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Please see the attachment for a specific definition of ELIGIBLE SWAP
PARTICIPANT and the TRADE OPTION EXEMPTION. From a legal perspective and to avoid scrutiny and regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, ENA must always comply with the Trade Option Exemption when entering into options (as buyer or seller) with a third party. Some of ENA's trading parties cannot satisfy this exemption from regulation because they are not a producer/merchant handling the underlying commodity (such as banks, hedge funds, etc) even though they may be entering into the transaction for business purposes. If that situation occurs, ENA MUST ALWAYS BE THE OFFEREE OF THE OPTION (as buyer or seller) and ENA cannot solicit the party to enter into the transaction. If ENA's trading partner fails to satisfy the Trade Option Exemption, our confirmation will EXPLICITLY state that ENA was offered the option to buy or sell by the counterparty. Please call me if you have any questions. Thanks. Sara [ENA legal]
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