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Bright
Trading, LLC. Risk Disclosure for
Professional Securities Trading
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Association with Bright Trading, LLC. is limited to Professional Traders.
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The firm does not solicit nor accept retail orders from Retail Customers.
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All Bright Traders must have successfully completed the Series 7 General
Securities Representative qualification examination.
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Trading can be extremely risky.
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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
Trading. In particular, you should not fund -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
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Be cautious of claims of large profits from Trading. You should be
wary of advertisements or other statements that emphasize the potential
for large profits in Trading. Trading can also lead to large
and immediate financial losses.
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Trading requires knowledge of securities markets. Trading requires
in-depth knowledge of the securities markets and Trading techniques and
strategies. In attempting to profit through Trading, you must
compete with other professional, licensed traders employed by securities
firms. You should have appropriate experience before engaging in
Trading.
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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.
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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 systems failures.
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Trading may result in your paying large commissions. Trading may
require you to trade your account aggressively, and you may pay
commissions on each trade. The total daily commissions that you pay on
your trades may add to your losses or significantly reduce your earnings.
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Trading on margin or short selling may result in losses beyond your
initial investment. When you 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 -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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