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Commission Schedule

The following commission schedule covers all orders. No additional fees are charged for specialized orders such as market, limit, day or good until canceled (GTC).

Common Stocks and Warrants

Dollar Amount of Trade Commission Schedule
Under $1,500 $ 29 + 2.50% of dollar amount
$1,500 - $6,000 $ 57 + 0.60% of dollar amount
$6,000 - $22,000 $ 75 + 0.30% of dollar amount
$22,000 - $50,000 $ 97 + 0.20% of dollar amount
$50,000 - $500,000 $ 147 + 0.10% of dollar amount
$500,00 and above $ 247 + 0.08% of dollar amount
Minimum Commission: $38.00 per trade, but not less than $0.09 per share for the first 1,000 shares, plus $0.04 per share thereafter.
Maximum Commission: $50.00 per trade for the first 100 shares plus $0.50 per share thereafter.

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Listed Options

Dollar Amount of Trade Commission Schedule
Under $2,000 $ 28 + 1.80% of dollar amount
$2,000 - $10,000 $ 48 + 0.80% of dollar amount
$10,000 - $25,000 $ 72 + 0.56% of dollar amount
$25,000 and above $ 125 + 0.35% of dollar amount
Minimum Commission: $34.00 + $4.00 per contract
Maximum Commission: $25.00 per contract (but not less than $38.00)
**Funds must be deposited in your brokerage account before we can accept any order to purchase options.**

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Corporate and Municipal Bonds

$38.00 + $3.50 per bond ($1,000 principal amount)

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United States Treasury Obligations

$60.00 or one tenth of one percent of the face value of the security, whichever is greater.

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Margin Loans

Dollar Amount of Debit Balance Lending Rate*
Under $49,999 Rate + 1 3/4
$2,000 - $10,000 Rate + 1 1/4
$10,000 - $25,000 Rate + 1
*Clearing Firm Lending Rate is the Brokers' Call Rate.

Margin Requirements

Type of Security Initial Margin Maintenance Requirement
Stocks Purchased In A Margin Account
Listed Stocks and OTC Margin Stocks
Share Price Below $3.00 Not Allowed 100%
Share Price $3.00-$5.00 50% 50%
Share Price $5.00 and above 50% 30%
     
Bonds Purchased In a Margin Account
Municipal Bonds:
G.O.'s, Minimum 7% principal 25% 20%
Revenue's, Minimum 7% principal 35% 30%
Corporate Bonds:
Non-Convertible Bonds,
Minimum 7% of principal
30% 25%
Convertible Bonds 50% 30%
OTC Non-convertible bonds 30% 25%
U.S. Government:
<1 year Maturity 2% of CMV 1% of CMV
1 year, but < 3 years Maturity 4% 2%
3 years, but < 5 years Maturity 6% 3%
5 years, but < 20 years to Maturity 8% 4%
10 years, but < 20 years to Maturity 10% 5%
20 years or > Maturity 12% 6%
ZEROs with 5 years or > 3% of principal  
  $5 minimum bond
Short Sales In Margin Accounts
Share Price of Stock Initial Margin Maintenance Requirment
Below $5 Not Allowed > of $2.50/Share, or 100%
$5 and > 50% > of $5.00/share, or 35%
     
*Non-diversified accounts may have higher requirements

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Special Rules

Margin accounts must maintain a $2,000 equity balance.
No loans given on stock priced at less than $3.00 per share.
No margin transactions in stocks valued below $3.00 per share.
Minimum margin requirements are set by the regulations of Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the National Association of Security Dealers, Inc. and the New York Stock Exchange.
For margin requirements on option trades, contact Clarendon Securities.
Clarendon Securities reserves the right, at its discretion, to impose higher margin requirements on particular accounts or all accounts at any time. The foregoing table may b subject to change without notice and actual margin requirements may equal or exceed the applicable Federal Reserve Regulations T, New York Stock Exchange, or National Associaton of Securities Dealers Requirements.

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Miscellaneous Charges

Confirmation; Shipping and Handling Fee $ 3 per trade
Federal Funds Wire $ 20 per trade
Legal Transfers $ 20 per item
Accommodation Transfer $ 15 per item
ACATs Transfers $ 25 per transfer
Bond Redemption $ 25 per item
Returned Checks $ 25 per item
Reorganized Items, not previously held in the customer account $ 25 per item

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