panel shall, by the vote of a majority of its members, affirm or reverse the suspension or modify the terms thereof. The appellant shall be notified in writing of the Appeal Panel's decision; and if the decision shall have been to affirm or modify the suspension, the appellant shall be given a written statement of the grounds therefor.

(C). Any decision by the Appeal Panel to affirm or modify a suspension shall be reviewable by

the Board on its own motion or on written demand by the appellant filed with Commodity Stream, LLC within three Business Days after receipt of notice of the Appeal Panel's decision. The Board may afford the appellant a further opportunity to be heard or to present evidence. The appellant shall be notified in writing of the decision of the Board; and if the decision shall have been to affirm or modify the suspension, the appellant shall be given a written statement of the grounds therefor.

(D). The filing of an appeal pursuant to this Rule shall not impair the validity or stay the

effect of the suspension appealed from. The reversal or modification of a suspension shall not invalidate any acts of Commodity Stream, LLC taken pursuant to such suspension prior to such reversal or modification, and the rights of any person which may arise out of any such acts shall not be affected by such reversal or modification.

(E). A record shall be kept of any hearing held pursuant hereto. The cost of the transcript

may, in the discretion of the body holding the hearing, be charged in whole or in part to the suspended Clearing Participant in the event that the suspension is finally affirmed.

603. Sanctions from Disciplinary Proceedings

(A). Commodity Stream, LLC may censure, suspend, expel or limit the activities, functions or

operations of, and/or impose a fine on (each a "sanction"), a Clearing Participant for (i) a violation of the Rules or its agreements with Commodity Stream, LLC or the Exchange, (ii) any neglect or refusal by such Clearing Participant to comply with any applicable order or direction of Commodity Stream, LLC or the Exchange, (iii) any error, delay or other conduct that materially and adversely affects the operations of Commodity Stream, LLC or Commodity Stream, LLC Exchange, (iv) a violation of the rules of the Exchange, or (v) a failure to provide adequate personnel or facilities, where applicable, for its transactions with Commodity Stream, LLC.

(B). Commodity Stream, LLC shall provide prompt notice to the CFTC/and or any other governance Board
 of any action taken in accordance with this Rule 603.

604. Procedures for Disciplinary Proceedings

(A). Before any sanction is imposed pursuant to Rule 603, Commodity Stream, LLC shall furnish

the person against whom the sanction is sought to be imposed ("Respondent") with a concise written statement of the charges against the Respondent. The Respondent shall have ten Business Days after the service of such statement to file with Commodity Stream, LLC a written answer thereto. The answer shall admit or deny each allegation contained in the statement of charges and may also contain any defense which the Respondent wishes to submit. Allegations contained in the statement of charges which are not denied in the answer shall be deemed to have been admitted, and any defense not raised in the answer shall be deemed to have been waived. If an answer is not filed within the time prescribed above or any extension thereof granted pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Rule, the allegations contained in the statement of charges shall be deemed to have been admitted, and the sanction specified in the final request shall be imposed without further proceedings and the Respondent shall be notified thereof in writing. If an answer is timely filed, Commodity Stream, LLC shall (unless the Respondent and Commodity Stream, LLC shall have stipulated to the imposition of an agreed sanction) schedule a hearing before the Disciplinary Panel. The Respondent shall be given not less than three Business Days advance notice of the place and time of such hearing. At the hearing, the Respondent shall be afforded the opportunity to be heard and to present evidence in its behalf and may be represented by counsel. A record of the hearing shall be prepared and the cost of the transcript may, in the discretion of the Disciplinary Panel, be charged in whole or in part to the Respondent in the event any sanction is imposed on the Respondent. As soon as practicable after the conclusion of the hearing, the Disciplinary Panel shall furnish the Respondent and the Board with a written statement of its decision. If the decision shall have been to impose a disciplinary sanction, the written statement shall set forth

    (i) any act or practice in which the Respondent has been found to have engaged, or which

the Respondent has been found to have omitted;

    (ii) the specific provisions of the Rules which any such act, practice or omission has been

deemed to violate; and

    (iii) the sanction imposed and the reasons therefor.

(B). In the event that (i) the Disciplinary Panel censures, fines, suspends, expels or limits

the activities, functions or operations of a Respondent, or (ii) determines not to impose any disciplinary measures on a Respondent, the Respondent, in the case of (i) above, or the President, in the case of (ii) above, may apply for review to the Board, by written motion filed with Commodity Stream, LLC within five Business Days after issuance of the Disciplinary Panel's written statement of its decision.

(C). The granting of any such motion shall be within the discretion of the Board. In addition,

the Board may determine to review any such action by the Disciplinary Panel on its own motion. Review by the Board shall be on the basis of the written record of the proceedings in which the sanction was imposed, but the Board may, in its discretion, afford the Respondent a further opportunity to be heard or to present evidence. A record shall be kept of any such further proceedings. Based upon such review, the Board may affirm, reverse or modify, in whole or in part, the decision of the Disciplinary Panel. The Respondent shall be notified in writing of the decision of the Board and if the decision shall have been to affirm or modify the imposition of any disciplinary sanction, the Respondent shall be given a written statement setting forth

    (i) any act or practice in which the Respondent has been found to have engaged, or which
     the Respondent has been found to have omitted;

    (ii) the Rules which any such act, practice or omission has been deemed to violate; and

    (iii) the sanction imposed and the reasons therefor.

(D). Any time limit set forth in this Rule may be extended by the body having jurisdiction over

the matter in respect of which the time limit is imposed.

(E). Any action taken by the Disciplinary Panel hereunder shall be deemed to be final upon (i)

expiration of the time provided for the filing of a motion for review, or any extension thereof granted pursuant to paragraph (d) hereof; or (ii) if a motion for review is timely filed, when the Respondent is notified of the denial of the motion or the decision of the Board on review, as the case may be; or (iii) if the Board shall determine on its own motion to review the action by the Disciplinary Panel, when the Respondent is notified of the decision of the Board on review.

(F). The summary suspension of a Clearing Participant pursuant to Rule 601 shall not be deemed

to be a "sanction" within the meaning of this Rule, and the provisions of this Rule shall be inapplicable to any such summary suspension.

605. Discipline by Other Self-Regulatory Organizations

(A). At the discretion of the Clearinghouse, any suspected violation of these Rules may be

referred to the enforcement staff of the Exchange.

(B). Any inquiry, investigation or disciplinary action resulting from a suspected violation of

these Rules may be handled by Clearinghouse personnel, Exchange personnel, or personnel that serve in roles at both the Clearinghouse and the Exchange.

(C). Nothing in this Chapter 6 shall affect the right of any Self-Regulatory Organization to

discipline its members pursuant to the provisions of its rules for a violation of the Rules of Commodity Stream, LLC. ## 606. Restriction on or Termination of Clearing Privileges.

(A). If [x] a Removal Event occurs with respect to a Clearing Participant, or [y]Commodity

Stream, LLC determines that the financial or operational condition of a Clearing Participant or one of its affiliates is such that to allow the Clearing Participant to continue its operation as a Clearing Participant could adversely affect Commodity Stream, LLC or cleared markets (whether or not such Clearing Participant continues to meet the required minimum financial requirements, if applicable), Commodity Stream, LLC may:

    (i) Allow such Clearing Participant (in the case of an Commodity Stream, LLC Clearing

Participant handling Customer Accounts) to submit Contracts for clearing solely for its Member Property Account;

    (ii) Limit or restrict the type of Contracts that may be cleared by such Clearing

Participant in any of its Accounts with Commodity Stream, LLC;

    (iii) Limit or restrict the number of Contracts that are permitted to be maintained by such

Clearing Participant in any of its Accounts with Commodity Stream, LLC;

    (iv) Decline to accept new trades or positions in Contracts for the Accounts of the

Clearing Participant;

    (v) Increase such Clearing Participant's Margin requirements and/or require such Clearing

Participant to deposit the same in cash or Eligible Securities in proportions different than those that are applicable to Clearing Participants generally;