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CUSTOMER AGREEMENT

In consideration of Dorman Trading, LLC, (hereinafter referred to as "Dorman") acting as broker and accepting one or more accounts in commodities, commodity futures contracts, options on commodities or options on commodity futures contracts (collectively,"futures contracts") for the undersigned ("Customer"), it is agreed with respect to all accounts, whether upon margin or otherwise, which Customer now has or may at any future time have with Dorman, including accounts from time to time closed and then reopened as follows:

1. AUTHORIZATION. Customer authorizes Dorman to purchase and sell futures contracts for Customer's account in accordance with Customer's oral and written instructions. Customer hereby waives any defense that any such instructions were not in writing as may be required by any law, rule, or regulation. The authority hereby conferred shall remain in force until written notice of its revocation signed by Customer.

2. GOVERNMENTAL AND EXCHANGE RULES. All transactions shall be subject to the constitution, by-laws, rules, regulations, customs, usages, rulings and interpretations of the exchange, board of trade, contract market or other market (and its clearing house, if any) where exe cuted and to all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. If any statute rule, or regulation shall hereafter be adopted by any governmental authority, exchange, board of trade, clearing house, or self regulatory organization which shall be binding upon Dorman and shall affect in any manner or be inconsistent with any of the provisions hereof, the affected provisions of this agreement shall be deemed modified or superseded, as the case may be by the applicable provisions of such statute, rule, or regulation, and all other provisions of this agreement and provisions so modified shall in all respects continue to full force and effect. This paragraph is solely for Dorman's protection and Dorman's failure to comply with any such statute, rule or regulation shall not be a breach of this agreement or other wise impose liability upon Dorman to Customer nor relieve Customer of any obligations under this agreement.

3. MARGINS. Customer shall provide to and maintain with Dorman margin in such amounts and in such form as Dorman, in its sole discretion, from time to time may determine. Such margin requirements established by Dorman may exceed the margin required by Dorman by an exchange. Dorman may change margin requirements in its sole discretion at any time. If Dorman determines that additional margin is required, Customer agrees to deposit with Dorman such additional margin when and as required and demanded by Dorman, and will promptly meet all margin calls in such manner as Dorman shall designate in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding any demand for additional margin, Dorman at any time may proceed in accordance with paragraph 5 below, and any failure to proceed shall not be deemed a waiver of any rights by Dorman. No previous margin shall establish any precedent. Dorman shall not be liable to Customer for the loss of any margin deposits which is the direct or indirect result of the bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, custodianship, or assignment for the benefit of creditors of any bank, another clearing broker, exchange, clearing organization, or similar entity.

4. SECURITY AGREEMENT AND TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION. (a) All funds, securities, commodities, futures contracts, and other property of the Customer which Dorman at any time may be carrying for Customer (either individually, jointly with others, or as a guarantor of the account of another person) or which at any time may be in Dorman's possession or control or carried on its books for any purpose, including safekeeping, are to be held by Dorman as security and subject to a general lien and right of set-off for all liabilities of Customer to Dorman or any affiliate of Dorman. From time to time, Dorman in its sole discretion, without prior notice to Customer may, apply or transfer any funds (including segregated funds) or other property interchangeably between any of Customer's accounts at Dorman or an affiliate of Dorman as may be necessary for margin or to satisfy or reduce any deficit or debit balance in any such account. Within a reasonable time after any such transfer, Dorman will confirm the transfer in writing to Customer. (b) All property carried for Customer by Dorman shall be segregated as required by the Commodity Exchange Act and the rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Subject to such segregation requirements, Customer hereby grants to Dorman the right to pledge, repledge, hypothecate, rehypothecate, or invest, either separately or with the property of other customers, any securities or other property held by Dorman for the accounts of Customer or as collateral therefore, including without limitation to any exchange or clearing house through which trades of Customer are executed. Dorman shall be under no obligation to pay to Customer or account for any interest, income or benefit derived from such property and funds or to deliver the same securities or other property deposited with or received by Dorman for the account of Customer. Dorman may deliver securities or other property of like or equivalent kind or amount. (c) Any rights Dorman has under this agreement for purposes of cross-collateralization and Customer default may be exercised by any affiliate of Dorman in connection with property and positions of Customer with such Dorman affiliate. As security for the payment of all Customer's obligation and liabilities to a Dorman affiliate, each Dorman affiliate shall have a continuing priority security interest in all property in which Customer has an interest held by or through a Dorman affiliate. In order to satisfy and outstanding liability or obligation of Customer at a Dorman affiliate, such affiliates, at any time and without prior notice, may use, apply or transfer any such property and collateral interchangeably between and among themselves. In the event of a breach or default under this agreement or any other agreement Customer may have with a Dorman affiliate, each Dorman affiliate shall have all rights and remedies available to a secured creditor under any applicable law in addition to the rights and remedies provided herein.

5. LIQUIDATION OF ACCOUNTS. In the event of (a) the death or judicial declaration of incompetency of Customer, (b) the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, or a petition for the appointment of a receiver, by or against Customer, or any one of the Customers if this is a joint account, (c) the filing of an attachment against any of Customer's accounts carried by Dorman, (d) insufficient margin as determined by Dorman in its sole discretion, or Dorman's determination that any collateral deposited to protect one or more accounts of Customer is inadequate, regardless of current market quotations, to secure the account, or (g) any other circumstances or developments that Dorman deems to require action necessary for its protection, Dorman is hereby authorized, according to its judgment and in its sole discretion, to take one or more or any portion of the following actions: (1) satisfy any obligation Customer may have to Dorman, either directly or by way of guaranty or suretyship, out of any of Customer's funds or property in the custody or control of Dorman; (2) sell any or all futures contracts, commodities, or securities held or carried for Customer or purchase any or all futures contracts, commodities or securities held or carried as a short position for Customer; and (3) cancel any or all outstanding orders, contracts, or any other commitments made on behalf of Customer. Any of the above actions may be taken without demand for margin or additional margin, without prior notice of sale or purchase or other notice or advertisement to Customer, his personal representatives, heirs, executors, administrators, legatees, or assigns, and regardless of whether the ownership interest shall be solely Customer's or held jointly with others. In liquidating Customer's long or short position, Dorman, in its sole discretion may sell or purchase in the same contract month or initiate new long or short positions in order to establish a spread or straddle which in Dorman's judgment may be necessary or advisable to protect existing positions in Customer's account. Any sales or purchases hereunder may be made according to Dorman's judgment and at its discretion on any exchange or other market where such business is then usually transacted or at public auction or at private sale, and Dorman may purchase the whole or any part thereof free from any right of redemption. It is understood that, in all cases, a prior demand, call, or notice of the time and place of a sale or purchase shall not be considered a waiver of Dorman's right to sell or buy without demand or notice as herein provided. Customer at all times shall be liable for the payment of any debit balance upon demand by Dorman, and shall be liable for any deficiency remaining in Customer's account(s) in the event of the liquidation thereof in whole or in part by Dorman or by Customer. In the event the proceeds realized pursuant to this authorization are insufficient for the payment of all liabilities of Customer due to Dorman, Customer promptly shall pay, upon demand, the deficit and all unpaid liabilities, together with interest thereon and all costs of collection including reasonable attorneys' fees. Customer agrees to pay all expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by Dorman to collect any debit balances in Customer's account or to defend any unsuccessful claim Customer may bring against Dorman.

6. DELIVERY MONTH LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS. (a) Liquidating instructions on open positions maturing in a current delivery month must be given to Dorman at least five (5) business days prior to the first notice day in the case of long positions and, in the case of short positions, at least five (5) business days prior to the last trading day. Alternatively, sufficient funds to take delivery or the necessary delivery documents must be delivered to Dorman within the same periods described above. If neither instructions, funds, nor documents are received, Dorman without notice, may either liquidate Customer's position or make or receive delivery on behalf of Customer upon such terms and by such methods which Dorman deems feasible. (b) If at any time Customer fails to deliver to Dorman any property previously sold by Dorman on Customer's behalf or fails to deliver property, securities or financial instruments in compliance with futures contracts, or Dorman shall deem it necessary (whether by reason of the requirements of any exchange, clearing house or otherwise) to replace any securities, futures contracts, financial instruments, or other property previously delivered by Dorman for the account of Customer with other property of like or equivalent kind or amount, Customer authorizes Dorman in its judgment to borrow or to buy any property necessary to make delivery thereof or to replace any such property previously delivered and to deliver the same to such other party to whom delivery is to be made. Dorman may repay subsequently any borrowing thereof with property purchased or otherwise acquired for the account of Customer. Customer shall pay Dorman for any cost, loss and damage from the foregoing (including consequential damages, penalties and fines) which Dorman may be required to incur or which Dorman may sustain from its inability to borrow or buy any such property.

7. CHARGES. Customer agrees to pay such brokerage, commission and account charges and fees as Dorman may establish and change from time to time. Customer agrees to be liable to Dorman for interest on amounts due from Customer to Dorman at the rates customarily charged by Dorman. In the event Customer's account is transferred to another broker, a transfer charge shall apply and statutory monthly fees. Dorman may charge a monthly software license fee.

8. STATEMENTS AND CONFIRMATIONS. Confirmations of trades and any other similar notices, including but not limited to purchase and sale statements, sent to Customer shall be conclusive and binding unless Customer notifies Dorman to the contrary, (i) where a report is made orally, at the time delivered to Customer, or (ii) where a report or notice is in writing, prior to the opening of trading on the next day following delivery of the report on which the relevant Exchange is open for business. Customer's account shall be conclusive and binding unless Customer notifies Dorman to the contrary immediately upon delivery to the Customer. ANY OBJECTION OF CUSTOMER TO A TRADE CONFIRMATION OR SIMILAR NOTICE OR A MONTHLY STATEMENT MUST BE MADE IN WRITING AND DIRECTED TO DORMAN'S COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT ADDRESSED TO 141 WEST JACKSON, SUITE 2070 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604, OR VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMITTED TO (312) 341-7898, WITHIN THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE. THE FAILURE OF CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE SUCH TIMELY WRITTEN OBJECTION IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED SHALL CONSTITUTE RATIFICATION OF ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY DORMAN OR ITS AGENTS.

9. COMMUNICATIONS. Reports, statements, notices and any other communications may be transmitted to Customer at the address given in the Account Application, or to such other address as Customer may from time to time designate in writing. All communications so sent, whether by mail, fax, air courier, messenger email, internet access, or otherwise, shall be deemed transmitted when deposited in the United States mail, or when received by a transmitting agent, and deemed delivered to Customer, whether actually received by Customer or not.

10. COMMUNICATION DELAYS. Dorman shall not be held responsible for delays in the transmission or execution of orders due to a breakdown or failure of transmission or communication facilities, or for any other cause beyond Dorman's control.

11. CURRENCY FLUCTUATION RISK. If Customer directs Dorman to enter into any transaction to be effected in a foreign currency: (a) any profit or loss arising as a result of a fluctuation in the exchange rate affecting such currency will be entirely for Customer's account and risk; (b) all initial and subsequent deposits for margin purposes shall be made in U.S. dollars in such amounts as Dorman in its sole discretion may require; and (e) Dorman is authorized to convert funds in Customer's account into and from such foreign currency at an exchange rate determined by Dorman in its sole discretion on the basis of then prevailing exchange rates. Transactions on markets in other jurisdictions, including markets formally linked to a domestic market, may expose you to additional risk. Such markets may be subject to regulation that may offer different or diminished investor protection. Domestic regulatory authorities will be unable to compel the enforcement of the rules of regulatory authorities or markets in other jurisdictions.

12. TRADING RECOMMENDATIONS. Customer acknowledges that (a) any market recommendations and information communicated to Customer by Dorman do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any commodity or futures contract; (b) such recommendations and information, although based upon information obtained from sources believed by Dorman to be reliable, may be incomplete and may not be verified; and (c) Dorman makes no representation, warranty or guaranty as to and shall not be responsible for, the accuracy or completeness of any information or trading recommendation furnished to Customer. Customer understands that Dorman's officers, directors, affiliates, stockholders, employees, or representatives may have a position in and may intend to buy or sell commodities or futures contracts which are the subject of market recommendations furnished to Customer, and that the market position of any such officer, director, affiliate, stockholder, employee, or representative may or may not be consistent with the recommendations furnished to Customer by Dorman. Dorman makes no representation, warranty, or guaranty with respect to tax consequences of Customer's transactions.

13. CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIONS. Customer represents that the information contained in the Account Application is true, correct, and not misleading in any respect, and agrees that he will promptly notify Dorman in writing if any of the information or representations contained therein materially changes or ceases to be true and correct in any material respect. Customer further represents that he is of legal age and sound mind and that, except as disclosed in writing to Dorman, no one except Customer has an interest in any account or accounts carried for Customer by Dorman. Customer further represents that he is not an employee of any exchange, any corporation in which any exchange owns a majority of the capital stock, any member of any exchange, any firm registered on any exchange, any futures commission merchant, any introducing broker, or any bank, trust, or insurance company. In the event that Customer becomes so employed, he will promptly notify Dorman in writing of such employment. Customer further represents that he has full power and authority to enter into this agreement and to engage in transactions in futures contracts of the kind contemplated herein and that execution of this agreement, performance of duties hereunder, and the trading of futures contracts by customer are not prohibited by any law, rule, regulation, agreement or otherwise.

14. TRADING LIMITATIONS. Dorman at anytime in its sole discretion may limit the number of positions which Customer may maintain or acquire through Dorman. Customer agrees not to exceed the position limits established by the CFTC or any contract market, whether acting alone or with others, and to promptly advise Dorman if Customer is required to file any reports on positions.

15. OPTIONS TRADING. (a) Customer understands that some exchanges and clearinghouses have established cut-off times for the tender of exercise instructions and that an option will become worthless if instructions are not delivered before such expiration time. Customer also understands that certain exchanges and clearinghouses automatically will exercise some "in-the-money" options unless instructed otherwise. Customer acknowledges full responsibility for taking action either to exercise or to prevent the exercise of an option contract, as the case may be; Dorman is not required to take any action with respect to an option contract, including without limitation any action to exercise a valuable option prior to its expiration date or to prevent the automatic exercise of an option, except upon Customer's express instructions. Customer further understands that Dorman has established exercise cut-off times which may be different from the times established by exchanges and clearing houses. (b) Customer understands that (i) all short option positions are subject to assignment at any time, including positions established on the same day that exercises are assigned, and (ii) exercise assignment notices are allocated randomly from among all Dorman customers' short options positions which are subject to exercise. A more detailed description of Dorman's allocation procedure is available upon request.

16. CONSENT TO CROSS TRANSACTIONS. This consent is being provided in order to comply with exchange rules regarding cross trade procedures and the execution of trades in which a floor broker or brokerage firm may be directly or indirectly involved as a principal to a transaction on any exchange that, from time to time, adopts rules requiring customer consent for these transactions. Customer hereby consents that Dorman, LLC ("Dorman"), its agents, or floor brokers handling Dorman orders, may, without prior notice, execute Customer's orders in which Dorman, its directors, officers, employees, agents, or the floor broker, may directly or indirectly, become the buyer to Customer's sell order or the seller to Customer's buy order, provided that such executions are made in accordance with exchange rules and any applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act or regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This consent shall be continuous and remain in effect until revoked in writing by Customer.

17. NO WAIVER OR AMENDMENT. No provision of this agreement may be waived or amended unless the waiver or amendment is in writing and signed by an authorized officer of Dorman. No waiver or amendment of this agreement shall be implied from any course of dealing between the parties or from any failure by Dorman or its agents to assert its rights under this agreement on any occasion or series of occasions. No oral agreements or instructions to the contrary shall be recognized or enforceable.

18. GOVERNING LAW / PARTIAL INVALIDITY. This agreement and its enforcement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Illinois without reference to conflict-of-laws principles. Wherever possible, each provision of this agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be valid and effective under applicable law, but if any provision of this agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this agreement.

19. BINDING EFFECT. This agreement shall be continuous and shall cover, individually and collectively, all accounts of Customer at any time opened or reopened with Dorman, irrespective of any change or changes at any time in the personnel of Dorman or its successors, assigns, or affiliates, for any cause whatsoever; shall inure to the benefit of Dorman and its successors and assigns, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise; and shall be binding upon Customer and the estate, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of Customer. Customer hereby ratifies all transactions with Dorman affected prior to the date of this agreement, and agrees that the rights and obligations of Customer in respect thereto shall be governed by the terms of this agreement, which supersedes all other customer agreements between Dorman and Customer.

20. TERMINATION. This agreement shall continue in effect until terminated and may be terminated by Customer at any time when Customer has no positions and no liabilities held by or owed to Dorman or at any time whatsoever by Dorman; provided, however, that any such termination shall not affect any transactions theretofore entered into and shall not relieve either party of any obligations in connection with any debit or credit balance or other liability or obligation incurred prior to such termination.

21. INDEMNIFICATION. Customer agrees to indemnify Dorman and hold Dorman harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by Dorman because any of the Customer's representations and warranties shall not be true and correct or the agreements made herein by Customer shall not be fully and timely performed. Customer also agrees to pay promptly to Dorman all damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by Dorman in the enforcement of any of the provisions of this agreement.

22. RECORDING. (a) Customer understands that Dorman in its sole discretion may record, on tape or otherwise, any telephone conversation between Dorman and Customer. Customer hereby agrees and consents to such recording and waives any right Customer may have to object to the admissibility into evidence of such recording in any legal proceeding between Customer and Dorman or in any other proceeding to which Dorman is a party or in which Dorman's records are subpoenaed. (b) Absent a separate written agreement with Customer or an advisor duly authorized to act on Customer's behalf, Dorman in its sole discretion may, but shall not be obligated to, accept futures contracts from other brokers executed by such brokers for clearance and maintenance in Customer's account. If Dorman and Customer enter into a separate give-up agreement, this agreement will control in the event of any conflict between such agreements.

23. TERMS AND HEADINGS. The term "Dorman" shall be deemed to include Dorman, LLC, and its agents, successors and assigns; the term "Customer" shall be deemed to refer to the party or parties executing this agreement. All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the feminine or the masculine, as the gender of Customer requires. If this is a joint account, the singular shall mean, where appropriate, all owners of an account and the statements, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein shall be deemed to have been made by each owner of the account. The paragraph headings in this agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to limit the applicability or affect the meaning of any of its provisions.

24. JOINT ACCOUNT PROVISIONS. (a) If this account is held by more than one (1) person, all of the joint holders are jointly and severally liable to Broker for any and all obligations arising out of transactions in the account and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions of the Customer Agreement signed by each party. Broker is authorized to accept instructions and to send confirmations to any one of the joint owners, and the Customer hereby further appoints any and all of said joint owners as Customer's agent for receipt of confirmations and hereby waives any right to receive confirmations otherwise. Any one or more of the joint owners shall have full authority for the account and risk in the name of the joint account. Dorman Trading, LLC (b) If this account is a joint account, in the event of the death of any of the Customers, the survivor(s) shall immediately give Dorman written notice thereof, and Dorman, before or after receiving such notice, may take such action, institute such proceedings, require such papers, retain such portion of the account, and restrict transactions in the account as Dorman may deem advisable to protect Dorman against any tax, liability, penalty, or loss under any present or future laws or otherwise. The estate(s) of any of the Customers who shall have died shall be liable, and the survivors) shall continue to be liable, to Dorman for any debit balance or loss in the account in any way resulting from the completion of transactions initiated prior to the receipt by Dorman of the written notice of the death of the decedent, or incurred in the liquidation of the account, or the adjustment of the interests of the respective parties. (c) If this account is held by tenants in common, then, in the event that the account is closed or upon receipt of a certified document evidencing death or legal incapacity of any tenant, the account shall be divided in equal shares unless Broker is otherwise notified, in writing, signed by all joint owners of the amounts to be distributed to the individual joint owners. (d) If this account is held by the parties as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, then, upon receipt of a certified document evidencing death or legal incapacity of one of the parties, the remaining party or parties shall continue this account in their name as sole or joint owners with all the terms and conditions of said account continuing in full force and effect.

25. PARTNERSHIP PROVISION. Where Customer is a partnership, the event of the dissolution or the termination of the Customer or the dissolution, termination or withdrawal of a general partner of the Customer by death, retirement, or for any other reason, the remaining partners immediately shall give Dorman written notice thereof and Dorman may, before or after receiving such notice, close the account(s) of Customer and proceed in accordance with paragraph 5 above and take such action, institute such proceeding, require such papers, retain such portion of the account(s) or restrict transaction in the account(s) as Dorman may deem advisable to protect Dorman against any liability, tax, or penalty under any present or future laws or otherwise. The estate of any of the general partners who shall have died shall be liable, and each survivor shall continue to be liable to Dorman for any debit balance or loss in said account(s) resulting from the completion of transactions initiated prior to receipt by Dorman of such written notice or incurred in the liquidation of the account(s) or the adjustment of the interests of the respective parties.

26. ERISA PENSION PLAN PROVISION. Where Customer is a plan covered by ERISA (as defined below), Customer acknowledges and understands that Dorman is only providing services hereunder and is not a plan fiduciary as defined in section 3(21) of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), and any rules or regulations promulgated there under. Dorman has no discretionary authority or control with respect to Customer's purchase or sale of futures contracts and that the furnishing of market recommendations and information by Dorman is solely for Customer's convenience and does not constitute the exercise of such authority or control; and there is no agreement, arrangement, or understanding between Customer and Dorman that Dorman's recommendations will serve as the primary basis for investment decisions with respect to the assets of Customer or that Dorman will render individualized investment advice to Customer based on the particular needs of Customer. Customer further represents that it has full power and authority pursuant to governing agreements and otherwise to enter into this agreement and to engage in transactions in futures contracts of the kind contemplated herein. Customer further represents that it is not a "commodity pool operator", within the meaning of the Commodity Exchange Act, by virtue of the exclusion provided in CFTC rule 4.5(a), and that it has filed any required notice of eligibility in accordance with the requirements of Rule 4.5(c).

27. JURISDICTION, VENUE, WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND SHORTENING OF LIMITATIONS PERIOD. Customer agrees that any civil action, arbitration or other legal proceeding between Dorman or its employees or associated persons, on one hand, and Customer, on the other hand, arising out of or relating to this agreement on Customer's account shall be brought, heard and resolved only by a tribunal located in Chicago, Illinois and Customer hereby waives the right to have such proceeding transferred to any other location. In addition, Customer hereby waives trial by jury in any such action or proceeding. No action, regardless of form, arising out of or relating to this agreement or transactions hereunder may be brought by Customer more than one year after the cause of action arose, provided, however, that any action brought under the provisions of Section 14 of the Commodity Exchange Act may be brought at any time within two years after the cause of action accrues. Customer hereby submits and consents to personal jurisdiction in any state or federal court in Chicago, Dorman Trading, LLC Illinois and appoints and designates Dorman (or any other party whom Dorman may from time to time hereinafter designate) as Customer's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and duly authorized agent for service of legal process, and agrees that service of such process upon Dorman or such other party shall constitute personal service of such process upon Customer; provided, that Dorman or such other party shall, within five days after receipt of any such process, forward the same by air courier or by certified or registered mail, together with all papers affixed thereto, to Customer at Customer's last known mail address.

28. RISK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Customer acknowledges that investment in futures contracts is speculative, involved a high degree of risk and is suitable only for persons who can assume risk of loss in excess of their margin deposits. Customer understands that because of the low margin normally required in futures trading, price changes in futures contracts may result in significant losses, which losses may substantially exceed Customer's margin deposits. Customer represents that Customer is willing and able, financially and otherwise, to assume the risks of futures trading, and in consideration of Dorman's carrying Customer's account(s), Customer agrees not to hold Dorman responsible for losses incurred through following its trading recommendations or suggestions or those of its employees, agents or representatives. Customer recognizes that guarantees of profit or freedom from loss are impossible of performance in futures trading, acknowledges that Customer has received no such guarantees from Dorman or from any of its representatives, and has not entered into this agreement in consideration of or in reliance upon any such guarantees or similar representations.

29. ACCEPTANCE. This agreement shall not be deemed to be accepted by Dorman or become a binding contract between Customer and Dorman until approved by Dorman's new accounts department.

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