Booth space on the trading floor may be assigned only to members and member firms. Available booth space will be assigned by Exchange staff in accordance with the policies established by the Exchange and the decisions of Exchange staff regarding the assignment of booth space shall be final. Orders may be accepted at the booth space assigned to a member or member firm only by the member, employees of the member or member firm and members qualified by the member firm.
Notwithstanding any other rule, any member who is associated as a partner, shareholder, member, officer, manager, employee, or consultant with any entity or natural person that is or should be registered as an Introducing Broker, Futures Commission Merchant, Commodity Trading Advisor or Commodity Pool Operator as those terms are defined in Section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act and/or 17 C.F.R. 1.3, may not solicit orders of others from the floor of the Exchange unless the entity or natural person for which or for whom the member is soliciting orders is also a member firm or member of the Exchange. (11/29/07)