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TDAmeritrade

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Whether you need a little support from your online broker or a lot, TD AMERITRADE delivers an extensive array of state-of-the-art tools, straightforward pricing and outstanding personal service.


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Stocks:
9.99
Options:
9.99 + .75/contract
Futures:
N/A
Forex:
N/A
Minimum:
N/A
Interest:
9.00%-6.25%; .05%-.10%
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4-Star       (20)
3-Star       (10)
2-Star       (6)
1-Star       (5)
 
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TDAmeritrade is the best of the discount brokers

I have had accounts with the firm since 1999. I moved from Schwab and didn't regret it. I like the website; customer service is excellent. The commissions are high, but as others have pointed out, the company is willing to negotiate a lower rate. I have no problem recommending TDAmeritrade to friends and family.

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Best tools/technology

I appreciate TDAmeritrade because they have tools on their website designed for a beginner like myself. They are the best for beginners in my opinion, after having tried out a few other companies as well. Their fees seem to be reasonable and pretty consistent with their major competitors.

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23 February 2010
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Best Broker I've Ever Used

TD simply has the best tools, very competitive commission, awesome customer service... and obviously some brains being that they purchased ThinkOrSwim. Their live seminars are also very educational and free. My only complaint is the occasional cold call to try and get me to sign up for a managed retirement portfolio. No thanks! But that does not go against my review, as I am sure some people out there are looking for that type of guidance.

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The BEST broker handdown

Being a member of tdameritrade (Apex member) for 12 years, actually back when I was a member then it was Datek. Oh , those were the days when they weren't what they are now. With the Thinkorswim platform, tdameritrade is the best broker. Im mostly an options trader , and their pricing isn't the cheapest for options, but I won't switch to another broker because of the vast amount of trade tools, ideas, screeners, customer service, seminars, and education they offer. I love Minyanville (free of course). Stock commissions are standard at $9.95 and I pay the premium in commission because of what they offer to me and I suspect that many other folks do as well.

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I see you like both TDAmeritrade and Zecco too. If you want a lower commission on TDAmeritrade, call them and threaten to leave. I got mine down to $8 last year; I will go back on the one year anniversary and get them to beat Scottrade. If your account is large enough, they're willing to lower the commission.

For options, why not just use TDAmeritrade tools and open an account on eOption (they use Penson too, just like Zecco). It's a good way to have a low fee and the value TDAmeritrade affords.

TD Ameritrade is the strong in industry

I have used TDAmeritrade for 10 years and they are the best broker out there.

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Great for Beginners

I have been with TDA for about 2 months now. My first broker ever. Over all im very pleased with the experience. I really like there TOS software for streaming. There customer service is extremely helpful and friendly! I did try to talk them down on the commissions, but because I have a smaller account right now and I dont trade as heavy as some yet they said they couldnt, but when my account grew and I traded more to call back and they would work with me.

Overall I highly recommend TDA, its very easy to use and there customer service alone was amazing to me.

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Trading isn't the issue; I don't trade--or very rarely trade--on TDA. They lowered my commission. Do you have a margin account? That makes a difference, as it allows TDA to borrow your shares. Keep hammering at them.
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Ameritrade Wins

Ameritrade is one of the best online brokers I have ever seen in my life! I think that they are brilliant in their purchase of TOS. They have done so much as far as bringing tools to the common layman that the professionals use. The only thing is that I wish they would lay out videos on how to setup a good strategy. Thankfully I went through the pains of doing that and have a video posted on youtube. Other than that what a great broker. No other way to go.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

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U get what u pay 4

You know the old saying ' You get what you pay for!'

Well, TDAmeritrade kicks ass! I really do love these guys, they're like family!

Tell me another broker w/ better customer service? Better fills? I have tried them all and can honestly say, TDA is hands down the winner. For the casual trader or the hardcore trade-mofo that does 50 trades a day .

Customer Service is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 fucking days a year! YEAH BABY!

Commish starts at $9.99 per trade, if you trade more than 10 times a month or so you can ask them for a decrease to $7 and they will give it to you. If you already have them call in and ask for it, if needed threaten to switch. They'll take care of ya!

Fills? Faster, Better, Stronger! They are the cream of the crop, the beefiest of the beefy, the St. Bernard amongst Chihuahuas. Not sure how else to explain, if they can't please you - no broker can!

Except maybe ThinkorSwim.

EDIT: First issue w/ customer service yesterday. Hope it was a fluke. I'm watching you Brandon. You disappointing SOB, my account was not lowered to $7 a trade - had to call in afterward to correct your BS.

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Good company to deal with

I have traded with TD Ameritrade for many years, rarely have any problems with them. They have ben extremely helpful when problems do arise. Only problem I do have is occasionally when I want to do a trade on a Pink Sheet stock, they require that I call it in instead of doing the trade online. Commissions are very reasonable.

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great broker

executions are pretty fast haven't had a complain besides trading in the amex or otc's but who doesn't.. The customer service is great, I called one time and they walked me step by step showing me how to do a trailing-stop order. The tools they offer are priceless! they give you the thinkorswim platform and a command 2.0 centre on your browser to see lvl2 quotes and other very helpful tools.

each trade is only 9.99

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Great platform

TD provides great tools and research for both traders and investors. Strategy desk and Options 360, their trading software, are both really solid. I would recommend this broker to anyone!

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Honest Brokerage

Had a good experience with td ameritrade.
Able to trade in real time with low per trade fees.
you get a month of free trades when you sign up.
When I needed to withdraw money, funds were in my checking account in 3 days.
would recommend this brokerage for anyone

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Very Honest and Easy to Use

I love TDAmeritrade as my broker. They have fantastic tools and prices are easy to understand and to use. The only criticism I have is that they do not have a very useful mobile platform, other than that I would recommend it to all investors and traders.

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Discount but Service Oriented

We have had accounts with this company since 1995. It has gone through many changes, but we have generally been highly satisfied with the service. Pricing is most favorable, too, except there are a few nuisance service charges, such as the $25 "reorganization" fee when a company is bought out and the stock is liquidated for cash. In theory, this should generate another brokerage commission, but TDAmeritrade apparently doesn't agree.



I have had a number of service problems over the...

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happy invester

I have been am Ameritrade now TDAmeritrade customer for about 10 years. I am very happy with the user friendly website, the ongoing education provided and the outstanding customer service.

I find the website very efficient. THere are numerous opportunities to research and learn about investing.

The customer service is outstanding! You can talk to a real person usually within minutes. They are always courteous and knowledgable.

Deposits and withdrawls are always handled in a very timely...

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great on-line support

I was leery to use on-line service, unsure if it would work. The account manager said he would walk me through process. Before you confirm trade, it would repeatedly ask if this is what you want to do. There is a 7/24 phone-line for questions and answers.

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No complaints.

No complaints. Have the ability to deal with all the types of transactions I want to deal with (including options, which I haven't gotten into yet), and ECH transfers in and out go quickly and consistently. At tax time, I have all the information I need readily available at my fingertips.

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#1 in the Barron’s 2007 review of stock brokers

TD Ameritrade is #1 in the Barron's 2007 review of stock brokers. They are most widely known for fueling the independent spirit by providing straightforward affordable pricing, flexible support, and outstanding service.



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My trades execute faster than the other brokers

TD makes me more money than other discount brokers I have tried. The suite of tools that they have are fantastic, and are more stable than any I have tried. As an APEX member, I get free level II quotes, free news, free analysis, and more extras than I can keep track of.

My trades execute faster than the other brokers I have tried, and I have a higher rate of getting my limit orders completed.

Their live quotes can get bogged down for a few seconds (usually beteen 10 and 60 secinds) during...

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Very Good Platform

I can't complain much about TDAmeritrade. For the everyday, non-technical trader TD has the tools I need at a price I can afford. (I was able to negotiate my fees down to $7/trade.)

I like the ease of operation the TD platform offers. It allows me enter trades while simultaneously monitoring my open positions and overal balance, so everything is always right there in plain sight.

The trading tools allow my to enter stop-limits or trailing stop orders so I don't feel like I have to sit and watch what's going on all day. Very important for part-time traders with full-time jobs.

For more complicated trading TS has a very easy-to-follow Conditional Trading option that allows me to enter multiple trade choices based on various conditions. Very handly.

Customer service is good as well. I would highly recommend TDAmeritrade for anyone who wants their trading simplified. Especially if you can convince them to lower your fees!


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You can easily get them down to $5 a trade. Push harder.

I've been at $5 a trade for 2+ years now.

$20 to close positio

You will have spent a total of $20.00 to close your position on each stock. They say 9.99 per trade which makes you think it's $9.99 to buy and sell a stock,but it's actually $9.99 when you buy and another $9.99 when you sell.

I come from TradeKing, whose downfall is that you can only buy a maximum of 5000 shares online and sometimes they want you to call in to place an order on certain stocks.THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH TRADEKING IS THEY CHARGE EXTRA TO TRADE OTC/PINK SHEET STOCKS!!! HORRIBLE!! Around the beginning of 2009, TradeKing seemed to have charged $4.95 for both the buying and selling of a stock (just a one time fee for both the buying and selling). And there were no Minimum deposits required.

Ameritrade has one of the most wonderful trading platforms (command center 2.0) and they require a $2000 minimum deposit. If they think your trading pattern is that of a daytrader, they will require you to have a minimum balance of $25,000. They dont charge any extra fees for otc/pink sheet stocks.

Transfering to Ameritrade from Tradeking was pretty easy, except that the cost of each stock doesnt transfer over. You have to go in and do it manually.

I use Google Finance and FinViz to research stocks.

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There is no minimum deposit. You can start an account w $100 if you wanted to. One downside is that they don't have pinksheets level 2.

Great Broker

my first online broker , transferred my IRA to them with ease

Never been charged more than 9.99 for any trade, no matter the exchange, share size , or price. Great tools like Strategy Desk and now Think or Swim. Reliable customer service in my experience. Overall excellent value

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good overall broker

I've been using them for a year now never had a problem, great customer service solving all my issues, great trading tools including level 2 and so much more, easy site to navigate, price okay plus they start you off with 30 free trades for the first month, execution pretty good as well
overall i would recommend unless you have a small account and want to pay less then $10 a trade there are a lot of brokers that charge half or less

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Not bad

Overall this is a pretty good broker. Better than scottrade in my opinion. TD Ameritrade owns think or swim so you can use thinkorswim's trading platform after you download it which is great. Customer service was alright, nothing special though, you can tell some of the people you get in touch with don't know much about anything. They just follow protocol. Unlike scottrade, you can withdraw money from ameritrade directly to your bank account which is VERY convenient. The problem with this broker is a lot of the penny stocks don't have BxA prices stated and you have to call for them and that is annoying. Overall good broker for anyone wanting to trade ETFs Mutual Funds etc.

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may be a good broker for new investors

TD Ameritrade may be a good broker for new investors, since there is no minimum starting balance. Trades are $10, no matter how many shares are traded. TD Ameritrade's website wins praise for its research and analysis tools, including the StrategyDesk, program, which allows investors to test trading strategies theoretically before actually risking money. This broker's customer service is generally praised as well.

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Why Ameritrade is great

Though the price is a little higher than other firms, here is why I think it is worth it for some of your portfolio (I also have Scottrade which I like as well for other reasons) :

1) Advice from 5 different independant services leads to a stock overscore for Accumulate, Hold or REDUCE (S and P ratings, Credit Suisse, streetauthority.com, 2 longer term/view research companies)

2) Webinars, explanations of all the technical terms associated with stocks, mutual funds, options etc

3) fast service, efficent

4) latest news about each stock and screeners where you can put in your own criteria and find stocks that meet what you are looking for

5) Though thestreet tends to give so many stocks a Buy vote, Ameritrades own reccomendation system which puts their own BUY HOLD REDUCE is based on at least three independant companies ratings and seems to be fair and consistent.

Though you may not want to do all your trades here keeping a few stocks here to get the advice is worth it.

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Value

Tools are excellent, especially for a beginner like myself. Online chat assistance is valuable tool to get fast answers from an actual person. Available reports available for most companies seems to grow everyday. Only complaint so far is loading webinars and online courses have not always been reliable.

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They care about their investors...

I like TD Ameritrade... I told them my problem with Etrade and why I wanted to switch. Etrade charged a transfer fee of ~200 dollars, and TDA reimbursed the entire transfer fee. TDA just seemed to value investors... Customer service was an A+. They have a separate line for new customers, which is extremely fast. Don't worry about waiting w/ TDA.

They won't surprise you with any charges. They really are straightforward...

I pointed out an error in their charts and they gave me free trades for letting TDA know! They really do take pride with their service. Its no wonder why TDA is so much more successful than their competitors.

I love their tools. They have THINK OR SWIM for TDA users... just made me love TDA that much more...

I had a few problems with execution on some penny stocks, but what do you expect with pennies? If TDA had cheaper trades, there wouldn't be a need for any other brokerages...

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Good broker overall

I traded with TDA for a few years and overall was happy with the firm. They did everything right for what they are...which is an online broker. Once I started trading more activelyI decided to move my account to a direct access firm so I could get better and faster executions. Overall I would say TDA is great for investors but traders will probably want to check out DMA platforms.

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expensive but good

expensive broker, but they have some good tools.

customer service is pretty good.

however they do not have all the shares to short especially penny stocks.

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Above Average

Ameritrade is one of the better online brokers I have seen. I think that the the purchase of TOS was and will be good for their business. They have done a great job of bringing tools to the common layman that are normally limited to professionals. Quality broker, worth a look at.

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Thumbs up

I have been a long time user since they swallowed Datek. They provide tonnes of tools although the user interface is very web 1.0. Command Center is great and APEX users get many of the extra tools for free.

Haven't had reason to contact customer service so can't comment directly on it.

$20 for a round trip trade is pricey and I know for small accounts you wouldn't want to be making lots of trades. Perhaps the only downside here.

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they are great broker for pennystocks

the executions I found are fast even with pennystocks when routing to OTC/PINKS market makers, I'm currently paying 6.99/trade FLAT for unlimited shares and with the ThinkOrSwim platform it's the best of both worlds.



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Not that great.

I used the canadian version of the site, I don't know what kind of comparison there is . But for me the commissions were really high, so high it couldn't be justified so I switched. That is the only reason, everything else was satisfactory!

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flat-rate $9.99 commissions

BEST: The flat-rate $9.99 commissions on Internet equity trades.

WORST: Tired design with small type.

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This is an easier trading website, you have more flexiblitiy.

I researched some of the other trading websites along with TD Ameritrade and found that TD was the best choice for me. They gave me more flexiblity to start investing in what I wanted right away. Many of the other sites have stipualtions and rules about get started.

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I feel safe with where I invest my money

I investigated many companies before I chose a place to save and invest, and I am glad I chose TD Ameritrade. I feel safe and secure, and although in this economy growth has slowed, it hasn't come to a halt, and I have not lost any money. I show growth every month--sometimes more than expected.

The website is a bit difficult to navigate, but with practice you can figure it out, and there is always support if you need it.

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access to some easy to use research and charting tools

TD AMERTRADE offers a good collection of domestic stock opportunities and they have an easy to use fully customizable Command Center, as well as access to some easy to use research and charting tools. And if you open an account by September 2009 you can trade commission free for 30 days with only a $2000 initial deposit.

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Great, just wish it were a little cheaper

Love to use TDAmeritrade! I would rate it a 5 it was cheaper and if they made a tiny web-site revision that would allow you to hit refresh on your current page (it goes back to the original log-in page at that point no matter what material you were viewing).



I started using Sharebuilder and hated it. Switched to TDAmeritrade and it was like day and night.

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They manke it easy

I love this site, friom setting up your account, funding and making your trades it is a very simple process. I have been with them for several years now an i have 1 complaint, they take more than 24 hours to transfer money to your account.

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TDAmeritrade - You can save

I started trading with TDAmeritrade and it gives various research ideas and details on all stocks. Very useful but the broker commission is more than other brokerage firms.

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Best so far for me

Execution: very fast. 2nd fastest in fact, The fastest is Scottrade.

Tools: ToS from TDA is nice. Strategy Desk is great too. The best is still ETrade for watchlist building imo. Only problem server down twice in a month this Nov 2009. F*** my life.

Customer Service: Hate the long wait esp. on big problem like server down. My investment advisor is so hot cuteeeeee happy!

Value: $5 a trade dangggg. even stock less than $1. can't beat it

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TD Ameritrade Review

First brokerage I ever opened an account with, and still use it today. The service is constantly improving with amazing tools, and amazing execution in my opinion. Great for the average and long-term trader.

I would NOT recommend this to active traders, as that is where most of the complaints come from. Commissions are somewhat high. Also, it seems like customer support decides if they want to help you or not randomly. Most of the time its "will get back to you"... but they never do.

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It was Good

I like the streaming tools, I just wished they had a downloadable platform like thinkorswim. Its just preference so I am pretty sure its no big deal. Their customer service sometimes is kind of laggy. I can tell they get high call volume so it might be a ditch to get through. Good standard flat fee rates 9.95. I highly recommend this online brokerage company if you dont like TOS and are thinking about E Trade. E trade sucks!

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Don't know when the last time you checked, but TD users can now download the TOS platform.

execution, slow....

was trying to get some shares of ggwpq.pk today; had a limit order at 11.25 >:(

td thought it would be OK to give me 11.30
if you're a day trader you know how big of a difference that can be.

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Seems to be a good one

I have never used it my self, but have had friends that have, it seem to be one of the better ones iv been able to look around in.

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Good broker, but not for shorting OTC

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Good broker, excellent TOS platform, Strategy Desk and Command Center. 5.00 flat trade for former Izone customers. Can't short OTC stocks and never seems to have shares to short for stocks under 5 buck is my gripe

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Solid, but too plain vanilla...

This was my first broker, a cash account only with no margin, and I still have it.

Ameritrade is an online non direct access player, so you should not expect too much. They have misleading commercials, the latest are few showing ignorant traders who think they know what they doing saying things like "Mission Control, right here!" and pointing a golf club at their monitor like traders have time to play that and still make money, LOL.


Years ago, in his classic tome, Josh Lukeman (The Market Makers Edge) told of an ad showing a trader saying he not only wanted to beat the market, he wanted to beat its head in and make it beg for mercy, etc. The point being the market does not care about you, your feelings or your wallet losses, and great traders do not have such an ego based approach and that TD Ameritrade was feeding into a common losing trader ego flaw to make money off them via commissions, etc.

So far, their acquiring of Think or Swim has not ruined TOS, I hope that continues as I plan to use them for as long as possible given their borrows.

Do not even think about successful shorting of penny stocks with these guys.

I used to like their charts, and they still beat IB's but so does everyone.

I like best the free research reports that often are pay service options to outsiders, from third party sources that they have deals with. This and their instant chart pattern finder feature and market hot spot identifying grids. Some swear by their Strategy Desk software, but I have used it and never found it be essential. A reasonable first broker for novices only.

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Not for small accts

I've had a TDAmeritrade account for a number of years now. I originally had a Datek account before they were purchased by TDA. I have to say, I'm dang frustrated with them right now. I have under $2k in my account (it's a small account I use infrequently) and every time I purchase stock, I have to wait 3 days for the purchase to be settled. This means if I sell the next day, I don't have access to the funds for 2 more days. Crazy! One thing I do love about TDA are their Command Center 2.0 tools. Of the 5 brokers I currently have accounts with, TDA is by far my favorite in terms of tools. The Level 2 quotes aren't bad, although they don't show you all the Market Makers which is not ideal. Trade executions haven't been bad, but there are too many brokers out there that are quicker and more trader friendly. Overall TDA isn't a bad beginning point for a trader, but I think there are much better options to consider. So I say keep looking.

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Need more than tools

TdAmeritrade can be good for beginning traders.

But if you plan to trade a lot and want the ability to short stocks easily and not pay really high commissions then TDAmeritrade isn't for you.

They have one of the best Web based trader platforms out there but their expensive commissions and horrible customer service isn't worth making TD your broker.

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Too many bugs keep this from being much better

TD Ameritrade could be a very good broker. I used their strategy desk and really liked the customization of it as well as the charts. Unfortunately its just way to unreliable. Constantly has problems, lagging, stuck orders, freezing etc. At least they give you free trades when it happens unlike some brokers. Until they get that fixed though there's no way I'd use them as my main broker. The commish is a little high as well.

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Use this broker at your own risk

For the second time in 18 months TD Ameritrade's computers failed during a major market crisis. Each time customers were unable to log in and access their accounts. This time TD Ameritrade would not even take phone calls leaving their customers totally helpless to manage their accounts. I'm sure many investors lost thousands of dollars by not being able to sell falling issues or missed many great opportunities to buy oversold issues at bargain prices. In either case, it was a helpless...

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Use this broker at your own risk

For the second time in 18 months TD Ameritrade's computers failed during a major market crisis. Each time customers were unable to log in and access their accounts. This time TD Ameritrade would not even take phone calls leaving their customers totally helpless to manage their accounts. I'm sure many investors lost thousands of dollars by not being able to sell falling issues or missed many great opportunities to buy oversold issues at bargain prices. In either case, it was a helpless feeling...

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We are looking for cases of fraud with TD Ameritrade including problems shorting stocks and problems with their trading platform, etc. We've been fighting white collar crime for 4 years now and have uncovered problems with this company. We have a high profile NYC newspaper reporter prepared to write an article about TD Ameritrade followed by a book. The goal of these articles are to make trading safer for consumers.
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30 September 2009
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TD Ameritrade does everything right but falls flat with poor trade execution under certain conditions for limit trades. It might be somewhat harsh for me to knock TD Ameritrade for a single issue but when other services execute limit trades flawlessly, I have a hard time recommending TD Ameritrade to anyone. If this flaw was fixed I would gladly recommend the service but as is, it is a fatal flaw in my view.

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Good for Beginners

Decent tools and executions for the swing or longer term trader or beginner. If you are an intraday trader, their higher commissions and lack of scalping tools will eat you alive.

Do not pay the $10 commish rates. With a little negotiation on the phone you can easily get them down to $5

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Not easily to $5, you can prolly get em down to $7 easily - $6 with persistence - $5 need to have damn good amount of trades and money in the account.

From my experience, let me know what you did to get em to $5..

Terrible customer service

I've used TDA for 7 years and their service gets progressively worse with every issue. They have a decent platform & execution, but if you have a problem, they are barely better than Interactive Broker. TDA just bought out thinkorswim so I'm a little concerned about their future as well. When publicly traded brokers use foreigners (India I believe) for customer service, it usually creates confusion for the customers.

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Leaving. Expensive, problems with platforms, poor service.

Sam Waterson may be a good actor, but he is not honest in the TD Ameritrade ads. The trading platforms he touts are buggy and TDA is not interested in fixing them. I did upload a video to Youtube here //www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK4M5sOt-6I which outlines just one problem with Strategydesk, and have a monster history of communication with TDA on other issues. I was going to try to shame them into fixing their other problems by posting the other issues, but decided in the end it was simpler to find another broker, which I have done. StrategyDesk has many flaws, try backtesting any 2 stocks, and repeat one of them, say IBM, FCX and IBM again.. You'll get different results with the 2 IBMs. I had a major issue with StrategyDesk when I had 2 accounts linked to the platform. Buys/sells that I made while clearly in one account would often be placed in my second account. In fact, that tagged one account as a pattern daytrader. TD Ameritrade just stonewalled me. I'm guessing that TDA cannot fix or is not inclined to fix StrategyDesk and is turning to ThinkorSwim. TOS is a good platform. I hope now that they are owned by TDA that they don't become buggy as well.

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I quit! I finally ran out of patience for these guys

I held four accounts at TDAmertrade, which I had originally opened several years ago at TD Waterhouse before the merger with Ameritrade. Over the years, they have lost my cost basis information on several investments, sold my email address to spammers at least twice, and steadily increased their margin interest rates to be among the highest in the industry. Last month they moved assets between two of my account without my consent nor prior notification. Their compliance dept declined to fix...

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We are looking for cases of fraud with TD Ameritrade such as problems shorting their stocks, money being transferred without permission to other problems with their trading platform. We've been fighting white collar crime for 4 years now and have uncovered problems with this company. We have a high profile NYC newspaper reporter prepared to write an article about TD Ameritrade followed by a book. The goal of these articles are to make trading safer for consumers.
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I quit! I finally ran out of patience for these guys

I held four accounts at TDAmertrade, which I had originally opened several years ago at TD Waterhouse before the merger with Ameritrade. Over the years, they have lost my cost basis information on several investments, sold my email address to spammers at least twice, and steadily increased their margin interest rates to be among the highest in the industry. Last month they moved assets between two of my account without my consent nor prior notification. Their compliance dept declined to fix...

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Takes too long to transfer assets from another brokerage.

I joined up on march 23rd. I faxed all the documents they needed to transfer my assets from another brokerage. (electronic transfer n/a in my case, it had to be done by mail). So 9 DAYS LATER on March 31st they finally mailed my documents out. Now instead of using overnight delivery, they used the cheapest shipping method and it took another 9 DAYS for my documents to arrive at my old brokerage. This could have been done in 2-3 days, but so far it has taken 18. I'm still waiting to start...

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TD Ameritrade has a fatal flaw

TD Ameritrade does everything right but falls flat with poor trade execution for limit trades. If this flaw was fixed I would gladly recommend the service but as is, it is a fatal flaw in my view.

Registration - B
Trading - D
Charts - A
Research Tools - A
Commissions and Fees(Pass/Fail) - Pass

Read my full review of TD Ameritrade and other major online brokers at http://onlinebrokerreview.blogspot.com/

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Ameritrade is a bad company.

TD Ameritrade froze my account as soon as money was deposited in it. I sent a series of emails each met with the same reply...I had to call customer service. I waited on hold 45 minutes before I hung up. I am starting to think I've been swindled out of my money. Warning to all looking to invest online STAY AWAY FROM AMERITRADE!

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they still have not fixed this pos

they still have not fixed this pos i called and the guy told me he's not aware of the problem…i tell him to go himself and to give me his name for my lawsuit…he puts me on hold and get back on to tell me they have a patch tonight the should correct the issue….amazing these scammers can get away with this……. can someone post on how i can start a class action for incompetence?

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We are looking for cases of fraud with TD Ameritrade such as problems shorting stocking, money being transferred or not transferred and other issues with their trading platform.. We've been fighting white collar crime for 4 years now and have uncovered problems with this company. We have a high profile newspaper writer prepared to write an article about TD Ameritrade followed by a book. The goal of these articles are to make trading safer for consumers.
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quoting servers have delayed quotes that freeze

Their quoting servers have delayed quotes that freeze. They've had this issue for over half a year and are JUST beginning to work on the problem. I've been in contact with their customer service for over 6 months and all they tell me is that they are working on the issue. This is very poor customer service.


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terrible quoting system

What can I say TD Ameritrade has a terrible quoting system, as another person quoted above. I lost over $800 because my order did not execute properly, then they tried to tell me it was my fault. One month later I put in a limit order to sell all my share of a stock and it only sold half, I had to sell the other half at market price. Also they charged me double commission. These people are scammers, it better to pay an extra dollar or two and get reliable, honest, and accurate service...

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This is exactly the kind of case we're looking for. Trades not executing properly. We are writing a high profile NYC news article and would love to include your story. Please email me:
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Stay Away

Gave Misleading advice on buying stock on margin
Used pressure tactics - constant phone calls trying to pressure me to trade more
Also gave incorrect information about how much (what %) certian stocks could be levereged
reccomended i buy More enough intel on margin - up to the point i was 75% on margin

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Good broker, excellent TOS platform, Strategy Desk and Command Center. 5.00 flat trade for former Izone customers. Can't short OTC stocks and that the only gripe I have.
30 September 2009
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