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 Identification Requirements


Individual and Joint Accounts

 US Residents
         
Document Category   Acceptable Documents
(only 1 per category is needed)
Proof of your identity and date of birth
The document must be currently valid and include your name, date of birth and photograph		  
  • Passport
  • Driver's License
Proof of your address
The document must clearly state your residential address		  
  • Lease
  • Utility Bill (must be less than 1 year old)
  • Driver's License (permitted only if you have not submitted a driver's license as proof of your identity)
  • Mortgage Statement, Deed or other Evidence of Ownership of the Property
 


 Non-US Residents
         
Document Category   Acceptable Documents
(only 1 per category is needed)
Proof of your identity and date of birth
The document must be currently valid and include your name, date of birth and photograph		  
  • Passport
  • Driver's License
  • National Identity Card
  • Alien Identification Card
Proof of your address
The document must clearly state your residential address		  
  • Lease
  • Utility Bill (must be less than 1 year old)
  • Driver's License (permitted only if you have not submitted a driver's license as proof of your identity)
  • Mortgage Statement, Deed or other Evidence of Ownership of the Property
 

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Corporations and Institutional Accounts

 Corporations, LLC or LLP
         
Document Category   Acceptable Documents
(only 1 per category is needed)
Proof of your identity and date of birth
The document must be currently valid and include your name, date of birth and photograph		  
  • Passport
  • Driver's License
  • National Identity Card
  • Alien Identification Card
Proof of your address
The document must clearly state your residential address		  
  • Lease
  • Utility Bill (must be less than 1 year old)
  • Driver's License (permitted only if you have not submitted a driver's license as proof of your identity)
  • Mortgage Statement, Deed or other Evidence of Ownership of the Property
Proof of the authority of the firm to trade on margin  
  • Corporate Charter
  • Bylaws
  • Corporate Resolution
Identity of the firm's controlling officer
Proof of the identity of the firm's controlling officer and each individual or entity that has an ownership of 30% or more in firm		  
  • If the owner is an individual, a copy of the person's passport, driver's license, national identity card or alien identification card
  • If the owner is an entity, the entity's articles of incorporation company charter, partnership agreement, govt-issued business license or govt-issued certificate of good standing
Proof of address for the firm's controlling officer
Proof of the address of the firm's controlling officer and each individual or entity that has an ownership interest of 30% or more in the firm		  
  • Lease
  • Utility Bill (must be less than 1 year old)
  • Mortgage Statement, Deed or other Evidence of Ownership of the Property
  • Any of the documents listed above that is not submitted as proof of the owner's existence.
 

 

 Unincorporated Businesses
         
Document Category   Acceptable Documents
(only 1 per category is needed)
Proof of identity
Proof of the identity of the person opening the account on behalf of the business		  
  • Passport
  • Driver's License
  • National Identity Card
  • Alien Identification Card
Proof of address
Proof of the address of the person opening the account on behalf of the business		  
  • Lease
  • Utility Bill (must be less than 1 year old)
  • Driver's License (permitted only if you have not submitted a driver's license as proof of your identity)
  • Mortgage Statement, Deed or other Evidence of Ownership of the Property
Bank Statement   A Bank Statement Listing a Bank Account in the Name of the Unincorporated Business
Authority to trade on margin
Proof of the authority of the business to trade on margin		  
  • Business Bylaws
  • Business Resolution
 

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Additional Requirements for Hedge Funds

In lieu of providing a document listing the address of the funds itself, the fund may provide the following:

  • The name, address, and telephone number of the Fund Administrator / General Partner.
  • Proof of the address of the Fund Administrator.
  • The name of the individual administrator responsible for the operations of the fund.
  • If the Fund Administrator is not an authorized trader of the fund, proof of identity and proof of address of one of the fund's authorized traders.


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