This provision establishes joint and several liability for all obligations under the margin agreement for joint account holders, authorizes any single co-owner to place or modify orders binding on all owners, and permits Robinhood to fulfill notice and delivery obligations by communicating with any one co-owner.
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This clause establishes that each joint account holder is independently liable for the full margin obligations of the account, and that instructions from any single co-owner, including margin-related orders, are binding on all other co-owners without requiring joint consent. This creates individual financial exposure for each co-owner based on the unilateral actions of any other co-owner.
Under this provision, each co-owner of a joint margin account is individually and collectively liable for all margin obligations arising from any co-owner's instructions, and Robinhood's notice obligations are satisfied by communicating with any one co-owner. A single co-owner may place margin orders that bind and create liability for all other co-owners.
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Compare across platforms →"If the account has multiple owners (a 'joint account'), the obligations under this Agreement shall be joint and several. Each owner of a joint account has authority to act on behalf of the account and Robinhood may rely on any instructions, including those relating to margin, from any one of the owners; such instructions shall be binding on each of the owners. Robinhood may deliver securities or other property to, and send confirmations, notices, statements and communications of every kind, to any one of the Customers, and such action shall be binding on each of the Customers.Excerpt from Robinhood's Margin Account Rules
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Joint and several liability provisions in brokerage agreements are standard in the industry and generally enforceable under state contract law.
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This clause establishes that each joint account holder is independently liable for the full margin obligations of the account, and that instructions from any single co-owner, including margin-related orders, are binding on all other co-owners without requiring joint consent. This creates individual financial exposure for each co-owner based on the unilateral actions of any other co-owner.
Under this provision, each co-owner of a joint margin account is individually and collectively liable for all margin obligations arising from any co-owner's instructions, and Robinhood's notice obligations are satisfied by communicating with any one co-owner. A single co-owner may place margin orders that bind and create liability for all other co-owners.
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