I just wonder anybody know how Broad Street Securities is affiliated with BSI? Legal address of BSI is on Cayman Islands. It looks like a bit strange.
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How funny you just posted this. There was just a thread here that was deleted about Broad Street. I posted to it an hour ago and now its deleted. Anytime I see a thread deleted it makes me wonder. Basically I warned everyone that Broad Street International was accepting US traders that can't get registered anywhere. This is an illegal structure because BSI needs to be registered in the US if it accepts US traders, accepts a deposit, and makes commission dollars. The SEC has been shutting these firms down aggressively. People that were in Tuco had to wait over a year and only got back a fraction of their money. I would be worried if you trade in either their "international" or CBSX structure as they will have increased scrutiny due to their improper (lack of) registration.
CBSX firms (including Broad Street, although their yearly audit isn't posted online in a find-able place like everyone else's) are not permitted to have offshore traders. So this smells terrible (like they can't make a penny in the US and are desperate for the few 10 year recent felons who can' get registered in the US. I'd want a legal opinion on how this isn't going to get shut down, with collateral from the owners on your deposit when the company gets frozen. (Obviously I just wouldn't go near this.) Just CALL THE CBOE and ASK if BROAD STREET HAS AN OFFSHORE ARM, AND if it is compliant. You will find your answer there. www.cboe.com and look for compliance.