Securities Credit Transactions; Review of Regulation T, ``Credit by Brokers and Dealers''

Résumé

As part of a program to periodically review its regulations, the Board is proposing amendments to Regulation T, the regulation that covers extensions of credit by and to broker and dealers (also known as creditors). These amendments reflect consideration of the comments submitted in response to the Board's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Many of the proposed amendments feature increased reliance on rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and self- regulatory organizations (SROs) and others would make Regulation T consistent with Regulation G and Regulation U, the regulations covering securities credit by lenders other than broker-dealers. Proposed changes in the options area include permitting loan value for long positions in exchange-traded options and increasing reliance on the margin rules of the exchange that trades the option for customer and specialist transactions. These changes would also allow creditors to recognize the offsetting nature of financial futures in calculating margin for securities options. Proposed amendments in the international area will reduce restrictions on transactions involving foreign securities that are not publicly traded in the