Collateral - CASS Provision
CASS Anatomy™
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The much talked-about, seldom seen Rule 3 of CASS, which says if you take title to collateral, or if you reuse collateral that was pledged to you so that it is like you took title to it in the first place, and you have only an obligation to return an “equivalent” asset, then you have to keep decent books and generally be a good egg about it.
So: if you don’t take title, CASS 6 (custody) and CASS 7 (client money, with all its lovely exemptions) apply. If you do take title, CASS 3 applies.
For what it is worth (imho, a lot) CASS 3 is much shorter and less confusing.