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It lists non-exhaustive factors broker-dealers have considered in determining the fair value of a financial instrument (issuer's financial standing, market liquidity, restrictions on salability, pending offerings or reorganizations, dealer pricing, recent trades, etc.) and requires specific disclosure when an instrument is carried below its quoted price.","concepts":["broker-dealer fair value","quoted price","restrictions on salability","market liquidity","financial instrument valuation factors","statement of financial condition","significant assumptions disclosure"],"categories":["Fair value","Industry-specific","Disclosure","Financial instruments"],"level":"intermediate","topic_title":"Fair Value Measurement","sections":[{"number":"00","label":"00 Status","anchor":"00-status","is_sec":false,"groups":[{"block":null,"heading":null,"paragraphs":[{"citation":"820-940-00-1","para":"00-1","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\">The following table identifies the changes 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href=\"/glossary/f/#fair-value\" class=\"term\" title=\"The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.\"><span>fair value</span></a> measurements and disclosures for brokers and dealers in securities (broker-dealers).</div></div>","snippet":"This Subtopic addresses fair value measurements and disclosures for brokers and dealers in securities (broker-dealers).","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:72604f6773f25f118f4619361b02f1c504f9bf1c3ea0ad431851db9393854842","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:43:54.063Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:43:54.063Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval 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id=\"GUID-07B6D927-CCBF-4695-A3C3-F726BBAE9BC9\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">This Section does not purport to delineate all factors that may be considered by management in determining the <a href=\"/glossary/f/#fair-value\" class=\"term\" title=\"The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.\"><span>fair value</span></a> assigned to a particular financial instrument. However, the following is a list of certain factors that have been taken into consideration by broker-dealers as part of the determination of fair value: </span></span><ol class=\"ol-norm\"><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-7F466A01-98BC-42B2-9FA7-8E66102D75A0\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Financial standing of the issuer </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-E6FDE532-68CB-49E9-B466-45F870025119\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Business and financial plan of the issuer </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">c</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-11B0B78E-7554-47C3-87BA-B4B44A7A5785\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Cost at date of purchase </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">d</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-1BB6D632-7933-45F6-8F60-F162E9F311A6\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The liquidity of the market </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">e</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-BC6C3975-E60A-4C82-B6CC-DE3F905F67B1\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Restrictions on salability </span></span><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-F71B92FD-E2A0-4D75-B0D2-30E82DAA4FD4\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> (see paragraphs <a href=\"/asc/820/10/#820-10-35-6B\" class=\"xref\">820-10-35-6B</a> and <a href=\"/asc/820/10/#820-10-35-36B\" class=\"xref\">820-10-35-36B</a>) </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">f</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-6E9BF614-F2F1-4FD0-B09E-44AB164FD5D8\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Pending public offering with respect to the financial instrument </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">g</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-E357A05A-C2B6-42E5-931C-2FE5EF75AD3C\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Pending reorganization activity affecting the financial instrument (such as merger proposals, tender offers, debt restructurings, and conversions) </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">h</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-674BF79F-7F5E-4607-944A-8D80F2788557\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Reported prices and the extent of public trading in similar financial instruments of the issuer or comparable entities </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">i</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-FCD09C01-4D70-4447-8606-95CC3F69B1A4\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Ability of the issuer to obtain needed financing </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">j</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-5F89D92C-305F-4CD7-8843-7E7197FC1D1D\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Changes in the economic conditions affecting the issuer </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">k</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-B43DB07F-9E24-4243-86DB-5C8ABF096667\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">A recent purchase or sale of a security of the entity </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">l</span><div class=\"p\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-D212D498-F7C8-4EBF-A662-66922E70325F\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Pricing by other dealers in similar securities. </span></span></div></li></ol></div></div><div class=\"div pending-text\" id=\"pgroup_F09B2D3B-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136__GUID-21158115-4057-465A-A5D3-2AC435BB57F3\"><div class=\"div date-effective\"><span class=\"transition-header\">Transition date:</span><span class=\"p-alphabet\">(P) December 16, 2027; (N) December 16, 2027</span><span class=\"transition-header pipe-separator\">Transition guidance:</span></div><a href=\"/asc/820/10/#820-10-65-14\" class=\"xref\">820-10-65-14</a><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-D4227B40-2073-427A-8646-9B5E08D16B04\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">This Section does not purport to delineate all factors that may be considered by management in determining the <a href=\"/glossary/f/#fair-value\" class=\"term\" title=\"The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.\"><span>fair value</span></a> assigned to a particular financial instrument. However, the following is a list of certain factors that have been taken into consideration by broker-dealers as part of the determination of fair value: </span></span><ol class=\"ol-norm\"><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_crr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-14BB0283-33D6-492B-82F3-F496B8DD7406\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Financial standing of the issuer </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_drr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-61E0445A-2FE9-4B51-8940-3D9CA59E3764\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Business and financial plan of the issuer </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">c</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_err_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-F9636DAE-B529-478E-8316-6E9C078A5FDA\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Cost at date of purchase </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">d</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_frr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-1492D757-51B7-4E23-922B-5682A177284E\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The liquidity of the market </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">e</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_grr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-2DC22B03-03D0-4918-ACFF-E91B5A03A893\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Restrictions on salability </span></span><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-799572DD-58EF-47C5-91CC-C75AA606B438\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> (see paragraphs <a href=\"/asc/820/10/#820-10-35-6B\" class=\"xref\">820-10-35-6B</a> and </span></span><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-03AB9691-F762-4D36-A7F7-0CBFEDC1D052\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"><a href=\"/asc/820/10/#820-10-35-36BB\" class=\"xref\">820-10-35-36BB</a>)</span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">f</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_hrr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-6412A835-50B5-4650-B983-525EF6502EB3\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Pending public offering with respect to the financial instrument </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">g</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_irr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-83386D23-0B54-464D-B975-EAF7BAC4C6FF\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Pending reorganization activity affecting the financial instrument (such as merger proposals, tender offers, debt restructurings, and conversions) </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">h</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_jrr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-D2379E85-4880-4068-8D89-8DA8F08E3350\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Reported prices and the extent of public trading in similar financial instruments of the issuer or comparable entities </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">i</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_krr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-100EE374-756A-43F4-914A-50D451C18ADC\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Ability of the issuer to obtain needed financing </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">j</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_lrr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-22FE016F-D168-432B-9E36-5F6BB0D3DB0E\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Changes in the economic conditions affecting the issuer </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">k</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_mrr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-7EC8ACBB-769E-456A-A98B-F008571995EF\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">A recent purchase or sale of a security of the entity </span></span></div></li><li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">l</span><div class=\"p\" id=\"p_nrr_yyj_lkc\"><span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"GUID-742826A3-EE9E-4FA0-8885-C377E47F873E\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Pricing by other dealers in similar securities. </span></span></div></li></ol></div></div>","snippet":"This Section does not purport to delineate all factors that may be considered by management in determining the fair value assigned to a particular financial instrument. 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id=\"sfr_F0AC4D1D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Notes to the financial statements shall disclose all of the following if financial instruments' <a href=\"/glossary/f/#fair-value\" class=\"term\" title=\"The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.\"><span>fair values</span></a> are measured at lower than quoted prices (see Example in paragraph <a href=\"/asc/820/10/#820-10-55-52\" class=\"xref\">820-10-55-52</a>): </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_F0AC4EBA-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Description of the financial instrument </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" 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