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# Market Data Subscription Minimum Equity Balance Requirements

| Category                                            | The following minimums are required to subscribe and maintain market data and research subscriptions. This does not include the cost of the service. |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Individual Accounts (unless listed below)           | USD 500.00 (or non-USD equivalent)                                                                                                                   |
| Financial Advisor Client Accounts                   | USD 500.00 (or non-USD equivalent)                                                                                                                   |
| Institutional and/or Organizational Accounts        | USD 500.00 (or non-USD equivalent)                                                                                                                   |
| Financial Advisor                                   | USD 500.00 (or non-USD equivalent)                                                                                                                   |
| Non-Professional Advisor                            | USD 200.00 (or non-USD equivalent)                                                                                                                   |
| Introducing Broker Clients                          | USD 200.00 (or non-USD equivalent)                                                                                                                   |
| Indian residents 1 trading with an IB India account | USD 100.00 (or non-USD equivalent)                                                                                                                   |

\*Please be aware the funded status for a given account will not take effect until the next business day. As a result, any market data subscriptions added on the day the account is funded will not be available until the following day.

**Notes:**

* The minimum requirements plus the cost of the subscription are required to have the data activated.
* Indian resident is an individual who resides in India for more than 182 days per year.
* Market Data services will be terminated once clients receive Market Data Violator notice provided the equity falls below USD 500.00 (or non-USD equivalent)