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ACATS Fields

Refer to the following table when completing the fields on the ACATS worksheet in your Mass Upload Excel workbook.

Note: ACATS (Automated Customer Account Transfer Service) is a type of position transfer in which cash and positions are moved from a third-party US broker to IB. ATON (Account Transfer on Notification) is the Canadian broker equivalent of ACATS.

Field Name	Required	Documentation
Customer ID	Y	A unique ID to map customer information from worksheet to worksheet. Use alphanumeric characters only or current account ID at your firm.
Customer account at broker	Y
BrokerID	Y	DTC/Broker ID.
Broker name	Y
Transfer scope	Y	Only full accepted
Has margin scope	Y	YES/NO. Indicates whether customer has a margin loan at third-party broker.
Holds options positions	Y	YES/NO. Specifies if customer's account at the third- party holds any options positions.
Holds short positions	Y	YES/NO. Indicates if customer's account at the third- party holds any short positions.
IRA type	N	IRA type of the account at the third party broker from which positions are to be transferred to an IB IRA account. Only required if the destination account at IB is an IRA account. The type must match the IB account type; otherwise transfer will be rejected.
IB account ID	N	If customer already has an IB account ID.
Signature	Y	First and Last Name of Account Holder.
Transfer Type	Y	ACATS or ATON.