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Capital Securities Investment Corporation
("Capital Securities") seeks to provide you with prompt market access,
and current market information. Capital Securities also wants to make clear
that, under certain situations, fast market conditions will exist in the
marketplace, which may result in greater market volatility.
Fast Market Conditions
Markets exhibiting unusually large trading
volume and/or great price variations are known as "fast markets". High
volume conditions may occur at the market opening, or intra-day, affecting trade
execution and reporting. Fast market conditions may be caused by various
factors. A common factor is an order imbalance - - where there are significantly
greater orders of one type (such as "buys") than another type (such as
"sells"). Recently fast market conditions have occurred with trading
in high technology stocks, particularly companies with an Internet-related
business. These companies' initial public offerings (IPO's), as well as their
secondary market trading, have often been characterized by heavy volume and
large price swings, resulting in significant volatility.
Risks Associated with Fast or Volatile Market Conditions
Delays in execution and trade reporting may
occur in a fast market. Also, a security's price may change very rapidly,
causing significant differences between the security's quoted price, and the
ultimate execution price for that security. The quote "size" for a
security also may change rapidly, and an entire order may not always be filled
at the quoted price. As a result, there is a substantial risk that all or part
of an order may be executed at a price substantially away from the market price
quoted when the order was placed.
The
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recommends that we inform you as to certain practices by market-makers in
the NASDAQ and other over-the-counter securities markets. During normal market
conditions, market-makers often utilize automated execution systems or services
for eligible stocks, up to certain share sizes. These executions include
automated price improvement opportunities and acceptance of stop orders.
However, during fast market conditions, market-makers may decide to execute
orders manually, and not utilize such systems or services. This may result in
possible delays in order execution, resulting in executions at less favorable
prices.
LIMIT ORDERS AND MARKET ORDERS
Market Order
A "market order" is an order to buy
or sell a stock at the best available price when the order is executed on the
market. Market orders are more likely to be filled, although not at a particular
price
Limit Order
A "limit order" is an order to buy
or sell a security at a particular price, or better. A limit order will allow
you to set a price limit, although it will not guarantee that your order will be
filled. A limit order allows you to restrict the minimum price you are willing
to receive (in the case of a sell order) or the maximum price you are willing to
pay (in the case of a buy order). Your order will be executed at either your
limit price, or at a better price to you. However, even when the market moves to
your limit price, you are not assured an execution, because there may be other
limit orders ahead of your own order.
Use of Limit Orders
A limit order may reduce risk in a fast and/or
volatile market. A market order may be executed at a higher price (in the case
of a buy) or at lower price (in the case of a sell) than you had anticipated. A
limit order permits you to establish a maximum buy price, or a minimum sale
price. You should consider placing limit orders, instead of market orders, in a
fast or volatile market. Again, however, there is no guarantee in a fast market
that your limit order will be executed. During the initial day of secondary
market trading in an IPO security, Capital Securities will only accept limit
orders - - Capital Securities will not accept market orders.
Access to Capital Securities
On occasions, fast or volatile markets may
effect your access to Capital Securities. Due to heavy volume, or other factors
increasing system traffic, you may not be able to obtain Internet access.
Additionally, due to high volume or system capacity limitations, you may
encounter difficulties in obtaining portfolio status, access to on-line
information, or similar services offered through Capital Securities. If you
encounter difficulty in accessing Capital Securities, we urge you to contact us
at 630-705-9800. Capital Securities will attempt to take your order when capital
access is limited due to market conditions.
Additional Effects of Fast Markets
When a security is removed from on-line
trading with Capital Securities you will be notified by regular mail or E-mail.
Capital Securities also may raise margin requirements for particular securities
trading under fast market conditions. Where warranted, Capital Securities may
designate a security as not marginable, in which case you will be required to
purchase the security with 100% initial margin. Increasing margin requirements
helps ensure that there is adequate equity in your margin account as protection
in case of a large change in a security's value, which reduces the likelihood
that we will be required to liquidate your account assets to meet a margin call.
DAY-TRADING
You should consider the following points
before engaging in a day-trading strategy. For purposes of this notice, a
"day-trading strategy" means an overall trading strategy characterized
by the regular transmission by a customer of intra-day orders to effect both
purchase and sale transactions in the same security or securities.
Day trading can be extremely risky. Day trading generally is not appropriate
for someone of limited resources and limited investment or trading experience
and low risk tolerance. You should be prepared to lose all of the funds that you
use for day trading. In particular, you should not fund day-trading activities
with retirement savings, student loans, second mortgages, emergency funds, funds
set aside for purposes such as education or home ownership, or funds required to
meet your living expenses. Further, certain evidence indicates that an
investment of less than $50,000 will significantly impair the ability of a day
trader to make a profit. Of course, an investment of $50,000 or more will in no
way guarantee success.
Be cautious of claims of large profits from day trading. You should be wary
of advertisements or other statements that emphasize the potential for large
profits in day trading. Day trading can also lead to large and immediate
financial losses
Day trading requires knowledge of securities markets. Day trading requires
in-depth knowledge of the securities markets and trading techniques and
strategies. In attempting to profit through day trading, you must compete with
professional, licensed traders employed by securities firms. You should have
appropriate experience before engaging in day trading.
Day trading requires knowledge of firm’s operations. You should be
familiar with a securities firm’s business practices, including the operation
of the firm’s order execution systems and procedures. Under certain market
conditions, you may find it difficult or impossible to liquidate a position
quickly at a reasonable price. This can occur, for example, when the market for
a stock suddenly drops, or if trading is halted due to recent news events or
unusual trading activity. The more volatile a stock is, the greater the
likelihood that problems may be encountered in executing a transaction. In
addition to normal market risks, you may experience losses due to system
failures.
Day trading will generate substantial
commissions, even if the per trade cost is low. Day
trading involves aggressive trading, and generally you will pay commissions on
each trade. The total daily commissions that you pay on your trades will add to
your losses or significantly reduce your earnings. For instance, assuming that a
trade costs $16 and an average of 29 transactions are conducted per day, an
investor would need to generate an annual profit of $111,360 just to cover
commission expenses.
Day trading on margin or short selling may result in losses beyond your initial
investment. When you day trade with funds borrowed from a firm or someone
else, you can lose more than the funds you originally placed at risk. A decline
in the value of the securities that are purchased may require you to provide
additional funds to the firm to avoid the forced sale of those securities or
other securities in your account. Short selling as part of your day-trading
strategy also may lead to extraordinary losses, because you may have to purchase
a stock at a very high price in order to cover a short position.
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