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Broker
Webstation On-line Manual
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Definitions
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How
to trade on-line / Opening your account
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In
order to trade on-line you must first open an account with
us. Simply go to http://www.Brokerwebstation.com, click
on the Open Account option from the Menu,
and choose one of four ways available to open an account:
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Apply
Online -Fill out the on-line application form.
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Download
the applications: Download, print, and fill out the
application forms needed for the particular type of account
you are opening.
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Apply
by E-mail -Request for the application forms by sending
us your name and address by e-mail (please include the
type of account you wish to open and any other forms you
may need IRA forms, Account Transfer Forms, etc. ) to:
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f.otalvaro@brokerwebstation.com
Once
we receive your forms we will begin processing
your account. To avoid any delays, please make sure to
send all signed original documentation pertaining to the type
of account you wish to open as well as the signed customer
agreement form. If you have any questions regarding forms
required to open an account, call our offices at: (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421.
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DEPOSITING
FUNDS / SECURITIES
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You
need a minimum of $5,000.00 in cash or securities to open
an account.
Funds can be deposited by check, money order, wire transfer,
or by ACAT form (for transfer of securities).
If
you are initially depositing a check, make the check
payable to U.S. Clearing..
There
are several steps you need to follow if you would like to
wire/transfer funds into your account:
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Complete
and mail (or fax) the new account application to us with
a new account number. You may obtain a new account
number by calling our new accounts department at (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421.
Please note: It is important that you have
a NEW ACCOUNT NUMBER BEFORE YOU WIRE THE FUNDS.
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Once
you have obtained your new account number and mailed (or
faxed) the new account application form, complete the
instructions for transferring funds. Indicate the US$
amount of the transfer, your name, and new account number
on the lines provided and submit the form to your transferring
agent (your bank, brokerage firm, etc.). For wire transfers
within the US, allow 1-2 business days. Transfers coming
in from outside the US, please allow 3-4 business days.
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If
you are opening an "All in One" Account, please
make sure you complete and sign your Investor Money
Management application form and send it together with
all the other forms.
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If
you are transferring your account from another firm (whether
it is an IRA, TRUST, 401K, etc.) please mail in the new
account application, cash/margin agreement, ACAT form
and attach a copy of your last account statement.
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HOW
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Once
we have received all the necessary forms to open your account
together with your check, wired funds, or ACAT form, our new
accounts department will contact you and provide you with
a user name and password to access your Broker Webstation
account. For those who would like a personal demo, we will
arrange an appointment to help you familiarize yourself with
our system and walk you through the trading demonstration.
You
have access to your Broker Webstation account
24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week. Your account is set up in the
same way a bank account is set up with debits and credits.
Funds available is what is available in your account. Buying
power is the sum of funds that you can use to purchase securities
(margin accounts).
When
you buy and sell securities in your account, you will automatically
be debited or credited accordingly. The new balance will not
appear until the following business day. You may view the
status of your current orders under "order status".
You may view the positions in your account under "account
holdings".
Confirmation
of executed trades will be displayed in your "account
mailbox news" and "order status". Confirmation
statements will be sent directly to your address on the next
business day following the trade date. Monthly statements
will also be mailed out to you at the end of every month.
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PLACING
ORDERS THROUGH Broker Webstation
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Whether
you are a beginner, sophisticated investor, or a financial
advisor Broker Webstation will empower you to become
your own stock broker, offering you direct access to information
that will allow you to formulate, monitor, and directly execute
your own strategies over the Internet or by phone!
To
place a trade over the Internet you must first access your
account. Do this by clicking on the customer log on
icon displayed on the home page. Once the customer log on
page is displayed, enter your user ID and password (Advisors,
Brokers, and Institutions click on Institutional Log on).
The
first page that appears is the money line for your account.
This page will provide you with basic information of the funds
in your account, most importantly funds available and buying
power (margin accounts). On the left menu, scroll down to
Orders and select the type of order you wish
to place; stocks, options, bonds, or mutual fund orders. An
order ticket will appear.
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BUYING
AND SELLING STOCKS
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How
to access from the Broker Webstation Web site
- Log
into your account.
- Click
on the Bond Order Entry from the Menu.
- Complete
order ticket and carefully review it before placing the
order.
Complete
order ticket
Transaction:
select whether you want to buy, sell, or short
sell (only available for financial institutions)
the security
Order
Quantity: enter the number of
shares.
Stock
Symbol: enter the symbol
of the stock you are purchasing or selling. If you are unsure
of the stock symbol please contact our help desk at (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421.
Price:
indicate whether this will be
a:
- Market
Order: To buy or sell a stock at the market's current
best price
- Limit
Order: To buy or sell the stated amount of a security
at a specified price or at a better price.
- Stop
Order: To buy at a price above or sell at a price
below the current market.
Time
in Forced: select
the time in forced:
- Good for
the day (DAY): Good throughout the day. Will be automatically
canceled at the end of the day.
- Good until
canceled (GTC): Good until you cancel or change the
order.
- Execute
at opening (OPG): Order will be executed at the next
days opening.<
All
or None:
check this box if you do not want a partial execution of your
order.
Check
Order: click on this icon to
review your order.
Place
Order: once you have carefully
reviewed your order, click on this icon to place your order.
Need
Help?
For a complete list of terms
and definitions, click on the Help button on the Stock
Order Entry page.
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BUYING
AND SELLING OPTIONS
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How
to access from the BWS Web site
- Log
into your account.
- Click
on the Option Order Entry from the Menu
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Complete order ticket
and carefully review it before placing the order.
Completing
the order ticket
Transaction:
select whether you want to buy, sell, or short
sell (only available for financial institutions)
the option.
Order
Quantity: enter the
number of contracts for the transaction.
Symbol:
enter option symbol (three-letter option symbol for stock).
If you are unsure of the stock symbol please contact our help
desk at (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421.
Month:
enter month of option expiration.
Strike
Price: enter strike
price.
Call/
Put: choose whether
it is a call or put.
Open/
Close: enter if it is
an opening or closing transaction.
Price:
indicate whether this
will be a:
- Market
Order: To buy or sell at the market's current best price.
- Limit
Order: To buy or sell at a specified price or at a better
price.
Time
in Forced: select the
time in forced:
- Good
for the day (DAY): Good throughout the day. Will be
automatically canceled at the end of the day.
- Good
until canceled (GTC): Good until you cancel or change
the order.
- Execute
at opening (OPG): Order will be executed at the next
days opening.
All
or None: check the "All in one" box if
you do not want a partial execution of your order.
Check
Order: click on this icon to review your order.
Place
Order: once you have
carefully reviewed your order, click on this icon to place
your order.
Need Help?
For a complete list of terms and definitions, click on
the Help button on the Option Order Entry page.
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BUYING
AND SELLING BONDS
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How
to access from the BWS Web site
- Log into
your account.
- Click on
the Bond Order Entry from the Menu.
- Complete
order ticket and carefully review it before placing the
order.
Complete
order ticket
Transaction:
select whether you want to buy, sell, or short
sell (only available for financial institutions)
the security.
Order
Quantity: enter dollar
value of fixed income security ($100M, $50M).
Bond
Cusip: enter the cusip
number of the bond you are purchasing. If you are unsure of
the cusip number please contact our help desk at (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421.
Price:
indicate whether this
will be a:
- Market
Order: To buy or sell at the market's current best price.
- Limit
Order: To buy or sell at a specified price or at a better
price
Time
in Forced: select the
time in forced:
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Good
for the day (DAY):
Good throughout the day. Will be automatically canceled
at the end of the day.
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Good
until canceled (GTC): Good until you cancel or change
the order
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Execute at opening (OPG): Order will be executed
at the next days opening.
All
or None: check box if you do not want a partial
execution of your order.
Preview
Order: click on the icon to review your order.
Place
Order: once you have
carefully reviewed your order, click on the icon to place
our order.
Need
Help?
For a complete list of terms and definitions, click on
the Help button on the Bond Order Entry page.
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PLACING
PHONE ORDERS
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Broker
Webstation also
gives you the option to place orders by phone through a live
broker. To place your order call (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421. There
is an $ 8.00 surcharge for orders placed through a live representative.
The $ 8.00 surcharge does not apply in case you are having
problems with placing the order through the system.
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Entering
orders when the markets are closed
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Broker
Webstation
accepts orders at any time. All the orders entered when the
market is closed are queued for execution in the next
day when the market opens.
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Verifying
the Order Status |
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Click
on the Order Status option
from the Menu.
A
view containing the status of your intraday orders
will appear on the right side of the Menu. Once you
place an order the status becomes Order Being Verified.
Thereafter it changes to Order Being Processed. Once
the order is executed the status changes to Executed.
If the status of any order placed during market hours
remains Order Being Verified for more than 5 minutes,
please call our trading desk at (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421. For orders
placed after market hours the status will remain Order
Being Verified until the next day the market opens.
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Changing
an Order
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Click
on the Order Status option
from the Menu.
Go
to the order that you want to change in the displayed table.
Click
on the Change option.
Update
and Review the information carefully, and then click on the
Change Order Button to Change the Order. Changes for
the opening must be placed by 9:15 AM. All orders (including
the stocks that are in fast market, and orders at opening
entered after 9:15 AM) are handled on a best effort basis.
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status of the order will first change to Attempt for Change,
and then if the change was successful the status will change
to Order Being Verified.
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Canceling
an Order
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Click
on the Order Status option
from the Menu.
Go
to the order that you want to change in the displayed table.
Click
on the Cancel option.
The
status of the order will first change to Attempt for Cancellation,
and then if the cancellation was successful the status will
change to Order Canceled Successfully.
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Execution
Notification
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You
can confirm your trade has been executed two ways:
Click
on the Order Status option
from the Menu.
Go
to the transaction you want to review.
If
the trade was executed, the status will be Executed, and
it will also display the execution price.
Click
on the Mailbox option from the Menu.
There
will be a message entry for each execution, cancellation,
or any other important activity that took place in your account.
In
addition, all customers are mailed a hard-copy confirmation
of a trade execution within 24 hours. Monthly statements will
also be mailed out to customers at the end of every month.
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Account
Info
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Money
line
Money line consists of five sections
that provide you with basic information about your account:
Account Value, Balances, Cash Available, Buying Power, Margin
Calls, and Money Market Fund Activity. Money line is based
on the closing of previous day and is updated on a daily basis
before 8:30 a.m. Intra-day executions are not reflected in
the money line until the next opening.
Account
Holdings
Account Holdings lists the holdings in your account as of
yesterday's close. All positions in your account (stocks,
options, bonds, mutual funds, etc.) are displayed here. For
holdings that you own as a result of intra-day trades, please
check the order status.
Unrealized
stocks
Unrealized Stocks displays the unrealized profit and loss
of your stock holdings based on the bid and ask of the stock.
PNL is based on 15-minute delayed quotes. Real-time calculations
are available at an extra charge. Please note that intra-day
trades are not listed here. For holdings that you own as a
result of intra-day trades, please check the order status.
Unrealized
Options
Unrealized Options shows the unrealized profit and loss of
your option holdings based on the bid and ask of the option.
PNL is based on 15-minute delayed quotes. Real-time calculations
are available at an extra charge. Please note that intra-day
trades are not listed here. For holdings that you own as a
result of intra-day trades, please check the order status.
Mailbox
Mailbox contains all the mail regarding your account. Executions,
cancellations, news, etc. regarding intra-day orders is available
here. Please do not use this mailbox as a legal confirmation
of executions. A copy of confirmations for your records will
be mailed out to you.
Realized
Trades
Realized Trades calculates your realized profit/loss on closed
transactions only. You can only obtain a realized profit and
loss if you bought and sold the security (For short sellers:
If you sold and bought the security). Profit/Loss is calculated
after deducting the commissions. This screen is updated on
a daily base.
Error
file
Error File lists all transactions in your account that are
partial executions, possible errors, transactions that are
being canceled and rebilled, or pending transactions that
have not been adjusted for realized or unrealized Profit/Loss.
A canceled transaction in error file may appear more than
once. If a trade appears in the error file for more than three
business days please contact the customer service support
desk at (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421.
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Order
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Stock
Order Enter
Stock Order Entry allows you to place a stock order.
Option
Order Entry
Option Order Entry allows you to place an option order.
Bond
Order
Bond Order entry allows you to place a bond order.
Order
Status
Order Status contains the status of your intra-day orders.
Once you place an order the status becomes Order
Being Verified. Thereafter it changes to Order
Being Processed. Once the order is executed the status
changes to Executed. If the status of any order placed
during market hours remains Order Being Verified
for more than 5 minutes, please call our trading desk
at (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421. For orders placed after market hours the
status will remain Order Being Verified until the market
opens.
For
orders that are being canceled the status changes to Order
Being Canceled. This however does not indicate
that the order has been canceled. Once the order has been
successfully canceled, the order changes to Order Canceled
Successfully.
If
the status of any order being canceled during market hours
remains Order Being Canceled for more than 5
minutes, please call our trading desk at (800) 843-3340 Ext 421 or (305) 266-9133 ext 421 Ext 421. For
orders canceled after market hours the status will remain
Order Being Canceled until the market opens.
Latest
Trades
Latest Trades contains a list of all the trades executed,
canceled, or rebilled on the previous business day. Latest
trades are updated every day at the market opening.
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History
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All
Account Activity
All Account Activity displays account activity that has taken
place in your account. The activity is listed with the latest
transaction first. This screen enables you to view all the
recent account activity that has taken place in your account
within the dates specified (inclusive). The activity can be
filtered by using a keyword that may appear in the description
field. The activity is listed in ascending order.
Credits
Credits displays the recent interest credited to the account.
The activity is listed with the latest transaction first.
Debits
Debits displays the recent interest debited to the account.
The activity is listed with the latest transaction first.
Trade
Transactions
Trade Transactions displays the recent trade transactions
which has taken place in your account. The transactions are
listed with the latest transaction first.
Dividends
Dividends displays the recent dividends received in this account
from the stocks that you own. The activity is listed with
the latest transaction first
Checks
display the recent checking activity in your account. Checks
received as marked as CHECK RECEIVED in the
description field. The transactions are listed with the latest
transaction first.
Credit
Card
Credit Card displays the recent credit card activity in your
PRO-CASH Account (includes charges and ATM transactions).
The transactions are listed with the latest transaction first.
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