Documents required to trade stocks

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I recently decided I would get into trading stocks and wanted to set up an Etrade account to start. When making a brokerage account, they asked for these documents from me:

Valid (non-expired) government-issued ID or Passport
Birth certificate
Signed Social Security Card (front and back)

Is it normal to be asked for these documents by a brokerage? This is my first time getting into trading and would like to make sure I'm not making a mistake of giving out unnecessary personal information.
I am a US citizen.

user32479 · Answer

You do need to show ID and given them your SSN. I've never heard of needing to provide a birth certificate, and I don't recall ever having to actual provide a copy of a social security card. (They ask for the number, but not, in my recollection, the card itself.)

Answered by user32479 on March 19, 2021

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