Client Understanding and Acknowledgement
BC-2.4.8
Investment firm licensees must not enter into aclient agreement unless they have taken reasonable care to ensure that theirretail client has had a proper opportunity to consider the terms.BC-2.4.9
Investment firm licensees must obtain theirretail client's consent to the terms of theclient agreement as evidenced by a signature or an equivalent mechanism.BC-2.4.10
The equivalent mechanism refers to instances where a
client may have signed a mandate letter or other document accompanying the terms of theclient agreement .Amended: January 2007BC-2.4.11
The
client agreement must contain the signature of both parties to the agreement. If the agreement is signed by only theclient , copies of the signed agreement must be provided by theinvestment firm licensee to theclient . A copy of the signedclient agreement must be provided by theInvestment firm licensee to the client.Amended: October 2017