Open in any base currency
No minimum initial deposit required*
Broadest range of investment options
Immediate tax benefits
Tax-deferred capital gains
ROTH IRA
Open in any base currency
No minimum initial deposit required*
Broadest range of investment options
Immediate tax benefits
Tax-deferred capital gains
Key Facts
Withdrawals
Withdrawals of your contributions to a Roth IRA are tax-free anytime. However, withdrawals of earnings are only free from federal income tax, provided they meet the following requirements:
- You are purchasing your first home ($10,000 lifetime maximum)
- The Roth IRA has been in existence for at least five years
- You are age 59½ or older
- You become disabled or have passed away
What You Should Know About Converting Costs
You can convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA at any time. You must note that when you convert to a Roth IRA, you must pay income tax on the otherwise taxable amount of the transfer. To maximize the benefits of conversion, the money to pay those taxes should come from a source outside the Traditional IRA you are converting. You may convert your Traditional IRA over several years to manage the tax consequences.
Key Facts
- A retirement savings plan that allows an individual to contribute earnings until they are withdrawn.
- Contributions are subject to annual limits depending on the age of the account owner and may or may not be deductible depending on the individual’s circumstances.
- Earnings accumulate tax deferred until distributed to you at which time the earnings are subject to tax upon withdrawal.
- A spouse may contribute to a separate account subject to the same limits.
- Withdrawals made prior to age 59½ are subject to a 10% penalty unless certain special circumstances apply.
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800-832-8514
Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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2019 Contribution Limits
Regular: $6,000.
Catch-up for individuals aged 50 and over: $1,000.
Not subject to annual cost-of-living adjustment.
Key Facts
Withdrawals
Withdrawals of your contributions to a Roth IRA are tax-free anytime. However, withdrawals of earnings are only free from federal income tax, provided they meet the following requirements:
- You are purchasing your first home ($10,000 lifetime maximum)
- The Roth IRA has been in existence for at least five years
- You are age 59½ or older
- You become disabled or have passed away
What You Should Know About Converting Costs
You can convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA at any time. You must note that when you convert to a Roth IRA, you must pay income tax on the otherwise taxable amount of the transfer. To maximize the benefits of conversion, the money to pay those taxes should come from a source outside the Traditional IRA you are converting. You may convert your Traditional IRA over several years to manage the tax consequences.
- A retirement savings plan that allows an individual to contribute earnings until they are withdrawn.
- Contributions are subject to annual limits depending on the age of the account owner and may or may not be deductible depending on the individual’s circumstances.
- Earnings accumulate tax deferred until distributed to you at which time the earnings are subject to tax upon withdrawal.
- A spouse may contribute to a separate account subject to the same limits.
- Withdrawals made prior to age 59½ are subject to a 10% penalty unless certain special circumstances apply.
2019 Contribution Limits
Regular: $6,000.
Catch-up for individuals aged 50 and over: $1,000.
Not subject to annual cost-of-living adjustment.
Global Advisers Retirement Services
800-832-8514
Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Eastern time
US citizens living anywhere in the world and US resident aliens may open cash or margin Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).
IRA margin accounts allow trading so the account can be fully invested as well as the ability to trade multiple currencies and multiple currency products, but are subject to the following limitations:
- No cash borrowing (i.e. cannot have a debit balance or short stocks).
- IRA accounts may be opened in any base currency, but when trading in a non-base currency product, a currency trade must be executed first as you cannot borrow currencies.
- Withdrawals are permitted only in USD.*
- No stock or option cross-margining.
- No currency borrowing.
- Futures trading in an IRA margin account is subject to substantially higher margin requirements than in a non-IRA margin account. Margin rates in an IRA margin account may meet or exceed three times the overnight futures margin requirement imposed in a non-IRA margin account.