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i ! vi l i n g 1 0 • 2
F E D E R A L

R E S E R V E

B O A R D

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS
For release in the
O c t o b e r 2, 1934.

evening papers,

October

2,

19 34

arisen in

con-

INTERPRETATION OF M a R G I ^ REQUIREMENTS
"Old accounts"
In response

to

a number

nection with section 7(a)

of

questions which have

of R e g u l a t i o n T,

the

Board has

issued the

following interpretations:
1,

The account

account as

it

that may be designated as

stood at

with such changes as
section 7(a)
an old

of the

account

2.

The

regulation

if

to November

15,

1934,

as

at the

beginning

any t r a n s a c t i o n which cannot be

3*

the

1934,

such account under

on October

such account as

1,

1934.

an old

account

and may permit transactions
but

there may not

in

be included

account

if

of b u s i n e s s

it

had been designated as

on October

1,

1934,

so included must be made in

and

or trans-

a new account.
After

an account has

regulation permits




at

an old account any transaction which

have been made in the

an old account

1,

is

account had been designated as

of business

such designation;

in any account designated

ferred to

the

account

on October

could have been permitted in

at the beginning

account pending

could not

opening of business

creditor may designate

any time prior
the

the

an old

been designated as

the withdrawal

of

cash

an old

or s e c u r i t i e s

account the
only if

the

-2account is

an unrestricted

does not make the
4.

If,

the time

account

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on October

account a restricted

between the

securities

account cannot be d e s i g n a t e d as an old

whichever
from the

is

on October

the

later,

account

are

on October

1,

1934 and

such account as an old account,

has been any -withdrawal of money or

account

the withdrawal

account.

opening of business

of the d e s i g n a t i o n of

stricted

15 and i f

account unless

1.5 o r o n t h e

or unless

the

from the

date

of

account,

it

is

such

an unre-

such designation,

cash and/or

replaced before the

there

account

securities
is

withdrawn

designated as

an

old account#
5.
the time

If,

between the

of the

opening of

designation

of

sults

consisting

in an increase

securities

of

of a s a l e

in the

securities

1934,

old account,

in the

adjusted debit balance

account designated

1,

and

there

account or

any

and replacement purchase which re-

purchased and any debit for

cluded in the

on October

such account as an

has been any additional purchase
substitution

business

as

the

of t h e

cost thereof

account,

the

cannot be in-

an old account but may be transferred

to a new account.
6.
quent to
the

September

30,

1934,

account exactly as i t

October
made

Even though transactions

1,

1934,

as

subsequent to

an

old

the

have been made in an account
creditor may f o r convenience

existed

at the

account and may transfer

September

50,

1934,

may be t r a n s f e r r e d any money and/or
the

old

account in




beginning

accordance with

of

business

all

section 7(a)

designate
on

transactions

to a new account,

securities

subse-

to which also

lawfully withdrawn from
of

the

Regulation*