17 CFR § 242.503 - Certain foreign research reports.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t17/s242.503"
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title: "17 CFR § 242.503 - Certain foreign research reports."
title_number: 17
title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
section_number: "242.503"
section_name: "Certain foreign research reports."
chapter_name: "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION"
part_number: "242"
part_name: "REGULATIONS M, SHO, ATS, AC, NMS, SE, AND SBSR, AND CUSTOMER MARGIN REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY FUTURES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 77g, 77q(a), 77s(a), 78b, 78c, 78c-4, 78g(c)(2), 78i(a), 78j, 78k-1(c), 78 78m, 78n, 78(b), 78(c), 78(g), 78q(a), 78q(b), 78q(h), 78w(a), 78dd-1, 78mm, 80a-23, 80a-29, 80a-37, and 8343."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 544, Jan. 3, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 242.503 Certain foreign research reports.

A foreign person, located outside the United States and not associated with a registered broker or dealer, who prepares a research report concerning a foreign security and provides it to a U.S. person in the United States in accordance with the provisions of § 240.15a-6(a)(2) of this chapter shall be exempt from the requirements of this regulation.