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SGX To Raise CAP On Securities Clearing Fee

Date 08/10/2001

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that, for securities trades above $200,000, the maximum clearing fee (or fee "cap") will be raised from $100 to $200 with effect from 1 December 2001. The current clearing fee of 0.05% of the contract value will be maintained.

Currently, the exchange charges a single, bundled clearing fee, subject to a cap of $100, for the full range of post-trade services in the securities market. These services are provided by The Central Depository (CDP), the securities clearing and depository unit of SGX. They include clearing, settlement and custody, as well as the central counterparty guarantee for the settlement of all securities trades.

SGX expects the increased cap on securities clearing fees to impact its total operating revenue by between two and seven per cent, based on its historical business mix, overall market volumes and other revenues generated by new initiatives and products.