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Introducing Brokers Under The Commodity Exchange Act: A New Category Of Commodity Professionals, Don L. Horwitz, David J. Gilberg
Introducing Brokers Under The Commodity Exchange Act: A New Category Of Commodity Professionals, Don L. Horwitz, David J. Gilberg
Washington and Lee Law Review
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A Banker's Adventures In Brokerland: Looking Through Glass-Steagall At Discount Brokerage Services, Michigan Law Review
A Banker's Adventures In Brokerland: Looking Through Glass-Steagall At Discount Brokerage Services, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Several banks have recently entered or announced their intention to enter the discount brokerage business, and the Federal Reserve Board is considering a rule listing discount brokerage as an acceptable bank holding company activity. The securities industry has contested this entry, asserting that the Glass-Steagall Act requires separation between investment and commercial banking. Though the Act does mandate some division between the two lines of business, this Note argues that bank discount brokerage services do not violate the Act. Part I examines the competing "accommodation" and "agency" interpretations of the relevant statutory sections, concluding that the agency interpretation, which permits …