CFR > Title 17 - Commodity and Securities Exchanges > CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION > PART 240—GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 > SUBPART A—Rules and Regulations Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.0-1 to §240.12a-9) > 240.3a40-1—Designation of financial responsibility rules.

240.3a40-1—Designation of financial responsibility rules.

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.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Secs. 3, 15(c)(3), 17(a) and 23 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78o, 78q(a) and 78u ))

Code of Federal Regulations

[44 FR 28318, May 15, 1979]