(1) are referred for an account by a current customer,
(2) open and fund a new account with a minimum of $500 by April 30, 2008,
(3) execute a trade through the brokerage,
optionsxpress will credit your new account with a free $100 bonus.
The only drawback is that you have to keep your $500 initial deposit and your $100 bonus in optionsxpress for 6 months or they may confiscate the bonus.
If you'd like a referral, send me a shout out at [email protected].
See below for the official optionsxpress terms:
*Offer limited to one $100 bonus per referring and referred customer for each unique referral resulting in an activated, funded optionsXpress account with at least $500 in new funds or securities positions valued at $500 from a bank or brokerage account outside of optionsXpress into one new referred customer optionsXpressaccount. Deposits of new funds or securities from existing optionsXpress accounts are not eligible for this offer. Referred customer's new account must be opened and new funds or securities must be deposited into this account prior to April 30, 2008. This offer is not valid for optionsXpress associates, non-U.S. residents, certain referring parties, and where otherwise prohibited. New funds or securities must remain in the referred customer's new account (minus any trading losses) for a minimum of 6 months with at least one executed trade, or the credit to referred customer and referring customer may be surrendered in optionsXpress' sole discretion. Referrals that qualify for $100 bonus apply to both the referring customer and the referred, and the $100 bonus will be delivered or made available within thirty days of the referred account's first trade. Customers can not exchange the $100 for other offers, cash or credit. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend this offer program at any time without notice. IRAs, other tax-exempt, linked, or shared accounts may not be eligible to receive the $100 bonus offer.