The information provided below is based on our experience with assisting shareholder seeking to deposit shares with their brokerage firm and may have changed since this article was written. The information provided here is by no means intended to represent policy or procedure for any custodian or brokerage firm specified.
IMPORTANT: West Coast Stock Transfer, Inc. cannot initiate electronic transfers into a brokerage firm. We can only act on requests made from brokerage firms. All transfers from a transfer agent into a brokerage account must be initiated by the receiving brokerage firm.
DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE TO TD AMERITRADE
You will need to provide TD Ameritrade with their TD AMERITRADE DRS FORM and your Statement of Account as provided by West Coast Stock Transfer, Inc. (WCST) The Statement of Account provides details to the receiving brokerage firm that is necessary in order for them to initiate the transfer.
Any questions about TD Ameritrade’s process or procedures should be directed to TD Ameritrade.
TIPS ON HOW TO FILL OUT THE TD AMERITRADE DRS TRANSFER FORM
Account Number to receive the transfer: [upper-right corner of form] Your TD Ameritrade account number.
Section 1. TRANSFER AGENT ACCOUNT INFORMATION
Account Number: The Shareholder Account Number or the the Shareholder Number found on your Statement of Account with WCST.
Registration/Title: This how your account is titled with WCST which is found on your Statement of Account.
Security (Name, Symbol, or CUSIP}: [The Name and CUSIP is found on your Statement of Account]
Social Security/Tax ID Number: [Your Tax ID information, not ours]
Account Type: In most cases this should be an Individual (non-IRA) account type.
IMPORTANT: The account held at the brokerage firm and WCST must be titled the same and be of the same account type. It is unlikely that are able to transfer a non-retirement account into a retirement account held at your brokerage firm.
Section 2. TRANSFER INSTRUCTION (REQUIRED)
Check the first box for all book-entry shares unless you intend to transfer a lesser amount in which case you will want to check the third box and indicate the quantity to transfer.