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17 CFR 23.608: Restrictions on counterparty clearing relationships.

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  1. Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges
  2. CHAPTER I—COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
  3. PART 23—SWAP DEALERS AND MAJOR SWAP PARTICIPANTS
  4. Subpart J—Duties of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

No swap dealer or major swap participant entering into a swap to be submitted for clearing with a counterparty that is a customer of a futures commission merchant shall enter into an arrangement that:

(a) Discloses to the futures commission merchant or any swap dealer or major swap participant the identity of a customer's original executing counterparty;

(b) Limits the number of counterparties with whom a customer may enter into a trade;

(c) Restricts the size of the position a customer may take with any individual counterparty, apart from an overall limit for all positions held by the customer with the swap dealer or major swap participant;

(d) Impairs a customer's access to execution of a trade on terms that have a reasonable relationship to the best terms available; or

(e) Prevents compliance with the timeframes set forth in § 1.74(b), § 23.610(b), or § 39.12(b)(7) of this chapter.

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