If you have a dispute with Webull, you must resolve it through individual arbitration rather than going to court or joining a class action lawsuit with other users.
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This clause means that if Webull makes an error affecting many users, each person must pursue their own separate arbitration claim rather than collectively suing, which makes large-scale accountability significantly harder and more costly for individual investors.
Removal of mandatory arbitration and class action waiver significantly expands user access to court remedies and allows for potential class action lawsuits against Webull.
View full change record →The two separate provisions (Mandatory Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver) were consolidated into a single combined provision with identical substantive requirements.
View full change record →Users lose access to jury trials and class action participation for virtually all disputes with Webull, including those related to trading errors, account access, or platform failures, which may reduce practical leverage and increase the cost of pursuing smaller individual claims.
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If, however, this Class Action Waiver is deemed invalid or unenforceable with respect to a particular Dispute...neither you nor Chegg will be entitled to arbitration of such Dispute.
the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.
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...
"YOU AND WEBULL AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION, ENFORCEMENT, INTERPRETATION OR VALIDITY THEREOF OR THE USE OF THE SERVICES (COLLECTIVELY, 'DISPUTES') WILL BE SETTLED BY BINDING ARBITRATION, EXCEPT THAT EACH PARTY RETAINS THE RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO PREVENT THE ACTUAL OR THREATENED INFRINGEMENT, MISAPPROPRIATION OR VIOLATION OF A PARTY'S COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, TRADE SECRETS, PATENTS, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU AND WEBULL ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.Excerpt from Webull's Customer Agreement
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates FINRA Rule 12200, which independently requires FINRA member firms to arbitrate disputes with customers if the customer requests it, and FINRA Rule 13200 for industry disputes.
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This clause means that if Webull makes an error affecting many users, each person must pursue their own separate arbitration claim rather than collectively suing, which makes large-scale accountability significantly harder and more costly for individual investors.
Users lose access to jury trials and class action participation for virtually all disputes with Webull, including those related to trading errors, account access, or platform failures, which may reduce practical leverage and increase the cost of pursuing smaller individual claims.
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