[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 12CFR220.6]

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                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 220--CREDIT BY BROKERS AND DEALERS (REGULATION T)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 220.6  Good faith account.

    In a good faith account, a creditor may effect or finance customer 
transactions in accordance with the following provisions:
    (a) Securities entitled to good faith margin--(1) Permissible 
transactions. A creditor may effect and finance transactions involving 
the buying, carrying, or trading of any security entitled to ``good 
faith'' margin as set forth in Sec. 220.12 (the Supplement).
    (2) Required margin. The required margin is set forth in Sec. 220.12 
(the Supplement).
    (3) Satisfaction of margin. Required margin may be satisfied by a 
transfer from the special memorandum account or by a deposit of cash, 
securities entitled to ``good faith'' margin as set forth in Sec. 220.12 
(the Supplement), any other asset that is not a security, or any 
combination thereof. An asset that is not a security shall have a margin 
value determined by the creditor in good faith.
    (b) Arbitrage. A creditor may effect and finance for any customer 
bona fide arbitrage transactions. For the purpose of this section, the 
term ``bona fide arbitrage'' means:
    (1) A purchase or sale of a security in one market together with an 
offsetting sale or purchase of the same security in a different market 
at as nearly the same time as practicable for the purpose of taking 
advantage of a difference in prices in the two markets; or
    (2) A purchase of a security which is, without restriction other 
than the payment of money, exchangeable or convertible within 90 
calendar days of the purchase into a second security together with an 
offsetting sale of the second security at or about the same time, for 
the purpose of taking advantage of a concurrent disparity in the prices 
of the two securities.
    (c) ``Prime broker'' transactions. A creditor may effect 
transactions for a customer as part of a ``prime broker'' arrangement in 
conformity with SEC guidelines.
    (d) Credit to ESOPs. A creditor may extend and maintain credit to 
employee stock ownership plans without regard to the other provisions of 
this part.
    (e) Nonpurpose credit. (1) A creditor may:
    (i) Effect and carry transactions in commodities;
    (ii) Effect and carry transactions in foreign exchange;
    (iii) Extend and maintain secured or unsecured nonpurpose credit, 
subject to the requirements of paragraph (e)(2) of this section.
    (2) Every extension of credit, except as provided in paragraphs 
(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii) of this section, shall be deemed to be purpose 
credit unless, prior to extending the credit, the creditor accepts in 
good faith from the customer a written statement that it is not purpose 
credit. The statement shall conform to the requirements established by 
the Board.

[Reg. T, 63 FR 2824, Jan. 16, 1998]