Sec. 425.131. RISK CONTROL TRANSACTIONS: TRADING REQUIREMENTS. For purposes of Sections 425.124-425.132, each derivative instrument must be:
(1) traded on a securities exchange;
(2) entered into with, or guaranteed by, a business entity;
(3) issued or written by, or entered into with, the issuer of the underlying interest on which the derivative instrument is based; or
(4) in the case of futures, traded through a broker that is:
(A) registered as a futures commission merchant under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.); or
(B) exempt from that registration under 17 C.F.R. Section 30.10, adopted under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.
