Technical Amendments to Form BD and Form BDW

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission' or "SEC') is making technical amendments to Form BD and Form BDW, the uniform broker-dealer registration form and the uniform request for withdrawal from broker-dealer registration, respectively. The technical amendments will update the current list of self-regulatory organizations ("SROs') and government jurisdictions listed on Form BD and Form BDW, and make conforming changes to the definition "jurisdiction' in the forms.