17 CFR § 247.100 - Definition.

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title: "17 CFR § 247.100 - Definition."
title_number: 17
title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
section_number: "247.100"
section_name: "Definition."
chapter_name: "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION"
part_number: "247"
part_name: "REGULATION R—EXEMPTIONS AND DEFINITIONS RELATED TO THE EXCEPTIONS FOR BANKS FROM THE DEFINITION OF BROKER"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 78c, 78, 78q, 78w, and 78mm."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 56554, Oct. 3, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 247.100 Definition.

For purposes of this part the following definition shall apply: *Act* means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a *et seq.*).