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The clause establishes FINRA arbitration as the exclusive forum for resolving customer disputes, which affects litigation procedures, remedies available, and the procedural framework governing claim resolution. This structure shifts disputes from judicial to arbitral proceedings with distinct rules, discovery standards, and appeal limitations.
The updated terms establish new fiduciary verification and personal liability provisions for trust and custodial accounts. Trustees are now required to complete Robinhood's identity verification and onboarding before accessing trust accounts, notify Robinhood promptly of any material changes to the trust (amendments, revocation, trustee changes), and provide the correct taxpayer identification number for the trust. The revised language states that trustees are personally liable for obligations, debts, or negative equity arising from instructions given outside the scope of their authority under the trust instrument or applicable law. Robinhood reserves the right to freeze trust accounts or request updated documentation at any time, and will rely on instructions from any onboarded trustee without requiring consent from co-trustees or verifying compliance with the trust instrument. You should consult a tax advisor regarding the appropriate taxpayer identification number for your trust and review your fiduciary authority under the applicable trust instrument before executing trades.
View change record →Customers are bound to arbitrate disputes individually before FINRA rather than filing claims in court or pursuing class action proceedings. The arbitration mechanism establishes specific procedural requirements, cost structures, and decision-making processes distinct from court-based litigation.
How other platforms handle this
Neither you nor we may elect arbitration of any claims seeking only individualized relief asserted by you or us in small claims court, so long as the action remains in that court and is not removed or appealed de novo...
in the event that there are 100 or more individual Requests of a similar nature filed against Chegg by or with the assistance of the same law firm...within a 30 day period...the AAA (1) will administer the arbitration demands in batches of 100 Requests per batch...
except disputes relating to the enforcement or validity of your, your licensors', our, or our licensors' intellectual property rights
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The clause establishes FINRA arbitration as the exclusive forum for resolving customer disputes, which affects litigation procedures, remedies available, and the procedural framework governing claim resolution. This structure shifts disputes from judicial to arbitral proceedings with distinct rules, discovery standards, and appeal limitations.
Customers are bound to arbitrate disputes individually before FINRA rather than filing claims in court or pursuing class action proceedings. The arbitration mechanism establishes specific procedural requirements, cost structures, and decision-making processes distinct from court-based litigation.
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