# 17 CFR § 75.1: Authority, purpose, scope, and relationship to other authorities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 17 CFR § 75.1
- **Heading:** Authority, purpose, scope, and relationship to other authorities
- **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 I—COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION > PART 75—PROPRIETARY TRADING AND CERTAIN INTERESTS IN AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH COVERED FUNDS > Subpart A—Authority and Definitions

## Text

(a) Authority. This part is issued by the Commission under section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1851).
(b) Purpose. Section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act establishes prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading by, and investments in or relationships with covered funds by, certain banking entities. This part implements section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act by defining terms used in the statute and related terms, establishing prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and investments in or relationships with covered funds, and further explaining the statute's requirements.
(c) Scope. This part implements section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act with respect to banking entities for which the CFTC is the primary financial regulatory agency, as defined in section 2(12) of the Dodd-Frank Act, but does not include such entities to the extent they are not within the definition of banking entity in § 75.2(c).
(d) Relationship to other authorities. Except as otherwise provided under section 13 of the BHC Act, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the prohibitions and restrictions under section 13 of the BHC Act shall apply to the activities of an applicable banking entity, even if such activities are authorized for the applicable banking entity under other applicable provisions of law.
[79 FR 6048, Jan. 31, 2014, as amended at 84 FR 35021, July 22, 2019]

## Nearby sections

- [17 CFR § 75.1 § 75.1 Authority, purpose, scope, and relationship to other authorities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.1.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.2 § 75.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.2.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.3 § 75.3 Prohibition on proprietary trading.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.3.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.4 § 75.4 Permitted underwriting and market making-related activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.4.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.5 § 75.5 Permitted risk-mitigating hedging activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.5.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.6 § 75.6 Other permitted proprietary trading activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.6.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.7 § 75.7 Limitations on permitted proprietary trading activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.7.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.10 § 75.10 Prohibition on acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in and having certain relationships with a covered fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.10.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.11 § 75.11 Permitted organizing and offering, underwriting, and market making with respect to a covered fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.11.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.12 § 75.12 Permitted investment in a covered fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.12.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.13 § 75.13 Other permitted covered fund activities and investments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.13.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.14 § 75.14 Limitations on relationships with a covered fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.14.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.15 § 75.15 Other limitations on permitted covered fund activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.15.md)
- [17 CFR § 75.16 § 75.16 Ownership of interests in and sponsorship of issuers of certain collateralized debt obligations backed by trust-preferred securities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-75.16.md)

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