Documents required for opening a trading account

Prior to opening an account with us, it is necessary to provide us with your identification documents and address information for verification purposes.

Verification of the client's identity

A copy of one of the following documents:

• Passport

• Identity Card (both sides)

• Driver’s License (both sides)

• Valid only for countries where the Driving Licence is used to verify a person's identity.

Please be aware that all the documents above must be in a clear readable form where your picture is clearly visible and the information could be easily read. 

Verification of the client’s address

The purpose of residence verification is to obtain the address where the client actually resides. It does not have to necessarily coincide with the address of the permanent residence. For example, an electricity bill may serve as suitable verification since it may be reasonably assumed that the related address is the address where the client actually resides.

 We require a copy of one of the following documents:

• Utility Bill (e.g. electricity, gas, water, landline)

• Bank or Credit Card Statement 

• Lease Agreement or Lease Account

• Certificate of Residence issued by the State.

• Mortgage loan

• Official letter provided by the police, embassy, bank etc.

Other documents

Where the client cannot provide a utility bill with their name, the following documents are requested:  

• Client’s identity information (Passport, ID, Drivers Licence) 

• Client's address information (Utility Bill)

• Marriage Certificate (in case the client resides with a husband/wife) 

• Birth Certificate (in case the client resides with parents)

Corporate Account

• Certificate of incorporation and Certificate of good standing

• Certificate of registered office

• Certificate of directors and secretary

• Certificate of registered shareholders

• Memorandum and articles of association

• A resolution of the board of directors for the opening of the account and granting authority to the representative

• Copy of the trust deed/agreement concluded between the nominee shareholder and the beneficial owner (in cases where the registered shareholders act as nominees) 

• Identification document(s) and Utility Bill(s) of Authorised Representative(s)

• Identification document(s) and Utility Bill(s) of Beneficial owner(s) 

• Identification document(s) and Utility Bill(s) of Directors 

The documents above must be in original form or certified true copies of the original.