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Payment for order flow disclosure
The Securities and Exchange Commission requires all registered
broker-dealers to disclose their policies regarding their receipt of
"payment for order flow." The commission defines "payment for order flow"
as "any monetary payments, services, property, or other benefits that
result in remuneration, compensation, or consideration to a broker or
dealer from any broker or dealer, national securities exchange, registered
securities association or exchange member in return for the routing of
customer orders by such broker or dealer to any broker or dealer, national
securities exchange, registered securities association, or exchange member
for execution, including but not limited to research, clearance, custody,
products or services, reciprocal agreements for the provision of order
flow adjustment of a broker or dealer's unfavorable trading errors, effort
to participate as underwriter in public offerings; stock loans or shared
interest accrued thereon; discounts, rebates, or any other reductions of
or credits against any fee to, or expense or other financial obligation
of, the broker or dealer routing a customer order that exceeds that fee,
expense or other financial obligation. Penson “Penson”
and/or, if Penson “The Clearing Firms”
are acting as the clearing broker, Scottsdale Capital Advisors, receives
payment for order flow from third party maker execution firms. Typically,
these payments may take the form of rebates, volume discounts, reciprocal
agreements to provide order flow and monetary compensation based upon the
profitability, if any, of such order flow, to the particular specialist or
market maker. When such remuneration is received, it is considered
compensation to the receiving firm. The source and amount of any
compensation received will be disclosed upon request. Penson and, or FCC
and/or Scottsdale Capital Advisors, if Penson and, or FCC are acting as the
clearing broker, route orders to different marketplaces in a manner
consistent with the obligation to try and provide the best execution of
all customer orders. Toward this end, when a customer does not specify a
particular marketplace in which an order must be executed, that order is
routed to an exchange or market maker that matches or improves on the
then-current national best bid or offer for that particular security or
option contract. SCA can and may act as a market maker and as a result may
generate its own order flow.
Order Routing
Scottsdale Capital Advisors has prepared this report pursuant to SEC Rule
11Ac1-6 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, Scottsdale Capital Advisors has
deferred to its clearing firm, Penson and, or FCC, to select the execution
venue on behalf of its customers. Order routing determinations are set
mainly using the following criteria: quality of execution, timeliness of
execution, and service requirements of the firm. The quarterly report for
Penson and, or FCC is available through
http://www.tagaudit.com/rule6.asp?date=JAN02&user=ccls&back=no&item=NASDAQ
or
http://www.tagaudit.com/rule6.asp?date=JAN02&user=fcap&back=no&item=NASDAQ
A written copy of all reports will be furnished to you on request by
contacting the Compliance Department.
Privacy Policy
The confidentiality of client information is an important concern of
Penson
and, or FCC and Scottsdale Capital Advisors. We take precautions to
safeguard client personal information at all times, and we will remain
vigilant in protecting that information. The provisions of this privacy
notice will apply to former clients as well as current clients. Penson and,
or FCC and Scottsdale Capital Advisors collects personal information about
you that is either required or necessary to provide you with financial
products or services. We may obtain this information from the following
sources: information we receive from you on account applications, forms
and other information that you provide to us, whether in writing, in
person, by telephone or by any other means. This information may include
your name, address, telephone number, social security number, occupation,
assets and income; information about your transactions with us or a
non-affiliated third party such as account balances, payment history and
account activity; information we receive from a consumer reporting agency,
such as your credit bureau reports and other information relating to your
creditworthiness. Penson and, or FCC and Scottsdale Capital Advisors will
only disclose certain information about you, as permitted by law, under
the following circumstances: where we believe in good faith that
disclosure is required under law to cooperate with regulators or law
enforcement authorities; to consumer reporting agencies; to our service
providers to help us process your applications or service your accounts.
These service providers, in turn, are required to protect the
confidentiality and security of any information we give to them and may
not reuse it for any other purpose. Penson and, or FCC and Scottsdale Capital
Advisors restricts access to your personal account(s) and information to
those employees who need to know that information to provide products or
services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural
safeguards that comply with the industry standards to safeguard your
non-public personal information. Third parties who have access to such
personal information must agree to follow appropriate standards of
security and confidentiality. We trust that this clarifies Penson and, or FCC
and Scottsdale Capital Advisors position on client confidentiality, and
look forward to being of service to you in the future.
Confirm Disclosure
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Penson Confirmation Terms and Conditions
AGREEMENT:
It is agreed between the customer (You), the introducing broker/dealer
(Your Broker) and Penson (Penson):
All transactions are subject to the constitution, rules, customs,
usages and interpretations of the Exchange or Market, and its clearing
house, if any, where the transactions are executed, or of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., if not executed on an
Exchange. Your broker has entered into an agreement with Penson that
defines certain execution and clearing functions that are to be
performed for your broker. Penson accepts no
liability or responsibility for any act or omission by your broker and
its employees. All questions, comments and/or information should be
directed to your broker, who is responsible for adherence to all laws,
rules and regulations concerning your account.
If this is an agency transaction, we will furnish, upon request,
information as to name of the broker or dealer from whom the security
was bought and sold. In certain transactions the firm receives
remuneration, compensation or other consideration for directing
customer orders for equity securities to particular broker/ dealers or
market centers for execution. The source and nature of any
compensation received in connection with your particular transaction
will be furnished upon written request to your broker.
On purchases, the securities are or may be hypothecated under
circumstances which will permit the commingling thereof with
securities carried for the account of other customers. Such
commingling ceases, however, upon full payment for the securities
purchased. Should payment for purchases be delayed beyond the
settlement date indicated, we reserve the right, at our option, to
charge interest or, without further notice, to sell out said
securities and hold you liable for any loss thereby incurred or to
cancel this transaction. On sales, if securities are not in our
possession, their prompt delivery in proper form is essential to
complete this transaction.
The time of execution of the transaction described on the face
hereof will be furnished to you upon written request.
We reserve the right, in our discretion, to apply any free credit
balance in the account to cover any purchase which remains unpaid on
the settlement date indicated. If a loss is incurred in the account
because a purchase was not paid for and the securities were sold out,
or because the securities for a sale are not in our possession on a
timely basis and are bought to cover the sale, we reserve the right to
apply any free credit balances in your account to the loss and/or to
sell any securities already in your account to cover such loss. We
retain all rights and remedies available to a secured creditor under
the Uniform Commercial Code applicable in the State of California in
addition to rights and remedies provided herein or otherwise by law.
You and your broker are responsible for cancellation of Open
Orders entered for your account. Any execution of an Open Order which
your broker has not instructed us to cancel will be entered in your
account and for your liability.
Compliance with SEC Rule 15c2-11 (Penny Stock Rule) requires
certain disclosures by your broker in connection with execution of an
equity trade under $5.00 a share not executed on an Exchange or
NASDAQ. Call features for debt securities may exist which could affect
the yield. Complete details will be provided upon request. With
respect to zero coupon issues, you will not receive periodic payments,
and the securities may be callable at a price below maturity value.
Furthermore, zero coupon issues in bearer form and callable may be
called without notice. Bond ratings are subject to change.
Your order may be subject to payments
for order flow. Typically, these payments may take the form of
rebates, volume discounts, reciprocal agreements to provide order flow
and monetary compensation based upon the profitability, if any, of
such order flow, to the particular specialist or market maker. When
such remuneration is received, it is considered compensation to the
receiving firm. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Non deposit investment products are not insured by the FDIC, are not
deposits or other obligations of or guaranteed by U.S. Bank National
Association or its affiliates, and involve investment risks, including
the loss of the principal amount invested. Scottsdale Capital Advisors
may make a market in the common stock or receive order flow of any
company mentioned and/or another company security. An officer,
director or other employee of Scottsdale Capital Advisors may be a
director of any company mentioned or may from time to time own the
securities mentioned or may purchase or sell those securities in the
open market or otherwise. Scottsdale Capital Advisors may have acted
as a financial advisor and/or within the past years may have been a
managing underwriter of an offering or a dealer manager of a tender
offer, or had an investment banking relationship with the issuer in
question. Scottsdale Capital Advisors does not give tax advice. You
should consult your own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of
a specific transaction. Any and all expressions of opinion reflect the
judgment of the authors at the time of writing and are subject to
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We consider our
sources reliable; however, Scottsdale Capital Advisors does not
guarantee accuracy and completeness. Those authors may have received
compensation for their opinions. For investments that apply,
prospectuses containing more complete information, including fees and
expenses, are available by calling your U.S. Scottsdale Capital
Advisors Investment Executive. Please read carefully before investing.
International investing involves special risks not associated with
U.S. investments, such as foreign currency exchange rates, differences in
financial account practices and possible political or economic
instability. The source and amount of any compensation received will
be disclosed upon request and, or whether Scottsdale Capital Advisors
has an advisor or investment banking relationship.
Penson may record all telephone calls into and originating
from our Trading Room and P&S Department to protect the integrity of
transactions. We may, at our option, record other telephone calls as
may be appropriate. Accounts may be subject to fees for customer
requested services. e.g., security transfers, account transfers, etc.
E..&O.E. If this confirmation is incorrect in any particular, notify
your broker immediately. Otherwise, reports of order execution and
statements of this account will be conclusive.
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TYPE OF
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1. Cash 2.
Margin 3. Short Margin 4. Div/Int to be Paid 7. Other 8. Other |
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CAPACITY
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The capacity in
which we have acted in this transaction with you is indicated by
the number appearing on the face of this form and described as
follows:
1. As agent, we have purchased or sold this security for your
account. Notification of remuneration will be provided upon
written request.
2. As principal and non-market maker, price shown is same as
reported, commission same as principal markup/down.
3. As principal, the offering and/or sale of this security is
authorized solely be prospectus. The said prospectus has either
been delivered to you by hand or is being sent under separate
cover by your broker or dealer.
4. As agent for both buyer and seller. Remuneration received from
the contra party will be furnished upon written request.
5. As agent, the offering and/or sale of this security is
authorized solely be prospectus. The said prospectus has either
been delivered to you by hand or is being sent under separate
cover by your broker or dealer.
6. As principal and market maker, price shown is same as reported,
markup / markdown was charged.
8. As principal on primary or secondary distribution.
9. As principal on the floor
A Third Market
C As agent for another
D Riskless Principal |
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MARKET CODES |
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1. New York
Stock Exchange |
O Over the
Counter |
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2. American
Stock Exchange |
N NSCC |
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3,4,6,7,8,9
Other Reginal Exchange (Name available upon request) |
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5. CBOE Options |
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ACCOUNT
INSTRUCTIONS (*Al): |
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Buy |
1. Transfer
and Mail to Customer |
Buy |
J. Hold
Money for Instructions |
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2. Hold
Securities |
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K. Mail
Check to Customer |
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3.
Safekeeping in Customer Name |
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L. Apply
Proceeds to Purchase |
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4.
Safekeeping in Street Name |
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M. Special
Written Instructions |
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5. Special
Written Instructions |
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S. Standing
Account Instructions |
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B. Standing
Account Instructions |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Miscellaneous
Charges, Certificate Fees, Postage and Handling. Explanation of
fees will be provided upon
request. |
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For more
details please see http://scottsdalecapitaladvisors.com/Disclaimer.htm |
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Account Disclosures
I understand that Penson is the clearing firm for Scottsdale Capital Advisors
"SCA" and this agreement is also with Scottsdale Capital Advisors, "SCA".
I understand that any accounts held by Penson, FCC or other
introduced by SCA will be bound by this agreement. I have received,
reviewed, and understand the options, margin, daytrading, privacy policy,
payment for order flow, order routing, research, investment banking,
confirm, investment objectives definitions, and ADV Form Part II
disclosure statements and SCA's website disclaimers. I have been offered
the contents (web links) and, or directed to explore all the contents (web
links) of Scottsdale Capital Advisors' website, http://www.scottsdalecapital.com,
including any and all linked disclosures located at http://www.scottsdalecapital.com/disclamer.htm.
I further agree to review the website and its disclosures at least
annually. I further agree to allow SCA to deduct any fees owed to SCA from
accounts maintained by SCA. To help the government fight the funding of
terrorism & money laundering activities, Federal Law requires all
financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that
identifies each person who opens an account. What this means to you? When
you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth and
other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to
see a copy of your driver's license or other identifying documents.
Clients must provided proof of identification (copy of drivers license,
passport, etc.) when opening an account and may be ask to do so again in
the future.
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