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This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions governing
your Account at Forex.com (“Forex.com”), a division of GAIN Capital Group,
LLC and all Contracts and other transactions in this Account with
Forex.com. In this Agreement, the undersigned customer is referred to as
“Customer” or “You.”
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DEFINITIONS. Terms
capitalized in this Agreement are defined in the Glossary as found
on Forex.com website, www.forex.com/glossary.
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SERVICES PROVIDED. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and acceptance of Customer’s
application to open an Account with Forex.com, Forex.com will maintain one or
more Accounts in Customer’s name and will effect cash settled and physically
settled transactions with and for Customer in the international
Over-the-Counter Foreign Currency (foreign exchange) markets on a spot basis,
and provide such other services and products as Forex.com may, in its sole
discretion, determine from time to time in the future. Unless expressly stated
otherwise in writing, all Contracts and other transactions entered into between
Forex.com and Customer shall be governed by the terms of this Customer
Agreement, as amended from time to time (including, without limitation,
Forex.com’s Trading Policies and Procedures).
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
As of the date hereof, the date of each Contract and other transaction in
Customer’s Account and any date on which Forex.com’s Risk Disclosure Statement
or Trading Policies and Procedures are revised, updated or amended, Customer
represents and warrants to Forex.com and agrees for the benefit of Forex.com
that:
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if Customer is a natural person, Customer is of sound mind,
legal age (18 years old in the United States) and legal competence.
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if Customer is not a natural person, (i) Customer is duly
organized and validly existing under the applicable laws of the jurisdiction of
its organization; (ii) execution and delivery of this Agreement and all
Contracts and other transactions contemplated hereunder and performance of all
obligations contemplated under this Agreement and all Contracts and other
transactions contemplated hereunder have been duly authorized by Customer; and
(iii) each person executing and delivering this Agreement and all Contracts and
other transactions contemplated hereunder on behalf of Customer performing the
obligations contemplated under this Agreement and any Contract and other
transaction contemplated hereunder on behalf of Customer, has been duly
authorized by Customer to do so.
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execution and delivery by Customer of this Agreement and all
Contracts and other transactions contemplated hereunder, and performance of all
of Customer’s obligations contemplated under this Agreement and any Contract
and other transaction contemplated hereunder, will not violate any statute,
rule, regulation, ordinance, charter, by-law or policy applicable to Customer.
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Customer has full beneficial ownership of Customer’s Account.
Customer has not granted and will not grant a security interest in Customer’s
Account with Forex.com (other than the security interest granted to Forex.com
hereunder) to any person without Forex.com’s prior written consent. Customer
has full beneficial ownership of all collateral and will not grant any security
interest in any Collateral to any person (other than the security interest
granted to Forex.com hereunder) without Forex.com’s prior written consent.
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Customer will execute and deliver all documents, give all
notices, make all filings and take such other actions as Forex.com, in its sole
discretion, deems necessary or desirable to evidence or perfect any security
interest in favor of Forex.com or to protect Forex.com’s interests with respect
to any Collateral.
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Customer has read and understands the provisions contained in
this Agreement, including, without limitation, Forex.com’s Risk Disclosure
Statement and Trading Policies and Procedures, Customer will review the
Agreement each time it is amended. Customer will not affect any Opening
Transaction in Customer’s Account unless Customer understands Forex.com’s
revised Agreement, and Customer agrees that in effecting any Opening
Transaction it is deemed to represent that it has read and understands
Forex.com’s revised Agreement as in effect at the time of such Opening
Transaction.
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Customer has either: (x) effected foreign currency transactions
with Forex.com or with other foreign currency dealers for at least six months;
or (y) Customer agrees to trade on Demo Trading System available to him/her on
the Website, and acknowledges that Forex.com may, in its sole discretion,
decline to permit any real trades to be effected in Customer’s Account until
Customer has, in Forex.com’s sole judgment, satisfactorily traded on the Demo
Trading System.
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Customer agrees to comply with all applicable law. You may not
use your personal account with Forex.com for any illegal activity.
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All information provided by Customer to Forex.com, including
information regarding Customer’s trading experience and investment
sophistication, is true, correct and complete, and Customer will notify
Forex.com promptly of any changes in such information.
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TRADING. Customer authorizes
Forex.com to purchase and sell physically settled and cash settled Foreign
Exchange Contracts and Cross Currency Contracts on a spot basis for Customer’s
Account in accordance with Customer’s instructions received through the
Forex.com Online Trading System, MetaTrader Online Trading System or via
telephone to the Forex.com Trading Desk, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, including the Annexes hereto and the Customer Account Application,
including any applicable addenda thereto. Customer agrees to be conclusively
responsible for any instruction received electronically that is identified with
Customer’s password and Account number and for any electronic, oral and written
instruction (including, but limited to, any Order) to Forex.com from persons
Forex.com, in its sole judgment, believes are apparently authorized by
Customer. If Customer’s Account is titled as a joint account, Forex.com is
authorized to act on the instructions of any one owner, without further
inquiry, with regard to trading in the Account and the disposition of any and
all assets in the Account. Forex.com shall have no responsibility for further
inquiry into such apparent authority and no liability for the consequences of
any actions taken or failed to be taken by Forex.com in reliance on any such
instructions or on the apparent authority of any such persons.
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Pricing Information. Forex.com will make available,
by posting on the Forex.com Online Trading System or MetaTrader Online Trading
System or by telephoning the Forex.com Trading Desk, Bid Prices and Ask Prices
at which Forex.com is prepared to enter Foreign Currency Contracts or Cross
Currency Contracts with Customer. Each Bid Price or Ask Price shall be for a
Spot Contract with a specified Value Date and shall specify each Eligible
Foreign Currency or tradable U.S. dollar-based currency pairs involved.
Forex.com expects that these prices will be reasonably related to the bid
prices and ask prices available in the market at that time for similar
transactions, but a number of factors, such as communication system delays,
high volume or volatility can result in deviations between prices quoted by
Forex.com and other sources. Forex.com makes no warranty, express or implied,
that Bid Prices and Ask Prices represent prevailing bid prices and ask prices.
In addition, these Bid and/or Ask Prices may reflect, at the direction of the
Introducing Broker named above, additional pips added to the BID and/or ASK
price that may result in an increase of the dealable spread available for the
Customer’s account as well as a per trade or per lot commission and/or fees.
See Section 11-Charges.
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Order Execution. Forex.com will attempt to execute
all Orders that it may, in its sole discretion, accept from Customer in
accordance with Customer’s instructions received through the Forex.com Online
Trading System, MetaTrader Online Trading System or via telephone to the
Forex.com Trading Desk. In cases where the prevailing market represents prices
different from the prices Forex.com has posted on our screen, Forex.com will
attempt, on a best efforts basis, to execute trades on or close to the
prevailing market prices. This may or may not adversely affect customer
realized and unrealized gains and losses. All Contracts made and entered into
by Forex.com hereunder will be entered into by Forex.com as principal. Customer
acknowledges, understands and agrees that Forex.com is not acting as a broker,
intermediary, agent, and advisor or in any fiduciary capacity. Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Paragraph, Customer acknowledges, understands and agrees
that all non-market orders such as Limit Orders, Stop/Loss Orders, One Cancels
the Other Orders, Day Only Orders, and Good till Cancelled Orders, are accepted
by Forex.com and undertaken on an “best-efforts basis” in accordance with the
relevant provisions of the Trading Policies and Procedures, as amended from
time to time.
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Trade Matching. Forex.com or its affiliates may, at
a future date, establish a trade matching system or determine to route
Customer’s orders to a trade matching system operated by third parties. In that
event, Forex.com, and/or any one or more of its affiliates, shall have the
right (but not the obligation), in the sole discretion of Forex.com or any such
affiliate, to act for its own account, and as a counter party or as a broker to
Forex.com customers, in the making of markets and the purchase and sale of
Foreign Exchange Contracts and Cross Currency Contracts via any medium,
including without limitation, over any trade matching network in use by
Forex.com customers and/or the general public.
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Transmission. Forex.com shall have no responsibility
for delays in the transmission of orders due to disruption, failure or
malfunction of communications facilities and shall not be liable for any
claims, losses, damages, costs or expenses, including attorneys’ fees, to any
person or entity arising other than as a direct result of Forex.com’s gross
negligence.
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Position and Trading Limits. Forex.com reserves the
right to limit the number of Open Positions that Customer may enter or maintain
in Customer’s Account. Forex.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
refuse to accept any Order opening a new position or increasing an Open
Position.
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MARGIN REQUIREMENTS. Customer
shall provide to and maintain with Forex.com Margin in such amounts, in cash or
other such forms, and within such limits as Forex.com, in its sole discretion,
may from time to time require. Customer’s Account will be under the control of
Forex.com. Forex.com may change Margin requirements at any time, without prior
notice to Customer, and may call for additional Margin (“Margin Call”) at (x)
any time Customer’s Margin Balance falls below Forex.com’s Minimum Margin
Requirement as applied to that Account; and (y) any time Forex.com, in its sole
discretion, believes that it is prudent to do so. Forex.com may at any time
liquidate Customer’s Account in accordance with Paragraph 9. Forex.com may
withdraw funds from the Customer’s account without notice: (x) to ensure that
Posted Margin equals or exceeds Required Margin; and (y) to satisfy any payment
obligation to Forex.com, including commissions, fees and charges in respect of
Customer’s Account. In the event that Customer directs Forex.com to sell any
Margin, Collateral, Contract or other property and Forex.com is unable to
deliver such Margin, Collateral, Contract or other property to a purchaser
because Customer fails to deliver it to Forex.com, Forex.com may borrow or
purchase any Margin, Collateral, Contract or property necessary to make such
delivery, and Customer hereby agrees to guarantee and hold Forex.com harmless
against any liability, claim, loss, damage, cost or expense, including
attorneys’ fees that Forex.com may sustain.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT. In order
to secure any indebtedness or other obligations at any time owing from Customer
to Forex.com, including, without limitation, (i) indebtedness or other
obligations under any Account, Contract or other transaction with Forex.com; or
(ii) any indebtedness or other obligations resulting from any guarantee by
Customer of any Account, Contract or other transaction with Forex.com, Customer
hereby assigns, pledges and grants to Forex.com a security interest in and
right of setoff against: (i) all of Customer’s Accounts with Forex.com; (ii)
all Contracts, cash, securities and other property in Customer’s Account at
Forex.com or delivered or otherwise provided by Customer to secure its
indebtedness or other obligations to Forex.com or in Forex.com’s possession or
control for any purpose (including safekeeping); and (iii) all products and
proceeds of the foregoing (collectively, (i), (ii) and (iii) are referred to as
“Collateral”). At any time, in Forex.com’s sole discretion and without prior
demand or notice, Forex.com may apply any or all cash (or sell or buy in any
such Contracts, securities or other property and apply the proceeds there from)
to any such indebtedness or other obligations, notwithstanding that such
indebtedness or other obligations arise in an Account other than the Account in
which the cash, Contracts, securities or other property were held or generated.
Notwithstanding Section 9-207 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code,
Forex.com shall have the right to sell, pledge, rehypothecate, assign, invest,
commingle and otherwise use any Collateral it holds (including, but not limited
to, using the Contracts as collateral for a loan to Forex.com) free from any
claim or right of any nature whatsoever of the Customer, including any equity
or right of redemption by the Customer and to register any Collateral in the
name of Forex.com, its custodian or a nominee for either. Any failure by
Forex.com to enforce its rights hereunder shall not be deemed a future waiver
of such rights by Forex.com. Forex.com is irrevocably appointed as attorney
in-fact for Customer and is authorized, without notice to Customer, to execute
and deliver any documents, give any notice and to take any actions on behalf of
Customer, including the execution, delivery and filing of financing statements,
that Forex.com deems necessary or desirable to evidence or to protect
Forex.com’s interest with respect to any Collateral. In the event that the
Collateral deemed acceptable to Forex.com (“Eligible Collateral”) is at any
time insufficient to satisfy Customer’s indebtedness or other obligations to
Forex.com, including obligations to provide Margin in accordance with Paragraph
5 hereof, Customer shall promptly pay upon demand the entire amount of such
deficit.
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NOVATION OF OPPOSING CONTRACTS. Whenever
there may exist in any Customer Account two (2) or more open and opposite
Contracts providing in whole or in part for the purchase and sale of the same
Foreign Currency or Cross Currency Pairs on the same Value Date, such Contracts
shall automatically be canceled and replaced by an obligation to settle only
the net difference between amounts payable in respect of the relevant
currencies under the relevant Contracts, and/or the net difference between the
quantities of the relevant currency deliverable there under.
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SETTLEMENT DATE; ROLLOVERS;
DELIVERY. In cases where transactions are executed for physical
delivery, instructions on the settlement of Open Positions must be given to
Forex.com at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Value Date. In the
absence of instructions from Customer directing Forex.com to deliver, offset,
or roll over Open Positions, Forex.com is authorized, in Forex.com’s sole
discretion, to deliver, roll over or offset all or any portion of the Open
Positions in Customer’s Account at Customer’s risk. Delivery of Foreign
Currency shall be made to the bank specified by the purchaser in a major city
in the country in which the Foreign Currency is the legal tender. Unless
otherwise agreed by Forex.com and Customer in writing, the Foreign Currency
shall be deliverable by wire transfer. Forex.com may require payment of amounts
due from Customer to Forex.com prior to 16:30 EST on any day prior to payment
of amounts due and payable by Forex.com to Customer on that day. Forex.com and
Customer shall exchange, make use of, and periodically update and confirm any
standing payment instructions. Sufficient funds to take delivery or the
necessary delivery documents must be in the possession of Forex.com. If
instructions, funds and documents are not received by Forex.com by the
specified time, Forex.com may, in its sole discretion and without notice to
Customer, offset Customer’s Open Positions, roll over Customer’s Open Positions
into the next settlement time period, or make or receive delivery on behalf of
Customer upon any terms and by any methods deemed reasonable by Forex.com, in
its sole discretion. Terms and/or methods for delivering, offsetting, or
rolling over Customers’ Open Positions may differ on a Customer-by-Customer
basis relative to the current balance in the Customer’s Account.
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LIQUIDATION OF ACCOUNTS AND DEFICIT
BALANCES. In the event of: (a) an Event of Default; (b)
insufficient Margin, or Forex.com’s determination that any Collateral deposited
to protect Customer’s Account is inadequate, regardless of current market
quotations, to secure Customer’s Account; or (c) any other circumstances or
developments that Forex.com, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate for its
protection, Forex.com may, in its sole discretion, take one or more, or any
portion, of the following actions: (1) satisfy any obligation Customer may have
to Forex.com (either directly or by way of guarantee or suretyship) out of any
of Customer’s funds or property in the custody or control of Forex.com; (2)
sell or purchase any or all Contracts and any securities or other property held
or carried for Customer; and (3) cancel any or all outstanding Orders or
Contracts or other transactions or commitments made by or on behalf of
Customer. Any of the above actions may be taken without demand for Margin or
additional Margin, without prior notice of sale or purchase or other notice to
Customer, Customer’s legal representatives, heirs, executor, administrator,
trustee, legatee, successors or assigns and regardless of whether the ownership
interest is held individually or jointly with others. Any prior demand or
notice of sale or purchase shall not be considered a waiver of Forex.com’s
right to sell or buy at any time in the future without demand or notice as
provided above. In liquidation of Customer’s Long Positions and Short
Positions, Forex.com may, in its sole discretion, offset in the same settlement
or it may initiate new Long Positions or Short Positions in order to establish
a spread or straddle that in Forex.com’s sole judgment may be advisable to
protect or reduce existing positions in Customer’s Account. Any sales or
purchases may be made according to Forex.com’s judgment and in its sole
discretion in any interbank, Over-the-Counter or other exchange market where
such business is then usually transacted or at a public auction or private
sale, and Forex.com may purchase the whole or any part thereof free from any
right of redemption. Customer shall only be liable for the payment of any
deficit balance in Customer’s Account upon demand by Forex.com where such
deficits are the result of a mark to market after a weekend or holiday. In
such cases, Customer shall be liable for any deficiency remaining in
Customer’s Account in the event of the liquidation thereof in whole or in part
by Forex.com or by Customer. In such events the proceeds realized pursuant
to liquidation are insufficient for the payment of all liabilities of Customer
due to Forex.com, Customer shall promptly pay upon demand the entire amount of
any such deficit, together with all other deficits and all unpaid liabilities
of Customer, including, but not limited to, all costs of enforcement and
collection, such as, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees, witness fees and
travel expenses, interest on any such deficit and liabilities at a rate equal
to three (3) percentage points above the then prevailing prime rate at
Forex.com’s principal bank or the maximum interest rate allowed by law,
whichever is lower. In the event Forex.com incurs expenses other than for the
collection of deficits, with respect to Customer’s Account, Customer agrees to
pay such expenses.
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FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANT. Forex.com
is a registered Futures Commission Merchant (NFA ID# 0339826) a member of the
National Futures Association (NFA) and is regulated by the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC). For more information on the NFA and its policies
visit http://www.nfa.futures.org.
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CHARGES. At this time
Forex.com charges no brokerage fees or commissions. Forex.com is compensated
for its services through the bid/ask spread. Forex.com may charge for
incidental banking-related fees such as wire charges for deposits/withdrawals
and returned check fees and inactivity fees. Forex.com reserves the right to
change its fee structure at any time without notice. Fees do not currently, but
may in the future include such things as statement charges, order cancellation
charges, account transfer charges, telephone order charges or fees imposed by
any interbank agency, bank, contract, market or other regulatory or
self-regulatory organization arising out of Forex.com’s provision of services
hereunder. Customer may incur additional fees for the purchase of optional,
value added services offered by Forex.com.
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INTRODUCING BROKERS. If
Customer’s account has been introduced to Forex.com by an Introducing Broker
(“IB”), Customer understands and acknowledges that Forex.com may compensate
Introducing Broker for introducing Customer to Forex.com and that such
compensation may be on a per trade or other basis. The following is an
allocation of responsibilities for each entity. It is intended to be a general
disclosure and not a definitive enumeration of each and every responsibility.
The Introducing Broker shall have the following responsibilities with respect
to Customer’s account:
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Contacting, soliciting and/or communicating with Customer
regarding investment opportunities and objectives.
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Complying with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to any
arrangement or understanding that IB and Customer may have.
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Determining any commissions and fees, whether on a per trade basis or other
basis, to be charged for Customer’s transactions, in addition to Forex.com’s
standard commissions and fees.
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As the clearing firm for Customer’s account, GAIN Capital shall
have responsibility for performing the following services:
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Opening, approving, servicing and monitoring Customer’s
account(s), including obtaining and verifying new account information as
required by law and regulation.
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Maintaining account records on Customer’s behalf.
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Accepting and executing transactions in Customer’s account(s).
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Determining margin, paying and charging interest, rolling over
of open positions, liquidating under-margin positions, and supervising
rehypothecation of any funds in Customer’s Account(s).
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Debiting from Customer’s account any commissions or fees owed to
IB or other third party.
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Preparing and transmitting to Customer monthly or, if
appropriate, quarterly account statements, by mail or electronically.
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Responding to inquiries or complaints regarding Customer’s
account.
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FOREIGN ACCOUNTS. Customers
not residing in the United States (”Foreign Accounts”) may be asked to comply
with requests for special information by Forex.com as required by any
governmental unit or regulatory agency. This includes, but is not limited to,
special calls for information. In the event of a special call for information,
Forex.com or its agent shall be required to obtain the information set forth by
any governmental unit or regulatory agency requesting information. In addition,
failure to respond to a special call may cause transactions to be prohibited
(other than offsetting trades) for Customer. Foreign Accounts must copy and
forward an official form of picture identification and must provide a bank
reference before Customer is approved for trading.
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TRADE CONFIRMATIONS. Trades
executed online will be confirmed online at the time of the trade and trades
entered into by telephone will be confirmed verbally and online by 17:30 EST on
the day of execution. Reports of the confirmation of orders and statements of
Accounts for Customer shall be deemed correct and shall be conclusive and
binding upon Customer the sooner of: (x) three (3) Business Days after
transmittal to Customer by posted mail; or (y) immediately with respect to
Orders confirmed via the Forex.com Online Trading System or MetaTrader Online
Trading System. Customer may object to confirmations and statements by
telephone within the time frames identified above, but any such objection must
be confirmed by e-mail to info@forex.com or in writing within three (3)
Business Days thereafter to Forex.com, (which confirmation shall be deemed
received only if actually delivered or mailed by registered mail, return
receipt requested to Forex.com at such address). Failure to object shall be
deemed ratification by Customer of all actions taken by Forex.com or
Forex.com’s agents prior to Customer’s receipt of such reports. Customer’s
failure to receive a trade confirmation shall not relieve Customer of the
obligation to object as set out herein. Customer agrees to immediately call to
Forex.com’s attention any oral information that Customer has reason to believe
is inconsistent with Customer’s own information. Customer understands,
acknowledges and agrees that errors, whether resulting in a profit or loss to
Customer, shall be corrected, and Customer’s Account will be credited or
debited in such manner and extent as to place Customer’s Account in the same
position in which it would have been had the error not occurred.
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COMMUNICATIONS. Reports,
statements, notices and any other communications from Forex.com may be
transmitted to Customer by (x) placement on Forex.com’s Website; or (y) United
States mail or other delivery service to Customer’s current address as
reflected on Forex.com’s records. Customer shall notify Forex.com immediately
of any change in Customer’s address by e-mail to info@forex.com or by United
States mail or other delivery service to Forex.com, Operations Group 550 Hills
Drive, Bedminster, NJ 07921. All communications sent by Forex.com shall be
deemed effective when deposited by Forex.com in the United States mail or with
another delivery service, or when received by a transmitting agent (such as an
Internet service provider) for transmission to Customer, whether actually
received by Customer or not. All communications sent by Customer shall not be
deemed effective until accepted by Forex.com.
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Forex.com RESPONSIBILITIES. Neither
Forex.com nor GAIN Capital shall be liable to Customer for any claims, losses,
damages, costs or expenses, including attorneys’ fees, caused, directly or
indirectly, by any events, actions or omissions, including, without limitation,
claims, losses, damages, costs or expenses, including attorneys’ fees,
resulting from civil unrest, war, insurrection, international intervention,
governmental action (including, without limitation, exchange controls,
forfeitures, nationalizations, devaluations), natural disasters, acts of God,
market conditions, inability to communicate with any relevant person or any
delay, disruption, failure or malfunction of any transmission or communication
system or computer facility, whether belonging to Forex.com, GAIN Capital,
Customer, any market, or any settlement or clearing system.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
CONFIDENTIALITY. All copyright, trademark, trade secret and other
intellectual property rights in the Forex.com Online Trading System or
MetaTrader Online Trading System (“Trading Systems”) shall remain at all times
the sole and exclusive property of Forex.com and/or its 3rd party service
providers and Customers shall have no right or interest in the Trading Systems
except for the right to access and use the Trading Systems as specified herein.
Customer acknowledges that the Trading Systems are confidential and have been
developed through the expenditure of substantial skill, time, effort and money.
The Customer will protect the confidentiality of Forex.com and/or its 3rd party
service providers by allowing access to the Trading Systems only by its
employees and agents on a need to access basis. Customer will not publish,
distribute, or otherwise make information available to third parties any
information derived from or relating to the Trading Systems. Customer will not
copy, modify, de-compile, reverse engineer, and make derivative works of the
Trading Systems or in the manner in which it operates.
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INDEMNIFICATION. Customer
agrees to indemnify and hold Forex.com, its affiliates, employees, agents,
successors and assigns harmless from and against any and all liabilities,
claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees,
incurred by Forex.com arising out of: (i) Customer’s failure to fully and
timely perform its obligations hereunder; and (ii) any of Customer’s
representations and warranties made that may at any time be untrue or incorrect
and (iii) any failure or omission by MetaQuotes Software Corporation in
providing to customers via GAIN the MetaTrader Online Trading System. Customer
also agrees to pay promptly to Forex.com any and all claims, losses, damages,
costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by Forex.com in the
enforcement of any of the provisions of this Agreement, any Contracts and other
transactions hereunder, and any other agreements between Forex.com and Customer
and the collection of any amounts due hereunder and there under.
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DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION.
Forex.com will not share or sell information regarding its customers and/or
prospective customers, except to its employees, agents, partners, and
associates as required in the ordinary course of Forex.com’s business conducted
on behalf of customers, including, but not limited to, Forex.com’s banking or
credit relationships. Forex.com may also disclose to federal or state
regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities' information regarding
Customer and Customer’s transactions in response to a request for such
information or in response to a court order or subpoena.
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JOINT ACCOUNTS AND/OR TRUST
ACCOUNTS. If more than one natural person executes this Agreement
as Customer, all such natural persons agree to be jointly and severally liable
for the obligations assumed in this Agreement. If this Agreement is executed by
a trust, unincorporated association, partnership, custodian or other fiduciary,
such Customer hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, save and hold free and
harmless Forex.com for any liabilities, claims, losses, damages costs and
expenses, including attorneys’ fees, resulting directly or indirectly from
breach of any fiduciary or similar duty or obligation or any allegation
thereof, including attorneys’ fees.
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AMENDMENTS. Customer
understands, acknowledges and agrees that Forex.com may amend or change this
Agreement at any time. Forex.com will provide notice to Customer of any such
amendment or change by posting the amendment or change to the Website or by
sending an e-mail message to Customer. Customer agrees to be bound by the terms
of such amendment or change on the earlier of: (x) ten (10) days after
Forex.com has posted notice of such amendment or change to the
Corporate Website; or (y) on the date of the entry of any Order other than
a Liquidating Order. In the event that Customer objects to any such change or
amendment, Customer agrees to liquidate Customer’s Open Positions and instruct
Forex.com regarding the disposition of all assets in Customer’s Account within
ten (10) Business Days after notice of the amendment or change has been posted
to the Corporate Website. No waiver or amendment of this Agreement may be
implied from any course of dealing between the parties or from any failure by
Forex.com or its agents to assert its rights under this Agreement on any
occasion or series of occasions. No oral agreements or instructions to the
contrary shall be recognized or enforceable.
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TERMINATION. This Agreement
shall continue and be in effect until termination by Customer or Forex.com.
Customer may terminate this Agreement if: (i) Customer has no open Foreign
Currency positions and no liabilities held by or owed to Forex.com; and (ii)
Customer has provided three (3) days’ written notice to Forex.com by e-mail to
info@forex.com or by United States mail or other delivery service to Forex.com
and (iii) Forex.com has accepted the notice as provided in Section 16 hereof.
Forex.com may, in its sole discretion, terminate this Agreement at any time,
effective as of the close of business on the day notice is sent to Customer.
Termination by either party shall not affect any Contracts or other
transactions previously entered into and shall not relieve either party of any
obligations set out in this Agreement, nor shall it relieve Customer of any
obligations arising out of any deficit balance.
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This
Agreement together with the Customer Account Application embodies the entire
agreement between Forex.com and the Customer, superseding any and all
prior written and oral agreements.
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RECORDINGS. Customer
acknowledges and agrees that any and all conversations between Customer and
Forex.com principals, agents, employees or associates, including the Forex.com
Trading Desk and customer service and operations desks may, at the option and
in the sole discretion of Forex.com, be recorded electronically with or without
the use of an automatic tone warning device. Customer further agrees to the use
of such recordings and transcripts thereof as evidence by either party in
connection with any dispute or preceding that may arise involving Customer or
Forex.com.
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BINDING EFFECT. This
Agreement shall be continuous and shall cover, individually and collectively,
all Accounts of Customer at any time opened or reopened with Forex.com,
irrespective of any change or changes at any time in the personnel of Forex.com
or its successors, assigns, or affiliates. This Agreement, including all
authorizations, shall inure to the benefit of Forex.com and its successors and
assigns, whether by merger, consolidation, or otherwise and shall be binding
upon Customer and/or the personal representatives, heirs, executor,
administrator, trustee, legatees, legal representative, successors and assigns
of Customer.
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LAW AND JURISDICTION; SEVERABILITY. This
Agreement is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, United States of America without giving effect to any
conflict of laws doctrine that would interfere with or prevent the application
of this provision. With respect to any suit, action or proceeding
(“Proceeding”) relating to this Agreement, Customer irrevocably (i) submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and federal courts located in the
Borough of Manhattan, State of New York; (ii) agrees to service of process in
any legal proceeding by sending copies thereof by registered or certified mail,
if practicable (postage prepaid) to the other party at the address set forth in
this Agreement or updated as provided in Paragraph 15 hereof (where service of
process is being made by Forex.com); (iii) waives any objection which it may
have at any time to the laying of venue of any Proceeding brought in any such
court, waives any claim that such Proceeding have been brought in an
inconvenient forum; and (iv) further waives the right to object, with respect
to such Proceeding, that such court does not have jurisdiction over such party.
Alternatively, at the option of either Forex.com or Customer, any proceeding
hereunder may be submitted for arbitration before the American Arbitration
Association at either the Association’s New York or New Jersey Office. The
arbitration shall be conducted according to the rules then in effect of the
American Arbitration Association. Any award of the arbitrator(s) will be final
and binding. If any clause of this Agreement is determined void or invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.
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ACCEPTANCE. This Agreement
shall not be deemed to be accepted by Forex.com or become a binding contract
between Customer and Forex.com until the signed Customer Account Application
has been received and approved by Forex.com. In the event that there are any
unauthorized alterations or deletions to this Agreement or related documents
such alteration and deletions shall not be binding on Forex.com and said
original forms shall govern Account.
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RELATIONSHIP WITH GAIN CAPITAL. Forex.com
operates as a Division of GAIN Capital Group, LLC. Forex.com utilizes GAIN
Capital’s trading systems, infrastructure, technology, operations and personnel
to facilitate Customer trading. GAIN Capital Group, LLC is a registered Futures
Commission Merchant (FCM) and a member of the National Futures Association (NFA
# ID# 0339826).
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Consent to Electronic Transmission of Account Statements |
Customer hereby consents to receive account statements (monthly
and daily statements) online. Forex.com will provide Customer with
password-protected access to online reports. Customer will be able to generate
daily, monthly and annual account statements detailing transaction activity,
profit and loss statements, open positions, margin balances, account credits
and debits, etc. Hard copies of monthly customer statements are available upon
request only and may incur an additional charge. Statements are deemed received
when made available to Customer by Forex.com, regardless of whether Customer
actually accessed the statement. Customer is responsible for alerting Forex.com
to any change in their e-mail address. This consent shall be effective until
revoked by Customer in writing and received by Forex.com according to paragraph
15 of this Customer Agreement.
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Authorization To Transfer Funds
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Customer hereby agrees that Forex.com may, at any time and from
time to time, in the sole discretion of Forex.com, apply and transfer from any
of Customer’s Accounts with Forex.com to any of Customer’s other accounts,
whether held at Forex.com or other approved financial institutions, any of the
Contracts, currencies, securities or other property of Customer held either
individually or jointly with others to another account.
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Agreement To Use Collateral |
Customer authorizes Forex.com to sell, pledge, rehypothecate,
assign, invest, commingle and otherwise use any Collateral held by Forex.com,
including, but not limited to, using the Contracts as collateral for a loan to
Forex.com, and, further dealing with the Collateral, as provided in the
Customer Agreement (including, but not limited to Paragraph 6 thereof). Where
Customer’s Account consists of more than one Account, this authorization shall
apply to all of Customer’s Accounts with Forex.com. This Agreement to Use
Collateral shall remain in effect so long as Customer’s Account with Forex.com
remains open or Customer has any obligations of any kind to Forex.com, under
the Customer Agreement.
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Social Security / Tax ID Certification |
Customer hereby certifies, under penalty of perjury, that (1)
the number provided on the Customer Application is Customer’s correct Social
Security or Taxpayer Identification Number and (2) the ownership, or
beneficiary, of Customer’s Account is not subject to backup withholding under
Section 3406(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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eSignal Disclaimer of Warranty |
If Customer should choose to utilize eSignal's Forex Tahoe
Charts, eSignal hereby expressly disclaims all warranties of every kind,
express and/or implied, as to the licensed products (including the information,
data and software contained therein), the results obtained by their use, as to
the performance thereof and every other matter, including, but not limited to,
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. eSignal and
its third party suppliers do not guarantee the adequacy, accuracy, timeliness
or completeness of the licensed products or any component thereof. eSignal and
its third party suppliers shall not be subject to any damages or liability for
any errors, omissions or delays therein. The licensed products and all
components thereof are provided on an “as is” basis.
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I acknowledge that I am at least 18
years of age, and that I have received, read, and agree to be bound by the
terms and conditions set forth in the Forex.com Customer Agreement as
amended from time to time.
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RISK
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT |
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In consideration of Forex.com agreeing to enter into Over-the-Counter (“OTC”)
Foreign Exchange Contracts with the undersigned (hereinafter referred to as the
“Customer”), Customer acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
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Trading Is Very Speculative and Risky.
Foreign Exchange Trading is highly speculative and is suitable only for those
customers who (a) understand and are willing to assume the economic, legal and
other risks involved, and (b) are financially able to assume losses
significantly in excess of Margin or deposits. Foreign Exchange is not an
appropriate investment for retirement funds. Customer represents, warrants and
agrees that Customer understands these risks; that Customer is willing and
able, financially and otherwise, to assume the risks of Foreign Exchange
Trading and that loss of Customer’s entire Account Balance will not change
Customer’s life style.
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High Leverage And Low Margin Can Lead To
Quick Losses. The high leverage and low Margin associated with Foreign
Exchange Trading can result in significant losses due to price changes in
Foreign Exchange Contracts and Cross Currency Contracts. Customers must
maintain the Minimum Margin Requirement on their Open Positions at all times.
It is the customer's responsibility to monitor his/her Account Balance.
Forex.com has the right to liquidate any or all Open Positions whenever the
Minimum Margin Requirement is not maintained. Increasing leverage increases
risk.
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Prices, Margin And Valuations Are Set By
Forex.com And May Be Different From Prices Reported Elsewhere. Forex.com
will provide prices to be used in trading, valuation of Customer positions and
determination of Margin requirements. Although Forex.com expects that these
prices will be reasonably related to prices available in the interbank market,
prices reported by Forex.com may vary from prices available to banks and other
participants in what is known as the interbank market. Forex.com will exercise
considerable discretion in setting and collecting Margin. Forex.com is
authorized to convert funds in Customer’s Account for Margin into and from such
Foreign Currency at a rate of exchange determined by Forex.com in its sole
discretion on the basis of then-prevailing money market rates.
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One Click Trading And Immediate Execution.
Forex.com’s automated order entry systems provide immediate transmission of
Customer’s order once Customer enters the notional amount and clicks
“Buy/Sell.” There is no “second look” before transmission, and Market Orders
cannot be cancelled. This feature may be different from other trading systems.
Customer should utilize the Demo Trading System to become familiar with the
order entry process before trading online with Forex.com. Customer agrees that
by using Forex.com’s order-entry system, Customer agrees to the one-click
system and accepts the risk of this immediate transmission feature.
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Telephone Orders And Immediate Execution.
Market Orders executed through the Forex.com Trading Desk are completed when
Forex.com says “deal” or “done.” At that point Customer has bought or sold and
cannot cancel the Market Order. By placing Market Orders through the Forex.com
Trading Desk, Customer agrees to such immediate execution and accepts the risk
of this immediate execution feature.
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Market Recommendations Are Informational,
Customer Makes Independent Decisions, And Forex.com Is Not An Adviser Or A
Fiduciary To Customer. The market recommendations provided by Forex.com
do not constitute an offer to buy or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to
buy or sell, any Foreign Exchange Contracts or Cross Currency Contracts. Each
decision by Customer to enter into a Contract or other transaction with
Forex.com and each decision whether a Contract or other transaction is
appropriate or proper for Customer is an independent decision by Customer.
Forex.com is not acting as an advisor or serving as a fiduciary to Customer.
Customer agrees that Forex.com has no fiduciary duty to Customer and no
liability in connection with and is not responsible for any liabilities,
claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in
connection with Customer following Forex.com’s trading recommendations or
taking or not taking any action based upon any recommendation or information
provided by Forex.com.
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Recommendations Are Based On Personal
Judgments And Are Not Guaranteed. The market recommendations of
Forex.com are based solely on the judgment of Forex.com’s personnel. These
market recommendations may or may not be consistent with the market positions
or intentions of Forex.com, its affiliates and employees. The market
recommendations of Forex.com are based upon information believed to be
reliable, but Forex.com cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy or
completeness thereof or represent that following such recommendations will
reduce or eliminate the risk inherent in Foreign Exchange Trading.
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There is no Central Market or
Clearinghouse Guarantee of Payment. Foreign exchange trading with
Forex.com is not conducted on a regulated market or exchange. Each Contract is
a contract directly between Forex.com and the Customer. There is no
clearinghouse and no guarantee by any other party of Forex.com’s payment
obligations to the customer. Customer must look only to Forex.com for
performance on all Contracts in Customer’s Account and for return of any Margin
or Collateral. The insolvency of Forex.com or a default by Forex.com could
cause Customer to lose the value of its Account and to suffer additional losses
from Open Positions.
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No Guarantees Of Profit. There are
no guarantees of profit or freedom from loss in Foreign Exchange Trading.
Customer has received no such guarantees from Forex.com or from any of its
representatives. Customer is aware of the risks inherent in Foreign Exchange
Trading and is financially able to bear such risks and withstand any losses
incurred.
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Customer May Not Be Able To Close Open
Positions. Due to market conditions or other circumstances Forex.com
may be unable to close out Customer’s position at the level specified by
Customer, and Customer agrees Forex.com will bear no liability for failure to
do so.
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Trading Ahead And Along. Forex.com
its personnel and affiliates and various other parties may execute orders at
the same or better prices ahead of a Customer Order.
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Third Party Agents. In
the event that Customer grants trading authority or control over Customer’s
Account to a third party (the “Trading Agent”), whether on a discretionary or
non-discretionary basis, Forex.com shall in no way be responsible for reviewing
Customer’s choice of such Trading Agent or for making any recommendations with
respect thereto. Forex.com makes no representations or warranties concerning
any Trading Agent; Forex.com shall not be responsible for any loss to Customer
occasioned by the actions of the Trading Agent; and Forex.com does not, by
implication or otherwise, endorse or approve of the operating methods of the
Trading Agent. If Customer gives the Trading Agent authority to exercise any of
its rights over its Account, Customer does so at Customer’s risk. Even though
the undersigned grants authority to Trading Agent, client should be diligent
and closely scrutinize all account activity. Forex.com provides online Account
access at www.forex.com/reports, whereby Client may view their Account Value
and Account Activity.
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Internet Trading. Since Forex.com
does not control signal power, its reception or routing via Internet,
configuration of Customer’s equipment or reliability of its connection,
Forex.com shall not be liable for any claims, losses, damages, costs or
expenses, including attorneys’ fees, caused, directly or indirectly, by any
breakdown or failure of any transmission or communication system or computer
facility or trading software, whether belonging to Forex.com, Customer, any
market, or any settlement or clearing system when Customer trades online (via
Internet).
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Telephone Orders. Forex.com is not
responsible for disruption, failure or malfunction of telephone lines.
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Quoting Errors. Should a quoting
error occur due to a mistype of a quote or a misquote given by telephone and/or
electronic means (including responses to Customer requests), Forex.com is not
liable for any resulting errors in Account Balances and reserves the right to
make necessary corrections or adjustments on the Account involved. Any dispute
arising from such quoting errors will be resolved on the basis of the fair
market value, as determined by Forex.com, in its sole discretion, of the
relevant Currency at the time such an error occurred. In cases where the
prevailing market represents prices different from the prices Forex.com has
posted on our screen, Forex.com will attempt, on a best efforts basis, to
execute trades on or close to the prevailing market prices. These prevailing
market prices will be the prices, which are ultimately reflected on the
Customer Statements. This may or may not adversely affect customer realized and
unrealized gains and losses.
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Creditor Priority in Bankruptcy. The
transactions you are entering into with Forex.com are not traded on an
exchange. Therefore, under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, your funds may not receive
the same protections as funds used to margin or guarantee exchange-traded
futures and options contracts, which receive a priority in bankruptcy. Since
that same priority has not been given to funds used for off-exchange forex
trading, if Forex.com becomes insolvent and you have a claim for amounts
deposited or profits earned on transactions with Forex.com, your claim may not
receive a priority. Without a priority, you are a general creditor and your
claim will be paid, along with the claims of other general creditors, from any
monies still available after priority claims are paid. Even customer funds that
Company keeps separate from its own operating funds may not be safe from the
claims of other general and priority creditors.
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TRADING
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES |
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INTRODUCTION. Forex.com’s Trading
Policies and Procedures are an integral part of your Customer Agreement. It is
your responsibility as Customer to carefully read these Trading Policies and
Procedures and to inform Forex.com of any questions or objections that you may
have regarding them before entering each and every trading Order. In entering
your trading Orders with Forex.com, you agree, represent, warrant and certify
that you understand and accept these Trading Policies and Procedures, as they
are set forth here and as may be amended from time to time by Forex.com, in its
sole discretion, and you agree to comply with these Trading Policies and
Procedures as currently in effect at any time. Terms capitalized in these
Trading Policies and Procedures are defined in the Glossary as found on
www.forex.com/glossary.
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TRADING HOURS. All references to
Forex.com hours of trading are in U.S. Eastern Time (“ET”) using a 24-hour
format. Forex.com normally provides access for Foreign Exchange Trading on the
Website from 17:00 ET on Sunday to 16:30 ET on Friday, but Forex.com reserves
the right to suspend or modify its trading hours at any time and on such an
event will inform clients in advance on a best efforts basis of any changes in
its operating hours. OTC Foreign Currency markets operate 24 hours a day.
Following submission of an Order to trade, it is the sole responsibility of
Customer to remain available for Order and Fill confirmations, and other
communications regarding Customer’s Forex.com Account until all open Orders are
completed. Thereafter, Customer must monitor Customer’s Account frequently when
Customer has Open Positions in the Account.
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TRADE ORDERS.
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Order Entry. All Orders must be
placed through the Forex.com Online Trading System or MetaTrader Online Trading
System or by telephone to the Forex.com Trading Desk. Telephone orders are
accepted in the sole discretion of Forex.com.
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Types of Orders Accepted. Some of
the types of Orders Forex.com accepts include, but are not limited to:
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Day Only Order -- An order
(other than a Market Order) that is effective until 17:00 EST on the day that
it was requested.
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Good till Canceled Order (“GTC”)
-- An Order (other than a Market Order), that by its terms is effective until
filled or canceled by Customer. GTC orders do not automatically cancel at the
end of the Business Day.
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Limit Order -- An Order
(other than a Market Order) to buy or sell the identified Currency, or pair of
Currencies, at a specified Foreign Exchange Rate. A Limit Order to buy
generally will be executed when the Ask Price equals or falls below the Foreign
Exchange Rate as specified in the Limit Order. A Limit Order to sell generally
will be executed when the Bid Price equals or exceeds the Foreign Exchange Rate
specified in the Limit Order.
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Market Order -- An Order to
buy or sell the identified Currency, or pairs of Currencies, at the current
market Foreign Exchange Rate. An Order to buy is executed at the Ask Price, and
an Order to sell is executed at the Bid Price.
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One Cancels the Other Order (“OCO”)
-- An order that is linked to another order. If one of the orders is executed,
the other will be automatically cancelled.
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Stop/Loss Order -- An order
to buy or sell at a specified Foreign Exchange Rate away from the current
market for the purpose of liquidating an Open Position during market conditions
in which there has been an adverse movement in Foreign Exchange Rates.
Execution of such an order can occur at a rate adverse to the Stop/Loss order
rate as specified by the Customer. A Stop/Loss Order to buy generally will be
executed when the Ask Price equals or exceeds the Foreign Exchange Rate as
specified in the Stop/Loss Order. A Stop/Loss Order to sell generally will be
executed when the Bid Price equals or falls below the Foreign Exchange Rate
specified in the Stop/Loss Order.
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One Click Order Entry/One Click Execution of Market Orders.
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Electronic Order entry for Market Orders
equals Order execution. To enter an online Order, Customer must access
the deal entry screen, enter the notional amount, i.e., the size of the trade,
and select the Eligible Foreign Currencies or Cross Currency Pairs. When
prepared to trade, Customer must then click on “BUY/SELL.” The Order is filled
shortly after the Customer hits “BUY/SELL”, if the Customer has sufficient
funds in his or her Account and a “deal failed” message is not received. Deals
may fail for several reasons including changing dealer prices, insufficient
margin, unspecified lot size or unanticipated technical difficulties.
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Immediate Execution of Market Orders
Through the Forex.com Trading Desk. Market Orders executed over the
telephone with the Forex.com Trading Desk are completed when Forex.com says
“deal” or “done.” At that point Customer has bought or sold and cannot cancel
the Market Order. Customer agrees by placing Market Orders through the
Forex.com Trading Desk to such immediate execution and accepts the risk of this
immediate execution feature.
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Order Cancellation. Non-market
Orders may be cancelled via the Forex.com Online Trading System or MetaTrader
Online Trading System. Rapid changes in Bid Prices and Ask Prices, however, may
cause Customer’s Order to be executed before Customer can cancel it and
Forex.com shall have no liability for any claims, losses, damages, costs or
expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising directly or indirectly out of the
failure of such Order to be cancelled.
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Capacity. Forex.com operates as an
affiliate of GAIN Capital Group, LLC. GAIN Capital is a registered Futures
Commission Merchant (FCM) and a member of the National Futures Association (NFA
# ID# 0339826)
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Terms of Acceptance for Orders. It
is Customer’s sole responsibility to clearly indicate the terms of an Order
when entered, whether Market Order, Limit Order, Stop/Loss Order, Day-Only
Order, OCO Order or GTC Order, including the Order’s Value Date and specified
Spot Rate limits, where applicable. Although a Spot Rate is specified upon
entry of Stop/Loss Orders, Limit Orders and other non-market Orders, market
conditions may often prevent the execution of an individual Customer’s
non-market Orders despite other dealing activity at that price level, or may
often require non-market Orders to be Filled at a substantially different Spot
Rate, and Customer agrees to accept the best rate which Forex.com, in its
discretion, may assign to the Fill. Customer acknowledges that Forex.com shall
accept all non-market Orders only on a best-efforts basis. Forex.com shall have
no liability for failure to Fill Orders, and makes no guarantee of an Order’s
priority over the Orders of Forex.com, its other customers, associated
principals, officers, directors, affiliates, associates, employees, banks, bank
employees or other dealers. Forex.com shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to reject any Order in whole or in part before or after
confirmation, or to cancel and rescind any Fill, where Customer’s Account
contains Margin that is insufficient TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE ORDER at the time
that market levels reach the order levels as specified by the client, or where,
in the opinion and sole discretion of Forex.com, the execution of such Order
may place Customer’s Account in an insufficient Margin condition, or where such
Order or Fill is illegal or otherwise improper.
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Confirmation of Fills. Trades
executed online will be confirmed online in the Activity Log, Deal Blotter, on
the Execution Screen, and the Position Management Screen is updated online as
each trade is executed. Telephone orders are verbally confirmed and confirmed
online in the Deal Blotter and Position Management Screen by 17:30 EST on the
day the order is placed. Confirmation of Fills, and statements of Accounts for
Customer shall be deemed correct and shall be conclusive and binding upon
Customer if not objected to immediately by phone or email if placed through
Forex.com’s Online Trading System or MetaTrader Online Trading System or by
telephone to the Forex.com Trading Desk, and such objection is confirmed in
writing within three (3) days after transmittal to Customer by mail or
otherwise. Forex.com reserves the right to be the final arbiter with respect to
disputed Orders. In cases where the prevailing market represents prices
different from the prices Forex.com has posted on our screen, Forex.com will
attempt, on a best efforts basis, to execute trades on or close to the
prevailing market prices. This may or may not adversely affect customer
Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses.
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CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS; INITIAL DEPOSITS; DEMO
TRADING SYSTEMS.
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Documents. Before you can place an
Order with Forex.com, you must complete the Customer Account Application and
read, complete and sign the Customer Agreement, including the Risk Disclosure
Statement, Secondary Risk Disclosure Statement and these Trading Policies and
Procedures and all applicable addenda. You must deposit sufficient funds in
your Account, your Customer Account Application must be approved by Forex.com,
your deposited funds must have cleared the banking system, and you must have
completed the Demo Trading Systems, if required to do so by Forex.com. Also,
Forex.com must accept your Customer Account Application before Forex.com will
permit you to trade in your Account. You will be notified by e-mail when your
Customer Account Application has been approved. If a Customer applies online,
Customer will be permitted to trade only after Forex.com has received a
completed and signed Customer Account Application and Customer Agreement.
Forex.com may, in its sole discretion, initially accept a fax copy of the
signed Customer Account Application and may permit one or more trades if
Customer has deposited sufficient funds into the Account. In this case,
Forex.com must receive an original signed copy of the entire Customer Account
Application and Customer within seven (7) days of completion of the online
Customer Account Application. If Forex.com does not receive the Customer
Account Application and Customer Agreement with original signatures, Forex.com
reserves the right to liquidate any Open Positions in the Account and to close
the Account.
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Currency for Rendering Accounts. All
initial deposits to Customer Accounts will be accepted only in U.S. Dollars,
and, unless settlement and delivery of a Foreign Currency have taken place, all
Account Balances will be computed and reported only in U.S. Dollars.
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Recognition of Deposits. No
deposit shall be recognized until the wire or check has been fully cleared and
collected by Forex.com’s bank or depository institution. You will be notified
via e-mail once your funds have been received by Forex.com and are available
for trading.
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Fees. All banking fees shall be
charged to Customer’s Account at Forex.com’s discretion, including a $25.00
Forex.com fee, over and above any bank fees, for each returned check.
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MARGIN REQUIREMENTS. Customer
shall provide and maintain with Forex.com margin in such amounts and in such
form that Forex.com, in it is sole discretion may require. Forex.com does not
require Customers to pay the full price of Foreign Currencies Customer may buy
and sell. Instead, Customer is required to post a small percentage of the full
amount which Customer is obligated to pay to Forex.com under the Contract, to
secure Customer’s obligations to Forex.com. Margin includes Required Margin for
Open Positions, which is based on (i) the Opening Margin Requirement; (ii) the
Minimum Margin Requirement; (iii) the market value of Open Positions; and (iv)
any additional amount as Forex.com, in its sole discretion, believes is prudent
to require. Customer must maintain the Minimum Margin Requirement on their Open
Positions at all times. Forex.com has the right to liquidate any or all Open
Positions whenever the Minimum Margin Requirement is not maintained, according
to paragraph 6 hereof. Margin requirements are subject to change at any time in
Forex.com’s sole discretion and without prior notice. No previous margin
requirement shall preclude Forex.com from increasing that requirement without
prior notice. Forex.com may, in its sole discretion, elect to impose on a
disclosed on undisclosed basis limitations on the maximum number of Open
Positions allowed at any time
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LIQUIDATION LEVEL. Subject to all
additional rights of forex.com under the Customer Agreement, in the event that,
in the sole opinion of Forex.com and in accordance with Forex.com’s reasonable
best estimate of then prevailing obtainable market Spot Rates, and regardless
of whether or not prior Margin Calls have been issued or met, if the Margin
Balance should at any time equal or fall below the Minimum Margin Requirement
for Customer’s Account in the aggregate, Forex.com will have the right but not
the obligation to liquidate any part of or all Open Positions in Customer’s
Account. Clients are responsible for placing their own Stop Loss Orders to
minimize losses. Any failure by Forex.com to enforce its rights hereunder shall
not be deemed a future waiver of such rights by Forex.com. Forex.com does not
make margin calls in the ordinary course of business. Forex.com maintains the
right to liquidate Customer positions as described above. However, Forex.com
may from time to time and in its sole discretion, call Customer and request
that Customer deposit additional Collateral to secure Customer’s obligations to
Forex.com, over and above the balance in Customer’s Account. Any call for
additional margin without exercising the rights to liquidate Customer positions
shall not be deemed precedent for future calls nor future waiver of such
liquidation rights by Forex.com.
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WITHDRAWALS.Payments from a
Customer Account require a withdrawal request form signed by all required
account holders and submitted in writing to Forex.com. The Withdrawal Request
Form requires a minimum of two (2) Business Days from receipt of the withdrawal
request for issuance of a check or wire transfer of funds.
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MARGIN CALLS. Forex.com does not
make margin calls in the ordinary course of business. Forex.com maintains the
right to liquidate. Customer positions as described above. However, Forex.com
may from time to time and in its sole discretion, call Customer and request
that Customer deposit additional Collateral to secure Customer’s obligations to
Forex.com, over and above the balance in Customer’s Account. Any call for
additional margin without exercising the rights to liquidate Customer positions
shall not be deemed precedent for future calls nor future waiver of such
liquidation rights by Forex.com.
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Risk Disclosure: High Risk Investment |
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Trading is very speculative and risky. Foreign Exchange Trading
is highly speculative and is suitable only for those customers who (a)
understand and are willing to assume the economic, legal and other risks
involved, and (b) are financially able to assume losses significantly in excess
of margin or deposits. Customer represents, warrants and agrees that Customer
understands these risks; that Customer is willing and able, financially and
otherwise, to assume the risks of Foreign Exchange Trading and that loss of
Customer’s entire Account Balance will not change Customer’s life style.
The high leverage and low margin associated with Foreign Exchange Trading can
result in significant losses due to price changes in Foreign Exchange Contracts
and Cross Currency Contracts. Company’s margin policies may require that
additional funds be provided to properly margin Customer’s Account and that
Customer must immediately meet such margin requirements. Failure to maintain
Margin Balance in an amount equal to or exceeding 25% of initial margin
requirement may result in the liquidation of any open positions with resultant
loss to Customer.
FOREX IS AN OVER THE COUNTER
(OTC) MARKET, MEANING THE FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADING YOU ARE ENTERING INTO IS NOT
CONDUCTED ON AN EXCHANGE. AS A MARKET MAKER, FOREX.COM IS THE COUNTERPARTY IN
THESE TRANSACTIONS AND, THEREFORE, ACTS AS THE BUYER WHEN YOU SELL AND THE
SELLER WHEN YOU BUY. AS A RESULT, FOREX.COM’S INTERESTS MAY BE IN CONFLICT WITH
YOURS. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN YOUR WRITTEN AGREEMENT OR OTHER WRITTEN
DOCUMENTS FOREX.COM ESTABLISHES THE PRICES AT WHICH IT OFFERS TO TRADE WITH
YOU. THE PRICES OFFERED MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST PRICES AVAILABLE AND DIFFERENT
PRICES MAY BE OFFERED TO DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS.
IF FOREX.COM ELECTS NOT TO COVER ITS OWN TRADING EXPOSURE, THEN YOU SHOULD BE
AWARE THAT FOREX.COM MAY MAKE MORE MONEY IF THE MARKET GOES AGAINST YOU.
ADDITIONALLY, SINCE FOREX.COM ACTS AS THE BUYER OR SELLER IN THE TRANSACTION,
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY EVALUATE ANY TRADE RECOMMENDATIONS YOU RECEIVE FROM
FOREX.COM OR ANY OF ITS SOLICITORS.
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