A method for opening an on-line brokerage account includes the steps of opening
an on-line brokerage account for a user based on account information received from
the user, the on-line brokerage account having one or more restrictions, generating
an application based on the account information; requesting that the user submit
required information with the application within a predetermined time to remove
the one or more restrictions from the on-line brokerage account, and removing said
one or more restrictions from the on-line brokerage account when the application
including the required information is received within the predetermined time.