<?xml version="1.0"?>
<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54271</law_id><section_number>8.9A-206</section_number><catch_line>Security interest arising in purchase or delivery of financial asset</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.9A-203</reference><reference>8.9A-309</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.9A">Commercial Code &#x2014; Secured Transactions</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="2">Effectiveness of Security Agreement; Attachment of Security Interest; Rights of Parties to Security Agreement</unit><unit label="subpart" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Effectiveness and Attachment</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> Security interest when person buys through securities intermediary. A security interest in favor of a securities intermediary attaches to a person&#x2019;s security entitlement if: <a id="paragraph-199237" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> the person buys a financial asset through the securities intermediary in a transaction in which the person is obligated to pay the purchase price to the securities intermediary at the time of the purchase; and <a id="paragraph-199238" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#a1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="a2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> the securities intermediary credits the financial asset to the buyer&#x2019;s securities account before the buyer pays the securities intermediary. <a id="paragraph-199239" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#a2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Security interest secures obligation to pay for financial asset. The security interest described in subsection (a) secures the person&#x2019;s obligation to pay for the financial asset. <a id="paragraph-199240" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="c"><p><span class="prefix-number">c.</span> Security interest in payment against delivery transaction. A security interest in favor of a person that delivers a certificated security or other financial asset represented by a writing attaches to the security or other financial asset if: <a id="paragraph-199241" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#c"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="c1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> the security or other financial asset: <a id="paragraph-199242" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#c1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> in the ordinary course of business is transferred by delivery with any necessary endorsement or assignment; and <a id="paragraph-199243" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> is delivered under an agreement between persons in the business of dealing with such securities or financial <span class="dictionary">assets</span>; and <a id="paragraph-199244" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> the agreement calls for delivery against payment. <a id="paragraph-199245" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="d"><p><span class="prefix-number">d.</span> Security interest secures obligation to pay for delivery. The security interest described in subsection (c) secures the obligation to make payment for the delivery. <a id="paragraph-199246" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.9A-206/#d"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, c. 216, &#xA7; 8.9-116; 2000, c. 1007.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
