Security Center

Protection Against Identity Theft

Email Security

Email is not a secure method of transmitting information. As a result, you should be extremely cautious before answering email requests for your personal information.

Please take a moment to review the tips below for increased email security.

  • Use caution before answering email requests for your personal information.
  • Do not enter personal information in an email or pop up. Scottrade, for example, will never ask you to disclose your account information or personal information in an unsolicited email.
  • Do not open email from unrecognized senders.
  • Use spam detectors to block malicious or fraudulent emails.
  • Educate yourself about Phishing.
  • Beware of emails that request you to click on a link to visit a web site. These links could possibly lead to a site requesting your personal information. These fraudulent sites often have the same name, look, and feel of the company being misrepresented. These emails typically communicate a sense of urgency.
  • If you receive a fraudulent email claiming to be from Scottrade, please forward it to support@scottrade.com.

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No information on this web site should be considered a recommendation or solicitation to invest in a particular security or type of security.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. A mutual fund's prospectus contains this and other information about the mutual fund. Prospectuses are available through our trading site or through a Scottrade branch office. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Margin trading involves interest charges and risks, including the potential to lose more than deposited or the need to deposit additional collateral in a falling market. Scottrade's margin agreement is available on our web site and at our branch offices; and contains the Margin Disclosure Statement and information on our lending policies, interest charges, and the risks associated with margin accounts. Options are not appropriate for all investors. Detailed information on our policies and the risks associated with options can be found in Scottrade's Options Application and Agreement, Brokerage Account Agreement, and Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options (available from your local branch office or here). All option accounts require prior approval by Scottrade.

Market volatility, volume, and system availability may impact account access and trade execution.

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