Day
Trading Risk Disclosure:
Day trading is 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 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.
Extended
Hours Trading Risk Disclosure:
Risk of Lower Liquidity
Liquidity refers to the ability of market participants to buy and sell
securities. Generally, the more orders that are available in a market,
the greater the liquidity. Liquidity is important because with greater
liquidity it is easier for investors to buy or sell securities, and as a
result, investors are more likely to pay or receive a competitive price
for securities purchased or sold. There may be lower liquidity in
extended hours trading as compared to regular market hours. As a result,
your order may only be partially executed, or not at all.
Risk of Higher Volatility
Volatility refers to the changes in price that securities undergo when
trading. Generally, the higher the volatility of a security, the greater
its price swings. There may be greater volatility in extended hours
trading than in regular market hours. As a result, your order may only
be partially executed, or not at all, or you may receive an inferior
price in extended hours trading than you would during regular market
hours.
Risk of Changing Prices
The prices of securities traded in extended hours trading may not
reflect the prices either at the end of regular market hours, or upon
the opening the next morning. As a result, you may receive an inferior
price in extended hours trading than you would during regular market
hours.
Risk of Unlinked Markets
Depending on the extended hours trading system or the time of day, the
prices displayed on a particular extended hours trading system may not
reflect the prices in other concurrently operating extended hours
trading systems dealing in the same securities. Accordingly, you may
receive an inferior price in one extended hours trading system than you
would in another extended hours trading system.
Risk of News Announcements
Normally, issuers make news announcements that may affect the price of
their securities after regular market hours. Similarly, important
financial information is frequently announced outside of regular market
hours. In extended hours trading, these announcements may occur during
trading, and if combined with lower liquidity and higher volatility, may
cause an exaggerated and unsustainable effect on the price of a
security.
Risk of Wider Spreads
The spread refers to the difference in price between what you can buy a
security for and what you can sell it for. Lower liquidity and higher
volatility in extended hours trading may result in wider than normal
spreads for a particular security.
Options Trading Risk Disclosure:
Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. It is
very important that option investors read the Characteristics and Risks
of Standardized Options before engaging in options trading. The risk
disclosure document explains the characteristics and risks of
exchange-traded options. You may also request a copy of the Option
Disclosure Document by writing to the Options Supervisor at Seven Points Capital,
825 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor,
New York, NY 10022.
Seven Points Capital also would like to inform investors of the
inherent risks of trading the following strategies.
1. Bullish strategies have greater risk of loss in falling markets.
2.
Neutral strategies have greater risk of loss in volatile markets.
3.
Bearish strategies have greater risk of loss in rising markets.
There are many factors that an investor should be aware of when
trading options including interest rates, volatility, stock splits,
stock dividends, stock distributions, currency exchange rates, etc.
Seven Points Capital or its clearing firm shall reduce any accounts
that exceed applicable position limits to a level that is in compliance
with such limits. Any losses as a result of these actions will be the
sole responsibility of the investor.
Typically, the exercise of in-the-money equity options is automatic at
expiration, if the equity options is $0.25 or more in the money. Index
options will be exercised automatically, if in-the-money by $0.01. For
equity options in the money less than $0.25 or out of the money, it will
be your responsibility to request exercise by 4.00 pm EST before
expiration on the last day of trading. We may exercise any open equity
option that is $0.25 or more in the money on the date of expiration. You
are obligated to monitor your options position(s) especially as the
expiration date approaches. If you exercise an in-the-money equity
option, you must have sufficient equity in your account to meet margin
requirements. Seven Points Capital or its clearing firm may, at its own
discretion, reduce or close-out your options positions priors positions
prior to the close of business on the last day before exercise, if the
account has insufficient equity to meet margin requirements.
Investors should only engage in options trading that is best suited to
their financial condition and option experience and which considers
current market conditions. Orders are accepted only on an unsolicited
basis. Investors are solely responsible for any and all orders placed in
their account(s) and at their own risk. Seven Points Capital does not
make any recommendations whatsoever regarding any options or options
strategies. Additionally, your account(s) are accepted on a fully
disclosed basis and solely at the discretion of Seven Points Capital
and Penson Financial Services, Inc., the company's clearing firm.
There are special risks associated with uncovered option writing, which exposes the investor to potentially significant loss. Therefore, this type of strategy may not be suitable for all customers approved for options transactions.
The potential loss of uncovered call writing is unlimited. The writer of an uncovered call is in an extremely risky position, and may incur large losses if the value of the underlying instrument increases above the exercise price.
As with writing uncovered calls, the risk of writing uncovered put options is substantial. The writer of an uncovered put option bears a risk of loss if the value of the underlying instrument declines below the exercise price. Such loss could be substantial if there is a significant decline in the value of the underlying instrument.
Uncovered option writing is thus suitable only for the knowledgeable investor who understands the risks, has the financial capacity and willingness to incur potentially substantial losses, and has sufficient liquid assets to meet applicable margin requirements. In this regard, if the value of the underlying instrument moves against an uncovered writer's options position, the investor's broker may request significant additional margin payments. If an investor does not make such margin payments, the broker my liquidate stock of options positions in the investor's account with little or no prior notice in accordance with the investor's margin agreement.
For combination writing, where the investor writes both a put and a call on the same underlying instrument, the potential risk is unlimited.
If a secondary market in options were to become unavailable, investors could not engage in closing transactions, and an option writer would remain obligated until expiration of assignment.
OTC
Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet Risk Disclosure:
Seven Points Capital does not solicit or recommend transactions, or
provide investment advice, to investors in OTC/Bulletin Board and Pink
Sheet securities. All transactions in OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet
securities are accepted on an unsolicited basis only.
OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet securities represent low priced shares
of new or small companies that do not qualify for trading on NASDAQ or
on a national stock exchange. OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheet
securities include national, regional, and foreign equity issues,
warrants, units, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Direct
Participation Programs (DPPs), and penny stocks.
The inherent risks in trading these securities include, but are not
limited to, the following:
• Trading in these securities can be very risky, and may not be
appropriate or suitable for you.
• When trading in these securities, you may lose all or part of your
invested capital. Any adverse report of a company's deteriorating
financial condition, or news which would affect the company's
financial condition, may lead to a dramatic decline in the price of
a security.
• Frequent name or symbol changes, stock splits, and delistings
occur in these securities.
• Typically, all stocks falling into these categories are non-marginable.
They cannot be purchased on margin or be used as collateral against
margin loans.
• Accurate quotation information, immediate executions, execution
reporting, and the delivery of legal trade confirmations might not
be readily available.
• Heavy market volatility may prevent or delay order processing.
• These types of securities are frequent targets of fraud or market
manipulation, not only because of their generally low price, but
also because the reporting requirements for these securities are
less stringent than for listed or NASDAQ traded securities, and no
exchange requirements are imposed.
• Due to lower trading volumes in many of these securities, there
may be a lower likelihood of orders receiving executions, and
current prices may differ significantly from the price quoted at the
time of placing your order.
Prior to trading in these types of securities, you should consider your
investment objectives, financial resources, risk tolerance and
experience. As described above, trading in OTC Bulletin Board and Pink
Sheet securities differs significantly from trading in NASDAQ and listed
securities, and you may experience greater market risk. You should be
familiar with these risks before trading in them. You should also take
the time to read available prospectuses and any other filings, including
quarterly and annual financial reports, for a company carefully before
trading.
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