Explanation of Investment Objectives
This section provides descriptions for all the possible investment objectives associated with your account.
Objective | Description |
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Preservation of Capital | Seek maximum safety and stability for your principal by focusing on securities and investments that carry a low degree of risk. |
Income | Generate dividend, interest or other income instead of, or in addition to, seeking long-term capital appreciation. |
Growth | Increase the principal value of your investments over time rather than seeking current income. Investor assumes higher degree of risk. |
Trading Profits | Increase the principal value of your investments by using shorter term trading strategies and by assuming higher risk. |
Speculation | Substantially increase the principal value of your investments by assuming substantially higher risk to your investment capital. |
Hedging |
Take positions in a product in order to hedge or offset the risk in another product. |