Regulations Governing Securities Firms Article 22
Where a securities firm underwrites securities on a firm commitment basis, the total underwriting amount shall not be more than 15 times the balance of its current assets less current liabilities. Within such amount, the total amount of firm commitment securities underwriting by overseas branch offices of the securities firm shall not be more than 5 times the balance of its current assets less current liabilities.Where the regulatory capital adequacy ratio of a securities firm is less than 120 percent, the multiple for total firm commitment securities underwriting under the preceding paragraph may be adjusted to 10, and the multiple for total firm commitment underwriting by overseas branch offices thereof may be adjusted to 3. Where it is less than 100 percent, the total firm commitment underwriting multiple may be adjusted to 5, and overseas branch offices thereof shall not underwrite securities on a firm commitment basis.
中文原文 證券商管理規則第22條
證券商包銷有價證券者，其包銷之總金額，不得超過其流動資產減流動負債後餘額之十五倍。
其中證券商國外分支機構包銷有價證券之總金額，不得超過其流動資產減流動負債後餘額之五倍。
證券商自有資本適足比率低於百分之一百二十者，前項包銷有價證券總金額倍數得調整為十倍，其國外分支機構包銷總金額倍數得調整為三倍；低於百分之一百者，包銷有價證券總金額倍數得調整為五倍，且其國外分支機構不得包銷有價證券。
其中證券商國外分支機構包銷有價證券之總金額，不得超過其流動資產減流動負債後餘額之五倍。
證券商自有資本適足比率低於百分之一百二十者，前項包銷有價證券總金額倍數得調整為十倍，其國外分支機構包銷總金額倍數得調整為三倍；低於百分之一百者，包銷有價證券總金額倍數得調整為五倍，且其國外分支機構不得包銷有價證券。