Notice Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3a, Note H(b)(3) Regarding Application of the Customer Protection Rule Reserve Computations With Respect to U.S. Treasury Securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is publishing notice that broker-dealers may include a debit in the customer protection rule reserve computations when depositing cash, U.S. Treasury securities, and/or qualified customer securities to meet a margin requirement of the CME Securities Clearing Inc. ("CMESC") resulting from positions in U.S. Treasury securities of the customers of the broker-dealer.