Yes, only idiots sign without reading and thoroughly understanding what they're signing away, and in this case it's a long intricate intentionally obtuse document, rude beyond measure in its use of caps, with many of its articles legally comic. For instance, no Canadian judge would give Nasdaq a warrant to enter your house. If they did, we would need a revolution in the entire country, not just the arrogant management of a brokerage. As for suing Nasdaq when they supply incorrect quotes and thereby cause you a loss on a trading decision, how many of us harboured fantasies of that in the first place? Where would we get the time, we've got our hands full turning over rocks searching for competence in the monopolised local brokerage industry.
One possible tactic could be to "sign" the document, then you can access your account to record whatever information you need, then inform TDW that you are giving notice of termination according to the terms of the contract. They may say that you must contact Nasdaq directly, the counter to that would be "Look, you shoved this thing in my face at the most inconvenient moment and in the most arrogantly coercive fashion possible, here's right back at you. Have a nice day." This might wake management up. At least enough for them to get the spinmeisters busy on drafting a propaganda form letter in which they try to evade responsibility, LOL. |
