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PRACTICE Omega Entry Pilot Survey

Enhanced Advisory Trading Pilot Entry Survey
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Exit Survey
 
 
Thank you for participating in the enhanced advisory trading pilot and agreeing to take our survey. Please read each question and select the most appropriate response as it relates to your advisory business.
 
 
 
* Please enter your RepID.
   
 
 
 
* Which of the following best describes your primary role?
 
Advisor
 
Assistant
 
Dedicated Trader
 
OSJ
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* What percentage of your business is Advisory?
 
 
 
* Approximately how many advisor clients do you currently have in your book of business?
   
 
 
 
Current Trading Activity
 
 
 
* Approximately how many trades do you enter per year?
 
0 - 100
 
101 - 500
 
501 - 1000
 
1001 - 4000
 
4001 - 10,000
 
10,000 +
 
 
 
* Approximately how often do you personally make trades in BranchNet?
 
Multiple times per day
 
Once per day
 
A few times per week
 
Once a week
 
Less than once a week
 
 
 
* On average, how many hours per week do you personally spend trading or rebalancing? Please enter a whole number between 0 and 40.
   
 
 
 
* On average, how often do you trade or reallocate/rebalance an individual client's accounts?
 
Daily
 
Weekly
 
Monthly
 
Quarterly
 
Semi-Annually
 
Annually
 
 
 
* On average, about how much time do you spend trading on an individual client's accounts? Please type in the number of minutes in 5 minute increments.
   
 
 
On average, how long do you think it would take to accomplish the following scenarios in BranchNet? Please type in the number of minutes in 5 minute increments.
Average Duration (in minutes)
* Trade a single security for a single account
* Trade/rebalance 5 securities for a single account
* Trade/rebalance a single security for 50 accounts
* Trade/rebalance up to five different securities for 50 accounts
* Conduct a mutual fund exchange
 
 
What is your level of confidence that you could successfully complete the following scenarios without issues in BranchNet today?
Not at all confident Somewhat confident Confident Very confident Extremely confident
* Trade a single security for a single account
* Trade/rebalance 5 securities for a single account
* Trade/rebalance a single security for 50 accounts
* Trade/rebalance up to five different securities for 50 accounts
* Conduct a mutual fund exchange
 
 
What is your current satisfaction with the trading platform available in BranchNet today?
Very Unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very Satisfied
* Overall
* Features & Functionality
* Ease of Use
* Technical Performance
* Training/Education
 
 
 
Rebalancing
 
 
 
* What tool do you currently use for rebalancing?
 
I do not rebalance my accounts
 
Pencil and paper
 
Spreadsheets
 
ASI
 
ARM
 
RebalanceNow!
 
Other - Please List:
 
 
 
 
* How many models do you use for rebalancing?
 
0 (I do not use models)
 
1-5
 
6-10
 
11-15
 
More than 15
 
 
What is your current satisfaction with the rebalancing tool you use today?
Very Unsatisfied Unsatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very Satisfied
* Overall
* Features & Functionality
* Ease of Use
* Technical Performance
* Training/Eduation
* Pricing
 
 
 
Other Activities
 
 
How are you currently doing the following trading activities, if at all?
Manually Using a spreadsheet Using an automated tool I do not do this today
* Trading to percentages
* Stop Limits
* Trailing Stops
* Swapping a mutual fund to an equity
* Maintaining drift tolerance bands
* Canceling multiple trade orders at once
* Modifying trade orders
* Following up on trade orders
 
 
If you had an improved trading platform, how much impact do you think it would have on your business in the following ways?
No impact Some impact Moderate impact Significant impact Don't know
* Increased AUM
* Increased number of clients I can service
* Increased number of advisory accounts I can manage
* Reduced number of resources needed to run my business
* Ability to explore innovative trading strategies or models
* Increased personal time
 
 
 
New Enhance Advisory Trading Platform Expectations
 
 
On a scale of 1 to 10, what are your expectations for the overall experience of the new enhanced advisory trading platform?
Very LowVery High
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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What is your level of confidence that the new enhanced advisory trading platform will allow you to complete the following scenarios without issues?
Not at all confident Somewhat confident Confident Very confident Extremely confident Don't know/No expectations
* Trade a single security for a single account
* Trade/rebalance 5 securities for a single account
* Trade/rebalance a single security for 50 accounts
* Trade/rebalance up to five different securities for 50 accounts
* Conduct a mutual fund exchange
 
 
What are your expectations for the training and support that will be provided for the new enhanced advisory trading platform?
Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent Don't know/No expectations
* Quality of training sessions/webinars
* Amount of training sessions/webinars
* Quality of training materials (quick reference guides, etc.)
* Amount of training materials provided (quick reference guides, etc.)
* Quality of support (email/phone communications)
* Accessibility of support available (email/phone communications)
 
 
 
That completes our entry survey. Thank you for your participation, and we hope you enjoy the enhanced advisory trading pilot!