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Table of Contents
i
INTRODUCTION
1
STATEMENT OF ETHICS
1
Business O
p
erations
1
Treatment and Conduct of Em
p
lo
y
ees, Officers and Directors
1
Interaction with Business Partners, Potential Business Partners and Com
p
etitors
2
PURPOSE OF THE CODE
2
REPORTING VIOLATIONS
2
THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND YOUR EMPLOYMENT
3
Code of Professional Conduct Is Not an Em
p
lo
y
ment Contract
3
Conse
q
uences of Violatin
g
the Code of Professional Conduct
3
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
4
RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE LA
W
4
Securities Laws
4
Exchan
g
e and Self-Re
g
ulator
y
Or
g
anization Rules
5
Bankin
g
Laws and Re
g
ulations
5
Licensin
g
, Re
g
istration and Re
p
ortin
g
of S
p
ecified Arrests, Convictions or Civil Actions
5
Personal Le
g
al Matters
5
Pro
p
er Record-Kee
p
in
g
and Disclosure Re
q
uirements
6
Insider Tradin
g
6
Records Mana
g
ement and Records Retention Re
q
uirements
7
Antitrust and Trade Re
g
ulation Laws
7
Tied Products and Services
8
Avoidin
g
Im
p
ro
p
er and Corru
p
t Pa
y
ments, Includin
g
the Forei
g
n Corru
p
t Practices Act
8
Economic Sanctions
8
International Anti-Bo
y
cott Laws
9
Anti-Mone
y
Launderin
g
and Anti-Terrorism Laws
9
Intellectual Pro
p
ert
y
Protection
9
Privac
y
Laws and Re
g
ulations
10
Em
p
lo
y
ee Accounts
11
DEALING WITH THIRD PARTIES
11
Authorit
y
to Act on Behalf of E*TRADE
11
Conflicts of Interest
11
Acce
p
tance of Gifts, Meals or Entertainment
12
Providin
g
Gifts, Meals or Entertainment
13
A
pp
roval of Nonconformin
g
Gifts, Meals or Entertainment
13
Selectin
g
Su
pp
liers
13
Standards of Conduct Demanded of Third Parties
14
Re
q
uests for Le
g
al, Financial or Tax Advice
14
Advertisin
g
14
Charitable Contributions
14
Communications with the Media and other Third Parties
14
Internet Access and Social Media
15
Outside Law
y
ers
15
Treatment of Privile
g
ed Communications and Documents
16
LITIGATION, INVESTIGATIONS, INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS
16
DEALINGS WITH E*TRAD
E
17
Protectin
g
E*TRADE’s Assets
17
Use of E*TRAD
E
’s Information and Communications S
y
stems
17