Interchange Clearing LLC (“Interchange Clearing” or the “Firm”) is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as a broker-dealer, member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA") and the Securities Investors Protection Program (“SIPC”). Brokerage and investment advisory services and fees differ and it is important for you to understand the differences. Free and simple tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at: www.investor.gov/CRS which also provides educational materials about broker-dealers, investment advisers and investing.
Interchange Clearing is a clearing broker-dealer that provides execution, clearing, settlement, custody, and recordkeeping (together, the “Clearing Services”) for broker-dealers, investment advisers and other financial institutions. Interchange Clearing does not provide advisory services, investment advice or tax advice. Your primary account relationship is with your financial services provider that is servicing your account (the “Correspondent”); therefore, our services and relationship with you is limited. This Client Relationship Summary document discusses those services and relationships.
We provide Clearing Services only. This includes execution, clearing, settlement, custody, and recordkeeping services supporting fully disclosed and omnibus arrangements, as directed by your Correspondent. We do not provide investment advice or recommendations and do not have discretionary authority over your account.
Fees and requirements may vary depending on your Correspondent.
Your Correspondent may charge fees separately, which may include amounts that reimburse them, in whole or in part, for clearing-related fees assessed under the Clearing Agreement they have in place with us.
You will be responsible for applicable fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs reduce the amount of money you earn on your investments over time. Please make sure you understand the fees and costs that apply to your account.
Broker-dealers and investment advisers are required to act in the best interests of retail investors when making recommendations. Because of our role as a clearing broker-dealer, the way we make money differs from the way your Correspondent makes money. The ways we make money may create conflicts, which you should understand and ask about as they may affect our services to you. Your Correspondent establishes the commissions and fees associated with the services they provide to you.
These compensation arrangements, including compensation related to order routing, may create incentives related to the services we provide as a clearing broker-dealer. However, we do not provide investment advice or make recommendations to retail investors.
As a clearing broker-dealer, we do not employ financial professionals who provide recommendations or maintain direct relationships with retail investors. Accordingly, we do not earn compensation based on recommendations in retail investor accounts. Our financial professionals include registered and non-registered representative employees that perform the functions necessary to clear and settle transactions for our Correspondent clients. They are compensated through salaries, hourly wages, or other fixed compensation structures. Their compensation is not tied to transactions in retail investor accounts, including yours.
No. Free and simple search tools are available to retail investors. You may visit www.investor.gov/CRS and https://brokercheck.finra.org to research our Firm and our professionals.
For additional information about Interchange Clearing, go to www.interchange.com.
If you would like to request a copy of this relationship summary, please email compliance@interchange.com.