About Lime Financial Company
The Lime Financial (Lime Brokerage) company started its operations as part of a large US hedge fund in 2000. The platform offers direct access to international exchanges and trading instruments of the financial instruments market.
Structural Divisions
The “Lime Financial” group of companies includes the following structural divisions:
- Lime Trading Corp.
- Lime Advisory Corp.
- Lime FinTech.
Lime Trading Corp. is a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA), National Futures Association (NFA), and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC).
The company’s headquarters is located at: One Penn Plaza, 16th Floor New York, NY 10119.
List of available internal documentation: “Terms and Conditions,” “Privacy Policy,” “Disclosure Statement.”
Contact Information
Contact information for communicating with the company:
- email address,
- phone numbers,
- social media pages: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,
- FOQ Lime Financial service.
Trading Conditions of “Lime Financial”
Lime Financial uses the following trading software:
- LimeTrader. Specialized platform for access to U.S. markets.
- Lime Pro. Proprietary trading platform based on Lime technology.
- MetaTrader 5.
Traders are offered several classes of trading assets:
- stock options,
- multi-leg options,
- futures,
- IPOs.
Lime Financial offers a wide range of investment accounts. Some of them are listed below:
- Individual — standard individual investment account.
- Joint with Rights of Survivorship — JTWROS used by two or more individuals. Each account owner owns an equal share of assets.
- Custodial — deposit account managed by a legal guardian or parent for a minor.
- Traditional IRA — involves contributions to a retirement investment account.
- Corporate — corporate account managed by company officers or authorized traders.
- Trust — funds or assets held by a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary.
A full list of accounts can be found on the official lime.co website.
Account Funding and Withdrawal from Lime Financial
Lime Financial broker-dealer informs about the following financial interaction conditions with the trading platform:
- Bank transfers, ACH electronic fund transfers, or internal transfers from the account are available for funding the trading account.
- Some Lime Financial commissions and fees:
- options trading commission is $0.50 per contract,
- broker-assisted trade commission placed over the phone — $20 per ETF,
- for stocks priced under $1.00, a commission of $0.003 per share is charged. The minimum commission is $2.50, the maximum is not exceeding $5.50,
- mandatory corporate action fee is $30,
- foreign settlement fee is $75,
- asset custody fee is $75 per year.
The commission for trading on the Lime Pro platform is $200 plus market data fees.
The minimum ACH deposit amount is $100. The daily maximum for incoming requests is $25,000, and the daily maximum for outgoing requests is $100,000.
The minimum balance required to open an options account depends on the option level.
- Option Level 1 and 2 — no minimum balance required.
- Level 4 — minimum balance of $25,000.
- Level 5 — minimum balance of $100,000.