2351. General Provisions Applicable to Trading in Index Warrants, Currency Index Warrants and Currency Warrants

(1) Applicability — This Rule 2350 Series shall be applicable to the extent appropriate unless otherwise stated herein, to the conduct of accounts, the execution of transactions, and the handling of orders in exchange-listed stock index warrants, currency index warrants, and currency warrants by members who are not members of the exchange on which the warrant is listed or traded.

(2) Except to the extent that specific provisions in this Rule Series govern, or unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of the FINRA By-Laws, rules and all other interpretations and policies shall also be applicable to transactions in index warrants, currency index warrants, and currency warrants.

(3) The Rules in this Rule 2350 Series are not applicable to stock index warrants, currency index warrants, and currency warrants listed on national securities exchanges prior to September 28, 1995.

(1) The term "control" shall have the same meaning as the term "control" as set forth in Rule 2360(a)(6).

(2) The term "currency index" means a group of currencies each of whose inclusion and relative representation in the group is determined by its inclusion and relative representation in a currency index.

(3) The term "currency index warrants" shall mean instruments that are direct obligations of the issuing company, either exercisable throughout their life (i.e., American style) or exercisable only on their expiration date (i.e., European style), entitling the holder thereof to a cash settlement in U.S. dollars to the extent that the value of the underlying currency index has declined below (in the case of a put warrant) or increased above (in the case of a call warrant) the pre-stated cash settlement value of the underlying currency index.

(4) The term "currency warrants" shall mean instruments that are direct obligations of the issuing company, either exercisable throughout their life (i.e., American style) or exercisable only on their expiration date (i.e., European style), entitling the holder thereof to a cash settlement in U.S. dollars to the extent that the value of the underlying foreign currency has declined below (in the case of a put warrant) or increased above (in the case of a call warrant) the pre-stated cash settlement value of the underlying foreign currency. The term "foreign currency warrants" shall also include cross-rate currency warrants.

(5) The term "index warrants" means instruments that are direct obligations of the issuing company, either exercisable throughout their life (i.e., American style) or exercisable only on their expiration date (i.e., European style), entitling the holder thereof to a cash settlement in U.S. dollars to the extent that the value of the underlying stock index group has declined below (in the case of a put warrant) or increased above (in the case of a call warrant) the pre-stated cash settlement value of the underlying stock index group.

(6) The term "stock index group" means a group of stocks each of whose inclusion and relative representation in the group is determined by its inclusion and relative representation in a stock index.