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Amount of net capital in excess of minimum required net capital, calculated under Alternative Standard.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Rule 15c3-1
-Number 240
-Section 15c3-1

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Minimum amount of net capital of broker-dealer and its subsidiary, calculated under Alternative Standard.

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-Name Rule 15c3-1
-Number 240
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Minimum amount of net capital of broker-dealer subsidiary, calculated under Alternative Standard.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Rule 15c3-1
-Number 240
-Section 15c3-1

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Amount of net capital of broker-dealer.

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-Name Rule 15c3-1
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Cash deposited in a special reserve account for the exclusive benefit of customers pursuant to regulations other than SEC Regulations and the Commodity Exchange Act.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116631393&loc=SL116631396-227033