Business Continuity Plan Summary Disclosure
Overview
PCS Securities, Inc. (“PCS Securities;” “the Firm”) has created and implemented a business continuity plan
(“BCP”) in an effort to mitigate the effects related to unforeseen business interruptions. This BCP is designed to
enable the Firm to continue or resume its securities related services in the event of an emergency or significant
business disruption (“SBD”).
Communications and locations of Employees during a disruption
In the event of a SBD, PCS Securities will communicate with its employees in several different ways. The Firm
will employ a calling tree, which would be implemented by management in the event of an SBD. The Firm has the
advantage of having its administrative office outside of Seattle, Washington, and its sales office in Manhattan,
New York. Any SBD in either office could be mitigated with assistance from the other office. The BCP addresses
the relocation of staff to alternative back-up locations in either New York or Washington State. Recovery time for
most of the applications involved in the Firm’s securities related business is expected to range from immediate to
24 hours.
Communications with Customers
PCS Securities traditionally communicates with its clients using the telephone, email, fax, US Mail, website, and
in person. In the event of an SBD, PCS Securities will assess which means of communication are still available
and use the means closest in speed to the means used in the past. Additionally, if all traditional means of
communication are not available, PCS Securities will post emergency contact information and instructions on its
web site (www.PCSSecurities.com ) regarding access to either PCS Securities representatives or the
representatives of the clearing firms at which clients may have funds or securities. Alternatively, clients may
contact directly the clearing brokerage firm or trading desk directly at which their transactions are conducted.
Books & Records
PCS Securities maintains its hard-copy books and records and electronic records primarily at its Main Office in
Seattle Washington and back-up books and records at alternate locations. If records are lost as the result of a
business disruption or for any other reason, PCS Securities has the means to physically recover data from both
physical and electronic back-up locations.
Vendors and Counterparties
PCS Securities’ BCP may need to rely upon the recovery and restoration of services provided by various critical
business constituents both at its primary and alternate locations, such as the clearing agents with which the Firm
maintains business relationships. PCS Securities has considered the extent to which the Firm may be able to
depend upon these business relationships during an SBD as a part of its decision to do business with the
constituents. Where possible the Firm has engaged and/or vetted alternate arrangements in order to avoid
business disruptions in the case of a business constituent not being able to provide needed goods or services in an
emergency.
Disclosure
PCS Securities’ BCP is designed to address the continued operation of the Firm in the event of an emergency
situation or SBD. However, all risks of business interruption cannot be eliminated and PCS Securities cannot
guarantee that systems will always be available or recoverable following an SBD. Furthermore, PCS Securities
has no control over and must rely upon the disaster recovery plans of its various critical business constituents and
vendors. In the event that material changes are made to this BCP, PCS Securities will send an updated copy to all
of its clients.
The information contained in this disclosure is provided by PCS Securities for informational purposes only, and
nothing contained herein shall be construed to amend, supplement or otherwise modify any of the terms and
conditions set forth in any agreement between you and PCS Securities.
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