Opening a Trading account Company / SMSF Accounts
Instructions on opening a Company / SMSF Account
Instructions on opening a Company or SMSF Account
To open a Company or Self Managed Super Fund FX Account with C.I.M Swiss Bank, you will need to complete the application forms below. The application forms below have been combined into a single PDF document to make downloading easier.
- Company or Self Managed Super Fund Account Application Forms
- Company or Self Managed Super Fund Client Profile Forms
- Systems Trading Authorisation Forms
Print out all documents, complete and sign each page as requested below.
- Please use these pages to identify and tick off your documents, including all extra ‘Certified Documents’ that are required, such as copies of your Passport, Proof of Address and Company or Super Fund Documents explained on the bottom of Page 2 of the Account Forms.
Page 1: Documents Required: Please check off all pages before sending
- Account Holder: Name of Company or Super Fund and its details.
- The identification document would be a Registration Certificate and Number.
- Co-holder: This is the Director or Trustee’s details with identity being a Passport number and Type.
- Account: Check ‘Nominative’. Check preferred statement timeline.
- Base currency being AUD.
- Correspondence Address: Self explanatory
Page 3: Account Opening
- Signatures: The Director or Trustee of the company is to sign and date at both the top left and bottom of the page, remembering to also sign the co-holder position, unless there is another Director or Trustee on the account.
Page 4: Account Opening
- Individuals: Fill in the Director or Trustee Name/s and then Signatures.
- Company or Super Fund: Fill in the Company or Super Fund’s name and the Director or Trustee is to Sign.
- Also date and sign both places on the bottom of the second page (6).
Page 5/6: List of Signatures
- There are 2 pages here, sign and date on bottom of the second page (8).
Page 7/8: General Conditions
- There are 2 pages here, sign and date on bottom of the second page (10).
Pages 9/10: Deposit Regulation
- Account Holder: Insert Company or Super Fund name on page (11).
- There are 2 pages here, sign and date on the bottom of the second page (12).
Pages 11/12: General Deed of Pledge
- Sign and date at the bottom of the page
Pages 13: Basic Agreement for Collateral Loans
- Leave Account/ securities field blank.
- Leave Category field blank.
- Contracting partner: include the Company or Super Fund name
- Complete the Company or Super Fund name, date of incorporation, nationality, address fields etc.
- Sign and date at bottom of the page.
Page 14: Identity of the Benefical Owner (Form A)
- Sign (Twice) and date at the bottom of the page.
Page 15: Instructions - given by telephone, email, or any other communication
- Insert Account Name then sign and date on bottom of the page.
Page 16: Information on certain security transactions
- Insert Account Name then sign and date on bottom of the page.
Page 17: Permernant Fiduciary Mandate
- There are 5 pages, read the instructions carefully checking the boxes as necessary.
- Declaration of Non-US Status (page 19), put Account name, citizenship, address and please check ‘NO’ on all three boxes (Providing you are a Non-US person) and sign and date.
- Assets and Income (page 20), put Account name, address and check ‘NO’ (Providing you are a Non-US person) and sign and date.
- Form for entities (page 21), put Account name, citizenship, address and check ‘NO’ on the boxes (Providing you are a Non-US person) and sign and date.
- Beneficial Owner (page 22), put in country, check ‘NO’ (Providing you are a Non-US person) then sign and date.
Page: 18-22: US Withholding Tax - Regulations valid as January 1st 2001
- Insert Account Name at the top then sign and date on bottom of the page.
Page 23: Declaration of opening an account
- To view your FX Trading Account online, choose a User Name and Password (6-15 characters) and sign and date on bottom of the page.
Page 24: Application for Home Banking Service
- There are 2 pages here, sign and date on bottom of the second page.
Page 25/26: Condition Applicable to Online Consultation Service
- Fill in your Account Name.
- Maximum desired leverage is (100).
- On this page, sign (Twice) and date at the bottom of the page.
Page 27: Fiduciary Mandate for Use of the Trading Platform c/o FXCM
- Sign and date on bottom of the page.
Page 28: Special Terms and Conditions for Forward Transactions
- Sign and date twice on bottom of the page including co-holder if necessary.
Page 29: Numerical Account
- Complete the first 5 pages of the profile with as much information as you can.
- Leave pages 35 and 36 blank for Bank use
Page 30-36: Commercial or Super Fund Account Client Profile
- There are 3 pages here, fill in the Account Name and check that the box "My Program Provider" includes ‘ForexBot Ltd’ on page 37, then sign and date the third page (39).
Page 37-39: Systems Trading Authorisation Document
Inside Australia: 07 3844 8627
Outside Australia: 0011 61 7 3844 8627
C.I.M. Bank can increase the speed of opening your FX account if you also forward the account documentation to them via email or fax. Please send all account documents via email to
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or fax to:
+41 22 818 53 75 attention to Mr. Jean-Manu Somoza.
As soon as C.I.M. Bank receives a copy of these documents, you will receive the SAME DAY via email a confirmation that the paperwork is in order or if there are some documents missing. Once confirmed, please forward all documents by secure post to the address at CIM Bank in Step 3.
C.I.M. Bank requires that they receive by post (Carrier) all the documents in order to open a spot forex account for our clients. As soon as C.I.M Bank receives by post all the documents, then you will be emailed within 24 hours an account number.
This will be a current segregated account number and you will be provided with access to all the C.I.M Bank services described on their web site. (Online viewing, Account details, etc). A sub-trading account will be created in order to access the FX trading activity. The application will be processed within 24 hours of receipt. Banking (transfer) instructions will be emailed to you directly from C.I.M. Bank.
Once Step 1 and 2 are completed, please collect the following Documents in the Check List below:
- Attach a copy of your ‘Passport’(s) for each account holder, certified by a (Justice of Peace, Accountant, Policeman or Lawyer).
- Attach a ‘Utilities Invoice’ confirming the name and address given in the application form for opening an account. (This could be a gas or phone bill no older than 3 months)
- CIM Corporate or Super Fund Account Documents
- CIM Client Profile Account Documents
- Systems Trading Authorization Account Documents
- Certified copy of Passport for each Account Holder
- Proof of Address Document confirming the name and address given in the account application form. (This could be a Utilities Invoice such as a gas or phone bill no older than 3 months)
- Certificate of Registration Document of the Company or Super Fund
- Memorandum and Articles of Association or Constitution Documents of the Company or Super Fund
- Company or Super Fund Resolution Document
- Current Company or Super Fund Details Document
Inside Australia: 07 3844 8627
Outside Australia: 0011 61 7 3844 8627
Collect all ‘CIM Account Forms’ including the ‘Certified Documents’ in the ‘Document Check List’ and post them via secure mail to the CIM Bank as requested. The address is listed here below:
CIM Bank Address
Attention: C.I.M Online
C/O C.I.M Banque
16, Rue Merle d' Aubigne
1207 Geneve (CH)
1207 Geneva, Switzerland