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Trade Platform

Platform Safeguards

The CRT Trade Platform's value depends on the integrity of its participants. This page describes the proposed verification, conduct and governance safeguards that protect platform participants and maintain the platform's trusted environment.

In development Updated June 2026

Access controls

The most fundamental safeguard is restricted access. The CRT Trade Platform is not open to the general public or to unverified participants. Access requires:

  • Current CRT membership (professional or business)
  • Completed platform KYC onboarding, including identity verification and sanctions screening
  • Acceptance of the platform terms and Code of Conduct
  • No current conduct restrictions imposed by CRT

All participants are displayed with their verified CRT status. Trade Integrity Passport holders are identified with their certification level. Members without certification are clearly distinguished.

Conduct standards

All platform participants are bound by the CRT Code of Professional Conduct. In the context of the platform, this specifically prohibits:

  • Posting requirements or offers that misrepresent the buyer's or seller's identity, authority, or the nature of the goods
  • Using the platform to facilitate transactions involving sanctioned parties or goods
  • Engaging in manipulative, deceptive or harassing behaviour in deal rooms or platform communications
  • Duplicating or circulating platform listings beyond the platform without the originating party's consent
  • Attempting to circumvent the platform to transact directly with counterparties met through the platform in a manner designed to evade CRT's rules

Moderation

CRT moderates the platform for conduct and compliance, not for commercial terms. Platform moderation covers: review of postings before publication; response to conduct flags raised by participants; and monitoring of aggregate platform activity for anomalies. CRT does not review the commercial content of deal rooms or communications.

Members found to have breached platform conduct rules may have their postings removed, their platform access suspended, or their membership consequences triggered through the complaints and appeals process.

Sanctions and restriction screening

All platform participants are screened against applicable sanctions lists during onboarding. CRT commits to re-screening on material changes to sanctions lists for active participants. Platform participants are responsible for their own ongoing sanctions compliance in the transactions they enter into. CRT's screening is a baseline, not a comprehensive compliance function.

What CRT cannot guarantee

Platform limitations

  • CRT cannot guarantee that all participants are acting in good faith at all times. Verification reduces risk but does not eliminate it.
  • CRT does not verify the existence, specification, quality or title of goods listed on the platform.
  • CRT is not a counterparty, guarantor, escrow agent or insurer for any transaction.
  • CRT cannot prevent participants from acting dishonestly. It can respond to conduct breaches that are reported or detected.
  • This platform is proposed and not yet live. No safeguards have been tested in practice.