How to become a member

To apply for a Direct Membership or General Clearer Membership with NOS you need to complete the following forms and agreements common to all markets:

• Clearing Membership Application Form
• Clearing Membership Agreement 

In addition the following market specific documentation needs to be completed:

 You will also need to supply:

• Certificate of Incorporation of the Applicant company
• Latest available audited financial statements
• An authorised signature list

Membership criterias

• Net capital of equal to EUR 1 million
• Based in a jurisdiction approved by NOS
• Audited financial statements
• Information regarding ownership, members of the board, financial information, etc
• Experience/knowledge in trading and risk management

Trading Rules

NOS is linked to different marketplaces for the markets we clear.
All clearing members of NOS trading a specific market, have to be Trading Members with the respective Marketplace.

The marketplaces have separate Rulebooks and Trading Memberhip Application:

Freight      Imarex Markets: Imarex
Seafood   Please contact Fishpool
UK Gas     Please contact our approved OTC brokers for trading rules and information
Power      Please contact our approved OTC brokers for trading rules and information
El-Cert      Please contact our approved OTC brokers for trading rules and information

When receiving the membership papers and documentation, NOS will process the application in the Membership Committee. This process should take no longer than a couple of weeks, providing all the relevant paperwork is in place.

For questions on becoming members, please contact NOS.