If you are a broker-dealer registered or required to be registered under RCW
21.20.040, you must comply with the following requirements:
(1) You must meet the minimum net capital requirements established in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c3-1 (17 C.F.R. 240.15c3-1, as amended effective October 21, 2019) and the appendices thereto;
(2) Members of FINRA. If you are a member of FINRA, you must comply with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17a-11 (17 C.F.R. 240.17a-11, as amended effective February 14, 2020). If you are required to provide notice to the Securities and Exchange Commission under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17a-11 for failure to comply with the net capital requirements, you must provide the notice and reports required by that rule to the director only upon request; and
(3) Nonmembers of FINRA. If you are not a member of FINRA, you must promptly notify the director if you fail to comply with the net capital requirements as set forth in subsection (1) of this section. The thresholds for notification of the director are the same as those set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17a-11 (as amended effective February 14, 2020). You must provide such notification directly to the director in the form of a Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single (FOCUS) Report.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
21.20.070 and
21.20.450. WSR 24-19-055, s 460-20C-110, filed 9/12/24, effective 10/13/24.]