Are you interested in opening an S-Corp, C-Corp, LLC, Partnership, or Trust account? Then you're in the right place. Although it is the 21st century, entity accounts do require some paperwork in addition to your electronic application. Below is a step-by-step illustrated guide to help you get set up.
How to open an Entity Account
Instructions for opening an S-Corp, C-Corp, LLC, Partnership, or Trust account
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Gather up the following before starting your entity account application
Legal Entity Documents: Please scan the entity documents and save them as a PDF as you will need to upload them to your application.
Apex Account Agreements: Complete an account agreement form. Click the corresponding entity account agreement form below to download the form. Form guides are linked after the hyphen. Once completed, please scan the form and save it as a PDF, as you will need to upload it to your application.
- C-Corp & S-Corp Account Agreement (Margin) – Form guide
- C-Corp & S-Corp Account Agreement (Cash) – Form guide
- LLC Account Agreement – Form guide
- Partnership Agreement – Form guide
- Certificate of Trust and Investment Powers – Form guide
Personal information of each beneficial owner (including yourself) with a 10% stake or more
- Name
- Address
- Social Security Number
- Ownership Percentage (%)
- Email address
- Birthdate
Choose a Trusted Contact to list on your account as an Emergency Contact. This is required due to FINRA Rule 2165, which became effective February 5, 2018.
Market Data for Entity Accounts
After submitting your entity application, an account classified as a professional will receive one professional data form from our accounts team. To learn if your account may classify as a professional, please click here. To view market data fees and form guides for the professional data forms, please click here.