シュツットガルト証券取引所およびクリアストリームは、大麻およびその他の薬物商品に直接または間接的に関わることを主なビジネスとする発行者へのサービスを今後、行わないことを発表しました。 この変更により、シュツットガルト（SWB）およびフランクフルト（FWB）証券取引所での当該有価証券の取扱いがなくなります。2018年9月19日の終了時間より、IBKRでは以下の手段を講じます:

1. 変更により影響を受けるポジションでお客様によるクローズのアクションがなく、また米国上場への移管対象にならないものを強制的にクローズする、また
2. 影響を受けるポジションでお客様によるクローズのアクションがなく、 かつ移管対象となるものの強制移管を行う。

下記の表は2018年8月7日の時点でシュツットガルト証券取引所およびクリアストリームにより、影響を受けるとされる発行体であり、また米国上場への移管資格の有無も表示しています。クリアリングハウスによりますと、このリストには今後も追加があるものと見られているため、最新情報は各社のウェブサイトからの確認が推奨されます。

 重要な留意点:

• 米国上場は通常、店頭取引（PINK）され、ユーロではなく米ドル建てとなるため、マーケットリスクの他に為替レートのリスクが発生することにご注意ください。
• PINK Sheet有価証券を保有する口座保有者のお客様は、オープン注文を建てるにあたって米国（ペニー・ストック）の取引許可が必要になります。
• 米国（ペニー・ストック）の取引許可お持ちのお客様は、口座にログインする際に、二段階のログイン承認プロセスの使用が必要になります。

1 Leverage Limits

1.1 ESMA Margins
Leverage limits were set by ESMA at different levels depending on the underlying:

• 3.33% for major currency pairs; Major currency pairs are any combination of USD; CAD; EUR; GBP; CHF; JPY
• 5% for non-major currency pairs and major indices;
  • Non-major currency pairs are any combination that includes a currency not listed above, e.g. USD.CNH
  • Major indices are IBUS500; IBUS30; IBUST100; IBGB100; IBDE40; IBEU50; IBFR40; IBJP225; IBAU200
• 10% for non-major equity indices; IBES35; IBCH20; IBNL25; IBHK50
• 20% for individual equities

 1.2 Applied Margins - Standard Requirement

In addition to the ESMA Margins, IBKR (UK) establishes its own margin requirements (IB Margins) based on the historical volatility of the underlying, and other factors. We will apply the IB Margins if they are higher than those prescribed by ESMA.

Details of applicable IB and ESMA margins can be found here.

1.2.1 Applied Margins - Concentration Minimum

A concentration charge is applied if your portfolio consists of a small number of CFD positions, or if the three largest positions have a dominant weight. We stress the portfolio by applying a 30% adverse move on the three largest positions and a 5% adverse move on the remaining positions. The total loss is applied as the maintenance margin requirement if it is greater than the standard requirement.

1.3 Funds Available for Initial Margin

You can only use cash to post initial margin to open a CFD position. Realized CFD profits are included in cash and are available immediately; the cash does not have to settle first. Unrealized profits however cannot be used to meet initial margin requirements.

1.4 Automatic Funding of Initial Margin Requirements (F-segments)

IBKR (UK) automatically transfers funds from your main account to the F-segment of your account to fund initial margin requirements for CFDs.

Note however that no transfers are made to satisfy CFD maintenance margin requirements. Therefore if qualifying equity (defined below) becomes insufficient to meet margin requirements, a liquidation will occur even if you have ample funds in your main account. If you wish to avoid a liquidation you must transfer additional funds to the F-segment in Account Management.

2 Margin Close Out Rule

2.1 Maintenance Margin Calculations & Liquidations

ESMA requires IBKR to liquidate CFD positions latest when qualifying equity falls below 50% of the initial margin posted to open the positions. IBKR may close out positions sooner if our risk view is more conservative. Qualifying equity for this purpose includes cash in the F-segment (excluding cash in any other account segment) and unrealized CFD P&L (positive and negative).

The basis for the calculation is the initial margin posted at the time of opening a CFD position. In other words, and unlike margin calculations applicable to non-CFD positions, the initial margin amount does not change when the value of the open position changes.

2.1.1 Example

You have EUR 2000 cash in your CFD account. You want to buy 100 CFDs of XYZ at a limit price of EUR 100. You are first filled 50 CFDs and then the remaining 50. Your available cash reduces as your trades are filled:

*Equity equals Cash plus Unrealized P&L

The price increases to 110. Your equity is now 3000, but you cannot open additional positions because your available cash is still 0, and under the ESMA rules IM and MM remain unchanged:

 The price then drops to 95. Your equity declines to 1500 but there is no margin violation since it is still greater than the 1000 requirement:

The price falls further to 85, causing a margin violation and triggering a liquidation:

3 Negative Equity Protection

The ESMA Decision limits your CFD-related liability to the funds dedicated to CFD-trading. Other financial instruments (e.g. shares or futures) cannot be liquidated to satisfy a CFD margin-deficit.*

Therefore assets in the security and commodity segments of your main account, and non-CFD assets held in the F-segment, are not part of your capital at risk for CFD trading. However, all cash in the F-segment can be used to cover losses arising from CFD trading.

As Negative Equity Protection represents additional risk to IBKR, we will charge retail investors an additional financing spread of 1% for CFD positions held overnight. You can find detailed CFD financing rates here.

*Although we cannot liquidate non-CFD positions to cover a CFD deficit, we can liquidate CFD positions to cover a non-CFD deficit.

4 Incentives Offered to trade CFDs

The ESMA Decision imposes a ban on monetary and certain types of non-monetary benefits related to CFD trading. IBKR does not offer any bonus or other incentives to trade CFDs.