Compliance Rule 2-30 requires each Member soliciting a new customer to obtain certain information. At a minimum, the Member must obtain the customer's true name, address, principal occupation or business, current estimated overall income and net worth, age and some sense of the customer's previous investment and commodity futures trading experience.

Rule 2-30 also requires Member to provide appropriate disclosure about the risks of futures trading based upon the customer information noted above. Members must provide the risk disclosure before the customer opens an account.