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Margin Disclosure Statements to be Issued to Customers

The SEC has approved the NASD rule proposal requiring brokerage firms to deliver to all non-institutional customers a statement detailing the operation of margin accounts and the risks of using margin.

Brokerage firms will disclose the following risks associated with buying on margin:

You can lose more funds than you deposit in the margin account;
The firm can sell your securities or other assets without contacting you;
You are not entitled to choose which securities or other assets in your account(s) are liquidated or sold to meet a margin call;
The firm can increase its "house" maintenance requirements at any time and is not required to provide you advance written notice; and
You are not entitled to an extension or time on a margin call.

Source: NASD Notice to Members 01-31

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