How to Place a Trade

All securities or stock certificates forwarded to TD Waterhouse must be in negotiable form.

Here's how to do it safely:

If you deliver them to your TD Bank branch in person, please do not endorse the certificates before you get there. A branch staff member will be pleased to assist you.

If you send them to TD Waterhouse by registered mail, please do endorse each certificate as follows:

1. Do not fill in the blank spaces on the certificate.
2. Write "TD Waterhouse Investor Services" as Attorney in the space provided on the back. This gives us Power of Attorney and renders your endorsed certificate non-negotiable without our signature. It also means you may safely mail the certificate by registered mail.
3. Date the certificate.
4. On the back of the certificate sign your name exactly as it appears on the front. If a certificate is in the name of two or more parties, all parties must sign.
5. Write your TD Waterhouse account number below your signature.This will make sure your certificate is deposited to the correct account.

Important Reminders:

1. If the stock is registered in a company name, you must submit a Corporate Resolution with each certificate.
2. If the stock is registered in the name of a Family Trust or Investment Club, provide sample signatures of signing officers on the proper Trust Agreement forms or Investment Club forms available from TD Waterhouse or any TD Canada Trust branch.
3. If securities are for a TD Waterhouse Self-Directed RSP or RIF account, please indicate the plan number and whether the stock is intended as a contribution or a security swap in or out of the plan.