In an ongoing effort to prevent money laundering at Penson and Track Data Securities, as one of Penson's correspondents, the following policies shall apply to all foreign accounts.
- Identifying documentation will be required in order
to establish all international accounts, including international futures
accounts. This requirement will necessitate a copy of a picture ID (verified
by a governmental agency or authority, i.e., valid passport, driver's license,
etc.) in addition to the standard account opening documentation. An account
will not be opened or will not be permitted to remain open if all information
on the new account documents (New Account Form, Acknowledgement Page, etc.) is
not provided. International accounts will not be permitted to have a 30 day
grace period in which to get in account paperwork. The account will not be
opened/will be closed immediately if all required documentation is not
provided. The customer will not be permitted to decline providing financial or
other personal information requested in connection with account opening
documentation. In the event the customer fails to provide such information,
the account will may not be opened.
- Any incoming funds will not be accepted unless all
necessary paperwork has been received and processed.
- All incoming funds in connection with international
accounts (including check or wires drawn on a foreign bank account OR checks
or wires for foreign accounts) will be required to go through JP Morgan Chase
Bank (formerly Chase Bank).
- All incoming funds in connection with international
accounts will be required to be in U.S. currency.
- No third party transfers will be effected for
international accounts.
- No checkwriting will be available for international
accounts.
- Track Data Securities and Penson will not accept
cashiers checks, money orders, bank drafts, credit card checks, travellers
checks or electronic checks for international accounts.
- Penson approval will be required for all outgoing
funds for international accounts.
- Incoming funds into international accounts will be
required to be held at least 30 days before being dispersed.
- International accounts will be run against the OFAC database on a quarterly basis. Accounts found to match with this database will be frozen/closed immediately.
* Please note that accounts will not be accepted from the following countries/entities: Libya, Iraq, the Balkans, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Cuba, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), North Korea, Iran, Burma (Myanmar), Sudan, the Taliban in Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Track Data Securities reserves that right to not accept accounts from other countries not listed above.