Utah Code 75A-2-207. Commodities and options
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Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to commodities and options authorizes the agent to:
(1) buy, sell, exchange, assign, settle, and exercise commodity futures contracts and call or put options on stocks or stock indexes traded on a regulated option exchange; and
Terms Used In Utah Code 75A-2-207
- Agent: includes an original agent, coagent, successor agent, and person to which an agent's authority is delegated. See Utah Code 75A-2-102
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- Power of attorney: means a writing or other record that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of the principal, whether or not the term power of attorney is used. See Utah Code 75A-2-102
(2) establish, continue, modify, and terminate option accounts.