この章において「一般顧客」とは、金融商品取引業者(第二十八条第十項に規定する有価証券関連業(以下この章において「有価証券関連業」という。)又は商品関連市場デリバティブ取引取次ぎ等に係る業務(以下この章において「商品デリバティブ取引関連業務」という。)を行う金融商品取引業者に限る。以下この章において同じ。)の本店その他の国内の営業所又は事務所(外国法人である金融商品取引業者にあつては、国内に有する営業所又は事務所)の顧客であつて当該金融商品取引業者と対象有価証券関連取引又は対象商品デリバティブ取引関連取引をする者(適格機関投資家及び国、地方公共団体その他の政令で定める者を除く。)をいう。
The term "general customer" as used in this Chapter means a customer of a financial instruments business operator's (limited to a financial instruments business operator that conducts securities services prescribed in Article 28, paragraph (10) (hereinafter referred to as the "securities-related business" in this Chapter) or business related to commodity-related market derivatives transactions brokerage, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the "commodity derivatives transaction-related business" in this Chapter); hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) head office or other domestic business office or office (with regard to a financial instruments business operator that is a foreign corporation, its business office or office in Japan) which conducts a transaction related to subject securities or subject commodity derivatives transaction-related transactions with that financial instruments business operator (excluding the qualified institutional investors, states, local governments, and other persons specified by Cabinet Order).