Common use of Risks of Online Investing Clause in Contracts

Risks of Online Investing. While we have put resources into building and testing our computer systems, computer glitches, slowdowns, and crashes will occur. We will also need to restrict access to some parts of our website or our entire website to perform routine maintenance. We will try to schedule our maintenance during the middle of the night. While it is our intention that our website will be available seven days a week except when maintenance is scheduled (usually for weekends), you understand that we do not guarantee that you will always be able to access our website to place orders, or that your orders will always be executed. Computer problems can arise on your end, our end, or anywhere in between: your computer may break down; the connection between your computer and your Internet service provider may not work properly; your Internet service provider may go down; or our computers and the computers we link to may be unavailable due to unforeseen system outages. When trading volumes soar on our nation's stock markets and many investors want to buy or sell at the same time, lines form and orders cannot be filled as quickly. You agree that we are not responsible for any losses or liabilities that may occur as a result of high trading volume, market volatility, or computer, telecommunications, or Internet failures, regardless of the cause.

Risks of Online Investing. While we have put resources into building and testing our computer systems, computer glitches, slowdowns, and crashes will occur. We will also need to restrict access to some parts of our website or our entire website to perform routine maintenance. We will try to schedule our maintenance during the middle of the night. While it is our intention that our website will be available seven days a week except when maintenance is scheduled (usually for weekends), you understand that we do not guarantee that you will always be able to access our website to place orders, or that your orders will always be executed. Computer problems can arise on your end, our end, or anywhere in between: your computer may break down; the connection between your computer and your Internet service provider may not work properly; your Internet service provider may go down; or our computers and the computers we link to may be unavailable due to unforeseen system outages. When trading volumes soar on our nation's ’s stock markets and many investors want to buy or sell at the same time, lines form and orders cannot be filled as quickly. You agree that we are not responsible for any losses or liabilities that may occur as a result of high trading volume, market volatility, or computer, telecommunications, or Internet failures, regardless of the cause.