Business Conduct Standards for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange

The Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is proposing for comment new rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’) that are intended to implement provisions of Title VII (‘‘Title VII’’) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’) relating to external business conduct standards for security-based swap dealers (‘‘SBS Dealers’’) and major security-based swap participants (‘‘Major SBS Participants’’).