REGULATORY NOTICES & DISCLOSURES
INVESTMENT ADVICE
SpiderRock EXS Services, (“SpiderRock”) provides neither investment nor tax advice. Clients must consider all relevant risk factors, including their own personal financial situation, before trading. This is not an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction where we are not authorized to do business. SpiderRock operates in, and offers brokerage and technology services only in jurisdictions where it is duly registered to do so. Brokerage and technology services, products and securities noted on this site apply, unless otherwise specifically stated, only to residents of the United States of America.
OPTIONS RISK DISCLOSURE
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. In addition, electronic trading poses unique risk to investors. Also, system response and access times may vary due to market conditions, system performance and other factors. Please refer to Characteristics and Risk of Standardized Options for more information.
LEGAL DISCLAIMERS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Where applicable, the intellectual property rights (including copyright, patents, and trade marks) whether registered or not in this publication shall remain the property of SpiderRock and no customer or other person shall, or shall attempt to obtain any title to such rights. Information appearing in this document is the copyright of SpiderRock and must not be reproduced in any medium without license. Users are permitted to copy some material for their personal use as private individuals only. Users must not republish any part of the data either on another website, or in any other medium, print, electronic or otherwise, or as part of any commercial service without the prior written permission of SpiderRock. If you require any further information on permitted use, or a license to republish any material, email us at learn@spiderrock.net or address your inquiry to Telephone 312-256-9618, Facsimile: 312-256-9640. If you are granted a license to reproduce material you will be required to follow some simple guidelines about the way the information is displayed. An acknowledgement of the source must be included whenever SpiderRock copyright material is copied or published.
AMENDMENT
SpiderRock may at any time, revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this information. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically contact SpiderRock to review the then current Terms and Conditions to which you are bound.
NO LIABILITY FOR CONTENT; NO LIABILITY ARISING FROM USE
SpiderRock shall have no liability, contingent or otherwise, to you or to third parties, or any responsibility whatsoever, for the failure of any connection or communication service to provide or maintain your access to the Services, or for any interruption or disruption of such access or any erroneous communication between SpiderRock and you, regardless of whether the connection or communication service is provided by SpiderRock or a third party service provider. SpiderRock shall have no liability, contingent or otherwise, to you or to third parties, for the correctness, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, performance, continued availability, completeness or delays, omissions, or interruptions in the delivery of the Services and data or for any other aspect of the performance of the Services or for any failure or delay in the execution of any transactions through the Services. In no event will SpiderRock be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages which may be incurred or experienced on account of you using the Services or data even if SpiderRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages. SpiderRock will have no responsibility to inform you of any difficulties experienced by SpiderRock or third parties with respect to the use of the Services or to take any action in connection therewith.
NO WARRANTIES MADE AS TO SECURITY
SpiderRock makes no warranty whatsoever to you, express or implied, regarding the security of the Services, including with respect to the ability of unauthorized persons to intercept or access information transmitted by you through the Services.
SYSTEM OUTAGES AND SLOWDOWNS
As a result of high Internet traffic, transmission problems, systems capacity limitations, and other problems, you may, at times, experience difficulty accessing the Services or communicating with SpiderRock through the Internet or other electronic and wireless services. Any computer system or other electronic device, whether it is yours, an Internet service provider’s or SpiderRock’s, can experience unanticipated outages or slowdowns, or have capacity limitations.
VALUES AND PRICING ARE ONLY INDICATIVE
Prices posted on the Services, unless otherwise indicated, are subject to change, are not to be used for valuation purposes, and should not be relied upon for such purposes. Values or prices generated through use of the Services or data made available through the Services are not related to size and, unless otherwise specified, may not reflect actual prices or values that would be available in the market at the time that you may want to purchase or sell a particular security, currency, commodity, option, forward, or other instrument either with or through SpiderRock or any other party. The Services and data are calculated based on historical information and should not be relied upon to predict future values or prices. The Services and data are similar to, but may not be identical to, services and data used by SpiderRock for its internal purposes; and there can be no assurance that the quantitative outputs or other results obtained by use of the Services or data will be the same as those that SpiderRock may obtain from its own pricing models. Even where prices are posted as bids or offers for actual transactions, such prices are subject to change until the execution of any such transaction is completed.
VALUES MAY BE OBTAINED OR DERIVED FROM PRICING SERVICES
Values expressed on the Services may be derived from direct foreign exchange rates or intermediate rates. All values are provided for information purposes only and are not guaranteed for accuracy or as realizable values. Valuation and conversion method information is available upon request.
CONTENT NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A SOLICITATION OR RECOMMENDATION
Information on the Services has been prepared for informational purposes only without regard to any particular user’s investment objectives, financial situation, or means, and SpiderRock is not soliciting any action based upon it. This material is not to be construed as a recommendation; or an offer to buy or sell; or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any security, financial product, or instrument; or to participate in any particular trading strategy in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation, or trading strategy would be illegal. Certain transactions, including those involving options, give rise to substantial risk and are not suitable for all investors. Although this material is based upon information that SpiderRock considers reliable and endeavors to keep current, SpiderRock has not verified this information and does not represent that this material is accurate, current, or complete and it should not be relied upon as such.
WE MAY HAVE POSITIONS IN PRODUCTS MENTIONED
SpiderRock, as well as persons involved in the preparation or issuance of material posted on the Services, may have long or short positions in, or may buy or sell, the products mentioned on the Services or related securities or products or derivatives thereof for SpiderRocks’ proprietary accounts and on behalf of accounts under its management, which may affect the value or termination of a transaction. SpiderRock may enter into transactions at prices different from those reflected on the Services.
NO DETERMINATION OF SUITABILITY HAS BEEN MADE; NOT ALL RISKS ARE DISCLOSED; PRIVATE ADVISORS SHOULD BE CONSULTED
The fact that SpiderRock has made the Services and data available to you constitutes neither a recommendation that you enter into a particular transaction, nor a representation that any product described on the Services is suitable or appropriate for you. Many of the products described on the Services involve significant risks, and you should not enter into any transactions unless you have fully understood all such risks and have independently determined that such transactions are appropriate for you. Any discussion of the risks contained herein with respect to any product should not be considered to be a disclosure of all risks or complete discussion of the risks which are mentioned. You should neither construe any of the material contained herein as business, financial, investment, hedging, trading, legal, regulatory, tax, or accounting advice nor make the Services the primary basis for any investment decisions made by or on behalf of you, your accountants, or your managed or fiduciary accounts, and you may want to consult your business advisor, attorney, and tax and accounting advisors concerning any contemplated transactions.
NO RELIANCE UPON HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
All recommendations and suggestions contained in the Hardware Requirements section of the SpiderRock FIX Gateway API Document are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon. Each subscriber must analyze its own requirements to determine what hardware, communications links, and products would be necessary for its intended usage.
JURISDICTION
SpiderRock EXS LLC (“SpiderRock”) operates in, and offers brokerage and technology services only in jurisdictions where it is duly registered to do so. Brokerage and technology services, products and securities noted on this site apply, unless otherwise specifically stated, only to residents of the United States of America.