2023-09-13
The Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti) issued Regulation No. 6 of 2023 to amend the Alternative Trading System regulations, imposing stricter capital, equity, and operational requirements on Alternative Trading System Organizers. The regulation mandates rigorous fit-and-proper tests, ISO 27001 certification with specific cloud security standards, and enhanced risk management protocols, including a 200% margin requirement for derivatives. It also establishes detailed trading rules, execution latency limits, and mandatory reporting obligations to ensure market transparency and investor protection.
REGULATION OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING REGULATORY AGENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA NUMBER 6 OF 2023 CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO THE HEAD OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATION NUMBER 5 OF 2017 CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE TRADING SYSTEMS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THE ALMIGHTY HEAD OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING REGULATORY AGENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,
Considering: a. that in order to increase transparency in the implementation of the Alternative Trading System and to further strengthen Client protection, the provisions regarding the implementation of the Alternative Trading System need to be changed and adjusted; b. that based on the considerations referred to in letter a, it is necessary to establish a Regulation of the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency concerning Amendments to the Head of the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency Regulation Number 5 of 2017 concerning the Alternative Trading System;
Recalling:
DECIDES: Establishing: A REGULATION OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING REGULATORY AGENCY CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO THE HEAD OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATION NUMBER 5 OF 2017 CONCERNING THE ALTERNATIVE TRADING SYSTEM.
Article I Several provisions in the Head of the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency Regulation Number 5 of 2017 concerning the Alternative Trading System are amended as follows:
Article 8 provisions are amended, so that they read as follows: Article 8 (1) The application for approval as an Alternative Trading System Organizer is submitted to the Head of Bappebti using Form Number I.SPA.2 and completed with documents required in Form Number I.SPA.2.A, I.SPA.2.B, I.SPA.2.C, I.SPA.2.D, I.SPA.2.E, I.SPA.2.F, I.SPA.2.G as contained in the Appendix of this Agency Regulation. (2) Bappebti conducts verification or examination of the authenticity of documents according to the original and assessment of documents as referred to in paragraph (1). (3) Bappebti conducts fit and proper test interviews regarding ethics, morality, knowledge in Commodity Futures Trading, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) regarding the board of directors, board of commissioners, shareholders, and controllers of prospective Alternative Trading System Organizers as a completeness of the licensing process after the provisions as referred to in paragraph (2) are met. (4) In the event the controller, shareholder, and/or beneficial owner of the Alternative Trading System Organizer is a non-individual entity, Bappebti conducts clarification tracing of related parties up to at least the second degree, and may request recommendations or clarifications from the party granting licensing to the controller, shareholder, and/or beneficial owner of the Alternative Trading System Organizer in the form of a non-individual entity. (5) Bappebti conducts examination of physical facilities and infrastructure at the prospective Alternative Trading System Organizer's office guided by company completeness information using Form Number I.SPA.2.G and creates an examination report using Form Number I.SPA.3 as contained in the Appendix of this Agency Regulation. (6) Within 7 (seven) working days after conducting verification or examination of document authenticity as referred to in paragraph (2) and examination as referred to in paragraph (5), Bappebti provides feedback or notes to the applicant, namely the result is compliant or still needs to be completed by the applicant. (7) Results that still need to be completed by the applicant as referred to in paragraph (6) must be completed and/or report the progress of requirement completeness fulfillment within a maximum period of 7 (seven) working days since Bappebti provided feedback or notes. (8) Applicants who have not been able to complete and/or do not report the progress of requirement completeness fulfillment within the period as referred to in paragraph (7) will have Bappebti reject the application as referred to in paragraph (1). (9) Bappebti provides approval for the application as referred to in paragraph (1) at the latest 7 (seven) working days after all requirements are declared complete and correct. (10) Bappebti provides approval for the application as referred to in paragraph (1) using Form Number I.SPA.4 as contained in the Appendix of this Agency Regulation. (11) Bappebti conveys rejection of the application as referred to in paragraph (1) using Form Number I.SPA.5 as contained in the Appendix of this Agency Regulation.
Paragraph (3), paragraph (6), and paragraph (7) of Article 9 are amended and between paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) of Article 9, 1 (one) paragraph is inserted, namely paragraph (4a), so that Article 9 reads as follows: Article 9 (1) Plans for changes to the board of directors members, board of commissioners members, shareholders, and/or controllers of the Alternative Trading System Organizer must obtain recommendations from the Futures Exchange based on the results of fit and proper test interviews, before being submitted for approval from the Head of Bappebti. (2) In the event the Alternative Trading System Organizer has 2 (two) memberships in the Futures Exchange, the recommendation as referred to in paragraph (1) must be obtained from each Futures Exchange. (3) Applications for changes to the board of directors members, board of commissioners members, shareholders, and/or controllers of the Alternative Trading System Organizer as referred to in paragraph (1) are submitted to the Head of Bappebti using Form Number I.SPA.6 and completed with documents required in Form Number I.SPA.2.A, I.SPA.2.B, I.SPA.2.E, and I.SPA.2.F as contained in the Appendix of this Agency Regulation. (4) Bappebti conducts fit and proper test interviews regarding ethics, morality, and knowledge in Commodity Futures Trading, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) regarding the board of directors members, board of commissioners members, shareholders, and/or controllers of the Alternative Trading System Organizer as referred to in paragraph (1). (4a) In the event the controller, shareholder, and/or beneficial owner of the Alternative Trading System Organizer is a non-individual entity, Bappebti conducts clarification tracing of related parties up to the second degree, and may request recommendations or clarifications from the party granting licensing to the controller, shareholder, and/or beneficial owner of the Alternative Trading System Organizer in the form of a non-individual entity. (5) Bappebti provides approval or rejection for the application as referred to in paragraph (1) at the latest 20 (twenty) working days after requirement completeness is fulfilled. (6) Bappebti provides approval for the application as referred to in paragraph (3) using Form Number I.SPA.7 as contained in the Appendix of this Agency Regulation. (7) Bappebti conveys rejection of the application as referred to in paragraph (3) using Form Number I.SPA.5 as contained in the Appendix of this Agency Regulation.
Article 11 provisions are amended, so that they read as follows: Article 11 (1) The Alternative Trading System Organizer must report every transaction of Derivative Contracts other than Futures Contracts and Sharia Derivative Contracts to the Futures Exchange for electronic market supervision using Form Number I.SPA.10 as contained in the Appendix of this Agency Regulation. (2) The Alternative Trading System Organizer must register every transaction of Derivative Contracts other than Futures Contracts and Sharia Derivative Contracts with the Futures Clearing House for electronic settlement guarantee using Form Number I.SPA.11 as contained in the Appendix of this Agency Regulation. (3) The Alternative Trading System Organizer must at all times submit ask and/or bid price quotations for every Derivative Contract other than Futures Contracts and Sharia Derivative Contracts traded to the Futures Exchange via the official Futures Exchange website in real-time for public access at all times.
Article 13 provisions are amended, so that they read as follows: Article 13 (1) The implementation of activities as an Alternative Trading System Participant can only be carried out by a Futures Broker who has obtained approval from the Head of Bappebti. (2) Approval as an Alternative Trading System Participant can only be granted to a Futures Broker meeting the following requirements: a. being a limited liability company and a Member of the Futures Exchange and a Member of the Futures Clearing House; b. having paid-up capital of at least Rp30,000,000,000.00 (thirty billion rupiah) accompanied by documents as proof of ownership and placement of company capital; c. the Alternative Trading System Participant must maintain equity of at least Rp25,000,000,000.00 (twenty-five billion rupiah); d. having facilities and using systems that support orderly, fair, efficient, effective, and transparent trading; e. obtaining recommendations from the Futures Exchange and the Futures Clearing House; f. the board of directors, board of commissioners, shareholders, and controllers of prospective Alternative Trading System Participants must pass the fit and proper test from the Futures Exchange and Bappebti; and g. having at least 3 (three) board of directors members, one of whom holds the position of Compliance Director, and 2 (two) board of commissioners members, with 2/3 (two-thirds) of each board of directors and board of commissioners having Indonesian Citizen (WNI) status. (3) In conducting business activities, the Alternative Trading System Participant must have at least the following functions and features: a. applying the Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and/or Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) principles with the following provisions: