Method and apparatus for new accounts program
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Abstract
A method for opening an on-line brokerage account includes the steps of opening an on-line brokerage account for a user based on account information received from the user, the on-line brokerage account having one or more restrictions, generating an application based on the account information; requesting that the user submit required information with the application within a predetermined time to remove the one or more restrictions from the on-line brokerage account, and removing said one or more restrictions from the on-line brokerage account when the application including the required information is received within the predetermined time.
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48 Claims
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28. A method for opening an on-line brokerage account, comprising:
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electronically presenting a user with a non-alterable filled in application, which includes account information, for the on-line brokerage account, and a click-through agreement setting forth the terms of the on-line brokerage account;
receiving an indication that the user agrees with the click-through agreement;
opening the on-line brokerage account so that the opened on-line brokerage account is initially subject to one or more restrictions;
providing the user with access to the on-line brokerage account, while it is initially subject to one or more restrictions; and
reviewing account information, and upon a successful review of the account information removing the one or more restrictions from the on-line brokerage account. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for opening an on-line brokerage account, comprising:
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electronically presenting a user with a filled in application for the on-line brokerage account, wherein the application contains account information for the on-line brokerage account, and includes a plurality of terms for the on-line brokerage account;
receiving an indication that the user agrees with the plurality of terms for the on-line brokerage account;
opening the on-line brokerage account;
providing the on-line brokerage account with features which require a signature card, signed by the user;
providing the user with electronic access to a signature card for, so that the user can print out the signature card form;
upon receipt of the signed signature card signed by the user activating features of the on-line account which require a signed signature card from the user. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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