Special rules for readily tradable instruments
(A) In general Subsection (a)(1)(D) shall apply to any reportable interest or dividend payment to any payee on any readily tradable instrument if (and only if) the payor was notified by a broker under subparagraph (B) or no certification was provided to the payor by the payee under paragraph (1) and— (i) such instrument was acquired directly by the payee from the payor, or (ii) such instrument is held by the payor as nominee for the payee.
(B) Broker notifies payor If— (i) a payee acquires any readily tradable instrument through a broker, and (ii) with respect to such acquisition— (I) the payee fails to furnish his TIN to the broker in the manner required under subsection (a)(1)(A), (II) the Secretary notifies such broker before such acquisition that the TIN furnished by the payee is incorrect, (III) the Secretary notifies such broker before such acquisition that such payee is subject to withholding under subsection (a)(1)(C), or (IV) the payee does not provide a certification to such broker under subparagraph (C), such broker shall, within such period as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations (but not later than 15 days after such acquisition), notify the payor that such payee is subject to withholding under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of subsection (a)(1), respectively.
(C) Time for payee to provide certification to broker In the case of any readily tradable instrument acquired by a payee through a broker, the certification described in paragraph (1) may be provided by the payee to such broker— (i) at any time after the payee’s account with the broker was established and before the acquisition of such instrument, or (ii) in connection with the acquisition of such instrument.