Axos Clearing, a subsidiary of Axos Financial
D. Boral Capital ("Correspondent")
January 9, 2024
Schedule A – Correspondent Fee Schedule
The terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the parties’ Clearing Agreement.
Clearance Transaction* Charges (applied to monthly minimum clearing costs)
| Transaction |
Customer |
Dealer |
| Listed equities |
$8 (1) |
$5 |
| OTC equities |
$8 (1) |
$5 |
| DVP equities |
$8 (1) |
$5 |
| Options |
$8 plus $0.75 per contract (1) |
$5 plus $0.75 per contract |
| Corporate Bonds |
$20 |
$10 |
| Municipal Bonds |
$20 |
$10 |
| Treasury Bonds |
$20 |
$15 |
| Government Agency Bonds |
$20 |
$15 |
| Money Market Instruments (BA’s, CD’s, CP) |
$25 |
$10 |
| Mortgage Backed When Issued |
N/A |
$10 |
| Mortgage Backed Bonds |
$20 |
$10 |
| Unit Investment Trusts |
$25 |
$10 |
| Annuities |
|
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| Foreign securities |
|
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| Euro-Clear Trades |
$45 |
$30 |
| Mutual funds |
$11 |
|
| Mutual funds: Periodic investments/systematic withdrawals |
$3 |
|
| Mutual funds: Liquidations |
$8 |
|
| Automated Average Price Account Executions |
|
$2 per execution |
* A transaction is a trade, cancel, re-bill, mutual fund purchase/liquidation/exchange, option exercise/assignment, and systematic purchase.
(1) The following discount tier would apply based on average customer transactions per month (tpm) processed:
Customer transaction discount tiers
| Average customer transactions per month |
Discount |
| First 3,000 |
No discount |
| Next 1,000 (3,001-4,000 tpm) |
$.50 discount off customer transaction |
| Next 1,000 (4,001-5,000 tpm) |
$1.00 discount off customer transaction |
| Over 5,001 tpm |
$1.50 discount off customer transaction |
Interest (not applied to monthly minimum clearing costs)
*Subject to change.
Customer margin account interest charges
| Average Daily Margin Balance |
Correspondent Interest Participation Level |
| $0-$3,000,000 |
No interest sharing |
| $3,000,001-$50,000,000 |
Correspondent will receive 40% of the difference between the average debit balances computed at the Axos Clearing Base Rate ("ACBR")*, which is a variable rate and the actual amount charged to customers. (Retroactive to $1) |
| $50,000,001-$75,000,000 |
Correspondent will receive 50% of the difference between the average debit balances computed at ACBR* and the actual amount charged to customers. (Retroactive to $1) |
| Over $75,000,001 |
Correspondent will receive 60% of the difference between the average debit balances computed at ACBR* and the actual amount charged to customers. (Retroactive to $1) |
| Firm debit (proprietary) account balances |
Charge to Correspondent: ACBR plus 200 basis points. Note: Written pre-approval required by Axos Clearing Risk Officer. |
| Firm credit (proprietary) account balances |
Credit to Correspondent: Federal Funds Target Rate |
Axos Clearing Insured Bank Deposit
| Average Daily Margin Balance |
Correspondent Interest Participation Level |
| $0-$5,000,000 |
Axos Clearing pays Correspondent 0 basis points |
| $5,000,001-$50,000,000 |
Axos Clearing pays Correspondent 0 basis points |
| $50,000,001-$75,000,000 |
Axos Clearing pays Correspondent 0 basis points |
| Over $75,000,001 |
Axos Clearing pays Correspondent 0 basis points |
Other account interest
| Account |
Interest |
| Customer account free credits |
Axos Clearing pays Correspondent 0 basis points |
| Cash Debits |
Axos Clearing shall have the right to charge interest on unpaid cash balances in cash accounts at the margin interest rate |
Cost of Carry Charges for overnight NSCC Fees Incurred by Clearing Broker
| Overnight Unsettled Trade Balance |
NSCC Interest Charge |
| $0 to amount in Correspondent’s Deposit Account at time of charge |
No charge |
| Over Amount in Correspondent’s Deposit Account at time of charge to $25,000,000 |
Axos Clearing Base Rate ("ACBR") on total balance, calculated and charged daily |
| $25,000,001 to $50,000,000 |
ACBR plus 5.0% on total balance, calculated and charged daily |
| Over $50,000,000 |
ACBR plus 10.0% on total balance, calculated and charged daily |
Whenever a tier is exceeded during a given overnight period, the NSCC Interest Charge for that overnight period shall be applied retroactively to the entire balance using the last applicable tier. By way of illustration only, ACBR plus 5.0% shall apply to the entire overnight balance of $55,000,000 and ACBR plus 10.0% shall apply to the entire overnight balance of $65,000,000.
Trading Limits
Are determined at the sole discretion of Axos Clearing taking into account, among other factors, each Correspondent’s net capital and deposit amounts. Correspondent shall notify Axos Clearing Risk Department via email prior to exceeding previously determined limits.
Alternative Investments
| Service |
Fee |
| Private Asset Review |
$250 |
Trades Billed Ex-Clearing
| Service |
Fee |
| Trades Billed Ex-Clearing |
$15 per trade |
Statements, Confirms and Other Mailings
Paper (Retail)
| Item |
Fee |
| Statement |
$2.75 |
| Confirm |
$2.00 |
| Tax Documents (1099, etc.) |
$2.50 |
| Prospectus |
$2.50 |
| Postage |
As incurred |
Electronic (Retail – Broker)
| Item |
Fee |
| E-Statement |
$0.75 |
| E-Confirm |
$0.50 |
| Tax Documents E-Delivery |
$0.25 |
| Prospectus |
$1.00 |
Branding and customer mailings
| Service |
Fee |
| Statement / Confirm Logo’s / Custom Branding |
$500 Initial Setup |
| Logo Changes Post Initial Setup |
$500 per request |
| Non-statement customer mailings |
$2.25 plus cost/item per account |
AML Services
| Service |
Fee |
Additional hourly fee |
| AML Account Screening |
$2 per record |
|
| AML Foreign Account Screening |
$3 per record |
|
| Foreign Financial Intermediary (Omnibus) Due Diligence Review Fee – Firm Review |
$500 |
$100 per hour over 3 hours |
| Foreign Financial Intermediary (Omnibus) Due Diligence Review Fee – Account Specific Review |
$1,000 per individual review |
$200 per hour over 5 hours |
Other Services
| Service |
Fee |
| Blue sheet and other regulatory requests |
$25 per item |
| Redelivery Charge for D.K. or Partial Deliveries |
$20 per trade |
| Interest charges for D.K.’s or undeliverable partial deliveries |
As incurred at ACBR plus 50 basis points |
| Axos Clearing Assisted Cancel & Re-bill |
$25 per trade |
| Axos Clearing Assisted Trade Entry |
$25 per trade |
Processing and custom reports
| Service |
Fee |
| Escheatment Processing |
$75 per account |
| Returned Mail Processing |
$2.50 per piece of returned mail |
| Syndicate/IPO charges |
$250 Plus additional charges as incurred by Clearing Broker |
| AD-Hoc Reports / Custom Reports |
$150 per hour for Custom Report Development |
*The reflected price is the minimum that will be charged.
Custom report delivery and administration
| Service |
Fee |
| One-Time Report Request |
$25 |
| Monthly Delivery |
$25 per month |
| Weekly Delivery |
$150 per month |
| Daily Delivery |
$575 per month |
| Upload end of day data files |
$250 per file per month |
| Trade Upload Assistance Fee |
$2.00 |
| Automated Fee Processing |
$2.00 per item |
Miscellaneous Fee charges as imposed by Correspondent to Retail Customer
| Service |
Fee |
| Fees Submitted via BL Server upload (BL Server Attestation Form Required) |
$100 per file submitted |
| Axos Clearing Assisted Fee Entry: Up to 2,000 entries |
$1,500 per file submitted |
| Axos Clearing Assisted Fee Entry: 2,000-4,000 entries |
$2,500 per file submitted |
| Correspondent Fee reversal |
$5 per reversal |
Database services and tax notices
| Service |
Fee |
| API Inquiries / Updates to Clearing Firm’s Database |
API inquiries $.0075 per inquiry / API updates $.065 per update |
| Daily Database Download Files |
$500 per file per month |
| 1099 B-Notice – Name ID match Failure |
$100 per notice (trade) |
An IRS B-Notice is an annual IRS notification to payers, that IRS Forms 1099 have been filed with either missing or incorrect name/TIN combinations.
Regulatory and settlement charges
| Service |
Fee |
| Sec 31 fees, FINRA Trade Activity Fee (TAF) |
Cost will be applied as incurred by Clearing Broker |
| Settlement Advance Processing Fee |
$50 |
| DTCC SPO Charge |
$10 |
| 606 Reporting |
$250 plus cost |
Third Party Service Providers
| Service |
Fee |
| Advent |
$350 per month |
| Bloomberg – FI Trading Interface – Maintenance Fee: (a) Note: One Time Installation/Integration Fee |
$50 plus cost incurred |
| Similar Interfaces: (b) Note: One Time Installation/Integration Fee – may apply |
$50 plus cost incurred |
Underwriting
| Service |
Fee |
| Intra-Day Finance Charges (Underwriting) |
Axos Clearing Base Rate (-) 4%; $500 minimum |
| Lead Underwriter or CO-Manager Fees |
1% of syndicate takedown and $100 per account includes DWAC, fed wire, and cost basis update |
Best Efforts or Mini-Max IPO
UW Source Access
| Service |
Fee |
| Onetime fee for UW Source Access |
$1,000 |
Ancillary Fees – If Incurred
| Service |
Fee |
| Equity eligibility fee (one cusip) |
$1,500 |
| Equity eligibility fee (additional cusip) |
$500 |
| Debt eligibility fee (one cusip) |
$700 |
| Debt eligibility fee (additional cusip) |
$500 |
| Municipal eligibility fee (one cusip) |
$700 |
| Municipal eligibility fee (multiple cusip) |
$1,600 |
| Secondary market issue eligibility |
$4,000 |
| Non-receipt of final documents |
$1,000. Assessed when DTCC does not receive documentation 10 business days after closing date |
| UW Source non-compliance |
$4,000. Charged for failure to submit eligibility request through on-line underwriting system |
| Letter of Possession |
$2,000. Charged to a lead manager for distribution of a new issue without delivery of physical certificates to DTCC before issue closing |
| Certificate issues |
$4,000 per issue requesting eligibility in certificate form |
| Surcharge |
$4,000 for submitting offering documents to DTCC 2 days before closing |
| Surcharge |
$10,000 for submitting offering documents to DTCC 1 day before closing |
| Surcharge |
$15,000 for submitting offering documents to DTCC on closing date |
| DTCC security holder tracker |
$30,000 |
| IPO DTCC tracked issue |
$7,500 |
Selling group and eligibility requests
| Service |
Fee |
| Selling Group Member |
$100 per account includes DWAC, fed wire, and cost basis update |
| DTC Eligibility Requests |
$10,000 Minimum (pricing may vary depending on the nature of requests and application requirements) |
NSCC Charges
Illiquid charges are applied to microcap stocks not listed or on Nasdaq and usually priced below $2. The charges can be created when Clearing Broker’s unsettled buy or sell volume reaches certain thresholds set by NSCC.
Correspondent will incur finance charges on required balances from trade date through and including delivery date at a rate of no less than broker call rate plus 4%.
SA-06/2018