17 CFR § 300.500 - General.

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title: "17 CFR § 300.500 - General."
title_number: 17
title_name: "Commodity and Securities Exchanges"
section_number: "300.500"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION"
part_number: "300"
part_name: "RULES OF THE SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION CORPORATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 78ccc."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 5077, Jan. 25, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "300"
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# 300.500 General.

These rules will be applied in determining whether a securities transaction gives rise to a “claim for cash” or a “claim for securities” on the filing date of either a liquidation proceeding pursuant to the Securities Investor Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) or a direct payment procedure pursuant to section 10 of the Act.