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Optionshouse Fees, Margin Rates, IRA Fees, Interest, Trading Tools Charges for 2012


Optionshouse Interest Charges on Margin Balances

$0 - $49,999 4.00% Fed Funds Rate + 3.75%
$50,000 - $499,999 3.00% Fed Funds Rate + 2.75%
$500,000 - $999,999 2.25% Fed Funds Rate + 2.00%
More than $1,000,000 1.50% Fed Funds Rate + 1.25%

Optionshouse Fees

Wire Fees (domestic) $15
Overnight Check Delivery $20
Saturday Delivery Checks $25
Returned Check Fee (per check) $30
Returned ACH Fee $30
Returned Wire Fee $30
IRA Closing Fee $20
Transfer and Ship (certificate) $235
Certificate Processing Fee $75
Restricted Stock Processing Fee $125
Outgoing ACAT Transfers $50
Partial Account Transfers N/C
Debit Card Annual Fee $30
Checking Account Check Stop Payment $30
Checking Account Return Check $30
Worthless Security Held (per month, per CUSIP) $7.50
Index Fees per Contract2 $0.35
OTCBB (Pink Sheets)3 $0.005/share

Other Commissions

Spreads, Straddles, and Combos (up to four legs except covered calls and puts) Up To 5 for $5 or $8.50 +.15/contract
Up to 10 contracts for $10.00
Each additional contract: $1.00
Covered Calls/Puts Treated as a single leg options trade + $2.95 for the stock leg.
Exercises and Assignments For each exercise or assignment in a given position you will be charged $5.00
Modified Orders Modifying an order cancels the original order and books a new order. Partial fills on the original order are subject to the commission at time of order. Commissions for fills for the modified order are calculated as if it were a new order.
Selected Index Options There is a small number of index option products for which exchanges charge additional fees to customers. The product list includes, but is not limited to, SPX, VIX and OEX. To offset these exchange fees, OptionsHouse will charge an additional $.35 per contract. This charge will appear in your OptionsHouse trade ticket for affected symbols at the time of trade.
PLEASE NOTE: There are no additional fees for ETFs such as QQQQ or SPY.

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