1.3 FIRSTRADE SECURITIES INC. 2026 1 2026-04-28T15:39:12Z 2026 01 100.00 34.57 6.80 51.47 7.16 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 61.45 59.42 63.46 63.51 54.51 13655.73 15.0000 2579.36 9.8053 10298.69 12.8653 2462.13 15.0000 Firstrade receives payment from Citadel Securities LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Citadel Securities LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Citadel Securities LLC, is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Citadel. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Virtu Americas, LLC 33.72 35.03 27.90 33.28 36.13 633.56 15.0000 127.01 15.0000 186.43 15.0000 146.28 15.0000 Firstrade receives payment from Virtu Americas, LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Virtu Americas, LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Virtu Americas, LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Virtu. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. 100.00 35.61 9.50 49.03 5.86 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 60.50 56.83 62.30 63.59 54.00 134968.83 11.4192 159322.94 9.9367 85954.75 10.0503 7434.67 14.0679 Firstrade receives payment from Citadel Securities LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Citadel Securities LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Citadel Securities LLC, is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Citadel. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Virtu Americas, LLC 33.97 36.10 29.35 33.44 32.96 7309.52 9.0656 10025.44 13.1471 1290.50 10.3255 511.30 13.8258 Firstrade receives payment from Virtu Americas, LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Virtu Americas, LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Virtu Americas, LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Virtu. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. 100.00 8.06 9.70 57.64 24.60 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 46.01 46.35 41.53 43.88 52.64 98686.42 40.2480 245197.51 41.4102 185684.30 38.8253 60918.14 22.0675 Firstrade receives payment from Citadel Securities LLC for directing order flow of listed options. Citadel Securities LLC provides Firstrade $0.40 per contract for options contracts with spreads of one penny and $0.80 per contract for options contracts with spreads of five cents or higher. Firstrade’s arrangement with Citadel Securities LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed options under a fully disclosed clearing agreement for Apex routes to Citadel. Apex Clearing Corporation provides to Firstrade 50% of the amount Apex receives at an execution rate of $0.03 per contract on all options trades. Firstrade directed less than 5% of options flow to Apex during the Quarter. Wolverine Execution Services, LLC 36.95 33.11 37.89 40.44 29.65 36376.40 41.7942 71393.20 42.4000 108543.60 43.8948 47292.00 41.7589 Firstrade receives payment from Wolverine Execution Services LLC for directing order flow of listed options. Wolverine Execution Services LLC provides to Firstrade $0.40 per contract for options contracts with spreads of one penny and $0.80 per contract for options contracts with spreads of five cents or higher. Firstrade’s arrangement with Wolverine Execution Services LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed options under a fully disclosed clearing agreement for Apex routes to Wolverine. Apex Clearing Corporation provides to Firstrade 50% of the amount Apex receives at an execution rate of $0.03 per contract on all options trades. Firstrade directed less than 5% of options flow to Apex during the Quarter. Dash/IMC Financial Markets 14.43 18.64 16.86 13.58 14.07 24154.00 41.1216 43891.20 43.1936 47682.40 43.8580 22065.60 42.3426 Firstrade receives payment from Dash Financial Technologies for directing order flow of listed options. Dash Financial Technologies provides Firstrade $0.40 per contract for options contracts with spreads of one penny and $0.80 per contract for options contracts with spreads of five cents or higher. Firstrade’s arrangement with Dash Financial Technologies is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed options under a fully disclosed clearing agreement for Apex routes to Dash Financial Technologies. Apex Clearing Corporation provides Firstrade 50% of the amount Apex receives at an execution rate of $0.03 per contract on all options trades. Firstrade directed less than 5% of options flow to Apex during the Quarter. 2026 02 100.00 33.75 6.59 52.68 6.99 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 62.03 60.03 64.09 63.74 56.83 10545.07 15.0000 2839.76 10.7636 9482.58 12.7010 1538.55 15.0000 Firstrade receives payment from Citadel Securities LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Citadel Securities LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Citadel Securities LLC, is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Citadel. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Virtu Americas, LLC 33.51 34.48 27.45 33.43 35.06 219.63 15.0000 65.87 15.0000 144.43 15.0000 47.16 15.0000 Firstrade receives payment from Virtu Americas, LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Virtu Americas, LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Virtu Americas, LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Virtu. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. 100.00 35.25 9.24 49.52 5.99 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 60.79 57.58 61.66 63.74 54.03 119090.77 11.3140 128938.88 7.7471 61426.72 9.0720 5698.42 13.7595 Firstrade receives payment from Citadel Securities LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Citadel Securities LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Citadel Securities LLC, is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Citadel. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Virtu Americas, LLC 33.60 35.28 29.59 33.30 32.32 5407.61 9.9201 12149.11 10.6865 1560.95 9.6385 492.96 13.4543 Firstrade receives payment from Virtu Americas, LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Virtu Americas, LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Virtu Americas, LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Virtu. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. 100.00 8.07 9.32 56.63 25.98 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 44.74 44.23 39.05 42.01 52.90 78551.65 38.1359 195592.35 40.7815 139952.37 36.2930 56679.78 21.2632 Firstrade receives payment from Citadel Securities LLC for directing order flow of listed options. Citadel Securities LLC provides Firstrade $0.40 per contract for options contracts with spreads of one penny and $0.80 per contract for options contracts with spreads of five cents or higher. Firstrade’s arrangement with Citadel Securities LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed options under a fully disclosed clearing agreement for Apex routes to Citadel. Apex Clearing Corporation provides to Firstrade 50% of the amount Apex receives at an execution rate of $0.03 per contract on all options trades. Firstrade directed less than 5% of options flow to Apex during the Quarter. Wolverine Execution Services, LLC 37.84 33.78 38.98 41.11 31.58 32390.40 41.1673 60635.60 42.5295 95609.20 43.3513 42488.00 44.4575 Firstrade receives payment from Wolverine Execution Services LLC for directing order flow of listed options. Wolverine Execution Services LLC provides to Firstrade $0.40 per contract for options contracts with spreads of one penny and $0.80 per contract for options contracts with spreads of five cents or higher. Firstrade’s arrangement with Wolverine Execution Services LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed options under a fully disclosed clearing agreement for Apex routes to Wolverine. Apex Clearing Corporation provides to Firstrade 50% of the amount Apex receives at an execution rate of $0.03 per contract on all options trades. Firstrade directed less than 5% of options flow to Apex during the Quarter. Dash/IMC Financial Markets 14.80 19.19 18.52 14.70 12.32 24802.40 41.1713 38700.40 42.9146 44484.00 43.3757 21524.00 41.7108 Firstrade receives payment from Dash Financial Technologies for directing order flow of listed options. Dash Financial Technologies provides Firstrade $0.40 per contract for options contracts with spreads of one penny and $0.80 per contract for options contracts with spreads of five cents or higher. Firstrade’s arrangement with Dash Financial Technologies is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed options under a fully disclosed clearing agreement for Apex routes to Dash Financial Technologies. Apex Clearing Corporation provides Firstrade 50% of the amount Apex receives at an execution rate of $0.03 per contract on all options trades. Firstrade directed less than 5% of options flow to Apex during the Quarter. 2026 03 100.00 33.44 6.47 52.74 7.34 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 60.76 58.87 64.11 63.48 46.87 11313.06 15.0000 3780.76 11.7236 9862.59 13.0196 1273.38 15.0000 Firstrade receives payment from Citadel Securities LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Citadel Securities LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Citadel Securities LLC, is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Citadel. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Virtu Americas, LLC 34.89 35.60 28.40 33.94 44.24 289.81 15.0000 134.89 15.0000 211.79 15.0000 64.61 15.0000 Firstrade receives payment from Virtu Americas, LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Virtu Americas, LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Virtu Americas, LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Virtu. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. 100.00 33.54 9.33 50.71 6.42 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 59.85 56.65 62.17 63.22 46.63 119704.85 13.5194 167210.36 9.4587 78644.48 10.1796 6344.67 14.2868 Firstrade receives payment from Citadel Securities LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Citadel Securities LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Citadel Securities LLC, is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Citadel. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Virtu Americas, LLC 34.70 36.85 29.13 34.01 37.04 9561.07 13.8733 24117.10 11.4470 1987.68 9.9701 618.15 14.0708 Firstrade receives payment from Virtu Americas, LLC for directing order flow of listed equities. Virtu Americas, LLC provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. Orders that have shares priced less than $1.00 receive no payment. Firstrade’s arrangement with Virtu Americas, LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade also receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed equities under a fully disclosed clearing agreement. Apex routes to and executes order flow at Virtu. Apex provides Firstrade $.000225 per share for stocks less than $5.00, and $0.0015 per share for stocks greater than or equal to $5.00. 100.00 8.72 8.51 54.66 28.11 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 44.09 50.07 39.52 42.10 47.49 100086.72 34.4560 185641.08 41.1555 168998.37 38.2776 46304.76 18.2122 Firstrade receives payment from Citadel Securities LLC for directing order flow of listed options. Citadel Securities LLC provides Firstrade $0.40 per contract for options contracts with spreads of one penny and $0.80 per contract for options contracts with spreads of five cents or higher. Firstrade’s arrangement with Citadel Securities LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed options under a fully disclosed clearing agreement for Apex routes to Citadel. Apex Clearing Corporation provides to Firstrade 50% of the amount Apex receives at an execution rate of $0.03 per contract on all options trades. Firstrade directed less than 5% of options flow to Apex during the Quarter. Wolverine Execution Services, LLC 39.31 31.02 38.96 41.15 38.42 35554.00 41.2742 63194.00 42.2618 111967.20 43.9251 53744.00 44.6876 Firstrade receives payment from Wolverine Execution Services LLC for directing order flow of listed options. Wolverine Execution Services LLC provides to Firstrade $0.40 per contract for options contracts with spreads of one penny and $0.80 per contract for options contracts with spreads of five cents or higher. Firstrade’s arrangement with Wolverine Execution Services LLC is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed options under a fully disclosed clearing agreement for Apex routes to Wolverine. Apex Clearing Corporation provides to Firstrade 50% of the amount Apex receives at an execution rate of $0.03 per contract on all options trades. Firstrade directed less than 5% of options flow to Apex during the Quarter. Dash/IMC Financial Markets 14.18 16.96 18.11 14.58 11.36 22804.00 42.1789 41064.40 44.5785 48052.00 43.6809 18295.20 41.5517 Firstrade receives payment from Dash Financial Technologies for directing order flow of listed options. Dash Financial Technologies provides Firstrade $0.40 per contract for options contracts with spreads of one penny and $0.80 per contract for options contracts with spreads of five cents or higher. Firstrade’s arrangement with Dash Financial Technologies is not contingent upon volume based tiered payment schedules, agreements regarding minimum order flow, incentives for exceeding order flow thresholds or disincentives for failing to meet order flow thresholds. Firstrade receives payment from Apex Clearing Corporation for directing order flow of listed options under a fully disclosed clearing agreement for Apex routes to Dash Financial Technologies. Apex Clearing Corporation provides Firstrade 50% of the amount Apex receives at an execution rate of $0.03 per contract on all options trades. Firstrade directed less than 5% of options flow to Apex during the Quarter.