11 USC § 753 - Stockbroker liquidation and forward contract merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, financial participants, securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo participants, and master netting agreement participants
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identifier: "/us/usc/t11/s753"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "11 USC § 753 - Stockbroker liquidation and forward contract merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, financial participants, securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo participants, and master netting agreement participants"
title_number: 11
title_name: "BANKRUPTCY"
section_number: "753"
section_name: "Stockbroker liquidation and forward contract merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, financial participants, securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo participants, and master netting agreement participants"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "LIQUIDATION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "STOCKBROKER LIQUIDATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 109–8, title IX, § 907(m), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 181.)"
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# § 753. Stockbroker liquidation and forward contract merchants, commodity brokers, stockbrokers, financial institutions, financial participants, securities clearing agencies, swap participants, repo participants, and master netting agreement participants
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the exercise of rights by a forward contract merchant, commodity broker, stockbroker, financial institution, financial participant, securities clearing agency, swap participant, repo participant, or master netting agreement participant under this title shall not affect the priority of any unsecured claim it may have after the exercise of such rights.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–8, title IX, § 907(m), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 181.)
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
Section effective 180 days after , and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2005 Amendment note under .