Given the Volcker Rule’s scope and magnitude, lawyers warn that legal challenges are practically inevitable.

Regulators released the massive rule—which weighs in at 71 pages, plus another 882 pages of supporting documentation—on Tuesday. The rule bars banks from making short-term proprietary trades, while exempting certain activities including market-making. It also requires new accountability from corporate chiefs.

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