How to become the exchange member?

Obtaining of the POLPX membership status is connected with fulfilling of the requirements, stipulated in the commodity exchange act, dated on the day of October the 26th 2000 as well as in relevant internal regulations of POLPX:

1. Holding of the PFSA permission for keeping of exchange commodities registers or accounts or holding of the permission for carrying out brokerage activities
2. Employing of a commodity exchange broker, who has been entered into the broker list, kept by the PFSA
3. Obtaining of the Warsaw Commodity Clearing House membership
4. Submitting of complete application for concluding of the membership agreement as well as for admittance to the exchange activities

The entities, which do not fulfill the requirements connected with obtaining of the Exchange Membership within the scope of the Property Rights Market and the Emission Allowance Market shall be entitled to participate on those markets on condition that:

1. They obtain the Warsaw Commodity Clearing House membership
2. In case of the EAM market - they have got the account in the National Register of the Emission Allowances
   
3. In case of PRM market - they have obtained the membership in relevant Certificate of Origin Register

In accordance with the Trading Regulations for The Exchange Commodities Market only the entities, which have concluded the membership agreement with the Exchange and which have been admitted to activities on the exchange by the Exchange Management Board shall be entitled to function as  the parties of the transactions being entered into on the Exchange Commodity Market.

The Exchange Management Board shall take decision about granting of the Exchange Member status as well as admitting to activities on the chosen market after examination of relevant applications.