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  Recs: 0 Scottrade vs. Ameritrade Izone To anyone with experience in these two providers, I am presently using scottrade for the majority of my trades, with a few of my stocks residing on sharebuilder (for the free dividend reinvestment). I'm generally happy with Scottrade, but have been annoyed with their refusal to allow me to sell naked puts. Often i wait to buy a ...

  Recs: 3 Just had a little talk with Ameritrade. Two weeks ago I asked that Ameritrade take my stocks away from their using them to short. They said they did that. It might just be as easy as that, to control some shorting. I suggest everyone who is long talk to their brokers and do this simple request. They also emailed me and told me which stocks I owned that they ...

  Recs: 5 Just talked to an Ameritrade trading supervisor. Two weeks ago I asked that Ameritrade take my stocks away from their using them to short. They said they did that. It might just be as easy as that, to control some shorting. I suggest everyone who is long talk to their brokers and do this simple request. They also emailed me and told me which stocks I owned that ...

  Recs: 6 maintenance requirements Ameritrade have dropped This is for prices 4 dollars and up. If price 2 to 4 they require 2 dollars per share. 50% 60% 70% 80% depending on concentration if over 90% it is 80% This is reflected in their special maintence requirements prior to this it was 80% 80% 80% 80% regardless of ...

  Recs: 4 Shorting stocks (per Ameritrade)... some clarifications on shorting 1. Assume the issue of a stock is "NOT" available to be borrowed doesn't apply... the stock IS available to borrow 2. AT Margin Requirements show a stock CAN be shorted below $5 3. Below are ALL the rules on "Maintenance requirements" from the current version of AT's "Margin ...

georgebc53:: Do you even read the fine print??? Or you don't understand what you read???? You have to leave your money in the account for 12 months or they charge you for the product. I copy and paste their agreement here: The minimum funding requirement for a Garmin nüvi 660 is $50,000; the minimum funding for a Garmin nüvi 660 and a $200 Shell Gift Card is $100,000...

At this point, Ike may hit South FL. They (including my dad) may be coming up here to be safe. Hanna heading for Georgia &/or the Carolinas. Stay tuned, though, who really knows for sure...

To the Boats yet dwn there ??!!

Yes, you're right, that's why we don't like this Ike. :)

itstippy, VTTHX,   Vanguard total stk index 70.13% your in the stock mkt. Vanguard "European" stk index 10.04% Ouch better hope it floats Vanguard total bonds mkt index 9.95% Hmmmmmm? Vanguard Pacific stk index 4.38% ok Vanguard Emerging stk mkt 3.88% ? with a so called credit crunch? batten down the hatches...   Ok their is the portfolio, now 10k invested in 2004 earned you ...

E-Trade pissed me off a few years ago when they started charging fees for having less than a certain amount of monetary value in the shares held or if you had not made any trades in a certain amount of time. So I sold off all the shares I had in my E-Trade account. I don't know which one is the best, but if you're going to use E-Trade, you either better be active or have more than the ...

Thanks johnnyri, but still strange ameritrade does that..eom (Voluntary Disclosure: Position- Long ) - - - - - View Replies »

My real time ameritrade quote- .06x.075--however my L2 shows .07x.075. Jmo but this is how they shake the tree. And they've been doing this on and off for the last three weeks..ranger (Voluntary Disclosure: Position- Long ) - - - - - View Replies »

they show up in my Ameritrade account as shares only - no security name associated with it and no value - on the far right of the line listing it, you can get more info and when clicked on it shows NSMG restricted class B - don't receive any mail from these guys or anything