To open a live trading account with One Financial Markets please complete the online application form (where you can upload your supporting ID documentation) or download a physical form and send this (along with your supporting ID documentation) to the One Financial Markets head office.
Before completing an application form, please familiarise yourself with the following:
Supporting Documentation for Individual Accounts
All application forms must be accompanied by proof of residential address and proof of identity.
I. Proof of Address: certified copy* of a recent (no more than 4 months old) utility bill or bank statement stating your name and residential address.
Bills and statements printed off the internet are not acceptable.
II. Proof of Identity: certified copy* of your valid passport, National ID card or photocard drivers licence.
Please note that residents of the UK, all EU countries, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore and Switzerland may provide uncertified copies.
Please note that residents of China, Gulf Co-operation Council member countries, India and South Africa may provide uncertified copies if depositing < $5,000 over the lifetime of the account.
*Certification may be carried out by a lawyer, Notary Public, Consulate or Embassy official and be stamped as “true copy of the original”. All copies must be clear and certification must be legible, dated and signed with the full name and address of the certifier included.
Supporting Documentation for Corporate Accounts
Legal Structure/Company Documents:
- Certified copy * of Certificate of Incorporation (or local equivalent)
- Copy of Memorandum of Association (or local equivalent)
- Copy of Articles of Association (or local equivalent)
Ownership/Control:
- List of all officer(s), director(s) and shareholder(s) (including percentage holding) on company letterhead
- Board Resolution approving account with One Financial Markets (template can be provided on request)
- List detailing the level of authorisations for each individual signatory on company letterhead
- Individual ID** for each director and authorised person named above
- Individual ID** for majority shareholder(s) and anyone with >25% holding
*Certification may be carried out by a lawyer, Notary Public, Consulate or Embassy official and be stamped as “true copy of the original”. All copies must be clear and certification must be legible, dated and signed with the full name and address of the certifier included.
** Please see “Supporting Documentation for Individual Accounts” for more details
Notes
- If majority shareholder(s) is a corporate entity, full corporate ID is required
- Original documents must be received in London within 14 days of acceptable fax submissions unless otherwise agreed in advance
- English translations must be provided where applicable and translations also certified
- Depending on the company structure, One Financial Markets reserves the right to request additional information
If you require a joint account or power of attorney form, please contact our account opening department.
