Series 14: 4.1.1.2.1. Alternative Standard

4.1.1.2.1. Alternative Standard

The method we have just described is the default way to calculate the ratio requirement. However, a broker-dealer may elect to calculate its ratio requirement in a different way. If a firm chooses this alternative standard, its ratio requirement is the greater of $250,000 or 2% of its customer-related receivables, such as debit balances on customers’ margin accounts and failed-to-deliver securities.

The alternative standard addresses the broker-de