Abm Securities (PVT) Limited: Account Opening Form
Abm Securities (PVT) Limited: Account Opening Form
Abm Securities (PVT) Limited: Account Opening Form
NATURE OF ACCOUNT: -
SINGLE: □ JOINT □ Client ID/Account No. __________
a) It has not applied to be adjudicated as an insolvent and that it has not suspended payment and that we have not
compounded with our creditors;
b) It is not un-discharged insolvent; and
c) It has not been declared defaulter in repayments of loan of a bank/financial institution.
MARGIN DEPOSIT: -
The authority holder(s) hereby undertakes to deposit and maintain_____% margin against his/her/their outstanding
trades/exposure for the purpose of trading in his/her/their account. The broker shall notify the Account Holder(s) about any
change in the above margin requirements for the already executed at least 3 days prior to the implementation of revised
margin requirements.
NOMINATION: -
(In the event of death of the Account Holder, The nominee shall be entitled to receive securities/cash available in the account
of the Account holder after set-off against losses / liabilities in the account.)
1. All transactions between the parities shall be subject to the Articles, Rules and Regulations of the Exchange,
revised policies, Board Directions and new regulations to be framed in pursuance of Section 34 of the Securities
& Exchange Ordinance, 1969. Moreover, all applicable provisions of the Securities & Exchange Ordinance
1969 read with the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act 1997, Brokers and Agents registrations
Rules, 2001, Securities & Exchange Rules 1971 and all directions/ directions passed from time to time to
regulate the trades between the parties and to regulate Brokers conduct and Central Depository Company Of
Pakistan Limited Act, 1997, Rules framed there under and the National Clearing and Settlement System
Regulations and any other law for the time being in force. The Broker shall ensure provisions of copies of all
the above Laws, Rules and Regulations at his office for access to the Account Holder(s) during working hours.
1. (a): In case any dispute in connection with the trade or transactions between the Broker and the Account Holder is
not settled amicably, either party may refer the same to arbitration in accordance with the provision of general
regulation of the Exchange, which shall be binding on both the parties. The Account Holder hereby agrees that
he would have no objection if his name and other relevant particulars are placed on Exchange’s database
accessible by member of the Exchange if he fails or refuses to abide by or carryout any arbitration award passed
against him in his dispute with the Broker.
2. The amount deposited as security margin by the Account Holder(s) with the Broker shall only be used for the
purposes of dealing is securities, such as trading and/or settlement of deliveries of securities on behalf of the
Account Holder (s). The Broker shall not use such amount for his own use.
2. (a): The credit amount of the Account Holder(s) shall be kept by the broker in a separate bank account titled
“Account Holder/Client account” and shall not be used by the broker for his own business”.
3. The Brokers shall be authorized to act on the verbal instructions of the Account Holder(s). The Brokers shall
provide a written confirmation of the executed transaction as required under rules 4(4) of the Securities &
Exchange Rules, 1971, and all such transaction recorded by the Brokers in his books shall be conclusive and
binding upon the Account Holder(s), which shall not be questioned by his/her/them, subject to Clause 5 below.
Or
The Account Holder(s) shall give written instruction for the sale/purchase of securities to the broker. The
Account Holder(s) shall not give any verbal/oral instruction. The Broker shall provide a written confirmation of
the executed transaction as required under rule 4(4) of the Securities and Exchange Rules 1971 and all such
transactions recorded by the broker in his books shall be conclusive and binding upon the Account Holder(s),
which shall not be questioned by him/her/them, subject to clause 5 below.
4. The Broker shall provide the confirmation of the executed transaction to the ________________(Name Of The
Account Holder) at the above stated address by means of acceptable mode of communication or by hand subject
to acknowledgement receipt as noted in clause 16.
5. In case there are any error(s) in the daily confirmation statement, the Account Holder(s) shall report the same to
the Broker within one-business day of the receipt of conformation. In case the Account Holder(s) do not
respond within one business day of the receipt of the said daily confirmation statement, the confirmation
statement shall be deemed conclusively accepted by the Account Holder(s).
6. In the event that the Account Holder(s) fail(s) to deposit additional cash or securities as margin within one
business day of the margin call (in writing), the Broker shall have absolute discretion to and, without further
notice to Account Holder(s), liquidate the Account Holder(s) outstanding positions, including the securities
purchased and carried in such account, so that the margin is maintained at the required level.
7. (a) The Broker shall be responsible to ensure delivery of CDC eligible securities in the CDC account of
Account Holder(s) subject to full payments by the Account Holder(s). In case of companies which are not on
the CDS, the Brokers shall ensure delivery of physical shares along with verified transfer Deeds against
payments, to the Account Holder(s). Further, the Broker shall be responsible for the payment of any credit cash
balance available in the account of the Account Holder(s) preferably in form of A/C payee cress cheque only
within 1 business day of the request of the Account Holder(s) (subject to the maintenance of the margin
requirement).
(b) In the event of non-receipt of payment from the Account Holder on settlement day against securities
bought on account of the Account Holder, the Broker may transfer such securities to his Collateral
Account under intimation to the Exchange, after complying with the requirements as mentioned in
relevant clause of this chapter.
8. The Broker shall accept from the Account Holder(s) payments through “A/C Payee Only” cross cheque, bank
drafts, pay order or other crossed banking instruments in case of amount in excess of Rs. 25,000/-.
Electronic transfer of funds to the Broker through banks would be regarded also good as cheque. The
Broker shall be responsible to provide the receipt to the Account Holder(s) in the Name of the Account
Holder(s) duly signed by the authorized agents/employee of the Broker and the Account Holder(s) shall be
responsible to obtain the receipt thereof. In case of cash dealings, proper receipt will be taken and given to the
Account Holder(s), specifically mentioning if payments is for margin or the purchase of securities. The broker
shall immediately deposit in its bank account all cash received in whole i.e. no payment shall be made from the
cash received from clients. However, in exceptional circumstance, where it becomes necessary for Broker
to accept cash in excess of Rs. 25,000/- the Broker shall immediately report within one business day such
instances with rationale thereof to the Exchange in accordance with the mechanism prescribed by the
Exchange.
9. The Broker shall make all payments of 25,000/- and above; through crossed cheque/ bank draft/pay orders or
any other crossed banking instruments showing payments of amount from their business bank account. Copies
of these payment instruments including cheques, pay order, demand drafts and online instructions shall be kept
in record for a minimum period of five years.
10. The Account Holder(s) shall have a right to obtain a copy of his/her or their ledger statement under official seal
and signature of the Broker or his authorized reprehensive on a periodic basis. In case of any discrepancy in the
ledger statement, the Account Holder(s) shall inform the Broker within 1 day of receipt of the ledger statement
to remove such discrepancy.
11. The Account Holder(s) shall operate the account and execute transaction himself/herself/themselves unless the
Account Holder(s) authorized Mr./Ms. ____________________________, I.D No. _____________________,
to transact in the account. All transactions executed by the authorized person shall be binding upon the Account
Holder(s).
12. For Joint Account Holder(s) Only: -
We, the Account Holders shall operate the account jointly or severally and the instructions issued either jointly
or severely shall be binding on us as well as upon the broker in respect of the joint titled account.
Or
Our titled account shall be operated only by __________ who shall be deemed as the authorized person for
operating the joint account or issuing any instructions relating thereto.
13. The Broker shall be responsible to append a list of his authorized agents/traders and designated employees, who
can deal with the Account Holder(s), with this account opening form and a copy of both the opening form and
the list will be provide to the Account Holder(s). Any change therein shall be intimated in writing to the
Account Holder(s) with immediate effect.
14. The Broker shall not disclose the information of the transactions of the Account Holder(s) for the commission
charges or any other charges in connection with the brokerage services rendered, which shall be clearly detailed
in the ledger statement/daily confirmations.
15. The Broker shall not disclose the information of the transactions of the Account Holder(s) to any third party and
shall maintain the confidentiality of this information. However, in case the Exchange or the Commission, as the
case may be requires any such information, the Broker shall be obliged to disclose the same for which the
Accounts Holder(s) shall not raise any objection whatsoever.
16. In case a Broker convert his individual membership rights to corporate membership and vice versa, the
agreement and conditions laid down herein above shall remain effective unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
17. Acceptable mode of communication between the Account Holder(s) and the Broker shall be through letter
(Courier/Registered Post/Fax/E-mail) or by hand subject to receipt/acknowledgement. The onus of proving that
the e-mail has been received by the recipient shall be on the sender sending the E-mail. Confirmation of order to
clients made through fax or E-mail will have a time record.
18. All orders received telephonically an placed on Computerized Trading System shall be supported by recording
on dedicated telephonic lines, preferably connected with a computerized taping system so as the order could be
stored on UIN basis and made user friendly.
19. In case of change of address or contact numbers of either party, the concerned party shall immediately notify
the other party of the changes in writing.
20. I/We, the Account Holder(s) acknowledge receipt of this account opening form (signed here by me/us in
duplicate) along with the copies of all the annexure and I/We, the Account Holder(s) also undertakes that I/We
have understood all the above terms and conditions of this agreement which are acceptable to me/us.
21. I/We, the Account Holder(s) understand that the shares trading business carries risk and subject to the due
diligence on part of the broker, I/We may incur losses for which, I/We, the Account Holder(s) shall not hold the
Broker responsible.
22. I/We, the Account Holder(s) further confirm that all information given in this application is true and complete
and hereby authorize the Broker to verify any information mentioned above.
_________________________ ____________________________
Signature Of Broker Signature of Account Holder
Annexure – ‘A’
“RESOLVED” that an application be made on behalf of _______________(name of entity) to _________________
(“Broker”) for opening an Account and for the aforesaid purpose the Account Opening Form including Terms and Conditions
as set out herein be executed on behalf of ___________________________(name of entity).
FURTHER RESOLVED that Mr./Ms. _____________________ and Mr./Ms. __________________________ be and are
hereby authorized and empowered, either singly/jointly for and on behalf of __________________________(name of entity)
to sign and execute and deliver this Account Opening Form and Terms & Conditions and other documents in connection
therewith, and to do any other act, deed or thing for and on behalf of __________________________ (name of entity) in
respect of company’s application for opening an Account.
FURTHER RESOLVED that Mr./Ms. ______________________ and Mr./Ms. ______________________ be and are
hereby authorized and empowered, either singly/jointly to represent to the broker on all matters pertaining to the maintenance
and operation of the Account, to deal, liase and correspond with broker and give instructions to fulfill all the responsibilities
and obligations to broker under the Law, Rules and Regulations and the Terms and Conditions in relation to the Account
form time to time, and to deal with other incidental and ancillary acts, things and deeds.
Signature of Directors: -