FINRA Announces Updates of the Interpretations of Financial and Operational Rules
FINRA Announces Updates of the Interpretations of Financial and Operational Rules
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(a) The Rules shall not apply to members' activities and positions with respect to security-based swaps, except for the following:
(1) FINRA Rule 2010;
(2) FINRA Rule 2020;
(3) FINRA Rule 3310; and
(4) FINRA Rule 4240.
(b) The following Rules shall apply to members' activities and positions with respect to security-based swaps only to the extent they would have applied as of July
Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3 (Customer Protection Rule) imposes requirements on member firms that are designed to protect customer funds and securities. Member firms are obligated to maintain custody of customers’ fully paid and excess margin securities, and safeguard customer funds by segregating these assets from the firm’s proprietary business activities and promptly delivering them to the customer upon request. Member firms can satisfy these requirements by keeping customer funds in a special reserve bank account and by maintaining customer securities in their physical possession or in a good control location, as specified in Rule 15c3-3. Member firms are required to maintain a reserve of cash or qualified securities in the special reserve bank account that is at least equal in value to the net cash owed to customers, including cash obtained from the use of customer securities. The amount of net cash owed to customers is computed pursuant to the formula set forth in Exhibit A to Rule 15c3-3.
This version was introduced with the filing of SR-FINRA-2020-015, which has been filed for Immediate Effectiveness. This version is temporary and effective from May 8, 2020 through June 15, 2020, pending any future extensions.
(a) General
(1) In furtherance of FINRA's obligations to foster cooperation and coordination of the clearing, settling and processing of transactions in equity and
