DayTrading -
Sample Risk Disclosure
Statement
You should consider the following points before engaging in a daytrading
strategy. For purposes of this notice, a "daytrading strategy"
means an overall trading strategy characterized by the regular
transmission by a customer of intra- day orders to effect both purchase
and sale transactions in the same security or securities.
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· Daytrading can be extremely risky.
Daytrading generally is not appropriate for someone of limited resources and
limited investment or trading experience and low risk tolerance. You
should be prepared to lose all of the funds that you use for daytrading.
In particular, you should not fund day-trading activities with retirement
savings, student loans, second mortgages, emergency funds, funds set aside
for purposes such as education or home ownership, or funds required to
meet your living expenses. Further, certain evidence indicates that an
investment of less than $50,000 will significantly impair the ability of a
day trader to make a profit. Of course, an investment of $50,000 or more
will in no way guarantee success.
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· Be cautious of claims of large profits
from day trading. You should be wary of
advertisements or other statements that emphasize the potential for large
profits in daytrading.
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· Daytrading can also lead to large and immediate financial losses. Day
trading requires knowledge of securities markets. Daytrading requires in-
depth knowledge of the securities markets and trading techniques and
strategies. In attempting to profit through daytrading, you must compete
with professional, licensed traders employed by securities firms. You
should have appropriate experience before engaging in day trading.
· Daytrading requires knowledge of a
firm's operations . You should be familiar with a securities firm's
business practices, including the operation of the firm's order execution
systems and procedures. Under certain market conditions, you may find it
difficult or impossible to liquidate a position quickly at a reasonable
price. This can occur, for example, when the market for a stock suddenly
drops, or if trading is halted due to recent news events or unusual
trading activity. The more volatile a stock is, the greater the likelihood
that problems may be encountered in executing a transaction. In addition
to normal market risks,
you may experience losses due to system failures.
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· Daytrading will generate substantial
commissions , even if the per trade cost is low. Day trading involves
aggressive trading, and generally, you will pay commissions on each trade.
The total daily commissions that you pay on your trades will add to your
losses or significantly reduce your earnings. For instance, assuming that
a trade costs $16 and an average of 29 transactions are conducted per day,
an investor would need to generate an annual profit of $111,360 just to
cover commission expenses.
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· Daytrading on margin or short selling
may result in losses beyond your initial
investment. When you day trade with funds borrowed from a firm or someone
else, you can lose more than the funds you originally placed at risk. A
decline in the value of the securities that are purchased may require you
to provide additional funds to the firm to avoid the forced sale of those
securities or other securities in your account. Short selling as part of
your day trading
strategy also may lead to extraordinary losses, because you may have to
purchase a stock at a very high price in order to cover a short position. |