Arkansas investment adviser bonds.
$775 flat.
An Arkansas-registered investment adviser that has custody of customer funds or securities must post a $50,000 corporate surety bond covering the firm and each representative, under the Arkansas Securities Act, A.C.A. § 23-42-305. Ours is $775 flat.
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How much does an Arkansas investment adviser bond cost?
$775 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Investment adviser bonds are among the most standardized filings in surety. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, an effective date, and a term. That is the application — any credit screen is a soft pull that never shows as a hard inquiry.
Pay & e-sign
This bond is checkout-priced at $775 flat, so it issues the moment you pay — your executed bond and power of attorney generate on the spot.
File with the Securities Department
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit with your investment adviser registration to the Arkansas Securities Department. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Arkansas registers investment advisers through the Arkansas Securities Department under the Arkansas Securities Act. Rule 305.01(b) of the Commissioner's rules, issued under § 23-42-305, requires an adviser that has custody of customer funds or securities to maintain a $50,000 corporate surety bond covering the firm and each representative — in effect at all times while registered.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the state (the obligee). The bond stands behind your handling of the client assets in your custody and your compliance with the Act; a client harmed by a violation can be compensated from the bond. Two carve-outs exist: custody solely from deducting advisory fees under the Rule 307.02 safeguards, and advisers whose principal place of business is in another state where they are registered and bonded.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Annual renewal filings include proof of continued surety coverage for the adviser and each representative, so the bond has to stay continuously on file; we track the term and send renewal notices 60 and 30 days out.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Securities Department. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit with your investment adviser registration to the Arkansas Securities Department. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $775 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — business details, an effective date, and a term. That is the application.
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$775 flat, issued the moment you pay, soft pull only. Free until issued.