Order: In the Matter of Fawad Ul Haq Khan and Khan Trading Associates Inc. Carrying on Business as Money Plus

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES ACT
R.S.O. 1990, c. C.20, AS AMENDED

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IN THE MATTER OF FAWAD UL HAQ KHAN and
KHAN TRADING ASSOCIATES INC. carrying on business as MONEY PLUS

ORDER

    WHEREAS on December 20, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission (the "Commission") issued a Notice of Hearing, pursuant to sections 60 and 60.1 of the Commodity Futures Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.20, as amended, in relation to a Statement of Allegations filed on December 19, 2012, in respect of Fawad Ul Haq Khan (“Khan”) and Khan Trading Associates Inc. carrying on business as Money Plus (collectively, the “Respondents”);

    AND WHEREAS on February 5, 2013, Staff of the Commission (“Staff”) and the Respondents attended before the Commission and agreed to attend a confidential pre-hearing conference on April 23, 2013;

    AND WHEREAS on February 5, 2013, the Commission ordered that this matter be adjourned to a confidential pre-hearing conference on April 23, 2013 at 3:30 p.m.;

    AND WHEREAS on April 26, 2013, the Commission issued a Notice of Hearing providing notice that the Commission would hold a hearing on June 24, 2013 to hear a motion application by the Respondents and the Commission would hold a further hearing on August 14, 2013 to hear a motion application by the Respondents;

    AND WHEREAS on June 24, 2013, Staff attended the hearing in person, the Respondents attended the hearing via teleconference and the parties made submissions regarding the Respondents’ request to have Staff’s electronic disclosure provided in printed form;

    AND WHEREAS on June 24, 2013, the Commission ordered that:

    1. Staff shall provide one full hard copy of its disclosure documents to the Respondents by July 10, 2013; and

    2. Khan shall be responsible to make arrangements to pick up the disclosure documents from Staff on the day they become available;

    AND WHEREAS on August 14, 2013, Staff and the Respondents attended a hearing before the Commission and the parties made submissions regarding the Respondents’ motion with respect to witnesses (the “Witness Motion”);

    AND WHEREAS on August 14, 2013, the panel reserved its decision on the Witness Motion;

    AND WHEREAS on August 27, 2013, Staff and the Respondents confirmed their availability to attend a confidential pre-hearing conference on October 1, 2013 at 11:30;

    AND WHEREAS the Commission is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to make this Order;

    IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a confidential pre-hearing conference shall take place on October 1, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.

    DATED at Toronto this 29^th day of August, 2013.