The professional standards for natural person intermediaries should include but not be limited to the following:

1. Intermediaries engaged in intermediary business or other related futures businesses should obtain corresponding professional qualifications and Conduct business strictly within the scope permitted by qualifications.

2. During the course of conducting business, an intermediary shall not engage in any behavior that damages the legitimate rights and interests of clients or futures companies or disrupts the order of the futures market. Intermediaries qualified for agency transactions should abide by the principles of prudence, diligence, serving the interests of clients, and treating all clients equally.

3. It is prohibited to carry out false propaganda, profit guarantees, misappropriation of customer deposits and other fraudulent activities that infringe on the rights and interests of customers. It is prohibited to collect, pay, deposit, withdraw or transfer futures margin on behalf of clients. Providing financing to customers is prohibited.

4. When an intermediary receives a commission, the client should be informed through an intermediary agreement or futures brokerage contract.

6. The intermediary and the futures company must sign an intermediary agreement. Intermediaries are prohibited from establishing intermediary relationships with two or more futures companies at the same time.

7. Unfair competition is prohibited.

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Obligations of the parties to an intermediary contract

1. The obligation to report contracting opportunities or provide a medium for contract conclusion. The intermediary shall truthfully report to the client matters concerning the conclusion of the contract.

2. Duty of loyalty. The intermediary shall truthfully report matters related to the conclusion of the contract and other relevant information.

3. The obligation to bear intermediary fees. If an intermediary facilitates the establishment of a contract, the intermediary's expenses shall be borne by the intermediary.

4. Anonymity and confidentiality obligations. In media intermediary, if one or both parties appoint an intermediary not to inform the other party of his or her name or trade name, the intermediary has the obligation not to inform the other party of his or her name, trade name or name. This is the obligation of anonymity. This kind of Intermediary is also called anonymous intermediary or anonymous intermediary

5. Intervention obligations. The intermediary's obligation to intervene refers to the intermediary's obligation to perform responsibilities as an auxiliary person on behalf of the anonymous party under certain circumstances in anonymous mediation, and to accept the payment from the other party.

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