Arkansas investment broker-dealer bonds.
$400 flat.
The Arkansas Securities Commissioner can require surety bonds of registered broker-dealers and agents of issuers under A.C.A. § 23-42-305, and the Commissioner's rules set the standard surety filing at $25,000, maintained and in effect at all times. Ours is $400 flat.
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How much does an Arkansas investment broker-dealer bond cost?
$400 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
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 application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
This bond is checkout-priced at $400 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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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 $25,000 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 registration filing to the Arkansas Securities Department. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $400 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
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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$400 flat, issued the moment you pay, no credit check. Free until issued.