Annual IB Requirements

Below is a listing of certain annual requirements for introducing brokers (IB). This list serves as a reminder of certain yearly requirements and does not reflect all IB responsibilities.

Cybersecurity 

Dues

  • Pay NFA dues (including a $100 registration records maintenance fee for each category of registration) on the IB's registration anniversary date.

Questionnaires and Updates

Reports and Exemptions

  • Send the IB's Privacy Policy to current participants. See Appendix D of the Self-Examination Questionnaire for details.
  • Submit financial reports to NFA using NFA's EasyFile System (or WinjammerTM for Broker/Dealers)
  • The FCM that carries your customer accounts will be contacting your customers annually at a minimum to verify that the information obtained under NFA Compliance Rule 2-30(c) remains materially accurate, and provide the customer with an opportunity to correct and complete the information. If the FCM notifies you of any material changes to the information, assess whether an additional risk disclosure is required to be provided to the customer.

Supervision

  • Supervise the operations of any Branch Offices and conduct an annual onsite inspection of every Branch Office.

Testing and Training