FM Terms Conditions September 2023-ASIC.8924ed80
FM Terms Conditions September 2023-ASIC.8924ed80
FM Terms Conditions September 2023-ASIC.8924ed80
Service Terms
FMGP Trading Group Pty Ltd trading as Fusion Markets (Fusion Markets)
ABN: 74 146 086 017
AFSL: 385620
Date: September 2023
FMGP Trading Group Pty Ltd (ABN 74 146 086 017) trading as Fusion Markets, is the issuer of the Fusion Markets
Products described in this communication. Trading in Fusion Markets Products involves the potential for profit as well as
the risk of loss which may vastly exceed the amount of your initial deposit and is not suitable for all investors. You should
read all of these Financial Product Service Terms, the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and the Financial Services
Guide (available on our website) carefully, consider your own financial situation, needs and objectives for investing in
these Fusion Markets Products and obtain independent financial advice.
https://fusionmarkets.com/en
Contents
1. Definitions and Interpretation 1
2. This Agreement 5
3. Our Services 6
8. Formation of a Contract 9
9. Providing instructions 10
18. Delay 14
19. Rates 14
Contents
28. Tape recordings 18
31. Default 21
33. Termination 21
35. Notices 22
37. General 23
Default Event means any acts or omissions on e) A failure at any time or for any period deemed
the part of: reasonable by Fusion Markets to respond to any
Notice or correspondence from Fusion Markets;
a) the Client;
f) taking advantage of what Fusion Markets
b) an Authorised Person; or considers to be abnormal trading conditions; or
Fusion Markets means FMGP Trading Group Pty h) the Client commits an act of bankruptcy
Ltd trading as Fusion Markets ABN 74 146 086 017; as defined in the Bankruptcy Act 1966
AFSL 385620. (Cth) as varied from time to time;
1) that a corporate Client be wound up; or Long Party means the party to a Contract who
is treated as having notionally bought the
2) appointing a liquidator or provisional Underlying Instrument (or, in the case of an index
liquidator for a corporate Client; OTC Contract, a right in respect of payment
arising from a change in the level of an index).
b) a liquidator, provisional liquidator or controller is
otherwise appointed to a corporate Client; Loss means a damage, loss, cost, expense or
liability incurred by the person concerned,
c) a resolution is passed to appoint an administrator however it arises and whether it is present or
to a corporate Client; future, fixed or unascertained, actual or
contingent.
d) a corporate Client enters into a deed of
arrangement or propose a reorganisation, Lot means the unit that represents the volume of
moratorium or other administration involving all or a Contract taking into consideration the Contract
any of the Client’s creditors; Size. It can be represented as a portion of a Lot
subject to the minimum lot size, for example, 0.1
e) a corporate Client is dissolved or wound up in any of a lot being referred to as a mini Lot or (0.01 of
other way; a Lot) being referred to as a micro Lot. For
example, 1 Lot in EUR/USD equals 100,000 EUR
f) the Client is unable, or states that they are unable, being the Base Currency unit and 0.1 Lot is
to pay their debts as and when they fall due, or therefore 10,000 units of Base Currency.
otherwise states that they are insolvent;
Margin means the amount of money (or money’s
g) the Client seeks or obtains protection from any of worth) paid to Fusion Markets and credited to
their creditors under any legislation; your Account as Margin.
Margin Level means the Equity to Margin ratio Realised/Unrealised Loss means:
calculated as Equity divided by Margin.
a) (realised loss) – the amount by which the
Margin Closeout Level means the Margin Level value of an Open Position on Close Out is less
that must be maintained before there might be than the value of the Open Position when the
automatic Close Out of all or some of your Open Open Position was last valued or if the Open
Positions set out on the Online Trading Platform, Position has never been valued previously, it
the relevant PDS or elsewhere. is the value when the position was opened;
and
Margin Cover means the amount of Margin
available for margin trading on your Account. It b) (unrealised loss) – the amount by which the
is calculated by Fusion Markets by subtracting value of an Open Position (not on Close Out)
from the Equity the required Margin. is less than the value of the Open Position
when it was last re-valued or if the Open
Material Error means a liquidity provider, Hedge Position has never been valued previously, it
Counterparty or Fusion Markets error, a software is the value when the position was opened.
error, a typographical error, an off-market price
or obvious mistake in a Contract, Underlying Realised/Unrealised Profit means:
Instrument, quote or indication and includes
quoting delays. a) (realised gain) - the amount by which the
value of an Open Position on Close Out is more
Online Trading Platform is defined in clause 9.1. than the value of the Open Position when the
This may be referred to as an “Electronic Trading Open Position was last valued or if the Open
Platform” or as the actual name of the electronic Position has never been valued previously, the
trading platform in a PDS or on Fusion Markets’ value when the position was opened; and
website.
b) (unrealised gain) – the amount by which the
Open Position means, at any time, a Contract value of an Open Position (not on Close Out)
which has not been Closed Out, or settled prior to is more than the value of the Open Position
the time agreed for settlement. when it was last re-valued or if the Open
Position has never been valued previously, the
Order means any order placed by you to enter value when the position was opened.
into a Contract.
Registered Office means the registered office
OTC Contract means an over the counter of Fusion Markets as notified to ASIC.
contract to pay or receive the change in value of
the Underlying Instrument (e.g. a currency pair, Related Entity is as defined in the Corporations
share index, commodity or cryptocurrency) Act.
depending on whether the price rises or falls.
Representative is as defined in the Corporations
Personal Advice is as defined in the Act.
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as varied from time
to time. Security Information means any of your email
address, logon code, password or trading
Personal Information is as defined in the password.
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as varied from time to time.
Senior Officer means the Chief Executive Officer,
Point Value means the smallest increment by Managing Director or “officer” as defined in the
which a unit of currency, index level or a Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) of Fusion Markets
commodity contract changes and is quoted and/or the Client, and in the case of Fusion
depending on the number of decimal places in Markets, includes an employee, director or
which the currency or index is quoted. For consultant nominated by Fusion Markets as the
example, in the case of a Foreign Exchange Complaints Officer.
Contract, a USD/JPY Foreign Exchange Contract
is quoted with only three decimal places therefore Short Party means the party to a Contract
the point is on the third decimal place. (including an OTC Contract) who is treated as
having a financial outcome similar to having
Price means, in relation to a Contract, the price effectively sold the Underlying Security.
or rate quoted by Fusion Markets as finally
determined when an Order is implemented.
Sophisticated Investor means a person who b) officers, directors, employees and agents.
would be a Wholesale Client only through the
application of section 761GA of the Corporations 1.2 The following rules also apply in interpreting this
Act. document, except if the context makes it clear that
a rule is not intended to apply.
Stop Loss Order has the meaning set out in the
PDS. a) Headings used in these Terms are used
for convenience only, and do not affect
Terms means these Financial Product Service interpretation.
Terms.
b) A reference to legislation (including subordinate
Trading Account means trading accounts legislation) is to that legislation as amended, re-
established under these Terms for trading enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate
purposes. Each is part of the same Account you legislation issued under it.
have with Fusion Markets.
c) A singular word includes the plural and vice versa.
Trading Conditions means the operating
conditions for trading on the Online Trading d) A word which suggests one gender includes the
Platform from time to time, including any pricing, other gender.
leverage ratios, parameters for Orders, details of
calculations of fees, charges and costs or limits to e) If a word or phrase is defined, any other
or features of Contracts. grammatical form of that word or phrase has a
corresponding meaning.
Trading Day means any day in which markets are
open f) A reference to time is to local time in Sydney, New
South Wales, unless otherwise specified.
Trailing Stop Order has the meaning set out in
the PDS. g) Anything permitted to be done by Fusion
Markets in accordance with these Terms may be
Underlying Instrument means the product done in its absolute discretion, and any opinion or
which is used as the basis for calculations of view required to be formed by Fusion Markets may
prices for your Fusion Markets Products, such as be formed in its absolute discretion.
foreign currency pairs, indices, metals.
Cryptocurrencies or other commodities (or any h) For the avoidance of doubt, time will continue to
combination of one or more of those). run on days which are not Business Days.
c) the time you first place an Order in respect of a 3.3 If you do not fully understand the risks associated
Fusion Markets Product with Fusion Markets or with Fusion Markets’ services, then you should not
otherwise instruct Fusion Markets to provide the use our services.
financial service to you.
4. Your representations and warranties
2.5 You acknowledge and agree that you have received,
read and understood all documentation provided to 4.1 You warrant that in the case of:
you by us including these Terms and any PDS in
relation to any Fusion Markets Products which you a) an individual or more than one individual, you are
request Fusion Markets to make available to you in of full age and capacity; and
relation to your Account. You authorise Fusion
Markets to open an Account for you. b) a firm or corporation, it is duly constituted and
incorporated and possesses the requisite power to
2.6 You acknowledge that you have received, read and enter into these Terms,
understood our Financial Services Guide (FSG). Our
FSG may change from time to time. A copy of the 4.2 You warrant that all Contracts made and these
current FSG can be obtained on our website or Terms are , and will , constitute legally binding and
directly from us on request. enforceable obligations of you.
2.7 You acknowledge that all dealings in Fusion 4.3 If you enter into these Terms in your capacity as
Markets Products and the performance by us of our trustee of a trust, you make the following
obligations under these Terms are subject to the representations and undertakings:
Applicable Laws.
a) the relevant trust instrument is valid and
2.8 You acknowledge that we will not provide legal, tax, complies with all Applicable Laws which apply to the
financial or accounting advice to you as part of the Client;
services that we provide to you in accordance with
these Terms. b) you are properly appointed as trustee of the
trust;
2.9 You acknowledge that we do not act in a fiduciary
capacity and Fusion Markets does not owe any
c) you have a right of indemnity from the trust
fiduciary obligations to you in respect of its services
assets in respect of these Terms and the Contracts
provided to you in connection with these Terms
contemplated by it;
except as expressly stated in these Terms.
d) you will comply with your duties as trustee of the
trust;
if you are replaced or joined as trustee, you will h) the funds used by you are funds that you are
make sure the new trustee becomes bound to entitled to use, and are not derived from illegal
Fusion Markets’ satisfaction by these Terms and sources;
any other agreement relating to a Contract
contemplated by these Terms to which you are i) the information on the Online Platforms will not
expressed to be a party, or by a document which is be used for unlawful or unauthorised purposes.
identical in effect;
j) you will not “deep-link” the Fusion Markets
g) you will not resettle, set aside or distribute any of website, resell or permit access to the Fusion
the assets of the trust without Fusion Markets’ Markets website to others or copy any materials
written consent unless compelled to do so by the appearing on the Fusion Markets website for resale
trust instrument; or for any other purpose without the prior written
consent of Fusion Markets.
h) you will not amend or vary the trust instrument
without Fusion Markets’ written consent; and 4.5 You acknowledge that:
i) if you are not the sole trustee of the trust, it is a a) Fusion Markets will enter into the Contracts
requirement that each and every trustee agrees in contemplated by these Terms in reliance on the
writing to be bound by these Terms and by any representations and warranties made by you; and
Contracts entered into in connection with these
Terms. b) Fusion Markets does not act in a fiduciary
capacity in relation to you and Fusion Markets does
4.4 You represent and warrant to Fusion Markets that: not owe any fiduciary obligations to you in respect
of its services provided in connection with these
a) you have read and understood these Terms, the Terms;
PDS and the FSG;
c) Fusion Markets is not required to act in
b) at all times you will be able to make payments and accordance with your instructions if in Fusion
fulfil all commitments on your part arising under Markets’ opinion to do so would or could constitute
these Terms and under the conditions applicable to a breach by it or its agent or Hedge Counterparty of
dealings between you and Fusion Markets; the Corporations Act or any other Applicable Laws;
c) execution and delivery by you of these Terms, and d) Fusion Markets acts as principal in respect of the
performance of all of your obligations contemplated Fusion Markets Products issued by Fusion Markets;
under these Terms, does not violate any of the
Applicable Laws that are applicable to you; e) Fusion Markets provides General Advice and
execution-only services and the final investment
d) all information provided by you to Fusion decision is always your own; and
Markets is true in all material respects as at the date
of these Terms or, if later, when the information is f) if Fusion Markets provides advice to you then that
provided. You will notify Fusion Markets promptly advice is general only and does not consider your
of any changes to such information. The information personal objectives, circumstances or needs.
provided by you, your conduct or the conduct of
anyone acting on your behalf in relation to the g) a notice issued by an authorised officer or agent
Contracts contemplated by these Terms, was or is of Fusion Markets stating the amount of money due
misleading, by omission or otherwise; and payable by you will be taken as conclusive
evidence of notice except only in the case of
e) You shall make ongoing disclosure to Fusion Manifest Error;
Markets of any matters that may affect the
operation of these Terms or of the ability of the h) Fusion Markets Products traded on the Online
Client to pay margin calls or to remain solvent; Platform will not be settled by the physical or
deliverable settlement of the Underlying Security
f) you will provide to Fusion Markets on request on their Value Date - depending on the Fusion
such information regarding your financial and Markets Product, they are generally rolled or
business affairs and identity, as Fusion Markets may “swapped” indefinitely until Closed Out (see the
reasonably require; relevant applicable Trading Conditions); and
g) you are not restricted by any ApplicableLaws i) an Open Position must remain open for the
from using Fusion Markets’ Online Platforms or it minimum period of time as determined by Fusion
services; Markets and cannot be Closed Out by you during
this period.
4.6 All representations, warranties and Representatives, officers, agents, and affiliates, as
acknowledgments given by you under these Terms well as to a governmental entity or self-regulatory
are taken to have been made at the time you authority, an internet service provider or any other
complete the Application Form and are taken to third party agent or service provider for any
have been repeated by you: purpose related to offering, providing,
administering or maintaining the Fusion Markets
a) each time you place an Order with us; services, or to comply with Applicable Laws.
b) each time you enter into a Contract with us; and 5.6 The information provided on Fusion Markets’
Online Platforms is to be used for the purpose of
c) each time we do anything or refrain from your trading with Fusion Markets only, and not for
doing something under these Terms or as any other purposes. Using Fusion Markets Online
contemplated by these Terms in connection with Platforms does not transfer intellectual property
your Account or any Contract. rights to you.
4.7 If you are comprised of two or more legal persons 5.7 In appropriate cases all communications and
then a reference to a right or obligation of yours information concerning you held by Fusion Markets,
under these Terms or under a Contract confers that may be disclosed to and reviewed by law
right or imposes that obligation, as the case may be, enforcement agencies and regulatory authorities.
jointly and severally on those persons. In addition, you agree to comply with all applicable
money laundering and counter terrorism financing
laws, including, but not limited to, the requirement
5. Use of Personal Information to obtain or provide satisfactory evidence of the
identity of any person whom you may represent in
5.1 Personal Information collected by Fusion Markets is any Contract entered into with Fusion Markets.
treated as confidential and is protected by the
Privacy Act (Cth) 1988. Fusion Markets will only
collect Personal Information which is necessary to 6. Legal Entity Identifier
perform the services contemplated by these Terms.
6.1 In order to comply with the ASIC Derivative
5.2 Fusion Markets will treat your Personal Information Contracts Rules (Reporting), Fusion Markets must
in accordance with its privacy policy, which you may obtain a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) from all legal
obtain by contacting Fusion Markets or on the entities that trade with it.
Fusion Markets website.
6.2 If you are a legal entity:
5.3 Fusion Markets will use reasonable precautions to
maintain the confidentiality of information Fusion a) you consent to Fusion Markets obtaining a LEI on
Markets receives from you and material and/or data your behalf; and
you provide, create, input or develop in connection
with your use of the Fusion Markets services. b) passing on the cost of obtaining a LEI to you by
Nonetheless, because such information, material charging it to your Account, together with Fusion
and/or data may be provided through the Internet Markets’ reasonable administration costs in
you hereby acknowledge and agree that Fusion obtaining the LEI.
Markets cannot assure that such information,
material and/or data will continue to be
confidential. 7. Appointment of Authorised Persons
5.4 You accept the risk of a third party receiving 7.1 Fusion Markets may accept your authorisation of
confidential information concerning you and another person (Authorised Person) to give
specifically release and indemnify Fusion Markets instructions, enter into Contracts and place Orders
from any claim arising out of a third party on your behalf. You must notify Fusion Markets in
intercepting, accessing, monitoring or receiving any your Application Form or otherwise in writing in a
communication from you intended to be provided way permitted by Fusion Markets of any such
to Fusion Markets or from Fusion Markets intended authorisation, setting out the full name, telephone
to be provided to you. number, fax number, email address and signature
of that person and any other information required
5.5 You acknowledge and agree that Fusion Markets by Fusion Markets to identify the Authorised
may disclose your name and other personal and Person.
financial information about you, and any relevant
details of an Authorised Person, to its employees,
7.2 You shall immediately notify Fusion Markets when: 7.9 You hereby indemnify and agree to hold Fusion
Markets harmless in respect of any loss incurred by
a) any new person becomes an Authorised Person; an Authorised Person or attorney entering into any
or Contract contemplated under these Terms.
b) any existing Authorised Person is no longer 7.10 You will take reasonable steps to ensure that each
entitled to be an Authorised Person. Upon Fusion Authorised Person complies in full with these
Markets receiving such a Notice, the change in Terms.
Authorised Person will be effective
immediately. However, the Notice shall not affect 7.11 Fusion Markets reserves the right at any time to
any Contracts already executed. refuse the appointment or continuation of an
Authorised Person without reason.
7.3 If a new person is appointed as an Authorised
Person, the notice given to Fusion Markets must
8. Formation of a Contract
include the full name, telephone number, fax
number, email address and specimen signature of 8.1 When you, an Authorised Person or an attorney,
that person. Fusion Markets may verify the identity contact Fusion Markets by either telephone,
of the new Authorised Person including by electronically or otherwise via the Internet, Fusion
requesting additional information. Markets may, but is not obligated to, ask you for or
clarify the following information where applicable:
7.4 You may appoint an attorney (under a power of
attorney in the relevant jurisdiction) to give
a) your account number;
instructions and place orders on your behalf or
otherwise to do anything which you are entitled to
b) further identification details;
do in connection with or under these Terms. You
must notify Fusion Markets in writing of any such
c) the Contract type (e.g. foreign currency,
appointment setting out the attorney’s details. You
commodity, indices or cryptocurrencies);
must provide Fusion Markets with a written power
of attorney. Fusion Markets may accept or reject
d) whether the Contract is to buy or sell;
this power of attorney in its sole discretion.
7.5 If you are a corporation or other legal entity, Fusion e) the number of Contract; and
Markets may allow you to authorise a person (who
is by that authorisation an Authorised Person) or an f) for Contract orders, the order type, the order
attorney to do anything which you are entitled to price and the order expiry date.
do under these Terms, including on conditions
8.2 Collectively, though not exhaustively, the
determined by Fusion Markets.
information referred to in clause 8.1 or any portion
7.6 Any appointment of an Authorised Person shall thereof, constitutes the “Instructions”.
remain in full force and effect as an appointment in
8.3 Fusion Markets will immediately provide you with,
writing required by these Terms unless and until
either verbally or via the Internet, prices at which
Notice of cancellation of appointment and/or
the relevant Contract can be purchased or sold.
replacement has been delivered to Fusion Markets’
These are the “Trade Contract Terms”.
registered office.
8.4 If you, an Authorised Person or an attorney, then
7.7 All Instructions given and accepted by an
indicate by either telephone or by clicking the
Authorised Person will be deemed to be
relevant button (e.g. an “buy” or “sell” button”) on
Instructions authorised by you and shall be binding
the Online Platform that they accept the Trade
upon you.
Contract Terms (“Acceptance”) then Fusion
7.8 Until you have provided a Notice to Fusion Markets’ Markets shall have a discretionary right to create a
to the contrary, Fusion Markets may continue to Contract within a reasonable time after receiving
assume that all existing Authorised Persons have the Instructions. If Fusion Markets exercises this
authority to execute legally binding Contracts with right, then a Contract is formed between you and
Fusion Markets. Fusion Markets. When a Contract is created the
parties shall become bound by the content of the
relevant Trade Contract Terms and these Terms.
8.5 If Fusion Markets declines to exercise the right to 2) Fusion Markets may, at its sole discretion
create a Contract, Fusion Markets shall not be (without or without notice), close out your Open
obliged to: Positions at prices it considers fair and
reasonable at that time, and you agree not to
a) give a reason for declining; or make any claim against Fusion Markets in this
regard.
b) notify you that Fusion Markets has not created a
Contract with you. f) Fusion Markets may change the minimum
specification required to access the Online Trading
8.6 You shall indemnify Fusion Markets for any error Platform and also may make operational changes to
made by you, an Authorised Person or an attorney and alter the services currently available at any
in providing Instructions to Fusion Markets time. Fusion Markets will notify you of such changes
by either placing a message on the Fusion Markets
website, log on page of the Online Trading Platform
9. Providing instructions or by email or SMS.
9.1 If you, an Authorised Person or an attorney use g) You are responsible for obtaining, maintaining
Fusion Markets’ online trading system (Online and ensuring compatibility of your electronic
Platform), you confirm and accept the following: software, devices and equipment. Fusion Markets
will not be responsible for any loss of or damage to
a) you may be able to enter into Contracts at the your data, software, computer, electronic devices,
rates and/or prices quoted on the Online Trading telecommunications or other equipment caused by
Platform use of the Online Platform, unless such loss or
damage is directly and solely caused by our
b) all Contracts must be completed using the negligence or deliberate default.
Security Information allocated to you by Fusion
Markets and valid entry of such Security h) You are responsible for ensuring that your
Information will constitute an authorisation by you electronic devices and equipment are free from
to complete the Contract specified irrespective of viruses and other malware and Fusion Markets will
whether the Security Information is entered by an not be responsible for any losses incurred by
Authorised Person or an attorney. failure to do this. Fusion Markets shall use
reasonable endeavours to keep the Online Trading
c) You must ensure that the Security Information is Platform free from viruses and corrupt files but
kept secure and confidential. You must also ensure cannot guarantee that the Online Trading Platform
that each Authorised Person or attorney to whom will be free from infection by viruses or anything
Security Information is provided, will keep them else with contaminating or destructive properties.
secure and confidential. You will advise Fusion Fusion Markets is not able to guarantee that access
Markets immediately if you have any reason to to the Online Trading Platform will be
believe that the Security Information allocated to uninterrupted, continuous or error free.
you, an Authorised Person or an attorney has not
been kept secure and confidential. i) You must not:
d) you must ensure that no unauthorised 1) misuse the Online Trading Platform by knowingly
person is able to use the Security Information. As introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or
part of this obligation you must ensure that each other material which is malicious or technologically
Authorised Person and attorney quits the internet harmful;
browser after using the Online Trading Platform.
2) attempt to gain unauthorised access to the
e) Fusion Markets may taking steps it considers Online Trading Platform or any server,
reasonable at any time without Notice suspend, computer or database connected the Online
withdraw or deny access to the Online Trading Trading Platform;
Platform for any reason including but not limited to
security, quality of service, failure by you to pay an 3) attack the Online Trading Platform via a denial-
amount when due or breach by you of any provision of-service attack or a distributed denialof-service
of these Terms. If and while such access is attack.
suspended:
By breaching this provision, you may also commit a
1) you will be able to close any Open Positions but criminal offence. Fusion Markets may
will not be entitled to enter into new Contracts report any such breach to the relevant law
enforcement authorities and will co-operate
with those authorities by disclosing your 10.2 Any sums that you owe to Fusion Markets must be
identity to them. In the event of such a breach, paid in one of the following ways:
your right to use the Online Trading Platform will
cease immediately and without Notice. a) by online bank transfer;
Fusion Markets will not be liable for any loss or
damage caused by a distributed denial-ofservice b) by same day bank transfer;
attack, virus or other technologically
harmful material that may infect your electronic c) by international telegraphic transfer; or
devices and equipment.
d) by payment through a credit card or electronic
j) You will be liable for all Contracts made gateway provider approved by Fusion Markets from
when using the Online Trading Platform including time to time
instances of any misuse, fraud or abuse by you, an
Authorised Person or an attorney or where the 10.3 You must have sufficient cleared funds deposited in
Client, an Authorised Person or an attorney has Fusion Markets Trust Account before Fusion
disclosed any Security Information to a third party. Markets will execute any Contracts. Fusion Markets
will indicate to you the sum required as the Initial
9.2 Fusion Markets will not typically accept Margin for each Contract.
Instructions face to face at Fusion Markets’
Registered Office. However, Fusion Markets may at 10.4 Fusion Markets may not have time to notify you of
its discretion allow an Authorised Person or any change in the amount of the Initial Margin or
attorney to request Fusion Markets to accept further margin for any Contract by giving Notice.
Instructions, enter into Contracts and make Any increase in the amount of the Initial Margin will
financial dealings by physically visiting Fusion be due and payable immediately without Notice to
Markets’ Registered Office. You acknowledge and you.
agree that upon the acceptance by Fusion Markets
of the Authorised Person or attorney’s Instructions, 10.5 Fusion Markets may impose other fees and charges
you shall be bound by those Instructions for using its services, by providing Notice to you. If
you do not consent to the charges, you can
9.3 An Authorised Person or attorney may request terminate these Terms and the charges will not
Fusion Markets to accept Instructions and enter apply to new Contracts. If you terminate these
into Contracts by telephone. Fusion Markets may Terms under this clause, all existing Contracts will
check the authority of the caller by requesting the survive the termination of these Terms.
caller give his or her name and confirming that such
name has been notified to Fusion Markets by you as 10.6 Fusion Markets is not responsible for any fees or
an Authorised Person. Fusion Markets may at its charges imposed by third party banks or other
discretion ask the caller for additional information counterparties, which are incurred by you in
to confirm the caller’s identity. Upon such check connection with the use of Fusion Markets services.
confirming the identity of the caller, Fusion Markets
may assume that the caller has the full authority as 11. Credit Limits
previously advised by you.
11.1 You understand that:
9.4 You acknowledge and agree, and will ensure that
each Authorised Person and attorney a) Fusion Markets may grant certain Clients a
acknowledges and agrees, that Fusion Markets may Credit Limit. A Credit Limit is:
make a recording of any telephone conversation
between any person and Fusion Markets at any 1) a pre-agreed amount of currency that can
time. The recording remains the property of Fusion be offset against a negative mark to market
Markets. The telephone recording can be used by value on an Open Position; or
Fusion Markets to confirm the terms and conditions
of any Contract where there is dispute with a Client 2) an amount applicable to unsettled trading
as to the Trade Contract Terms of the Contract, and losses to some or all Contracts (either individually
for training, monitoring and compliance purposes. or in aggregate or both); and/or
10. Method and timing of payment 3) an amount that reflects the amount paid by
you to a Fusion Markets approved third party
10.1 You must not deposit physical cash into Fusion merchant, which has not yet been received by
Markets’ accounts under any circumstances. Fusion Fusion Markets.
Markets has an absolute discretion as to whether
you may pay by cheque.
b) if the negative mark to market of an Open b) For selling of one currency against the purchase
Position is approaching or has exceeded your Credit of another currency and the currency sold has a
Limit, Fusion Markets reserves the right to Margin higher interest rate than the currency bought, the
call you in an amount entirely at Fusion Markets’ amount of interest arising therefrom shall be
discretion; subtracted from the Account.
c) Fusion Markets is not obliged to provide credit to c) For commodities contracts and cryptocurrency
you; and contracts, any interest entitlement or liability
arising from buying or selling the commodities shall
d) any Credit Limit set by Fusion Markets may be be respectively added to, or subtracted from, the
reduced or withdrawn at any time by giving Notice Account.
to you.
d) In the case of a negative interest rate, interest
11.2 You acknowledge that if Fusion Markets acts on an arising therefrom shall be subtracted from the
Instruction which would result in a Credit Limit Account.
being exceeded:
e) In all cases, interest shall be at the annual rate to
a) Fusion Markets is not obliged to advise you that be determined by Fusion Markets from time to time
the Credit Limit will be exceeded; without Notice.
d) if at any time the pre-agreed Credit Limit g) crediting or debiting sums to the Account as
assigned to you by Fusion Markets is no longer appropriate; and
sufficient to cover the negative mark to market
value of any or all Open Positions that you have h) taking any and all such other action, as Fusion
open with Fusion Markets. Markets considers reasonably necessary.
any other amounts due under these Terms on 23.4 Any amount or rate or formula which is to be
demand by Fusion Markets in cleared funds or specified by Fusion Markets may be specified by a
otherwise as required by these Terms; PDS, FSG, a supplementary disclosure document or
in any other permitted way of notifying you, such
b) a Contract Fee for each Fusion Markets Product as on Fusion Markets’ website or the Online Trading
or Contract (as the case may be) being the fee from Platform. The amount of any fees and charges or
time to time specified by Fusion Markets to be the other amounts payable by you to Fusion Markets in
amount payable by you to Fusion Markets in respect of any Contract will be set out on the Online
respect of each such Contract; Trading Platform to the extent known at the time.
c) any royalty or other fee which must be paid for 23.5 GST-inclusive. The amounts of or basis of
the use of prices or information provided to you via calculating the fees, commissions, charges and
access through the Online Trading Platform or credits referred to in this clause 23 will be as
otherwise by any Exchange; notified from time to time in writing by Fusion
Markets, either by way of a PDS, posting on the
d) (if applicable) a monthly access charge for the use Online Platform (including by way of Contract
of the Online Trading Platform provided by Fusion prices), notification to your contact address, posting
Markets, as specified by Fusion Markets from time to Fusion Markets’ website or as otherwise agreed
to time; with you or permitted by these Terms.
23.9 The accrued charges or credits will be applied to an j) the Contract is denominated in a currency other
Account at any time chosen by Fusion Markets. than Account Currency; and
This will usually be at the Calculation Time and at
the end of Contract, but it may also be (without k) the rates will be as determined by Fusion
limitation): Markets in its absolute discretion and you might not
have prior notice of the current rate.
a) either immediately at the time of entering
into the Contract; 23.11 You acknowledge that you are responsible for your
own legal costs associated with or arising from (at
b) at day’s end, or month’s end; any time) entering into these Terms and for all
Taxes and expenses incurred by you in connection
c) at a rollover of the Contract; or with these Terms, including any Contract made
under it.
(d) at any other time after entering into the
24. Client monies and trust account
Contract.
24.1 You agree that Fusion Markets may aggregate
e) The Online Trading Platform will display money paid into the Account (“the Monies”) with
whichever of a Finance Charge Adjustment or funds received from other Clients into a single
Finance Credit Adjustment applies. designated account, which will be maintained as
required by law.
23.10 You remain liable to pay the Finance Charge
Adjustment even though: 24.2 You consent to and direct Fusion Markets to:
a) the charge may be called other things from time a) retain any interest accrued from time to time on
to time, even across different Accounts, different the Monies, and to invest that money as permitted
Fusion Markets Products or on the Online Trading by the Applicable Law;
Platform at the same time;
b) withdraw Monies that constitute remuneration
b) the charge is not stated on a statement for an payable to Fusion Markets; and
Account;
c) withdraw Monies that it is otherwise entitled to
c) the charges differ according to how the Contract pursuant to the Applicable Law.
was made;
24.3 If you are a Wholesale Client, you authorise and
d) the charges differ according to the amount of the direct Fusion Markets to withdraw, apply or
Account, regardless of the amount or value of the otherwise utilise the Monies:
Account;
a) in order to meet obligations (the Obligations)
e) the rate is expressed or inferred to be an annual incurred by Fusion Markets in connection with
rate but is applied and calculated by the second or Contracts. Obligations may include an obligation to
any other time interval proportional to the annual make payments to a Related Entity and/or a
rate; liquidity provider in connection with liabilities
Fusion Markets incurs when the Client and other
(f) the Finance Charge Adjustment is first applied by clients place Contracts with Fusion Markets.
way of posting the amount to the Account so that Liabilities in this sub-clause include but are not
you become liable only for any net debit amount of limited to minimum floating margin requirements
the Account (or we owe you the net credit amount imposed by a Related Entity or liquidity provider, or
of the Account); other hedging requirements;
g) we may owe from time to time Finance Credit b) in order to enforce other rights that Fusion
Adjustments (which are posted to the Account); Markets has under these Terms or in the PDS; and
h) different rates apply at the same time to other c) for any other reason allowed by law.
clients’ accounts;
24.4 You agree that when Fusion Markets uses the
i) the charge is applied at rollover but is not levied or Monies for a lawful purpose as set out in this clause
enforced until termination of the Contract; 24, the Monies do not belong to you and do not
constitute a loan or constructive trust in your
favour.
24.5 If you have an open Contract, and Fusion Markets c) the solvency of any of those persons;
is entitled to make a deduction for any reason as
set out in these Terms or the PDS, that deduction d) the compliance by any of those persons with the
may occur immediately, and the Monies will become Corporations Act, Applicable Laws and Rules;
Fusion Markets monies. Conversely, if you have an
open Contract and Fusion Markets is required to e) whether any of those persons hold any part of
apply a credit to the client’ monies for any reason as these funds on any nominee, segregated account,
set out in these Terms or the PDS, that credit will trust or any other basis for your protection or
typically be applied to your Monies as after security.
completing Fusion Markets’ end of day
reconciliations. 25.5 If Fusion Markets determines that your Account has
been inactive for a reasonably long period, you
authorise Fusion Markets to withdraw any
25. Payments into your Account Withdrawal Funds from the Client Moneys Trust
Account to be paid into your nominated bank
25.1 You must ensure that: account.
a) payments into the Account are from you as the 25.6 You acknowledge that from the time any funds
holder of the Account and not from any third party; withdrawn from the Client Moneys Trust Account
in connection with your Contracts:
b) without limiting the above, payments from an
account are payments from your account and not a) lose the protections given to a Client Moneys
from any account of any third party. Trust Account of that kind;
25.2 You agree and acknowledge that Fusion Markets b) you are an unsecured creditor of Fusion Markets
may refuse to accept or return any payment of for its obligations on your Contracts; this includes
money from any third party or from any account of exposure as an unsecured creditor for payment to
any third party, and that Fusion Markets does not you of the net Account balance (if any) after closing
accept any liability or responsibility for any loss, all your Open Positions;
cost or expense incurred or suffered by you in
connection with such non-acceptance or return, c) the funds are no longer held beneficially for you.
including because the Client is subsequently in
default of their obligations to Fusion Markets.
26. Rolling over Open Positions
25.3 The moneys to which you are entitled under these
Terms and which are under the control of Fusion 26.1 In respect of each Open Position, subject to:
Markets will be paid directly to you and not to any
third party, unless you have otherwise instructed us a) prior Close Out of that Open Position;
to do so and we agree. You must provide relevant
account details for payment instructions in respect b) any express terms of the Contract; or
of payments to be made by Fusion Markets to you.
Although Fusion Markets will take reasonable steps c) the express agreement of Fusion Markets to
to comply with your payment instructions, Fusion settle that Open Position,
Markets accepts no responsibility for any failure to
comply with those instructions and, if such failure Fusion Markets is by these Terms instructed:
occurs, the relevant moneys will continue to be held
by Fusion Markets in accordance with the d) to vary the Open Position (in which case it will be
Corporations Act and Applicable Laws. deemed to be a new Contract) so that its settlement
date is deferred to a Trading Day to be agreed
25.4 If Fusion Markets pays your funds to another between Fusion Markets and you (and if there is
person at your request, Fusion Markets is not liable no agreement by the Calculation Time on the
to you for the performance by the other person who Trading Day immediately prior to the then
receives the benefit of the payment of your funds. applicable settlement date as agreed previously, it
In particular, without limitation, Fusion Markets is will be the following Trading Day); and
not obliged to enquire into:
e) to Close Out the Open Position and enter into a
a) the use of those funds by the third party; new Contract for the same Underlying Security and
being the same bought or sold position except that
b) any persons to whom the third party pays all or the settlement date is to be one Trading Day later
any of these funds; and adjusted for any interest differential.
27. Dispute Resolution respect to such dealings. You agree to pay any
reasonable cost associated with providing any such
27.1 Except to the extent that this clause is inconsistent transcript or copy.
with the requirements of any legislative or
regulatory regime, the dispute resolution process
set out in this clause shall apply. The parties must 29. Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism
use all their reasonable endeavours to resolve any Financing
dispute arising in connection with these Terms or
any Contracts thereunder. 29.1 You acknowledge that:
27.2 If the parties fail to resolve a dispute immediately a) Fusion Markets is subject to various antimoney
i.e within 2 hours of receipt of the compliant, the laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws
Representative must notify the Senior Officers. The (AML/CTF Laws) which may prohibit us from
Senior Officers must as soon as practical and within offering services or entering into or conducting
1 Business Day of receipt acknowledge receipt of Contracts; and
the complaint through the means in which the
compliant was received. b) the AML/CTF Laws include prohibitions against
any person dealing with the proceeds of or assets
27.3 If the Senior Officers fail to resolve the dispute used in criminal activity (wherever committed) and
satisfactorily within 30 Days of the dispute being from dealing with any funds or assets of, or the
received, the Senior Officers must inform the Client provision of finance to, any person or entity
of their right to take the compliant to Australian involved (or suspected of involvement) in terrorism
Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), an external or any terrorist act.
dispute resolution scheme of which Fusion Markets
is a member. 29.2 You agree that:
30. Limitation of liability, indemnities & Payments 30.7 Subject to those provisions of the Competition and
Consumer Act 2010 (Commonwealth), the
30.1 You shall indemnify and hold Fusion Markets Australian Securities and Investments Commission
harmless from any and all liabilities, claims, costs, Act 2001 (Commonwealth), the Corporations Act,
expenses and damages of any nature, including, any other legislation and any other rights, duties or
but not limited to, reasonable legal fees and any other obligations imposed or implied by law which
fees and expenses incurred in connection with cannot be excluded by agreement between the
litigation, arising out of or relating to your, an parties, to the extent each of the following is not
Authorised Person’s or attorney’s negligence, prohibited by those laws:
mistake or wilful misconduct, the violation of any
law by you, or the breach by you of any provision (a) we make no warranties either expressly or
of these Terms or if a Default Event occurs. impliedly as to merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose, or otherwise (including as to
30.2 You also agree to promptly pay Fusion Markets for accuracy, currency, availability, completeness or
all damages, costs and expenses, including quality), with respect to any services we provide
reasonable legal fees and expenses, incurred by under these Terms including, without limitation, the
Fusion Markets in the enforcement of any of the Online Trading Platform;
provisions of this Agreement. Your obligations
under this Clause shall survive the termination of b) Fusion Markets excludes all liability in contract,
this Agreement. tort or otherwise relating to or resulting from use of
any services we provide under these Terms and for
30.3 In calculating or mitigating its loss due to a Default
any Loss incurred by you directly or indirectly,
Event or Material Error, Fusion Markets is entitled
including without limitation as a result of or arising
to:
out of
a) crystalise, unwind, reverse, repair or close any
1) any inaccuracy, error or delay in or omission from
Open Positions by closing any open Contracts; and/
any information provided to you under these Terms
or
including the Online Trading Platform;
b) nominate the date on which the open Contracts
2) any delays or failures or inaccuracies, or loss of
are valued; and/or
access to, the provision of a service to you including,
without limitation, any delay, failure or inaccuracy
c) nominate the methodology used to calculate the
in, or the loss of access to, the Online Trading
open Contracts’ value; and/or
Platform or in respect of the transmission of Orders
or any other information;
d) take any other action that Fusion Markets
determines to be reasonably necessary to protect
3) any misinterpretation of your Orders or
its legitimate interests.
instructions which are unclear, ambiguous, or not
30.4 You acknowledge you will be liable for any losses specific;
which may be realised as the result of entering into
a Contract, regardless of the trading resources 4) any government restriction, Exchange or market
available in relation to the Account at the time the rulings, suspension of trading, computer or
Contract is executed. telephone failure, unlawful access to our Online
Trading Platform, theft, sabotage, war, earthquakes,
30.5 Fusion Markets will use all reasonable endeavours strike, force majeure and, without limitation, any
to execute Contracts or make payments to you or other conditions beyond our control;
to any third party specified by you, in accordance
with the timing specified in your Instructions. c) Fusion Markets is not liable in contract, tort
However, Fusion Markets shall not be liable under (including negligence) or otherwise for any loss of
any circumstances for any direct, indirect or prospective profits or expenses or special, indirect
consequential loss (including any loss of profits) or consequential damages resulting from the supply
incurred as a result of a delay in funds reaching of a service including, without limitation the Online
your nominated account. Trading Platform;
30.8 To the fullest extent permitted by law, you release, k) except only to the extent attributable to the
discharge and indemnify and agree to keep Fusion breach of these Terms by Fusion Markets or the
Markets and its respective officers, employees, gross negligence or fraud by Fusion Markets.
agents and representatives indemnified from and
against all claims arising out of: 30.9 If GST is payable on a taxable supply made by
Fusion Markets under, by reference to, or in
a) any default, whether by your act or omission connection with these Terms, you must also pay the
under these Terms or any Order or Contract; amount of GST payable in respect of that taxable
supply. This clause does not apply to the extent
b) any breach by you of any Applicable Laws; that consideration for a supply is expressly stated
to you to be GST inclusive. Terms which have a
c) any representation or warranty made or given by defined meaning in the A New Tax System (Goods
you under these Terms proving to be untrue or and Services Tax) Act 1999 have that meaning in
incorrect; these Terms.
d) any error, omission, fraud, malfeasance, 30.10 You acknowledge that you are responsible for your
negligence, misappropriation or criminal act or own legal costs associated with entering into these
omission by you or by any of your clients, Terms and for all Taxes and expenses incurred by
employees, agents or Authorised Persons, you in connection with these Terms, including any
consultants or servants; Contract made under it.
31. Default this case we can close all or part of the Open
Position in order to minimise the amount in dispute;
31.1 If a Default Event occurs, Fusion Markets may take
all or any of the following actions, or any other step b) Fusion Markets identifies or reasonably suspects
it considers reasonably necessary: that the Client has manipulated its prices, execution
process or other practices; or
a) Immediately require payment of any amount you
owe to Fusion Markets including any Margin call; c) there is a material breach of these Terms in
relation to the Contract.
b) terminate these Terms;
32.2 Fusion Markets may also, in its absolute discretion,
c) close any of your Open Positions; choose to enforce any Contract of a type referred
to in clause 32.1.
d) limit the size of your Open Positions either in
monetary terms or a number of Contracts;
33. Termination
e) refuse orders to establish new Contracts;
33.1 These Terms may be terminated immediately by
you or Fusion Markets by Notice in writing to the
f) convert any ledge balances to the Account
other.
Currency of the Account
33.2 The termination of these Terms shall not affect any
g) exercise Fusion Markets’ right of set off Contract previously entered into and shall not
relieve either party of any outstanding obligations
h) impose new Margin Cover requirements to your arising under these Terms, nor shall it relieve you
trading or to your Account; of any obligations arising out of any Contract
entered into prior to such termination.
i) lower the Credit Limit, or withdraw the provision
of any credit, in relation to the Account; 33.3 Each indemnity provided within these Terms
survives the termination of these Terms.
j) suspend the Account
33.4 Upon termination of these Terms, this clause
k) open one or more new Contracts on the Account survives and Fusion Markets may do one or more
of the following:
l) call on any guarantee in respect of your
obligations; a) cancel any outstanding Orders;
m) require you to immediately close our any Open b) enter into one or more Contracts to effect the
Position or settle any Contract in such a manner as Close Out of one or more unsettled Contracts or
Fusion Markets reasonably determines necessary; Open Positions (and determine the value at which
the Contract or Contracts will be Closed Out);
n) combine, close or consolidate any Accounts and
offset any and/or amounts owed to, or by, Fusion c) settle any Contract which has not at the time of
Markets in such a manner as Fusion Markets may in termination settled;
its absolute discretion determine; or
d) exercise any other rights Fusion Markets has
o) retain any amount owed by Fusion Markets to under these Terms; or
you against any contingent liability of yours or so
long as the contingency subsists. e) do, or refrain from doing, anything else which
Fusion Markets considers reasonable in the context
of these Terms (or any part of them) having been
32. Fusion Markets’ rights to close, void or enforce terminated.
Contracts
33.5 In the event that Fusion Markets is made aware of
32.1 Without limiting any other right Fusion Markets has or has reason to believe any of the following:
under these Terms, Fusion Markets may close or
void any Contract or take any other steps it a) that you have provided false or misleading
considers reasonably necessary where: information to Fusion Markets;
b) that you have participated or are participating or 34.2 If you do not consent to the amendment you can
have assisted or are assisting in money laundering terminate these Terms and the amendment will not
or terrorist financing; or apply retrospectively. Termination in this case does
not affect any obligations owed by you, or rights of
c) that you are being officially investigated by law Fusion Markets with regard to any open Contracts
enforcement and/or regulatory agencies; or held by you.
b) upon providing Notice to you by email; 35.3 A Notice sent by email will be deemed to have been
given on the first to occur of:
c) on the date of you entering any Contract after the
amendment. Any other amendments must be a) receipt by the sender of an email
agreed to in writing between Fusion Markets and acknowledgement from the recipient’s information
you. system showing that the Notice has been delivered
to the email address stated above;
b) the time that the Notice enters an information in or provided under these Terms, as later amended
system which is under the control of the recipient; only in accordance with these Terms.
or
37.3 These Terms are governed by and construed in
c) the time that the Notice is first opened or read by accordance with the laws in force in New South
an employee or officer of the recipient. Wales, Australia and the parties submit to the
nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New
35.4 If an Account is opened in the joint names of more South Wales, Australia.
than one person, each person agrees that we may
discharge any obligation we have to give a notice 37.4 Each part of these Terms is severable from the
or a document to those persons under these Terms balance of these Terms and if any part of these
or Applicable Laws by giving notice to any one of Terms is illegal, void, invalid or unenforceable, then
those persons. that will not affect the legality, effectiveness,
validity or enforceability of the balance of these
Terms.
36. Appointment of Fusion Markets as attorney
37.5 No failure by us to exercise, and no delay by us in
36.1 In consideration of Fusion Markets entering into exercising, any right, power or remedy in
the agreement on these Terms, you irrevocably connection with these Terms will operate as a
appoint Fusion Markets and each director, waiver of that right, power or remedy. No single or
secretary and principal executive officer and each partial exercise of any right, power or remedy will
employee (which employee’s title of office includes preclude any other or further exercise of such right,
the word “Manager” or "Head") of Fusion Markets power or remedy or the exercise of any other right,
and any other authorised representative of Fusion power or remedy.
Markets (including an authorised representative of
a related body corporate of Fusion Markets) 37.6 These Terms are not to be interpreted against our
severally as your attorney at any time and from time interests merely because we proposed these Terms
to time following a Default, to execute and deliver or some provision in it or because we rely on a
all documents and to do all things which your provision of these Terms to protect our interests.
attorney may consider necessary or desirable to
give effect to the provisions of these Terms, and in 37.7 You may not assign or otherwise transfer any of
particular, without limitation, in connection with, or your rights under these Terms to another person
incidental to, the exercise of any of the rights and without our prior written consent. Fusion Markets
powers of Fusion Markets under these Terms. may assign, novate or otherwise transfer any of its
Those powers may be exercised in the interests of rights under these Terms to another person without
Fusion Markets notwithstanding any conflict with your prior written consent including, without
the interests of Fusion Markets. This appointment limitation, in connection with a sale or transfer of
survives termination of these Terms. all or part of our business to another person. Such
an assignment shall only take place if a reasonable
person would not expect it to cause detriment to a
37. General typical client of Fusion Markets. You will execute
any documents (including a deed of novation)
37.1 Fusion Markets may from time to time delegate any reasonably required by Fusion Markets to effect
or all of its obligations, powers and discretions to such a transfer. If you do not agree to Fusion
anyone or more or all of its employees or any other Markets assigning its rights, you may terminate this
authorised representative of Fusion Markets (or a Agreement. However, termination in this case does
related body corporate of Fusion Markets). Fusion not affect any obligations owed by you, or rights of
Markets remains responsible for the acts or Fusion Markets with regard to any open Contracts
omissions of its employees and any authorised held by you.
representative of Fusion Markets (including an
authorised representative of a related body
corporate of Fusion Markets). A delegation by
Fusion Markets under this clause need not be in
writing.