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Code · CFR · Title 17 — Commodity and Securities Exchanges · Part 240 — General Rules and Regulations, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 · § 240.3a40-1

§ 240.3a40-1. Designation of financial responsibility rules.

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The term financial responsibility rules for purposes of the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 shall include:
(a)Any rule adopted by the Commission pursuant to sections 8, 15(c)(3), 17(a) or 17(e)(1)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(b)Any rule adopted by the Commission relating to hypothecation or lending of customer securities;
(c)Any rule adopted by any self-regulatory organization relating to capital, margin, recordkeeping, hypothecation or lending requirements; and
(d)Any other rule adopted by the Commission or any self-regulatory organization relating to the protection of funds or securities. (Secs. 3, 15(c)(3), 17(a) and 23 (15 U.S.C. 78c, 78o, 78q(a) and 78u)) \[44 FR 28318, May 15, 1979\]
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