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Maryland Code, Corporations and Associations § 11-409

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(a) The Commissioner may require by rule or order:

(1) A minimum capital for a registered broker-dealer, subject to the limitations of § 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;  1  and

(2) Minimum financial requirements for an investment adviser, subject to the limitations of § 222 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  2

(b) These financial requirements may include different requirements for those investment advisers who maintain custody of clients' funds or securities, or who require payment more than 6 months in advance of fees in excess of $500, and those investment advisers who do not.

1  June 6, 1934, ch. 404, 48 Stat. 881, codified at 15 U.S.C.A. § 78a et seq.
2  Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, Title II, 54 Stat. 847, codified at 15 U.S.C.A. § 80b-1 et seq.

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