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Participantship

Updated 02 Jan 2018

Participantship - Admission

Forms	Form #	Reference
Application for Participantship and Trading Right	Form 1	Explanatory Notes
Financial Statement	Form 1E
Personal Information Collection Statement	Form 4A
Application for Commencement / Re-commencement of Trading	Form 6	Explanatory Notes

Updated 19 Nov 2025

Participantship - Others

Forms	Form #	Reference
Application for Registration as Designated Index Arbitrage Short Selling Participant	Form 13
Application for Registration as Designated Stock Futures Hedging Short Selling Participant	Form 14	Explanatory Notes
Application for Registration / Resignation as SPAC Exchange Participant	Form 21	Explanatory Notes

Updated 05 Jul 2022

Market Making

Forms	Form #	Reference
Application for Acquisition / Surrender of Securities Market Maker Permit(s)	Form 10	Explanatory Notes
Application for Registration / Removal of Designated Specialist	Form 10A	Explanatory Notes
Application for Acquisition / Surrender of Dual Counter Market Maker Permit(s)	Form 22	Explanatory Notes
Application for Registration / Removal of Designated Specialist under the Dual Counter Market Maker Regulations	Form 22A	Explanatory Notes

Updated 23 Jan 2026

Notification

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Notification of Suspension / Cessation of Trading of Exchange Participant Notification of Change of Particulars of Trading Right Holder	Form 1F

Updated 03 Nov 2023