# APEX CLEARING CORPORATION X-17A-5 (2025-03-18) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: APEX CLEARING CORPORATION - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2025-03-18 - Period: 2024-12-31 - Accession: 0000278331-25-000004 - CIK: 278331 - File #: 8-23522 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: RSM US LLP - Auditor location: Chicago, IL - Contact: Paul Duckworth - Phone: 214-765-1292 - Email: pduckworth@apexfintechsolutions.com - Website: apexfintechsolutions.com - Signed by: William Brennan (Chief Administrative Officer) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/278331/000027833125000004/EDGAR_ACC_YE_2024_PUBLIC.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ # Apex Clearing Corporation Statement of Financial Condition and Supplemental Schedules With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm December 31, 2024 Files as public information pursuant to Rule 17A-5(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Regulation 1.10(g) of the Commodity Exchange Act. {1}------------------------------------------------ | | UNITED STATES | | OMB APPROVAL | | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--| | | SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | | OMB Number: 3235-0123
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hours per response: 12 | | | | | ANNUAL REPORTS | | SEC FILE NUMBER | | | | | FORM X-17A-5 | | 008-23522 | | | | | PART III | | | | | | | FACING PAGE | | | | | | | Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and 18a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | | | | | | FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING | 01/01/24 | AND ENDING | 12/31/24 | | | | | MM/DD/YY | | MM/DD/YY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | | name of firm: Apex Clearing Corporation | | | | | | | TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes):
□ Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer | 🇿 Broker-dealer | | | | | | | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) | | | | | | | One Dallas Center, 350 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 1300 | | | | | | | (No. and Street) | | | | | | Dallas | 1 X | | 75201 | | | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | | | Paul Duckworth | 214-765-1292 | | PDuckworth@apexfintechsolutions.com | | | | (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | | (Email Address) | | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | | RSM US LLP | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing* | | | | | | | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | | 30 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 3300 Chicago | | | | 60606 | | | (Address) | (City) | | (State) | (Zip Code) | | | 09/24/2003 | | 49 | | | | | | (Date of Registration with PCAOB)(if applicable)
(PCAOB Registration Number, if applicable) | | | | | | | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports of an independent public
accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 | | | | | CFR 240.17a-5(e)(1)(ii), if applicable. Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. {2}------------------------------------------------ \_ swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the financial report pertaining to the firm of Apex Clearing Corporation . as of 12/31 , 2 024 partner, officer, director, or equivalent person, as the case may be, has any proprietary interest in any account classified solely as that of a customer. ![](_page_2_Picture_4.jpeg) Title: Chief Administrative Officer #### This filing\*\* contains (check all applicable boxes): - (a) Statement of financial condition. - = (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - [] {c} Statement of income (loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation S-X). - [ (d) Statement of cash flows. - [ {e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - [1] Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to claims of creditors. ------ - [ {g} Notes to consolidated financial statements. - (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - [] {i} Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - @ (j) Computation for determination of customer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - | (k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to § 240.15c3-3. - = (m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - | (n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-1, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - | (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - | {q} Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - [] {r} Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - | (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - @ (t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - □ {u} Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.18a-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - | (v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - | (w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - | |x| Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). - ロ (z) Other: - \*\*To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(d)(2), as applicable. {3}------------------------------------------------ #### Table of Contents | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | | |---------------------------------------------------------|--| | Financial Statement | | | Statement of Financial Condition | | | Notes to the Statement of Financial Condition | | Supplemental Information | Schedule I: | Computation of Net Capital Pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 Under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and Regulation 1.17 Under the Commodities Exchange Act | 24 | |---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----| | Schedule II: | Formula for Determination of Customer Account Reserve Requirements of Brokers
and Dealers Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | 26 | | | Schedule III: Formula for Determination of PAB Account Reserve Requirements of Brokers and
Dealers Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | 27 | | Schedule IV: | Information Relating to the Possession or Control Requirements for Brokers and
Dealers Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | 28 | | | Schedule V: Statement of Segregation Requirements and Funds in Segregation for Customer's
Trading on US Commodity Exchanges | 29 | | | Schedule VI: Statement of Segregation Requirements and Funds in Segregation for Customer's
Dealer Option Contracts | 30 | | | Schedule VII: Statement of Secured Amounts and Funds Held in Separate Accounts on Foreign
Futures and Foreign Options Customers Pursuant to Commission Regulation 30.7 | 31 | | | Schedule VIII: Statement of Cleared SWAPS Customer Segregation Requirements and Funds in
Cleared SWAPS Customer Accounts Under 4D(F) of CEA | 33 | {4}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_4_Picture_0.jpeg) #### Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Stockholder and the Board of Directors of Apex Clearing Corporation #### Opinion on the Financial Statement We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Apex Clearing Corporation (the Company) as of December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statement). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. #### Basis for Opinion This financial statement is the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. ![](_page_4_Picture_12.jpeg) {5}------------------------------------------------ ### Supplemental Information The supplementary information contained in Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII (the Supplemental Information) has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Companys financial statement. The Supplemental Information is the responsibility of the Companys management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the Supplemental Information reconciles to the financial statement or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the Supplemental Information. In forming our opinion on the Supplemental Information, we evaluated whether the Supplemental Information, including its form and content, is presented fairly in conformity with 17 C.F.R. § 240.17a-5 and 17 C.F.R. § 1.10. In our opinion, the supplementary information contained in Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statement as a whole. We have served as the Companys auditor since 2020. Chicago, Illinois March 17, 2025 {6}------------------------------------------------ ### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION | | | December 31,
2024 | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|----------------------| | Assets | | | | Cash | S | 120,017,373 | | Cash - segregated for regulatory purposes | | 5,418,989,858 | | Restricted collateral held in trust | | 1,329,775,759 | | Securities - segregated for regulatory purposes, at fair value | | 1,637,624,001 | | Securities borrowed | | 96,656,928 | | Receivables, net | | | | Customers (net of allowance of \$0) | | 1.699.990.292 | | Receivables from affiliates | | 10,727,429 | | Brokers, dealers, clients and clearing organizations (net of allowance of \$87,293) | | 242,377,436 | | Total receivables, net | | 1,953,095,157 | | Property and equipment, net | | 6,933,669 | | Operating lease right-of-use assets | | 2,792,949 | | Equity securities - user-held fractional shares | | 341,713,005 | | Fractional fixed income - user-held fractional bonds | | 14,465,211 | | Other assets | | 76,030,481 | | Total assets | S | 10,998,094,391 | | Liabilities and stockholder's equity | | | | Securities loaned | ಲ್ಲಿ | 1,394,791,605 | | Payables | | | | Customers | | 8,406,808,870 | | Brokers, dealers, clients and clearing organizations | | 157,130,990 | | Payables to affiliates | | 2,843,227 | | Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | 104,966,646 | | Total payables | | 8,671,749,733 | | Equity securities - repurchase obligations | | 341,713,005 | | Fractional fixed income - repurchase obligations | | 14,465,211 | | Operating lease right-of-use liabilities | | 3,872,511 | | Total liabilities | | 10,426,592,065 | | Commitments and contingencies | | | | Stockholder's equity | | | | Common stock, \$0.10 par value | | 10,000 | | 200,000 shares authorized; 100,000 issued and outstanding | | | | Preferred stock, \$1.00 par value | | 1 | | 1,000 shares authorized; 1 issued and outstanding | | | | Additional paid-in capital | | 337,952,144 | | Retained earnings | | 233,540,181 | | Total stockholder's equity | | 571,502,326 | | Total liabilities and stockholder's equity | S | 10,998,094,391 | {7}------------------------------------------------ #### 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS Apex Clearing Corporation (the "Company") was incorporated on December 12, 1978 in the State of New York. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apex Fintech Solutions Inc. ("Apex Fintech is majority owned by PEAK6 APX Holdings LLC ("PEAK6 Holdings") The Company operates as a clearing broker-dealizing in clearing trades in stocks, options, bonds, mutual funds and exchange traded funds ("ETFs"). In addition, the Company offers services to introducing brokers and registered investment advisors ("clients") whereby it will clear trades, carry accounts and securities for customers of introducing brokers and registered investment advisors ("customers") on either a fully disclosed or omnibus basis. The Company also prime brokerage, margin lending, securities lending, and other beck office services to customers of clients, as well as direct customers and joint back office counterparts. The Company is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"). The Company is also a member of the Financial Industry ("FINA"), is a non-clearing Futures Commission ("FCM") registered with the National Futures Association ("NFA"), and is a member of the Securities Investor Protection ("SIPC"). The Company is a member of various exchanges, the National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC"), the Options Clearing Corporation ("OCC"), and is a participant in the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"). The Company operates in the securities brokerage industry and has no other reportable segments. #### 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES #### Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates The Statement of Financial Condition has been prepared in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"). The preparation of the Statement of Financial Condition in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the notes to the Statement of Financial Condition at the Statement of Financial Condition. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its significant estimates, including, but not limited to, the useful lives of property and equipment, the estimate of credit losses and provision for income taxes. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from such estimates. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing the Statement of Financial Condition are reasonable. #### Cash The Company has cash on deposit with major financial institutions. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash. The Company has significant balances and/or activity with several banks that have no history of defaults, nor have they had a previous issue with customer deposits and all balances are held in banks that are FDIC insured. In addition, on a regular basis the Company reviews their banks' public regulatory submissions to review creditworthiness and liquidity stress test results. Based on the above factors, it has been determined that there is no material credit loss under Accounting Standards Update, ("ASU"). No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments - Credit Losses ("ASC 326") for any cash deposits, including those segregated under Federal and other regulations. #### Cash - Segregated for Regulatory Purposes The Company, as a regulated broker-dealer and FCM, is subject to the customer protection rule, and is required by its primary regulators, the SEC, FINRA, and the CFTC to segregate cash to satisfy rules regarding the protection of customer assets under SEC Act of 1934 rule 15c3-3 ("Rule 15c3-3") and CFTC Title 17, which are subject to withdrawal restrictions. {8}------------------------------------------------ #### Restricted Collateral Held in Trust The Company provides a fully-paid securities lending program' to its customers, under which enrolled customers loan their fully paid and excess margin securities to the Company who in turn lends those securities to various market participants. Under the requirements of Rule 15c3-3, the Company fully collateralizes these loans with cash and/or U.S. government securities. #### Receivable from and Payable to Customers Amounts receivable from and amounts payable to customers include amounts due on cash and margin transactions. Receivables from customers consist primarily of fully collateralized margin loans. It is the Company's policy to settle these transactions on a net basis with its customers, as the right of offset exists in each customer agreement. Securities owned by customers are held as collateral for receivables and are not reflected in the Statement of Financial Condition. Receivables and payables are reflected in the Statement of Financial Condition on a settlement-date basis. Margin interest income is accrued daily based on rates of interest agreed to in customer agreements. Collateral is required to be maintained at specified minimum levels at all times. If the value or liquidity of that collateral declines, or if margin calls are not met, the Company may consider a variety of credit enhancements, including, but not limited to, seeking additional collateral. In valuing receivables than fully collateralized, the Company compares the estimated fair value of the collateral, deposits, and any additional credit enhancements to the loan outstanding and evaluates the collectability from the clients based on various qualitative factors, including, but not limited to, the creditworthiness of the counterparty and the nature of the collable realization methods. The Company records a loss, to the extent that the collateral, and any other rights the customer or the related introducing broker are not sufficient to cover the deficit in the account. Generally, receivables from customers are created through secured margin lending by the Company and through market activity that can create a cash shortage is secured by positions that, when liquidated, reduce and/or eliminate the Company's customer receivable. This category also includes interest and all other fees that are directly charged to the customer's account that become a component of the Company's customer receivable. The risk of loss is the customer to repay its obligation to the Company, in which case, the right to pursue the customer's broker by either reducing commissions paid to the client or by charging the client's deposit account. The client's security deposit would be required to be replenished in accordance with the terms of their agreement with the Company. Customers and clients each enter into margin agreements setting rules of conduct between the customer, client, and the Company. The Company monitors customer receivables and implements loss mitigation policies that include securing customer receivables with marketable positions, reviewing daily reports indicating customer unsecured receivables, and securing customer debits by charging clients monthly for any customer's unsecured receivable. Additionally, to ensure all costs associated with the departure of a customer are received by the Company, customers are required to leave a portion of their accounts with the Company to absorb any final costs that had not yet been charged to the customer. Any residual account value is returned to the customer after all costs are charged to their account. The Company did not have any historical losses on customer receivables. The primary loss associated will be incurred by the client, as the client's security deposits serve to secure any customer receivable losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had no allowance for credit losses for unsecured customer receivables. #### Investments in Securities The Company's investments in securities are recorded on a tracted at fair value on the Statement of Financial Condition. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expense include premiums and discounts amortized and accreted on debt investments. #### Receivables from and Payables to Brokers, Dealers, Clients and Clearing Organizations Receivables include amounts receivable relating to open transactions, non-customer receivables, and amounts related to unsettled securities. Payables include amounts payable relating to open transactions, non-customer payables, and amounts related to unsettled securities. These balances are reported net by counterparty when the right of offset exists. {9}------------------------------------------------ Receivables from clearing organizations include cash deposited with central clearing agencies for the purposes of supporting clearing and settlement activities and amounts due from DTC, NSCC, OCC and CFTC. Each has specific industry standard daily reconciliations of their securities activity, net settlements, and a daily update of margin and clearing for NSCC, OCC and CFTC. DTC's clearing fund requirement is updated monthly. As of December 31, 2024, the Company recorded an allowance for credit loses ("ACL") of \$87,293 for unsecured receivables from broker-dealer omnibus accounts. The Company collects commissions and other fees from customers either monthly or periodically through the month. As stipulated by individual agreements with clients, the Company remits net amounts due to clients after deducting charges for clearing, execution, and others as applicable. #### Securities Failed to Deliver and Securities Failed to Receive Securities failed to deliver or securities failed to receive represent sales and purchases of securities by the Company, respectively, either for its account of its customers or other brokers and dealers, which were not delivered or received on settlement date. Such transactions are initially measured at these amounts are included in Receivables from and Payables to Brokers, Dealers, Clients and Clearing Organizations in the Statement of Financial Condition. Securities failed to deliver fall under the scope of ASC 326 and are subject to losses due to counterparty risk as well as market risk through buy-ins. The Company is a participant in Continuous Net Settlement ("CNS"), the process used by NSCC that guarantees and nets street-wide activity, confirms all activity and marks them to market daily. The Company also participates in Obligation Warehouse, who reprices and attempts to settle certain outstanding fails through the automated CNS process. Broker fails outside of CNS and Obligation Warehouse occur infrequently and are immaterial. Risk of loss of CNS fails is very low as they are market daily and guaranteed by NSCC. Non-CNS fails receivable are collateralized by securities. The Company's use of Obligation Warehouse overall non-CNS fails, coupled with continuous monitoring, has resulted in minimal losses historically. Based on the above factors, there is no current expected credit loss under ASC 326 for Securities failed to deliver as of December 31, 2024. #### Securities Borrowed and Securities Loaned Securities borrowed and securities loaned transactions are recorded at the amount of cash collateral advanced or received, respectively, with all related securities, collateral, and cash both held at and moving through DTC as appropriate for each counterparty. Securities borrowed transactions require the Company to deposit cash or other collateral with the lender. Securities loaned transactions require the receipt of collateral by the form of cash in an amount generally in excess of the fair value of securities loaned. The Company monitors the fair value of securities borrowed and loaned daily, with additional collateral obtained or returned as necessary. Securities borrowed and loaned fees represent interest or (rebate) or paid as collateral on the securities borrowed or loaned. Interest on such contract amounts is accrued. Interest payable are included in the Statement of Financial Condition in Receivable from brokers, dealers, clients and clearing organizations, and Accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively. The Company applies a practical expedient to ASC 326 regarding its securities borrowed and their underlying collateral. Inherent in this activity, the Company and its counterparties borrowed and loaned transactions, mark to market the collateral, securing these transactions on a daily basis through DTC. The counterparty continually replenishes the collateral securing the asset in accordance with standard industry practice. Based on the above factors, there is no current expected credit loss under ASC 326 for Securities borrowed and loaned transactions as of December 31, 2024. #### Other Assets Other assets are comprised of interest and other receivables, prepaid expenses, loan receivable, and DTC stock. Other assets include other receivables that are measured at amortized cost and are within the scope of ASC 326. Expected credit losses are measured based on historical experience, current conditions and forecasts that affect collectability of the reported amounts. Due {10}------------------------------------------------ to the short duration of the receivables and the counterparties, there are no material credit losses related to these financial assets as of December 31, 2024. #### Operating Leases The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease for accounting purposes at the inception of the agreement and accounts for the lease as either a financing lease, depending on the terms and conditions of the lease. The Company has elected to apply the practical expedient which allows the Company to account for lease components of a contract as a single leasing arrangement. The Company records right-of-use ("ROU") assets and lease obligations for its operating leases, which are initially recognized based on the discounted future lease payments over the lease. A rate implicit in the lease when readily determinable is used in arriving at the present value of lease payments. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate ("IBR") based on information available at lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. In determining the appropriate IBR, the Company considers including, but not limited to, the lease term and the currency in which the arrangement is denominated. Lease term is defined as the non-cancelable period of the lease plus any options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. The Company does not separate from non-lease components across all lease categories. Variable lease payments are expensed as incurred and are not included in measurement of ROU assets and lease liabilities. Rent expense for operating leases is recognized using the method over the term of the agreement beginning on the lease commencement date. Operating lease ROU assets are subject to evaluation for impairment or disposal on a basis consistent with other long-lived assets. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had no finance leases. #### Property and Equipment Property and equipment are recorded at cost, net of accumulated depreciation, and consist primarily of computer hardware and furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line basis and estimated useful service lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the economic useful life of the improvement or the lease. Property and equipment are reviewed annually for impairment, with no such impairment loss recorded in the current year. #### Equity Securities - User-Held Fractional Shares The Company facilitates end-user purchases and sales on a notional basis through its principal account. Fractional shares held by customers do not meet the criteria for derecognition under ASC 860, Transfers and are accounted for as a secured borrowing with a repurchase obligation. When a customer purchases a fractional share, the Company recognizes the cash received for the user-held fractional share as pledged collateral, recorded as Equity securities - user-held fractional shares, and an offsetting liability to repurchase the share, recorded as Equity securities - repurchase obligations in the Statement of Financial Condition. The Company measures these financial assets and the corresponding financial liabilities for fractional shares at fair value. The fractional share financial assets is determined using quoted prices in active markets. The Company earns transaction-based revenue when shares are purchased or sold to fulfill customer fractional share transactions. #### Fractional Fixed Income - User-Held Fractional Bonds and Repurchase Obligations Fractional fixed income instruments ("Fractional Bond") held by customers do not meet the criteria for under ASC 860, Transfers and Servicing, and are accounted for as a secured borrowing with a repurchase obligation. The Company supports Fractional Bond trading with respect to highly liquid U.S. Treasury securities ("Eligible Bonds"). Callable bonds and convertible bonds (i.e., those that can convert into equity) would not be Eligible Bonds. When a customer purchases a fractional amount of an Eligible Bond, the Company recognizes the cash received for the user-held fractional bond as pledged collateral, recorded as Fractional fixed income securities - user-held fractional bonds, and an offsetting liability to repurchase the fractional bond, recorded as Fractional fixed income - repurchase obligations in the Statement of Financial Condition. {11}------------------------------------------------ The Company measures these financial assets and the corresponding financial liabilities for Fractional Bonds at fair value. The fair value of the Fractional Bond financial assets is determined using quoted prices in active markets. The Company earns transaction-based revenue when Fractional Bonds are purchased or sold to fulfill customer Fractional Bond transactions. #### Translation of Foreign Currencies The Company's functional base currency is the U.S. Dollar and its clients have a minimal amount of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. The assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at year end rates of exchange and result in no risk to the Company, as these and liabilities, not the Company's. The Company has limited foreign currency exchange exposure and does not hedge its foreign currency risk. #### Share-Based Compensation The Company's employees participate in Apex Fintech's stock-based compensation plan. Share-based compensation is accounted for under ASC 718, Compensation (\*ASC 718"), which recognizes awards at fair value on the date of grant and the recognition of compensation expenses over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the awards, known as the requisite service period (usually, the vesting period). The grant date fair value is utilized for restricted stock unit awards ("RSUs") and stock options. Time-based and graded vesting service awards are recognized on a straight-line basis over the employees' requisite service period. To date, Apex Fintech has issued share-based awards with only service-based vesting conditions. All share-based awards are classified as equity, as they may only be settled in shares of the Apex Fintech's common stock. Subsequent to the vesting period, earned stock-settled restricted stock units (equity classified) are paid to the holder in shares of Apex Fintech common stock, provided the holder is still employed with the Company as of the vesting date. #### Self-Insurance The Company is self-insured up to certain limits for the majority of its medical benefit plan. The program contains individual stop loss thresholds of \$150,000 per member throughout the year. The amount in excess of the self-insured levels is fully insured by third party insurers. Projections of future loss expenses are inherently uncertain because of the random nature of insurance claims occurrences and could be significantly affected if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends. #### Income Tax The Company files a consolidated U.S. income tax return with Apex Fintech on a calendar year basis and combined or separate returns for state tax purposes where required. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the periods in which the deferred tax asset or liability is expected to be settled or realized. Uncertain tax positions are recognized if they are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. Changes in the unrecognized tax benefits occur on a regular basis due to tax return examinations and settlements that are concluded, statutes of limitations that expire, and court decisions that interpret tax law. There are positions involving taxability in certain tax jurisdictions and timing of certain tax deductions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions will significantly decrease within twelve months because the tax positions may be settled in cash or otherwise resolved with taxing authorities. When applicable, a valuation allowance is established to reduce any deferred tax asset when it is determined that it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Current and deferred tax expense is allocated to the Company based on a "separate return" method the Company is assumed to file a separate return with the tax authority, thereby reporting the Company's taxable income or loss and paying the applicable tax to or receiving the appropriate refund from Apex Fintech. The Company's current provision is the amount of tax payable or the basis of a hypothetical, current-year separate return. Any difference between the tax provision (or benefit) allocated to the separate return method and payments to be made to (or received from) Apex Fintech for tax expense are ultimately settled through cash transfers. {12}------------------------------------------------ #### Recently Accounting Pronouncements - Issued but not yet adopted On March 26, 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-01, Compensation (Topic 718) - Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards ("ASU 2024-01"), which clarifies how an entity determines whether a profits interest or similar award is within the scope of ASC 718 or not a share-based payment, and therefore within the scope of other guidance. The guidance in ASU 2024-01 applies to all entities that issue profits interest awards as compensation to employees or nonemployees in exchange for goods or services. ASU 2024-01 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-01 on its financial reporting and disclosures. On March 29, 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements - Amendments to Remove References to the Concept Statements ("ASU 2024-02"). ASU 2024-02 contains amendments to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification that remove references to various FASB Concepts Statements. In references are extraneous and not required to understand or apply the guidance. In other instances were used in prior Statements to provide guidance in certain topical areas. ASU 2024-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-02 on its financial reporting and disclosures. On November 5, 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (\*ASU 2024-03"). This update aims to enhance transparency for users of financial statements by requiring public business entities to disaggregate specific expense categories. The update mandates disclosures in the notes to financial statements, detailing the composition and trends of key expense categories within major income statement captions. These enhanced disclosures are expected to help investors more effectively assess the entity's performance, understand its cost structure, and make more accurate forecasts of future cash flows. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2024-03 on its financial reporting and disclosures. #### Recently Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires improvement on reportable seement disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The standard was effective for fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2023, and requires application on a retrospective basis, and for interim periods within fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2024. The adoption of the standard affected additional disclosure in the footnotes to the financial statements and did not impact the Statement of Financial Condition. See Note 18, Segment Reporting, for additional information. {13}------------------------------------------------ #### 3. CASH AND SECURITIES SEGREGATED UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIONS The Company is a registered broker-dealer and is subject to Rule 15c3-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the customer protection rule ("Rule 15c3-3"). Rule 15c3-3 requires the maintenance and periodic deposit or withdrawal of cash and/or qualified securities, as defined, in special reserve accounts for the exclusive benefits of customers and proprietary accounts of brokers or dealers ("PABs"). Cash and qualified securities held for the exclusive benefit of customers and PABs under Rule 15c3-3 consist of the following: | | | December 31,
2024 | |----------------------------------|----|----------------------| | Customers - Cash1 | ಕಾ | 5,319,434,859 | | Customer - Qualified securities: | | | | U.S. Treasuries2 | | 1,637,624,001 | | PAB - Cash ' | | 59,961,971 | | Total | S | 7,017,020,831 | Additionally, the Company is subject to cash segregation requirements under CFTC Regulation 1.32. Cash segregated under CFTC Regulation 1.32 consists of the following: | | | December 31,
2024 | |----------------------------|---|----------------------| | CFTC segregated cash' | ક | 39,593,028 | | Cash held at clearing FCM3 | | 160,216,901 | | Total/ | S | 199,809,929 | 1 Included in the Statement of Financial Condition in Cash - segregated for regulatory purposes. 2 Included in the Statement of Financial Condition in Securities - segregated for regulatory purposes, at fair value. 3 = Included in the Statement of Financial Condition in Receivables from customers. ### 4. RECEIVABLES FROM AND PAYABLES TO BROKERS, CLIENTS AND CLEARING ORGANIZATIONS #### Receivables Receivables from brokers, dealers, clients and clearing organizations consist of the following: | | | December 31,
2024 | |--------------------------------------------------------|---|----------------------| | Deposits with clearing organizations | S | 212,992,023 | | Commissions and other fees receivable | | 12,908,310 | | Money market funds | | 6,145,066 | | Brokers, dealers, clients and clearing organizations | | 4,008,692 | | Securities failed to deliver | | 2,609,785 | | Receivables from clients, net of allowance of \$87,293 | | 3,713,560 | | Total | | 242,377,436 | Receivable from brokers, dealers, clients and clearing organizations are considered past due when payments are not received on a timely basis in accordance with the Company's credit terms. Accounts considered uncollectible are written off. The Company's estimate of the allowance for credit losses is based on historical experience, its evaluation of the current status of receivables, and unusual circumstances, if any. {14}------------------------------------------------ The following presents the activity in the Company's allowance for receivables from brokers, dealers, clients and clearing organizations: | | December 31,
2024 | | |--------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------| | Allowance at beginning of period | ક્ષ્ | 318,581 | | Plus: credit loss expense for the current period | | 566,826 | | Less: write-offs charged against the allowances | | 798,114) | | Allowance at end of period | | 87,293 | ### Payable Payables to brokers, dealers, clients and clearing organizations consist of the following: | | | December 31,
2024 | |--------------------------------------------|----|----------------------| | Proprietary accounts of brokers or dealers | ನಿ | 49,220,584 | | Securities failed to receive | | 52,714,755 | | Payables to clients | | 55,195,651 | | Total | | 157,130,990 | #### ડ. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property and equipment, net consist of the following: | | | December 31,
2024 | |-----------------------------------------------------|---|----------------------| | Computer hardware | S | 11,688,762 | | Leasehold improvements | | 4,168,670 | | Capitalized internal use software development costs | | 1,786,324 | | Furniture, fixtures, and equipment | | 1,013,078 | | Total property and equipment | | 18,656,834 | | Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | | (11,723,165) | | Property and equipment, net | S | 6,933,669 | ### 6. Substantially all of the Company's securities borrowing and security is transacted under master agreements that may allow for net settlement in the ordinary course of business, as well as offsetting of all contracts with a given counterparty in the event of default by one of the parties. However, for financial statement purposes, the Company does not net balances related to these financial instruments are presented on a gross basis in the Statement of Financial Condition. {15}------------------------------------------------ | | Gross Amounts
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(92,034,644) \$ | 4.622.284 | | Liabilities | | | | | | | Securities loaned | 1.394.791.605 | | 1,394,791,605 | (1,218,051,090) \$ 176,740,515 | | The potential effect of rights of setoff associated with the Company's recognized assets and liabilities is as follows: 1 2 Represents the fair value of collateral the Company had received or pledged under enforceable master agreements. 3 Represents the amount for which, in the case of net recognized assets, the Company had not received collateral, and in the case of net recognized liabilities, the Company had not pledged collateral. #### FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS 7. FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a framework for value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market. Valuation techniques that are consistent with the market, income, or cost approach, as specified by ASC 820 are used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels: - Level 1 Inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation of these instruments does not require a high degree of judgment, as the valuations are based on quoted prices in active markets that are readily and regularly available. - Level 2 Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly observable as of the measurement date, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full terms of the assets or liabilities. These financial instruments are valued by quoted prices that are less frequently refreshed than those in active markets or by models that use various assumptions derived from or supported by data that is generally observable in the marketplace. Valuations in this category are inherently less reliable than those determined by quoted market prices due to the degree of subjectivity involved in determining appropriate methodologies and applicable underlying assumptions. Examples of observable inputs other than quoted prices for the asset or liability are interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, and default rates. - Level 3 Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and not corroborated by market data. These financial instruments have significant inputs that cannot be validated by readily determinable data and generally involve considerable judgment by management. The level of input used for valuing securities is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. {16}------------------------------------------------ The following is a description of the valuation methodologies applied to the Company's major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: Level 1 - Investment and trading securities - Quoted market prices are used where available. Level 2 - Investment and trading securities - Relevant quotes from the appropriate clearing organization. The following table summarizes the assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on the three-tier value hierarchy: | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | | |---------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|---------|------------------|---------|--|-------|---------------| | December 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | Assets | | | | | | | | | | U.S. government securities | S | | 8 | 1,637,624,001 | S | | S | 1,637,624,001 | | Equity securities - user-held fractional shares | | 341,713,005 | | | | | | 341,713,005 | | Fractional fixed income - user-held fractional
bonds | | 14,465,211 | | | | | | 14,465,211 | | Money market funds - | | 6,145,066 | | | | | | 6,145,066 | | Total financial assets | | 362,323,282 | a | 1,637,624,001 \$ | | | S | 1,999,947,283 | | Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | Equity securities - repurchase obligations | | \$ 341,713,005 | | | S | | | 341,713,005 | | Fractional fixed income - repurchase
obligations | S | 14,465,211 | S | | S | | | 14,465,211 | | Total financial liabilities | | 356,178,216 | ટે | | S | | S | 356,178,216 | 1 Included in Securities - segregated for regulatory purposes, at fair value in the Statement of Financial Condition. 2 Included in Receivables from brokers, dealers, clients and clearing organizations in the Statement of Financial Condition. There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented. #### 8. COLLATERAL The Company receives collateral in connection with margin lending, securities borrowed, and reverse repurchase agreements. Under various agreements, the Company is permitted to pledge the securities held as collateral, use the into securities-lending arrangements, or deliver the securities to cover short positions. The collateral pledged in securities lending transactions is market on a daily basis and not subject to term commitments. The Company's collateral under margin lending and securities borrowed is as follows: | | | December 31,
2024 | |-------------------------------------------------------------|----|----------------------| | Accessible collateral from margin lending | 40 | 2,714,634,421 | | Accessible collateral from securities borrowed | | 88,483,571 | | Collateral utilized to support securities lending contracts | | 58,116,586 | | Collateral pledged in securities lending | | 1,156,322,901 | #### 9. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS As of December 31, 2024, the Company had short-term bank credit facilities with seven financial institutions with available borrowing capacity of \$575 million at variable terms, and additional guideline capacity from two financial institutions. There were no amounts drawn as of December 31, 2024. {17}------------------------------------------------ | | December 31, 2024 | | | | | | |----------------|------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------| | | Committed
Unsecured | Incommitted
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Date | | Facility 1 | S | | \$ 10,000,000 | \$ 125,000,000 | \$ 125,000,000 | None | | Facility 2 | | | 10.000.000 | | 10.000.000 | None | | Facility 5 | 35,000,000 | | | | 35,000,000 | January 2025 | | Facility 6 | | | 25,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | None | | Syndicate Line | 255,000,000 | | | | 255,000,000 | April 2025 | | | \$ 290.000.000 | | | \$ 45,000,000 \$ 275,000,000 \$ 575,000,000 | | | On January 18, 2024 the Company entered into the fourth amendment and modification to revolving agreement ("Facility 5 Amended Agreement") with a financial institution, extending the maturity date to January 16, 2025. On April 26, 2024, the Company entered into the eight amendment ("Syndicate Line") with certain financial institutions that renewed the committed, unsecured revolving lending the maturity date to April 25, 2025. The Company has a demand promissory note with a financial institution ("Facility 11") that provides an uncommitted and unsecured revolving credit facility that permits the Company to borrow at the financial institution. The rate of interest per annum for each loan made to the Company under Facility 11 is determined on a daily basis for each day that such loan amount remains outstanding. The daily interest rate is determined based on the financial institution and agreed between the Company and the financial institution. The Company has an uncommitted, secured revolving credit facility with a financial institution ("Guideline Facility"), with a variable loan size amount along with a range of interest rates, each to be determined at the loan draw down and at the discretion of the financial institution. Certain facilities were terminated in prior years. #### 10. LEASES The Company's leases primarily consist of office spaces and rental equipment. As of December 31, 2024, the weighted-average remaining lease term on these leases is approximately 2.7 years and the weighted-average discount rate used to measure the lease labilities is 3.58%. As of December 31, 2024, the operating lease is \$2,792,949 and the operating lease liability is \$3,872,511. Expense from operating leases is calculated and recognized on a straight-line basis over the applicable lease periods, considering rent concessions, lease incentives, and escalating rent terms. The Company's lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees, restrictions, or covenants. The Company has non-cancelable operating leases for its offices and rental equipment and hase and non-lease components. As of December 31, 2024, future undiscounted to operating lease payments are as follows: | | Operating Lease
Commitments | |----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 2025 | 1,489,827 | | 2026 | 1,525,288 | | 2027 | 1,049,138 | | Total undiscounted future cash flows related to lease payments | 4,064,253 | | Less: Imputed interest | 191.742 | | Present value of the lease liabilities | S
3,872,511 | {18}------------------------------------------------ #### 11. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES From time to time, the Company may become in various legal matters and regulatory inquiries or examinations in the ordinary course of conducting business. The Company has an accrual of \$3.2 million for legal and regulatory inquiries by FINRA as of December 31, 2024. During August 2024, the Company settled the civil penalty with the SEC for \$6.0 million relating to the Company and its personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communications. The Company is required to disclose information about its obligations under certain guarantee arrangements. Guarantees are defined as contracts and indemnification agreements that contingently require a guarantor to make payments for the guaranteed party based on changes in an underlying security (such as an interest or foreign exchange rate, security or commodity price, an index or the occurrence or nonocurence of a specified event) related to an asset, liability or equity of a guaranteed party. They are further defined as contingently require the guarantor to make payments to the guaranteed party based on another entity's failure to perform under an agreement, as well as indirect guarantees of others. Guarantees made by a clearing broker-dealer can be a reduction to regulatory Net Capital. The Option Clearing Corporation ("OCC") is formed as a mutual company, where members agree to fund another member's deficit if that member's clearing fund has been extinguished. The OCC has not had a significant issue with a member's deficit. The Company, therefore, cannot estimate any guarantee with the OCC membership. Further, management believes the exposure to be remote and therefore, the Company does not take a reduction to regulatory Net Capital for this guarantee nor has a reserve been established in the Statement of Financial Condition. As previously disclosed, the Company is a member of certain clearing organizations. Associated with its standard membership agreements, the Company may be required to pay a proportionate share of the financial obligations of another who may default on its obligations to the clearing organization. While the rules governing different exchange memberships vary, in general, the Company's guarantee obligations would arise only if the clearing organization had previously exhausted its resources. In addition, any such guarantee obligation would be apportioned among the other non-defaulting members of the clearing organization. Any potential contingent liability under these membership agreements cannot be estimated. The Company has not recorded any contingent liability in the Statement of Financial Condition for these agreements and believes that any potential requirement to make payments under these agreements is remote. #### 12. SHARE CAPITAL The Company's share capital consists of common stock and preferred stock. Authorized common stock includes 200,000 shares with a par value of \$0.10 per share. There are currently 100,000 shares outstanding. Authorized preferred stock includes 1,000 shares with a par value of \$1.00 per share. There is currently one share outstanding. The Company paid dividends of \$125,000,000 to Apex Fintech during the year ended December 31, 2024. #### 13. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION On February 28, 2022, the Board of Directors of Apex Fintech Solutions, Inc. Equity Inc. Equity Incentive Plan ("AFS Equity Plan") which authorized the granting of up to 47,000,000 shares of Apex Fintech's common stock as share-based awards to eligible participants, as options to purchase shares of common stock in the form of incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options; stock appreciation rights ("SARs") in the form of tandem SARs; stock awards in the form of restricted stock awards"), restricted stock unit awards ("RSUs") or other stock awards; and performance awards. Shares granted under the AFS Equity Plan will be issued from authorized but unissued shares. The AFS Equity Plan is administered by the Committee of Apex Fintech's Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee has discretionary to determine the eligibility to participate in the AFS Equity Plan and establishes the terms and conditions of the awards, including the number of awards granted to each participant and all other terms and conditions applicable to such awards in individual grant agreements. {19}------------------------------------------------ #### Restricted Stock Unit Awards The following table summarizes the activity for RSUs for the year ended December 31, 2024: | | Number of RSUs | Weighted- average
grant date fair value | | |-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|------| | Unvested at December 31, 2023 | 179,083 | ಲ್ಲಿ | 8.13 | | Granted | 950,000 | ಲ್ಲಿ | 4.26 | | Net granted units of employees transferred into the Company | 491,366 | S | 8.79 | | Vested | (435.299) | ਦੇ ਰ | 8.71 | | Forfeited | (7,150) | ಲ್ಲಿ | 7.44 | | Unvested at December 31, 2024 | 1,178,000 | ਦੇ ਰ | 5.08 | RSUs granted are valued on the date of grant based on the fair value of the Company's common stock and have no purchase price for the recipient. The fair value of the Company's common stock was determined based on an independent valuation of the Company's common stock. RSUs represent the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock upon vesting, 950,000 RSUs were granted to the Company's employees under the AFS Equity Plan for the year ended December 31, 2024 and have time-based graded-vesting terms of four years with vesting starting on April 1, 2025. ### Stock Options During the year ended December 31, 2024, Apex Fintech granted 223,269 stock options to certain of the Company's employees that vest over a 4-year period. Options are expensed on a straight-line basis over the required service period, based on the estimated fair value of the award on the date of grant. These options are subject to graded vesting, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, so long as the employee remains continuously employed by the maximum term of these stock options is ten years. The fair value of the stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2024 was estimated on the using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: | | 2024 | |-------------------------------------------------|-----------| | Risk-free interest rate | 5.51 % | | Dividend yield | 0.00 % | | Expected stock price volatility | 30.00 % | | Expected life of stock options (in years) | 6.25 | | Fair value of stock options granted (per share) | S
1.81 | The expected life of options represents the weighted average period of time that the equity awards are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate assumptions was based on pricing and yields on United States Treasurity equal to the expected life of the stock options, and if unavailable, the rate was interpolated using the nearest two known time period. The expected stock price volatility assumption was based on an analysis of the observed implied volatility of a set of guideline companies. {20}------------------------------------------------ The following table provides a summary of the activity for stock options awarded to the Company's employees for the year ended December 31, 2024: | | Number of options | | Weighted-Average
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(Years) | |------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------| | Outstanding as of December 31, 2023 | 4,070,350 | S | 6.14 | | | Granted | 223,269 | S | 4.23 | | | Net granted stock options of employees transferred into the
Company | 823,350 | S | 6.23 | | | Vested | (1,480,925) | A | 6.19 | | | Forfeited | (603,889) | S | 5.72 | | | Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 3,032,155 | S | 6.08 | 7.61 | | | | | | | | Exercisable as of December 31, 2024 | 2,847,075 | S | 6.20 | 7.51 | #### 14. INCOME TAXES As of December 31, 2024, the Company has no U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards and no U.S. state and local net operating loss caryforwards. No valuation allowance was recorded as of December 31, 2024, as the temporary differences disclosed below relate to deferred income tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized in future years. The net deferred tax assets of \$1,830,227 are included in Other assets in the Statement of Financial Condition. The components of the net deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows: | | | December 31,
2024 | |---------------------------------|----|----------------------| | Deferred Income Tax Assets: | | | | Stock based compensation | ಕಿ | 2,549,904 | | Operating lease liabilities | | 1,054,784 | | Unrealized loss | | 999,590 | | Impairment | | 321,365 | | Allowance for credit losses | | 182,924 | | Accrued expenses | | 90,739 | | Total deferred tax assets | | 5,199,306 | | Deferred Income Tax Liabilities | | | | State income taxes | | 1,549,757 | | Property & equipment | | 603,343 | | Operating lease ROU assets | | 691,760 | | Internally developed software | | 442,438 | | Prepaid expenses | | 81,781 | | Total deferred tax liabilities | | 3,369,079 | | Net deferred tax assets | S | 1,830,227 | The Company recognizes and measures its unrecognized tax benefits and assesses the likelihood, based on their technical merit, that tax positions will be sustained upon examination based on the facts, circumstances, and information available at the end of each period. The measurement of unrecognized tax benefits is adjusted when new information is available or when an event {21}------------------------------------------------ occurs that requires a change. In 2024, the Company increased the balance of the unrecognized tax benefits related to certain positions on the Company's state tax returns. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: | | | December 31,
2024 | | |-------------------------------|---|----------------------|--| | Balance at beginning of year | ക | 6,580,481 | | | Gross increases | | | | | Tax positions in current year | | 1,420,116 | | | Gross decreases | | | | | Tax positions in prior year | | (642,685) | | | Balance at end of year | | 7,357,912 | | Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2024 are \$5,812,751 of tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. It is reasonably possible the uncertain tax positions could change during the twelve months subsequent to December 31, 2024 due to the settlement of an income tax audit, however an estimate of the range cannot be made at this time. We recognize interest and penalties accrued related to the unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. As of December 31, 2024, generally the past three years remain subject to examination by various tax jurisdictions under the statute of limitations. In New York City, the statute of limitations has been extended for tax year 2020 due to an amended tax return filing and an ongoing income of the examination is not yet determinable; however, the Company anticipates that any adjustments will not result in a material change. #### 15. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN Apex Fintech Service LLC ("Apex Fintech Service"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex Fintech, provides a defined contribution 401(k) employee benefit plan (the "Plan") that covers substantially all employees. Under the Company may make a discretionary match contribution. All employees are eligible to participate in the Plan, based on meeting certain age and term of employment requirements. #### 16. RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS The Company regularly enters into certain expense sharing and administrative services agreements whereby PEAK6 Group LLC ("PEAK 6 Group") and certain of its affiliates charge the Company for, among other things, (i) pass through costs for third party vendors that are shared amongst the entities, (i) rent and related operating expenses, taxes or other amounts due under leases when the Company shares space that is rented by PEAK 6 Group or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and (ii) costs related to employee services for individuals who provide services to the Company. Management has reviewed expense allocation methodologies and considers them reasonable. PEAK6 Group is a minority shareholder of Apex Fintech and shares common owners with PEAK6 Holdings. ### PEAK6 Group LLC PEAK6 Group provides various support and other services to the Company and is entitled to fees and other payouts pursuant to the terms of a Support Services Agreen the Company and PEAK6 Group, as amended (the "SSA"). As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a payable to PEAK6 Group of \$1,295,614, included in Payables to affiliates in the Statement of Financial Condition. ### PEAK6 Capital Management LLC The Company and PEAK6 Capital Management LLC ("CapMan") maintain a clearing agreement for clearing and execution services provided by the Company. CapMan shares common owners with PEAK6 Holdings. On January 27, 2015, the Company entered into a joint back office ("IBO") arrangement with CapMan. Under terms of the JBO, CapMan purchased {22}------------------------------------------------ preferred stock from the Company for \$25,000. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a receivable of \$1,671 from CapMan that is recorded in Receivables from brokers dealers, clients and clearing organizations in the Statement of Financial Condition. As of December 31, 2024, CapMan had a net credit balance in the Company of \$1,155,919 that are included in Payables to customers in the Statement of Financial Condition. #### Apex Fintech Solutions UK Limited Apex Fintech Solutions UK Limited ("AFS UK"), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex Fintech, provides various support and other services to the Company and is entitled to fees and other payouts pursuant to the Services and Expense Sharing Agreement between AFS UK and the Company. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a payable due to AFS UK of \$1,043,295 recorded in Payables to affiliates in the Statement of Financial Condition. ### Apex Fintech Technologies LLC As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a receivable from Apex Fintech Technologies LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex Fintech, of \$4,957,145 recorded in the Statement of Financial Condition as Receivables from affiliates. ### Apex Silver LLC As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a receivable from Apex Silver LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex Fintech, of \$152,302 recorded in the Statement of Financial Condition as Receivables from affiliates. ### AdvisorArch, Inc. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a receivable due from AdvisorArch, Inc. ("AdvisorArch"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex Fintech, of \$5,946 recorded in the Statement of Financial Conditions as Receivables from affiliates. #### Apex Fintech Philippines Inc As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a payable due to Apex Fintech Philippines Inc ("Apex Philippines") is a whollyowned subsidiary of Apex Fintech of \$504,318 recorded in Payables to affiliates in the Statement of Financial Condition. #### FinTron, Inc. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a receivable due from Finfron, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apex Fintech of \$9,948 recorded in the Statement of Financial Conditions as Receivables from affiliates. #### Apex Fintech Service LLC Apex Fintech Service provides payroll services to the Company funds an estimates an estimates amount to pay employees during each payroll cycle, which is updated with the actual payroll amount paid after the completion of each payroll cycle. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a receivable from Apex Fintech Service of \$29,681 for over funding of payroll payments, recorded in the Statement of Financial Condition as Receivables from affiliates. #### Apex Fintech Solutions Inc. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had a receivable due from Apex Fintech of \$5,572,407 recorded in Receivables from affiliated resulting from reimbursements paid on behalf of Apex Fintech.in the Statement of Financial Condition, . #### Directors and Officers Included in payables to customers in the Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2024 were accounts payable to directors, officers and their affiliates of \$1,575,118. There were no accounts receivable from directors, officers and their affiliates. The Company may extend credit to these related parties in connection with margin and securities loans. Such loans are (i) made in the ordinary course of business, (ii) are made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to the Company, and (iii) do not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features. {23}------------------------------------------------ #### 17 SEGMENT REPORTING The Company operates a single line of business as a clearing broker-dealer, which comprises several classes of services, including clearing and executing of trades, carrying accounts and securities for customers on either a fully disclosed or omnibus basis, and also providing prime brokerage, margin lending, and other back office services. The Company has identified the Chief Administrative Officer as the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), who uses net income to evaluate the results of the business, predominantly in the forecasing process, to manage the Company. Additionally, the CODM uses excess net capital as disclosed in Note 19, Regulatory Requirements, which is not a measure of profit and loss, to make operational decisions while maintaining capital adequacy. The Company has determined that it has one reportable segment in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting. The accounting policies used to measure the profit and loss of the segment are the same as those described in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. As the Company's operations comprise of a single reporting segment, the segment assets are reflected on the Statement of Financial Conditions as "total assets". #### 18. SIGNIFICANT SERVICE PROVIDERS On January 1, 2019, ACC entered into a Master Services Agreement ("MSA") with Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Broadridge"). The services to be provided by Broadridge or its affiliates, will be provided under written schedules ("Service Schedule"), which will be governed by the terms and conditions of the MSA will continue until all Service Schedules to the MSA have expired or have been terminated. The term of each Service Schedule shall begin on the effective date of such Service Schedule and continue for the period defined therein. ACC has entered into various Service Schedules with Broadridge under which services are provided to ACC with expiration dates that range from September 23, 2027 to December 31, 2028. #### REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 19 The Company is a broker-dealer subject to the SEC Uniform Net Capital Rule ("Rule 15c3-1") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and operates as an futures commission merchant subject to the CFTC Minimum Capital Requirement ("Regulation 1.17"). Under the more restrictive of the Company is required to maintain "net capital" equivalent to the greater of \$1.500.000, 2% of aggregate debit items arising from customer transactions or the sum of 8% of the futures customer risk maintenance margin requirement plus 8% of the futures non-customer risk maintenance margin requirement or \$1,000,000, as these terns are defined. Adjusted Net Capital, aggregate debit items, and risk maintenance margin requirements change daily. The table below summarizes net capital, minimum net capital, and excess net capital: | | | December 31, 2024 | |---------------------|---|-------------------| | Net Capital | a | 467,415,870 | | Minimum Net Capital | | 43,809,042 | | Excess Net Capital | | 423,606,828 | As an FCM, the Company must maintain a risk based net capital requirement not less than 110% of CFTC minimum net capital requirement per CFTC Rule 1.17. The Company's minimum net capital requirement to maintain under the requirement of CFTC Rule 1.17 is \$15,977,355 as of December 31, 2024. #### 20. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK In the normal course of business, the Company purchases and sells securities and pledges or receives collateral as both principal and agent. If a party to a transaction fails to fulfill its contractual obligation, the Company may incur a loss if the market value of the security is different from the contract amount of the Company acts as principal, it trades various financial instruments and enters investment activities, including treasury securities. Each of these financial {24}------------------------------------------------ instruments contain varying degrees of off-balance sheet risk whereby changes in the securities or other underlying financial instruments may be in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statement of Financial Condition. #### Collateral Finance The Company may be required to pledge eligible collateral with its banking, or securities lending counterparties, or central clearing organizations. In the event a counterparty is unable to meet its contractual obligation the Company may be exposed to the risk of acquiring the underlying securities at prevailing market values. All securities lending counterparty agreements are secured by securities or cash at or in excess of amounts loaned. The Company and its counterparties control this risk by monitoring the market value of securities pledged on a daily basis and by requiring adjustments of collateral levels in the event of excess market exposure. It is the Company's policy to periodically review the credit standing of counterparties with which it conducts business. #### Customer Margin In the event a customer or broker fails to satisfy its obligations, the Company may be required to purchase or sell financial instruments at prevailing market prices to fulfill the customer's obligations. The Company seeks to control the risks associated with its customer and broker activities by requiring the maintenance of margin collateral in compliance with various regulatory and internal guidelines. The Company monitors required margin levels and has established guidelines to require customers and brokers to deposit additional collateral or to reduce positions when necessary. Management believes that the margin deposits and collateral held as of December 31, 2024 were adequate to mitigate the risk of material loss that could be created by positions held at that time. The Company's policy is to continually monitor its market exposure and to periodically review the credit standing of all parties with which it conducts business, including clients, and customers. For customers introduced on a fully disclosed basis by introducing broker-dealers, the Company typically has a contractual right of recovery from such introducing broker-dealers in the event of nonperformance by the company can offset associated client balances with their applicable client balances if required or applicable. In general, the Company requires a risk deposit from introducing broker-dealers. In the event the customer or introducing broker-dealer does not perform, and the associated risk deposit is insufficient to cover the exposure, the Company is at risk of loss. Additionally, if the Company, on behalf of its clients and customers, has sold securities that it does not currently own, it will be obligated to purchase at a future date. The Company may incur a loss if its custom and the fair value of the sold securities increases subsequent to December 31, 2024. The Company's customer clearance and settlement activities include the acceptance of equities, fixed income, futures, and option contracts for its customers, which are primarily institutional, commercial, exchange members and retail customers introduced by registered introducing broker-dealers, and direct customers. The respective clearing houses or other brokers its customers' performance under these contracts. In accordance with regulatory requirements and market practice, the Company requires to minimum, the margin requirements established by regulatory bodies. These activities may expose the Company to off-balance sheet risk in the customer is unable to fulfill its contractual obligation. As of December 31, 2024, the Company did not have significant concentrations of credit risk with any client, customer or counterparty or with any group of clients, customers or counterparties. #### 21. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Company evaluates subsequent events through the Statement of Financial Condition was issued. Other than the below items, there have been no material subsequent events that occurred that could require an adjustment to these financial statements. On January 16, 2025, the Company entered into tifth amendment and modification to revolving credit agreement ("Facility 5 Amended Agreement") with a financial institution, extending the maturity date to January 15, 2026. {25}------------------------------------------------ On January 22, 2025, the Company submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent ("AWC") pursuant to FINRA Rule 9216, for the purpose of proposing a settlement in the amount of \$3.2 million for alleged rule violations, which was accepted by FINRA February 04, 2025. The Company accepted and consented to the findings by FINRA, without admitting or denying them. {26}------------------------------------------------ SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION {27}------------------------------------------------ ### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION Schedule I Computation of Net Capital Pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Regulation 1.17 Under the Commodities Exchange Act | | | December 31, 2024 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-------------------| | Net Capital | | | | Total stockholder's equity | ക്ക | 571,502,326 | | Subordinated borrowings allowable in computation of net capital | | | | Total capital and allowable subordinated borrowings | | 571,502,326 | | Deductions and/or charges: | | | | Non-allowable assets | | | | Receivables from broker-dealers | | 7,143,892 | | DTC common stock | | 6,181,621 | | Fixed assets | | 6,933,669 | | Receivables from customers | | 6,659,677 | | Other | | 53,914,035 | | Total non-allowable assets | | 80,832,894 | | Additional charges for customers' and non-customers' security accounts | | 9,247,403 | | Additional charges for customers' and non-customers' commodity accounts | | 4,275,281 | | Aged fails-to-deliver | | 203,756 | | Other deductions | | 323,741 | | Total deductions and/or charges | | 94,883,075 | | | | | | Net capital before haircuts on securities positions | | 476,619,251 | | Haircut on securities | | 9,202,856 | | Net Capital | | 467,416,395 | | | | | | Net capital requirement - Greater of 2% of aggregated debit items as shown in Computation for
Determination of Reserve Requirements on Schedule II or \$1,500,000 | | 43,809,042 | | Excess Net Capital | ക്ക | 423,607,353 | | | | | | Percentage of net capital to aggregated debit items | | 21.34 % | | | | | | Net capital in excess of 5% of combined aggregated debits | S | 357,893,266 | {28}------------------------------------------------ ## APEX CLEARING CORPORATION Schedule I Computation of Net Capital Pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Regulation 1.17 Under the Commodities Exchange Act | | | December 31, 2024 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|-------------------| | Computation of Alternative Net Capital Requirement - CFTC | | | | | | | | Amount of customer risk maintenance margin requirement | ಕಿ | 199,716,934 | | 8% of customer risk maintenance margin requirement | | 15,977,355 | | Total Alternative Net Capital Requirement | S | 15,977,355 | | | | | | Greater of | | | | 8% of the non-customer risk maintenance margin requirement under the Commodity Exchange Act;
or \$1,000,000 | S | 15,977,355 | | 2% of aggregate debit items as show in Formula for Reserve Requirements pursuant to Rule 15c3-3 | | 43,809,042 | | Net Capital Requirement | | 43,809,042 | | | | | | Excess Net Capital | S | 423,607,353 | | | | | | Net Capital in Excess of 110% of the risk-based capital requirement under the Commodity
Exchange Act | S | 419,226,449 | Note. The are no material differences between the above computation of Net capital pursuant to Rule 15c3-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Regulation 1.17 under the Commodities Exchange Act and the corresponding computation included in Apex Clearing Corporation's Part II of Form X-17A-5. {29}------------------------------------------------ ### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION Schedule II Formula for Determination of Customer Account Reserve Requirements of Brokers and Dealers Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | | | December 31, 2024 | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|-------------------| | Credit Balances | | | | Free credit balances and other credit balances in customers' security accounts | ક | 8,212,815,140 | | Monies payable against customers' securities loaned | | 64,827,854 | | Customers' securities failed to receive | | 45,705,364 | | Credit balances in firm accounts which are attributable to principal sales to customers | | 2,491,728 | | Market value of short security count differences over 30 calendar days old | | | | Market value of short securities and credits in all suspense accounts over 30 business days | | 10,711,778 | | Market value of securities pledged to the Options Clearing Corporation for all option contracts
written or purchased in customer accounts | | 662,797,662 | | Total Credit Items | | 8,999,349,526 | | | | | | Debit Balances | | | | Debit balances in customers' cash and margin accounts excluding unsecured accounts and accounts
doubtful of collection | | 1,479,208,186 | | Securities borrowed to effectuate short sales by customers and securities borrowed to make delivery
on customers' securities failed to deliver | | 47,790,723 | | Failed to deliver of customers' securities not older than 30 calendar days | | 655,512 | | Margin required and on deposit with OCC for all option contracts written or purchased in customer
accounts | | 662,797,663 | | Aggregate Debit Items | | 2,190,452,084 | | Less 3% charge | | 65,713,563 | | Total Debit Items | | 2,124,738,521 | | Excess of total credits over total debits | S | 6,874,611,005 | | | | | | Amount held on deposit in "Reserve Bank Account " including value of qualified securities -
December 31, 2024 | ಕಾ | 6,957,057,859 | | Amount of deposit (withdrawal ) - 01/02/2025 | | 27,000,000 | | Allowable amount in Reserve Bank Account after deposit | S | 6,984,057,859 | Note: The above computation does not differ from the computation of Customer Reserve requirements prepared by the Company as of December 31, 2024, and filed with FINRA on January 28, 2025 on Form X-17a-5. {30}------------------------------------------------ #### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION Schedule III Formula for Determination of PAB Account Reserve Requirements of Brokers Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | | December 31, 2024 | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------| | Credit Balances | | | | Free credit balances and other credit balances in PAB security accounts | ਉ | 58,347,414 | | Monies payable against PAB securities loaned | | 1,143,253 | | PAB securities failed to receive | | 132,211 | | Short Sales to PAB | | 16,366 | | Other | | 2,782,410 | | Total PAB Credits | | 62,421,654 | | | | | | Debit Balances | | | | Debit balances in PAB cash and margin accounts excluding unsecured accounts and accounts
doubtful of collection | | 4,005,525 | | Securities borrowed to effectuate short sales by PAB and securities borrowed to make delivery on
PAB securities failed to deliver | | 7,738,199 | | Failed to deliver of PAB securities not older than 30 calendar days | | 33,403 | | Margin required and on deposit with Options Clearing Corporation for all option contracts written or
purchased in PAB accounts | | 2,782,410 | | Total PAB Debits | | 14,559,537 | | Excess of total PAB credits over total PAB debits | 6 | 47,862,117 | | | | | | Amount held on deposit in PAB reserve bank account - December 31, 2024 | S | 59.961.971 | | Amount of deposit - 01/02/2025 | | 8,000,000 | | New amount in PAB reserve bank account after deposit | ಕಿತ | 67,961,971 | Note: The above computation does not differ from the computation of PAB Reserve requirements prepared by the Company as of December 31, 2024, and filed with FINRA on January 28, 2025 on Form X-17a-5. {31}------------------------------------------------ ### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION Schedule IV Information Relating to the Possession or Control Requirements for Brokers and Dealers Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | | December 31, 2024 | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| | | | Market Value | No. of Items | | Customers' fully paid securities and excess margin securities not in the Company's
possession or control as of December 31, 2024 (for which instructions to reduce to
possession or control had been issued as of December 31, 2024, but for which the
required action was not taken within the time frames specified under Rule 15c3-3) | ર્દ | | | | Customers' fully paid securities and excess margin securities for which instructions to
reduce to possession or control had not been issued as of December 31, 2024, excluding
items arising from "temporary lags that result from normal business operations" as
permitted under Rule 15c3-3 | S | | | {32}------------------------------------------------ ### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION Schedule V Statement of Segregation Requirements and Funds in Segregation for Customer's Trading on US Commodity Exchanges | | December 31. 2024 | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------| | Segregation Requirement | | | | Net Ledger Balance | | | | Cash | S | 221,540,020 | | Net Unrealized Profit in Open Futures Contracts | | (9,386,959) | | Exchange traded options | | | | A. Add market value of open option contracts purchased on a contract market | | 57,564,136 | | B. Deduct market value of open option contracts granted (sold) on a contract market | | (104,385,019) | | Add Accounts Liquidating to a Deficit and Accounts with Debit Balances - Gross Amount | | 4,461,799 | | Amount Required to Be Segregated | | 169,793,977 | | | | | | Funds on Deposit in Segregation | | | | Deposits in Segregated Funds Bank Accounts: | | | | Cash | | 39,593,029 | | Net Equities with other FCMs | | | | Net Liquidating Equity | | 160,216,901 | | Total Amount in Segregation | | 199,809,930 | | Excess (Deficiency) Funds in Segregation | | 30,015,953 | | | | | | Management Target Amount for Excess Funds in Segregation | | 10,000,000 | | Excess (Deficiency) Funds in Segregation Over (Under) Management Target Excess | S | 20.015.953 | {33}------------------------------------------------ ### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION Schedule VI Statement of Segregation Requirements and Funds in Segregation for Customer's Dealer Option Contracts | | | December 31, 2024 | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|-------------------| | 1. Amount required to be segregated in accordance with Commission regulation 32.6 | S | | | | | | | 2. Funds in segregated accounts | | | | A. Cash | | | | B. Securities (at market) | | | | C. Total | | | | | | | | 3. Excess (deficiency) funds in segregation (subtract line 2.c from line 1) | | | {34}------------------------------------------------ #### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION #### Schedule VII Statement of Secured Amounts and Funds Held in Separate Accounts on Foreign Futures and Foreign Options Customers Pursuant to Commission Regulation 30.7. | | | December 31, 2024 | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|-------------------| | Foreign Futures and Foreign Options Secured Amounts | | | | | | | | Amount Required to be Set Aside Pursuant to Law, Rule or Regulation of a Foreign Government
or a Rule of a Self-Regulatory Organization Authorized Thereunder | S | | | | | | | 1. Net Ledger Balance - Foreign Futures and Foreign Options - All Customers | | | | A. Cash | | | | B. Securities | | | | 2. Net Unrealized Profit (Loss) in Open Futures Contracts Traded on a Foreign Board of Trade | | | | 3. Exchange Traded Options: | | | | A. Market Value of Open Option Contracts Purchased on a Foreign Board of Trade | | | | B. Market Value of Open Option Contracts Granted (Sold) on a Foreign Board of Trade | | | | 4. Net Equity (deficit) | | | | 5. Accounts Liquidating to a Deficit and Accounts with Debit Balances - Gross Amount | | | | Less: Amount Offset by Customer Owned Securities | | | | 6. Amount Required to Be Set Aside as the Secured Amount | | | | Greater of Amount Required to be Set Aside to a Foreign Jurisdiction (Above) or Line 6 | | | {35}------------------------------------------------ #### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION #### Schedule VII Statement of Secured Amounts and Funds Held in Separate Accounts on Foreign Futures and Foreign Options Customers Pursuant to Commission Regulation 30.7. | | December 31, 2024 | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--| | Funds on Deposit in Separate Regulation 30.7 Accounts | | | | 1. Cash in Banks: | | | | A. Banks Located in the United States | ಕ್ಕಿ | | | B. Other Banks Qualified Under Regulation 30.7 | | | | Name(s): | | | | 2. Securities | | | | A. In Safekeeping with Banks Located in the United States | | | | B. In Safekeeping with Other Banks Qualified Under Regulation 30.7 | | | | Name(s): | | | | 3. Equities with Registered Futures Commission Merchants: | | | | A. Cash | | | | B. Securities | | | | C. Unrealized Gain(Loss) on Open Futures Contracts | | | | D. Value of Long Option Contracts | | | | E. Value of Short Option Contracts | | | | 4. Amount Held by Clearing Organizations for Foreign Boards of Trade | | | | Name(s): | | | | A. Cash | | | | B. Securities | | | | C. Unrealized Gain(Loss) on Open Futures Contracts | | | | D. Value of Long Option Contracts | | | | E. Value of Short Option Contracts | | | | 5. Amount Held by Members of Foreign Boards of Trade | | | | Name(s): | | | | A. Cash | | | | B. Securities | | | | C. Unrealized Gain(Loss) on Open Futures Contracts | | | | D. Value of Long Option Contracts | | | | E. Value of Short Option Contracts | | | | 6. Accounts with Other Depositories Designated by a Foreign Board of Trade | | | | Name(s): | | | | 7. Segregated Funds on Hand (Describe: | | | | 8. Total Funds in Separate Section 30.7 Accounts | | | | 9. Excess(Deficiency) Set Aside Funds for Secured Amount (Subtract Line 7 Secured Statement from
Line 8) | | | | 10. Management Target Amount for Excess Funds in Separate 30.7 Accounts (Unaudited) | | | | 11. Excess(Deficiency) Funds in Separate 30.7 Accounts Over(Under) Management Target Excess | | | | (Unaudited) | ಕಾ | | Note: Apex doesn't offer Foreign Futures and Foreign Options Customer Accounts under Commission Regulation 30.7 {36}------------------------------------------------ ### APEX CLEARING CORPORATION Schedule VIII Statement of Cleared SWAPS Customer Segregation Requirements and Funds in Cleared SWAPS Customer Accounts Under 4D(F) of CEA | | December 31, 2024 | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--| | Cleared SWAPS Customer Requirements | | | | 1. Net ledger balance | | | | A. Cash | S | | | B. Securities (at market) | | | | 2. Net unrealized profit(Loss) in open cleared SWAPS derivatives | | | | 3. Cleared SWAPS options: | | | | A. Market value of open cleared SWAPS option contracts purchased | | | | B. Market value of open SWAPS option contracts granted (sold) | | | | 4. Net equity(deficit) (add lines 1, 2 and 3) | | | | 5. Accounts liquidating to a deficit and accounts with debit balances - gross amount | | | | Less: amount offset by customer owned securities | | | | 6. Amount required to be segregated for cleared SWAPS customers (add lines 4 and 5) | | | | | | | | Funds in Cleared SWAPS Customer Segregated Accounts: | | | | 7. Deposits in cleared SWAPS customer segregated accounts at banks: | | | | A. Cash | | | | B. Securities representing investments of cleared SWAPS customers' funds (at market) | | | | C. Securities held for particular cleared SWAPS customers in lieu of cash (at market) | | | | 8. Margins on deposit with derivatives clearing organizations in cleared SWAPS customer segregated | | | | A. Cash | | | | B. Securities representing investments of cleared SWAPS customers' funds (at market) | | | | C. Securities held for particular cleared SWAPS customers in lieu of cash (at market) | | | | 9. Net settlement from 9 to) derivatives clearing organizations | | | | 10. Cleared SWAPS options: | | | | A. Value of open cleared SWAPS long option contracts | | | | B. Value of open cleared SWAPS short option contracts | | | | 11. Net Equities with other FCMs | | | | A. Net Liquidating Equity | | | | B. Securities representing investments of cleared SWAPS customers' funds (at market) | | | | C. Securities held for particular cleared SWAPS customers in lieu of cash (at market) | | | | 12. Cleared SWAPS funds on hand (describe: | | | | 13. Total amount in cleared SWAP customer segregation (add lines 7 through 12) | | | | 14. Excess(deficiency) funds in cleared SWAPS customer segregation (subtract line 6 from line 13) | | | | 15. Management Target Amount for Excess funds in cleared SWAPS segregation accounts (unaudited) | | | | 16. Excess (deficiency) funds in cleared SWAPS segregated accounts over (under) Management Target
Excess (unaudited) | | | Note: Apex doesn't offer cleared SWAPS Customer Accounts under 4D(F) of CEA Source: SEC EDGAR via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). Agents: see https://search.stillhousedata.com/llms.txt.