1. (1) the securities intermediary acts as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or
2. (2) in the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.

A securities intermediary shall act at the direction of an entitlement holder to change a security entitlement into another available form of holding for which the entitlement holder is eligible or to cause the financial asset to be transferred to a securities account of the entitlement holder with another securities intermediary. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

Cross References. Section 8508 is referred to in sections 8503, 8509 of this title.