Before a client can trade with us for the first time on a new account (even when they have previously held an account), we need to perform identity and residential address verification. Moreover, as part of the due diligence process, you may be required to provide proof of your residential verification and certain information regarding the payment method you wish to use to fund your account.
Our requirements for identity verification may include the following:
1 ) A government issued identification document that contains all the following information:
- Clear Coloured Photo
- Identification document number
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Date of expiry
2 ) A residential verification document, displaying your full name and address. The residential verification document should be issued by a financial institution, utility company, government agency or a judicial authority and can be one of the following:
- Bank statement
- Credit card statement
- Electricity bill
- Water or gas bill
- Council tax bill
- Tax letter
- Landline bill
- Television services bill, or
- Internet bill