Then if you want to protect yourself ask the rep that told you that you will be able to trade to fax you something stating that. This way if they ever flag your account you have a document to produce.
"Sort of" is such a harmless thing to say. "Sort of". It's just a filler. "Sort of" - It doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, "sort of" means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live" or "It's a boy".