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EXHIBIT C ICE SWAP TRADE, LLC Swap Execution Facility Rulebook Version: 2.30 EFFECTIVE DATE: April 19, 2021 This material may not be reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part without the express, prior written consent of ICE Swap Trade, LLC. © Copyright ICE Swap Trade, LLC 2013-2021. All Rights Reserved. CHAPTER 1: DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................... 18 CHAPTER 2: OWNERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE ....................................................................... 35 Rule 201. Management. .................................................................................................... 35 Rule 202. Committees. ...................................................................................................... 35 Rule 203. Participation Committee. .................................................................................. 36 Rule 204. Regulatory Oversight Committee. .................................................................... 36 Rule 205. Nominating Committee. ................................................................................... 37 Rule 206. Chief Compliance Officer. ................................................................................. 37 Rule 207. Conflicts of Interest of Named Persons. ........................................................... 39 Rule 208. Emergency Actions. .......................................................................................... 40 Rule 209. Conflict of Interest in Emergencies. .................................................................. 43 Rule 210. Reporting to the CFTC. ...................................................................................... 44 Rule 211. Information-Sharing Agreements. .................................................................... 44 Rule 212. Services Agreement with a Regulatory Services Provider. ............................... 45 Rule 213. Use of Data Collected from Market Participants and Clearing Members. ....... 45 Rule 214. Dissemination of Transaction Data. .................................................................. 46 Rule 215. Prohibited Use of Certain Property and Data. .................................................. 47 CHAPTER 3: ACCESS ............................................................................................................. 49 Rule 301. Applicability of Rules; Jurisdiction. ................................................................... 49 Rule 302. Impartial Access. ............................................................................................... 49 Rule 303. Criteria for Becoming a Participant. ................................................................. 49 Rule 304. Additional Criteria for Participants Trading for Customers. ............................. 51 2 Rule 305. ISVs. ................................................................................................................... 53 Rule 306. Authorized Traders. .......................................................................................... 54 Rule 306.A. Compliance with the Commodity Exchange Act .......................................... 54 Rule 307. Application, Withdrawal and Termination of Status. ....................................... 55 Rule 308. Participant User Administrators; Passwords. ................................................... 56 Rule 309. Trading Privileges/Limitations. ......................................................................... 58 Rule 310. Dues, Assessments and Fees. ........................................................................... 59 Rule 311. General Notices to Participants. ....................................................................... 59 Rule 312. Communications Between the SEF and Participants. ....................................... 59 Rule 313. Activities of Non-Participant Brokers. .............................................................. 60 CHAPTER 4: OBLIGATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS ....................................................................... 61 Rule 401. Duties of Participants. ....................................................................................... 61 Rule 402. Required Disclosures. ....................................................................................... 62 Rule 403. Right of Inspection. ........................................................................................... 62 Rule 404. Financial Notices. .............................................................................................. 63 Rule 405. Customers. ........................................................................................................ 63 Rule 406. Trading Limitations, Termination, Suspension. ................................................ 64 Rule 407. Certain Acknowledgements of Market Participants. ........................................ 65 Rule 408. Books and Records of ISVs. ............................................................................... 65 Rule 409. Access to Position Information. ........................................................................ 66 CHAPTER 5: TRADING PRACTICES AND BUSINESS CONDUCT ................................................. 67 Rule 501. Business Days and Trading Hours. .................................................................... 67 3 Rule 502. Rule Violations; Prohibited Trading Activity; Prohibitions on Fictitious Transactions, Fraudulent Activity and Manipulation. ................................... 67 Rule 503. Messaging Abuse. ............................................................................................. 68 Rule 504. Use of Trading Privileges................................................................................... 69 Rule 505. Supervision. ....................................................................................................... 69 Rule 506. Misuse of the Platform. .................................................................................... 69 Rule 507. Mishandling of Customer Orders. .................................................................... 69 Rule 508. Withholding Orders Prohibited. ....................................................................... 69 Rule 509. Priority of Customers’ Orders. .......................................................................... 69 Rule 510. Trading Against Customers’ Orders. ................................................................. 70 Rule 511. Disclosing Orders Prohibited. ........................................................................... 70 Rule 512. Cross Trades; Simultaneous Buy And Sell Orders. ............................................ 70 Rule 513. Execution of Required Transactions. ................................................................ 71 Rule 514. Execution of Permitted Transactions................................................................ 71 Rule 514.A. Post-Trade Name Give-Up ............................................................................. 72 Rule 514.B. Package Transactions .................................................................................... 72 Rule 515. Written Record of the Terms of Transactions. ................................................. 72 Rule 516. Pre-Execution Limit Checks. .............................................................................. 73 Rule 517. Position Limits. .................................................................................................. 74 Rule 518. Exemptions from Position Limits. ..................................................................... 75 Rule 519. Position Accountability. .................................................................................... 75 Rule 520. Aggregation of Positions. .................................................................................. 76 4 Rule 521. Orders Eligible for Post-Execution Allocation. .................................................. 76 Rule 522. Orders Entered Prior to SEF Opening. .............................................................. 76 Rule 523. Rejection of Orders; Cancellation. .................................................................... 77 Rule 524. Pre-Execution Communications........................................................................ 77 Rule 525. Acceptable Orders. ........................................................................................... 78 Rule 526. Revising Orders. ................................................................................................ 81 Rule 527. Deactivating and Deleting Orders. .................................................................... 81 Rule 528. Execution of Orders. ......................................................................................... 81 Rule 529. Order Entry. ...................................................................................................... 83 CHAPTER 6: INTENTIONALLY OMITTED ................................................................................. 85 CHAPTER 7: BLOCK TRADES, BROKERED TRADES AND NONCOMPETITIVE TRANSACTIONS .... 86 Rule 701. Block Trades. ..................................................................................................... 86 Rule 702. Brokered Trades. ............................................................................................... 88 CHAPTER 8: DISCIPLINARY RULES ........................................................................................