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FEDERAL

RESERVE

BOARD

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

For immediate r e l e a s e
/

November 8, 1934.
SECURITIES DEPOSITED FOR SALE.

RULING NO. 35 INTERPRETING REGULATION T.

The Federal Reserve Board has

been asked to r u l e on the following question a r i s i n g under Regulation T.
A customer maintaining with a broker a r e s t r i c t e d account which i s not
a s p e c i a l account d e l i v e r s c e r t a i n r e g i s t e r e d , non-exempted s e c u r i t i e s
to such broker with the request that he s e l l the s e c u r i t i e s and d e l i v e r
the entire proceeds of the s a l e to the customer.
with the customer's request?

May the broker comply

On the basis of the f a c t s submitted, the

Board rules that the broker may permit the withdrawal of the amount for
which such s e c u r i t i e s are s o l d , i f the delivery of such s e c u r i t i e s i n t o
the account, the s a l e of the s e c u r i t i e s , and the withdrawal of the funds
from the account, a l l occur on the same day, so that the withdrawal of
funds c o n s t i t u t e s a part of a combination of transactions nhich does not
r e s u l t i n a net withdrawal or an increase i n the excess of the adjusted
debit balance of the account over the maximum loan value of the s e c u r i t i e s i n the account i n v i o l a t i o n of s e c t i o n 4(d) of the r e g u l a t i o n .