# 17 CFR § 240.15b1-1: Application for registration of brokers or dealers

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## Section

- **Citation:** 17 CFR § 240.15b1-1
- **Heading:** Application for registration of brokers or dealers
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges > CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION > PART 240—GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 > Registration of Brokers and Dealers

## Text

(a) An application for registration of a broker or dealer that is filed pursuant to section 15(b) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o(b)) shall be filed on Form BD (§ 249.501 of this chapter) in accordance with the instructions to the form. A broker or dealer that is an OTC derivatives dealer shall indicate where appropriate on Form BD that the type of business in which it is engaged is that of acting as an OTC derivatives dealer.
(b) Every application for registration of a broker or dealer that is filed on or after January 25, 1993, shall be filed with the Central Registration Depository operated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(c) An application for registration that is filed with the Central Registration Depository pursuant to this section shall be considered a “report” filed with the Commission for purposes of Sections 15(b), 17(a), 18(a), 32(a) (15 U.S.C. 78o(b), 78q(a), 78r(a), 78ff(a)) and other applicable provisions of the Act.
[19 FR 1041, Feb. 24, 1954. Redesignated at 30 FR 11851, Sept. 16, 1965, and amended at 58 FR 14, Jan. 4, 1993; 63 FR 59397, Nov. 3, 1998; 64 FR 25147, May 10, 1999; 73 FR 4692, Jan. 28, 2008]

## Nearby sections

- [17 CFR § 240.12b-2 § 240.12b-2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-2.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-4 § 240.12b-4 Supplemental information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-4.md)
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- [17 CFR § 240.12b-11 § 240.12b-11 Number of copies; signatures; binding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-11.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-12 § 240.12b-12 Requirements as to paper, printing and language.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-12.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-14 § 240.12b-14 Riders; inserts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-14.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-20 § 240.12b-20 Additional information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-20.md)
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- [17 CFR § 240.12b-30 § 240.12b-30 Additional exhibits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-30.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-33 § 240.12b-33 Annual reports to other Federal agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-33.md)
- [17 CFR § 240.12b-36 § 240.12b-36 Use of financial statements filed under other acts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-240.12b-36.md)
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