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§ 240.3a12-7 — a12-7 Exemption For Certain Derivative Securities Traded Otherwise Than On A National Securities Exchange

17 C.F.R. § 240.3a12-7

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Any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege traded exclusively otherwise than on a national securities exchange and for which quotations are not disseminated through an automated quotation system of a registered securities association, which relates to any securities which are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal or interest by, the United States, or securities issued or guaranteed by a corporation in which the United States has a direct or indirect interest as shall be designated for exemption by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 3(a)(12) of the Act, shall be exempt from all provisions of the Act which by their terms do not apply to any “exempted security” or “exempted securities,” provided that the securities underlying such put, call, straddle, option or privilege represent an obligation equal to or exceeding $250,000 principal amount.

17 C.F.R. § 240.3a12-6 17 C.F.R. § 240.3a12-8

Authorizing Statute

Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce
7 U.S.C. § 2
Records and reports
15 U.S.C. § 78q
Registration of securities
15 U.S.C. § 77f
Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers
15 U.S.C. § 78o
Foreign securities exchanges
15 U.S.C. § 78dd
Information required in registration statement
15 U.S.C. § 77g
General provisions of a liquidation proceeding
15 U.S.C. § 78fff
Necessity for regulation
15 U.S.C. § 78b
Proxies
15 U.S.C. § 78n
Classes of securities under this subchapter
15 U.S.C. § 77c
Registration requirements for securities
15 U.S.C. § 78l
Executive compensation and corporate governance
12 U.S.C. § 5221
Findings and purposes
12 U.S.C. § 5461
Definitions; promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation
15 U.S.C. § 77b
Creation; membership; compensation and expenses
12 U.S.C. § 241
Short title
15 U.S.C. § 78a
Trading by members of exchanges, brokers, and dealers
15 U.S.C. § 78k
Manipulative and deceptive devices
15 U.S.C. § 78j
Operations of designated financial market utilities
12 U.S.C. § 5465
Definitions and application
15 U.S.C. § 78c
National securities exchanges
15 U.S.C. § 78f
Rules, regulations, and orders; annual reports
15 U.S.C. § 78w
Comprehensive energy plan
15 U.S.C. § 781
Transaction fees
15 U.S.C. § 78ee
Failure of corporate officers to certify financial reports
18 U.S.C. § 1350