PFG

New Accounts

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New Account Booklet Instructions by Account Type

JOINT ACCOUNTS
The pages required for a joint account are: Pages 3, 4, 13, 14 and 16
Please remember that there are two boxes that can be checked for joint accounts Joint Tenants with rights of Survivorship is usually husband and wife.
Joint tenants in Common are if two friends open an account together. For joint accounts they need to put the % of ownership on the account this can be and split that equals 100% most of the time it is 50/50.

TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Accounts are filled out just like an individual account, the customer needs to also sign and date page 34 in the account book that is the Personal Guarantee. We would also need them to send in a complete copy of the trust agreement. What we are looking for in the Trust Agreement is that the people who filled out the paperwork are listed in the trust and that it states somewhere in there that they can trade futures, commodities etc. Page 34 is required for Trust paperwork.

CORPORATE OR LLC ACCOUNTS
Corp and LLC accounts are filled out like Individual accounts, with the following exceptions. The top of page 3 needs to be checked Corp, LLC etc. The account information is under the name of the Corp, LLC Etc. Customer info should be for whoever from the company is filling out the paperwork.  Pages 32-34 are needed. With Corp. or LLC accounts they need to send in a complete set of their articles of Inc. We are looking for the name of the person who filled out the PFG paperwork to be listed in the articles and to have authority to open accounts. We also need to know what the company does. If it is anything to do with the financial industry we will need a Corp. Own funds Letter.

PARTNERSHIP ACCOUNTS
Partnership accounts are filled out just like a Corp or LLC account but we only need page 34 and the Partnership Agreement again we are looking to see that the person who filled out the account is listed in the partnership.

IRA ACCOUNTS
IRA Accounts are filled out like individual accounts. The box that is checked at the top should be IRA/Pension. On all IRA accounts, page 34 is required. Documents for IRA accounts are to be sent to the IRA Company first. Once the IRA Company counter-signs all the documents, they will send it to us to open the account.

FOREIGN ACCOUNTS
For Foreign account we need to have the customers send us a Government issued photo ID and the W8-Ben Form

FOREIGN CUSTOMERS LIVING IN THE US
For customers who are not US Citizens but living and working in the US they should have a SS# and fill out page 14 we will also need a Photo ID for these people
INDIVDUAL ACCOUNTS
The pages required for individual accounts are: Pages 3, 4, 13, 14, and 16