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    <CFRTITLE>17</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Commodity and Securities Exchanges</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>3</VOL>
    <DATE>2010-04-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2010-04-01</ORIGINALDATE>
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    <TITLE>Exemption from the definition of âbrokerâ for banks for a limited period of time.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>247.781</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 247.781</HEADING>
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      <PARENT HEADING="Title 17" SEQ="2">Commodity and Securities Exchanges</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER II" SEQ="1">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (CONTINUED)</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 247" SEQ="0">REGULATION R-EXEMPTIONS AND DEFINITIONS RELATED TO THE EXCEPTIONS FOR BANKS FROM THE DEFINITION OF BROKER</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 247.781</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Exemption from the definition of “broker” for banks for a limited period of time.</SUBJECT>
    <P>A bank is exempt from the definition of the term “broker” under section 3(a)(4) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)) until the first day of its first fiscal year commencing after September 30, 2008.</P>
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