Annual Report 2017

156 Annual Report 2017 Assets of the DIPF consist of the Company’s initial capital, admission fees and contributions collected from members of the DIPF, and yields or benefits obtained from the proceeds and assets of the DIPF after the deduction of expenses for the operation of the DIPF. At the time of its establishment, the DIPF will have assets worth no less than Baht 100 million, which consists of initial capital of Baht 50 million from the Company and admission fees and contributions from DIPF members in the rest to make the total of Baht 100 million. The Company may collect additional sums of money as it deems necessary and appropriate. DIPF will protect the investors’ assets which are in the custody of the securities brokers who are members of the DIPF. In the event that the members of the DIPF fail to return the assets to investors, each investor shall be compensated by the DIPF for the related damages at the actual cost, but not exceeding Baht 1 million per DIPF member, in the following cases: 1) if any DIPF member is in receivership under the Bankruptcy Act or 2) if there are disputes concerning the purchase or sale of securities listed on the SET between investors and any DIPF member, and the arbitrator’s award is that the DIPF member shall return the assets to investors, but the DIPF member violates the award. The protection will not include any losses from derivatives trading regardless of who makes the investment decision.