The full registration of the new or existing account should be spelled out in its entirety in section 10 of The Legal Transfer Form.
There are several account registrations you can request when establishing a new account. As defined by the Securities Transfer Association, acceptable formatting references for commonly requested account types are provided below. Click the hyperlink to view the completed registration example in a separate browser tab.
| Individual Ownership – Single owner. |
| Joint Tenancy is a form of ownership where two or more individuals hold shares as joint tenants with the right of survivorship. When one tenant dies, the entire tenancy remains with the surviving tenants. |
| Estate – Registered indicating a personal representative, executor, or administrator. |
| Custodial – A custodial registration contains the name of only one custodian or guardian and a single minor. |
| Add a Transfer on Death Beneficiary – Registration in Transfer on Death form shall be indicated by the abbreviation “TOD.” The designation “POD” or the words “payable on death” shall not be used. If the registration is a TOD designation and the owner is alive, then only the owner’s endorsement is required to effect the transfer; the endorsement of the TOD payee is not required. Permitted TOD Beneficiaries: (a) The beneficiary of a TOD registration may be an individual or other entity. (b) Only one beneficiary per registration may be designated by the security owner. (c) No designation such as Lineal Descendants (LD) or Lineal Descendants Per Stirpes (LDPS) will be permitted. When asked to create a Transfer on Death account, provide the full account registration, not just the requested beneficiary. |
| Trust – A trust registration usually includes (i) the name(s) of the trustee(s), (ii) the name of the trust or the name of the Grantor, and (iii) the original, not amended, date of the trust. |