Disclosure Documents
Accounts held with Apex Clearing Corp. (f.k.a Penson Financial Services, Inc.)Effective May 15, 2013, World Trade Financial Corporation (World Trade) ceased its clearing relationship with Apex Clearing Corp (Apex). The accounts held at Apex will not be automatically transferred to another clearing firm. All activities for these accounts are limited to closing transactions only. We recommend that account holders contact their account representative at World Trade or email customer service at cs@worldtradefinancial.com for further instructions on how to transfer their account.
SEC
Rule 606 Formerly Rule 11Ac1-6World Trade Financial Corporation has prepared the following reports pursuant to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule requiring all brokerage firms to make publicly available quarterly reports on their order routing practices. The report provides information on the routing of “non-directed orders” – any order that the customer has not specifically instructed to be routed to a particular venue for execution. For these non-directed orders, World Trade Financial Corporation has selected the execution venue on behalf of its customers.
The report is divided into three sections: one for securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange, one for securities listed the The Nasdaq Stock Market, and one for securities listed on the American Stock Exchange or regional exchanges. For each section, this report identifies the venue most often selected by World Trade Financial Corporation, set forth the percentage of various types of orders routed to the venues, and discusses the material aspects of World Trade Financial Corporation’s relationship with the venues.
Day Trading DisclosureDay traders rapidly buy and sell stocks throughout the day in the hope that their stocks will continue climbing or falling in value for the seconds to minutes they own the stock, allowing them to lock in quick profits. Under the rules of NYSE and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), customers who are deemed "pattern day traders" must have at least $25,000 in their accounts and can only trade in margin accounts.
Day trading is extremely
risky and can result in
substantial financial losses in a very short period of time. If you are
a day trader, or are thinking about day trading, read our Day Trading
Disclosure Statement
.
Margin Disclosure"Margin" is borrowing money from your broker to buy a stock and using your investment as collateral. Investors generally use margin to increase their purchasing power so that they can own more stock without fully paying for it. Margin accounts can be very risky and they are not suitable for everyone.
The margin agreement explains the terms and conditions of the margin account. The agreement describes how the interest on the loan is calculated, how you are responsible for repaying the loan, and how the securities you purchase serve as collateral for the loan.
Before
deciding to establish a margin account,
read our Margin
Disclosure Statement
,
and
ask yourself the following questions:
- Do you know that margin accounts involve a great deal more risk than cash accounts where you fully pay for the securities you purchase? Are you aware you may lose more than the amount of money you initially invested when buying on margin? Can you afford to lose more money than the amount you have invested?
- Did you take the time to read the margin agreement? Did you ask your broker questions about how a margin account works and whether it's appropriate for you to trade on margin? Did your broker explain the terms and conditions of the margin agreement?
- Are you aware of the costs you will be charged on money you borrow from your firm and how these costs affect your overall return?
- Are you aware that your brokerage firm can sell your securities without notice to you when you don't have sufficient equity in your margin account?
Penny Stock DisclosurePenny stocks are low-priced shares of small companies. Penny
stocks may trade infrequently – which means that it may be difficult to
sell penny stock shares once you have them. Because it may also be
difficult to find quotations for penny stocks, they may be impossible
to accurately price. Investors in penny stock should be prepared for
the possibility that they may lose their whole investment.
While penny stocks generally trade over-the-counter, they may also
trade on U.S. securities exchanges, facilities of U.S. exchanges, or
foreign exchanges. You should learn about the market in which the penny
stock trades to determine how much demand there is for this stock and
how difficult it will be to sell. Be especially careful if your broker
is offering to sell you newly issued penny stock that has no
established trading market.
Before deciding to invest in penny stocks, read our Penny Stock Disclosure Statement
.
Fee DisclosurePlease contact your broker for information regarding any fees prior to transacting in your account. The fees provided throughout this website are estimates based on the current rates charged to our clients and may have changed.
