Clearing Firm means an entity meeting the requirements of, and approved for, clearing membership at the Clearing House that is authorized pursuant to the Clearing House Rules to clear trades in any or all of the Contracts and that meets the qualification of the Exchange pursuant to Rule 902. A Clearing Firm may also be a Participant where it is authorized to access the Exchange to effect transactions. As a Participant, a Clearing Firm may trade for its own proprietary account or an account on behalf of its Customer (e.g., as a broker). As a Participant, a Clearing Firm may trade on behalf of a Customer with an account at a different Clearing Firm acting as a broker or performing an equivalent agency function. The different Clearing Firm is responsible for approving the Clearing Firm for such Customers pursuant to the applicable form to the Clearing Firm Agreement. The term “Clearing Firm” collectively refers to all Authorized Traders of a Clearing Firm authorized to utilize the Exchange. A Clearing Firm that carries Customer accounts must be a CFTC-registered FCM.