(a) Section 56-3-703 does not apply to any purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, and § 56-3-704 does not apply to any sale of an equity security of a domestic stock insurance company not then or theretofore held by the dealer in an investment account, by a dealer in the ordinary course of business and incident to the establishment or maintenance by the dealer of a primary or secondary market, otherwise than on an exchange as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. § 78a et seq.), for the security.
equity security: means any stock or similar security, or any security convertible, with or without consideration, into a stock or similar security, or carrying a warrant or right to subscribe or to purchase a stock or similar security. See Tennessee Code 56-3-701
(b) The commissioner may, by rules and regulations the commissioner deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest, define and prescribe terms and conditions with respect to securities held in an investment account and transactions made in the ordinary course of business and incident to the establishment or maintenance of a primary or secondary market.
