# ASC 340-940-05: Other Assets and Deferred Costs — Financial Services—Brokers and Dealers — 05 Overview and Background

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## ASC 340-940-05: 05 Overview and Background

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This Subtopic addresses other assets and deferred costs for brokers and dealers in securities (broker-dealers), including those associated with both of the following:

1.  a
    
    Exchange memberships. Exchange memberships provide the broker-dealer with the right to do business on the exchanges of which the broker-dealer is a member. Some exchange memberships also represent an ownership interest in the exchange. Due to the demutualization of some exchanges, membership may not be aligned with ownership in the exchange as trading privileges are disaggregated from ownership. Many broker-dealers have memberships in several exchanges and have more than one membership in any particular exchange. Memberships are usually registered in the names of individuals who are affiliated with the broker-dealer.
    
2.  b
    
    Underwriting. In connection with its participation in an underwriting of securities, a broker-dealer may receive various types of revenues as well as incur various related expenses. Such revenues include management fees (in the case of the lead or comanaging underwriter), underwriting fees (in the case of the lead underwriter and other members of the syndicate), and selling concession fees (in the case of all selling group members). The related expenses include but are not limited to marketing and advertising fees, legal fees, stabilization costs, and the other costs associated with setting up the syndicate group. These expenses are accumulated by the lead underwriter and are allocated to the other members of the syndicate on a pro-rata basis.