Steps to Apply for an Account Online, Using Our Electronic Account Application

1. Print this page, and refer to it as your instructions for opening a new futures and options trading account. The entire process is quick and easy, but it’s important to use this page as a checklist.
2. Begin by clicking on the button below, and respond to all questions. Some request financial information, but please recognize that the EAA is secure and encrypted for your protection. You can also rest assured that XPRESSTRADE’S Privacy Policy is very important to us. We’ve been awarded the TRUSTe seal of approval for safeguarding your personal information.

   

3. After completing the EAA, print your personalized set of account forms. If you don’t have access to a printer, you can choose to transmit your information to XPRESSTRADE, and we’ll mail your personalized account forms to you by regular post.
4. After printing or receiving your personalized account forms, carefully read the Customer Agreement, the Risk Disclosure Statement for Futures and Options, and the other information about the terms of XPRESSTRADE accounts. In addition, please review your personalized account forms to make certain that you’ve provided us with accurate, current information.
5. Execute the account forms. For your convenience, all areas which require your signature are indicated by light gray shading.
6. Choose how you will fund your new XPRESSTRADE account. Our minimum initial account size is U.S. $5,000. Please note that you won’t be able to enter your first order at XPRESSTRADE until cleared funds become available in your account. So, if you’re in a hurry to trade, we recommend that you include a certified check or cashier’s check–for at least $5,000 and made payable to ADM Investor Services–along with your personalized account forms.
7. Return your signed account forms to XPRESSTRADE. We’ll take care of the rest! Once we’ve accepted your account application, we’ll send you a User ID, Temporary Password, and Account Number by e-mail or regular mail (depending on which method you selected in the account forms). While we make every effort to open new accounts within 24 hours, please note that transfers from other futures brokerage firms typically take 3-5 business days to complete. We add your positions and funds to your new XPRESSTRADE account just as soon as they are received from the delivering broker. You can help speed the transfer process by contacting your previous broker and demanding an immediate transfer.
8. After you’ve logged into the secure areas of the XPRESSTRADE system for the first time, you will be required to select your own customized, private password. For security reasons, no individual associated with XPRESSTRADE will ever ask you to reveal your password, and you should never reveal this password in any communication with us, whether by telephone, e-mail, or written correspondence. To maintain the highest level of security, never share your password with anyone.