ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Table of Contents

[¶ 3011] Article I: Name

[¶ 3017] Article II: Location

[¶ 3023] Article III: Purposes

[¶ 3023.1] Section 1: Fundamental Purposes
(a) Public Interest
(b) Financial Standards
(c) Arbitration
(d) Qualifications Standards
(e) Protection of Customers
(f) Doing Business With Non-Members
(g) Corporate Powers
[¶ 3023.2] Section 2: Contract Markets

(a) Non-applicability of NFA Rules
(b) Prohibition Upon Adoption of Certain Rules
[¶ 3023.3] Section 3: Communications With Legislative Bodies

[¶ 3029] Article IV: Form of Organization

Article V: [RESERVED]

[¶ 3041] Article VI: Members

[¶ 3041.1] Section 1: Membership Eligibility
[¶ 3041.2] Section 2: Membership Category

[¶ 3047] Article VII: Board of Directors

[¶ 3047.1] Section 1: General
[¶ 3047.2] Section 2: Composition of Board

(a) Contract Market Representatives
(b) Futures Commission Merchant, Leverage Transaction Merchant and Introducing Broker Representatives
(c) Industry Participant and Public Representatives
[¶ 3047.3] Section 3: Nominations; Election
(a) Nominating Committee
(b) Petition Procedure
(c) Election
(d) Public Representatives
[¶ 3047.4] Section 4: Terms of Directors
(a) Contract Market Directors
(b) Other Directors
[¶ 3047.5] Section 5: Voting; Quorum
[¶ 3047.6] Section 6: Establishment of Major Plans and Priorities
[¶ 3047.7] Section 7: Chairman and Vice Chairman
[¶ 3047.8] Section 8: Vacancies

[¶ 3053.1] Section 1: General
[¶ 3053.2] Section 2: Board Powers Not Exercisable By Executive Committee
(a) General Prohibitions
(b) Specific Prohibitions
[¶ 3053.3] Section 3: Composition
[¶ 3053.4] Section 4: Election of Members; Vacancies
[¶ 3053.5] Section 5: Voting; Quorum

[¶ 3065] Article X: Nominating Committee

[¶ 3065.1] Section 1: General
[¶ 3065.2] Section 2: Composition; Term of Members
[¶ 3065.3] Section 3: Selection of Committee Members

[¶ 3071.1] Section 1: Adoption, Amendment and Repeal
(a) Category Voting
(b) Contract Market Dues and Assessments
[¶ 3071.2] Section 2: Content of Bylaws

[¶ 3083] Article XIII: Duration

[¶ 3089] Article XIV: Members' Liability

[¶ 3095] Article XV: Financing

[¶ 3095.1] Section 1: Costs
[¶ 3095.2] Section 2: Initial Working Capital
[¶ 3095.3] Section 3: Revenue
[¶ 3095.4] Section 4: Loans and Other Receipts

[¶ 3101.1] Section 1: Registered Office
[¶ 3101.2] Section 2: Incorporators
[¶ 3101.3] Section 3: Indemnification
[¶ 3101.4] Section 4: Dissolution
[¶ 3101.5] Section 5: Directors' Liability

[¶ 3113] Article XVIII: Definitions