Getting Started Topics Overview Open an account Before you begin Apply for an account Apply Online Apply Offline Read your agreement Log on to ® Make your first trade Check your account What's next? FAQs Applying for an account To sign up, just complete application and mail it to us. Three ways to apply: 1 If you are applying for a Personal or an IRA Account you now have the convenience of our new QUICK APPLICATION. It lets you use familiar HTML format to enter and submit all the data online. 2 Alternatively, you can select one of our application forms available in PDF format. Either fill it out online from you keyboard, then printout, or printout the blank account application, then fill it out offline— and then mail it to us. 3 Or ask us to send you the application by mail.