Application of the trade execution requirement to cross-border security-based swap transactions.
17 C.F.R. § 242.832
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) The trade execution requirement set forth in section 3C(h) of the Act shall not apply in connection with a security-based swap unless at least one counterparty to the security-based swap is a “covered person” as defined in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) A “covered person” means, with respect to a particular security-based swap, any person that is:
(1) A U.S. person;
(2) A non-U.S. person whose performance under a security-based swap is guaranteed by a U.S. person; or
(3) A non-U.S. person who, in connection with its security-based swap dealing activity, uses U.S. personnel located in a U.S. branch or office, or personnel of an agent of such non-U.S. person located in a U.S. branch or office, to arrange, negotiate, or execute a transaction.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-17.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026