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 a 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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