LES claimed that the total value of the customers» funds was sufficient to cover the planned closings, but explained that the funds were invested in «
auction grade securities» and «due to the recent freeze in the credit market» the funds were not currently liquid.
If the U.S. Treasury Department
auctions and issues a Treasury
security that meets these standards, such that said
security is a re-opening of an extant Treasury issue that had not previously met these standards, then the extant Treasury issue shall be deemed to be a Treasury note meeting these standards and shall be added to the contract
grade as of the issue date of said newly
auctioned Treasury
security.