Democratized Prime General Terms and Conditions - YLDS-Margin Pool Addendum
Last Updated: February 17, 2026
1. Introduction.
This YLDS-Margin Pool Addendum (this “Addendum”) supplements the Democratized Prime General Terms and Conditions (the “T&Cs” or the “Agreement”). It governs all transactions executed in the YLDS-Margin Pool (the “YLDS-Margin Pool”) on the Figure Markets Democratized Prime Platform (“Demo Prime” or the “Platform”) and controls in the event of conflict between this Addendum and the T&Cs. Except as expressly modified by this Addendum, the Agreement remains unchanged and in full force and effect.
For more information on the YLDS-Margin Pool, see the Lending Pool page for the YLDS-Margin Pool on Demo Prime.
2. Purpose, Self-Custody, Fees, and Disclaimer.
A. The YLDS-Margin Pool is intended to allow investors who hold, or are otherwise eligible to hold YLDS Stablecoins, which are unsecured face-amount certificates and solely backed by the assets of Figure Certificate Company (“FCC”), the issuer of the certificates (the "Issuer"), to utilize Collateral to borrow YLDS directly from other Figure Markets Users who hold YLDS, utilizing Demo Prime. Demo Prime provides a means for these YLDS holders to express their interest in borrowing or lending YLDS and if algorithmically matched, enter into Loan transactions directly with one another. Borrowers and Lenders do so directly with one another after a market-clearing rate is established using a Dutch Auction.
B. Peer-to-Peer Transactions; No Participation by Figure.
Figure Prime, the Marketplace Operator, and other Figure Group entities do not guarantee the performance of any Borrower or Lender. Loans and related transfers and repayments occur directly between Borrowers and Lenders via their digital wallets. No Figure Group entity takes title to, holds, or has discretion to use any participant's YLDS or Collateral in connection with the YLDS-Margin Pool, except to the limited extent expressly described in the Agreement (including automated, programmatic actions to support collateral maintenance and liquidation, if applicable).
C. No Platform Fees.
Notwithstanding Section 4.D (Service Fees) of the Agreement, with respect to transactions in the YLDS-Margin Pool, the Service Fee is 0 basis points (0.00%) per annum. Figure, as the entity providing this Platform to facilitate liquidity in securities that it or its affiliates are the issuers of, Figure is not charging a fee for use of the Platform. A Liquidation Penalty of 2% will be charged for liquidating all Collateral outside of FGRS. This penalty is paid into a fund to help cover potential losses the YLDS-Margin Lenders could potentially suffer in a default and liquidation. There is no penalty for liquidating FGRS on the Figure ATS.
Interest rates for loans in Demo Prime are set using a Dutch Auction to establish the rate that the Borrower will pay the Lender for Loans in the YLDS-Margin Pool. This interest charge is programmatically determined and payable by Borrower to Lender through the Platform and is not a Platform fee charged by Figure.
D. Not a Regulated Securities Service.
For avoidance of doubt, Figure Prime and the Marketplace Operator, in operating the Platform for the YLDS-Margin Pool, are not acting as a broker-dealer, national securities exchange, or investment adviser, and do not provide investment advice, recommendations, or brokerage services. Figure Securities, Inc. (Figure's SEC-registered broker-dealer and operator of the Figure ATS) is not involved in, and does not solicit, arrange, match, execute, or clear any transactions in the YLDS-Margin Pool. None of these entities are responsible for the verification of the Borrower or the Lender's regulatory status regarding their activities on the Platform.
3. Definitions.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall be as defined in the T&Cs. In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Addendum, the following terms shall have the definitions ascribed to them:
“Auctions & Pricing” means the hourly Dutch auction, which sets the rate for each Settlement Period, where Loans occur at 00:00 and are completed at 59:59. The rate will be reflected as a percentage representing the total annualized appreciation of the Loan if financed at that rate for an entire year.
“Automated Instruction” means an instruction from a Borrower that facilitates the liquidation of Collateral and return to the Lenders of all or a portion of the Borrowed Asset to satisfy outstanding Loans when LTV liquidation thresholds are triggered. This Automated Instruction sends a sell instruction directly from the Borrower to liquidate their Collateral and purchase the Borrowed Asset as required in a liquidation.
“Automated Paydown” means an automated selection and sale of Collateral facilitated by the Automated Instruction to reduce outstanding Loan amounts and restore LTV thresholds.
“Borrowed Asset” means YLDS, unsecured face-amount certificates and solely backed by the assets of FCC, the Issuer of the certificates.
“Borrowed Asset Value” means, for each Settlement Period, the value attributed to the Lender’s YLDS for such Settlement Period as reflected on the Provenance Blockchain and recognized by the Platform when calculating the overcollateralization of the pool, LTV Ratio, and Loan Price.
“Borrower” means for YLDS-Margin Pool, the party borrowing and receiving YLDS in the Platform and agreeing to pay interest to Lenders.
“Close-Out Amount” means the netted amount determined at the end of each Settlement Period by the Platform Operator after termination of the transactions in the YLDS-Margin Pool, which nets out the Price, accrued Loan Rate, permitted fees/costs (including liquidation costs), and realized liquidation proceeds.
“Closing & Records” means records on the Provenance Blockchain which include Loan terms, Substitutions, LTV determinations and overcollateralization outcomes, liquidations (including results of an Automated Instruction), and allocations.
“Collateral” means, for any Settlement Period, BTC, ETH, FGRS, HASH, LINK, SOL, UNI, USD, USDC, USDT, XRP, YLDS, and related rights, proceeds, and records pledged to the YLDS-Margin Pool for such Settlement Period.
“Collateral Value” means, for each Settlement Period, the value attributed to the Borrower’s Collateral for such Settlement Period as reflected on the Provenance Blockchain and recognized by the Platform when calculating the overcollateralization of the pool, LTV Ratio, and Loan Price.
“Default Event” means events leading to a default by the Borrower, including failure to pay the Loan Amount and interest; failure to restore LTV Ratio thresholds; breaches of representations and warranties; servicing breaches; insolvency; or illegality.
“Eligibility Criteria” means the loan-level and pool-level parameters for the YLDS-Margin Pool in the YLDS-Margin Collateral Schedule.
“Eligible Collateral” means, for any Settlement Period, Collateral that meets the Eligibility Criteria.
“Fees” means platform fees for the YLDS-Margin Pool, which will be zero %. Figure does not plan to charge any Platform Fees for the YLDS-Margin Pool. A Liquidation Penalty of 2% will be charged for liquidating all Collateral outside of FGRS. This penalty is paid into a fund to help cover potential losses the YLDS-Margin Lenders could potentially suffer in a default and liquidation. There is no penalty for liquidating FGRS on the Figure ATS.
“Figure Prime” means Figure Demo Prime 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the operator of the Platform.
"FGRS" means the blockchain-native equity security issued by Figure Technology Solutions, Inc., issued natively on the Provenance Blockchain, as further described in the Issuer's offering and disclosure materials found here.
“Figure ATS” means the Alternative Trading System (ATS) that is the venue for a limit order book operated by Figure Securities, Inc., a member FINRA/SIPC.
“Governing Law (YLDS-Margin)” means that Delaware law governs this Addendum (notwithstanding Section 13 of the T&Cs).
“High LTV Ratio” means, for any Settlement Period, 85% LTV. If the YLDS-Margin Pool breaches this level for any Settlement Period, the Platform will alert the Borrower to inform them that they need to add Eligible Collateral or reduce funding.
“Ineligible Collateral” means Collateral that does not meet the Eligibility Criteria for the YLDS-Margin Pool; and is treated as having zero value and may cause LTV Ratio breaches if the Borrower does not substitute Eligible Collateral within the window provided in the YLDS-Margin Collateral Schedule.
"Issuer" means Figure Certificate Company, who issues YLDS.
“Lender” means for YLDS-Margin Pool, a funder participating in the YLDS-Margin Pool and lending YLDS via the Platform; each Lender receives their ratable share of the Loan Price and liquidation proceeds.
“Liquidation Penalty” means the penalty paid by the Borrower when Collateral that is not FGRS needs to be liquidated (BTC, ETH, HASH, LINK, UNI, USD, USDC, USDT, XRP, YLDS). This penalty will be 2% for the YLDS-Margin Pool. There is no penalty for liquidating FGRS on the Figure ATS.
“Loan” means for YLDS-Margin Pool, a financing transaction between a Borrower of YLDS and a Lender for any Settlement Period, where Lenders agree to lend YLDS to Borrowers directly to reach other through the Platform for the Settlement Period.
“Loan Amount” means for YLDS-Margin Pool, the amount loaned by Lenders through the Platform at the start of a Settlement Period to Borrowers in the YLDS-Margin Pool, which is equal to a maximum of Collateral Value × Advance Rate.
“Loan Date” means for any Loan, the end of the one-hour Settlement Period for such Loan (or later if financing is rolled to the next Settlement Period) when Borrower must pay the Loan Price.
“Loan Price” means for any Loan, the price for such Loan plus the Loan Rate accrued during the applicable Settlement Period.
“Loan Rate” means for YLDS-Margin Pool, the interest rate paid by the Borrowers to the Lenders, determined by the Dutch Auction mechanism in Platform for the given Settlement Period.
“LTV” means for YLDS-Margin Pool, for any Settlement Period, the value of the Eligible Collateral for such Settlement Period divided by the aggregate Price for such Settlement Period.
“Maximum LTV Ratio” means, for any Settlement Period, 90% LTV, the ratio where Borrower must take action to add Eligible Collateral or close out the loan; failure to do so when breaching the 90% LTV level will trigger an Automated Paydown immediately.