AR investment broker-dealer bonds.
$375 flat.
The Arkansas Securities Act, A.C.A. § 23-42-305, lets the Securities Commissioner require surety bonds of registered broker-dealers and agents of issuers — and Rule 305.01 of the Commissioner's rules sets the standard surety filing at $25,000, maintained and in effect at all times. Ours is $375 flat, the price you see is the checkout price, and the bond issues the moment you pay. Any credit screen is a soft pull only — it never affects your score.
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Securities registration 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 entire application — any credit screen is a soft pull that never shows as a hard inquiry.
Pay & e-sign
This bond is checkout-priced at $375 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 registration filing 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 broker-dealers, agents, and agents of issuers through the Arkansas Securities Department under the Arkansas Securities Act. Section 23-42-305 authorizes the Securities Commissioner to require surety bonds of registrants, and Rule 305.01 of the Commissioner's rules puts the standard surety filing at $25,000 — an agent of the issuer maintains a $25,000 bond, while a FINRA-member broker-dealer satisfies the fidelity coverage FINRA imposes instead.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the state (the obligee). The bond stands behind your compliance with the Act — the registration, disclosure, and conduct rules that protect Arkansas investors — and it must be maintained and in effect at all times while you are registered.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Renewal filings include proof of continued surety coverage, 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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One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields — business details, an effective date, and a term. That is the entire application.
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$375 flat, issued the moment you pay, soft pull only. Free until issued.