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Investment and transaction RISK may be
attendant to Direct Select Account usage, including but not necessarily limited to the following:
  • Nothing contained in this web site should be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement or offer to buy or sell any security.
  • Direct Select Account holders, alone, assume sole responsibility for the financial and investment decisions of the account. Investments are not insured by the FDIC, are not deposits or obligations of, and are not guaranteed by any bank or bank affiliates. Investments are subject to risk, including the loss of the principal invested.
  • Please refer to the Direct Select Account agreement for terms, conditions and limitations which are specifically and fully applicable to all Direct Select Account access and usage.
  • Listed trading deadlines do not apply on days trading markets are closed or close early.
Trading Information

Stock or Bond Trades

Once you are logged into your account, you can place a trade directly on-line. Choose either "Purchase Order" or " Sell Order" and enter the ticker symbol and the amount (dollars or shares) of the transaction. To help you find the ticker information, please click on the NASDQ link.

Equity Purchase and Sales placed prior to the market close (3:00 p.m. CST – Central Standard Time) will be executed the same day. Trades placed after market close will be placed at the market open the following business/trading day.

Bond Purchases and Sales placed prior to 3:00 p.m. CST will be executed the same day. Any trades received between 3:00 pm CST and 4:00 CST will be placed the same day on a best efforts basis, otherwise will be placed the next business/trading day. All fixed income trades received after 4:00 pm CST will be placed the next business/trading day.

Mutual Fund Trades

Mutual Fund Trades can be placed directly on-line via your DSA. Purchases and Sales in mutual funds in which the Trustee currently has a position must be received by 1:45 p.m. CST (Central Standard Time) to insure same day execution. A list of these funds is available by clicking here. Depending on fund requirements, certain purchases and sales may not be eligible for same day execution and will be executed as soon as administratively feasible.

Standards for Mutual Fund Trading
  • Trades will not be executed when the trust company or mutual fund companies are closed.
  • Dividends and capital gains will be automatically reinvested.
  • Trades placed in mutual funds listed on the Mutual Fund Trading List will be traded as soon as administratively feasible.
  • Trades placed in mutual funds not listed on the Mutual Fund Trading List or for which there is a named broker dealer or registered investment listed, will be traded as soon as possible. Depending on the mutual fund company's requirements, it may take several business days to establish a new mutual fund trading account.
  • All fund sales (redemptions) must be made in shares.

If the mutual fund you want to buy is not on the list or if this is the initial investment in a mutual fund associated with a broker dealer or registered investment advisor, please call our Directed Trading Desk at 913-319-0370.

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