Ameritrade

Pros: Inexpensive and fast, very good web site
Cons: Multiple accounts may be a problem

Several years ago, after reading about stock market trading, we decided to open an on-line brokerage account. We chose Ameritrade after researching four other companies that provided about the same service. Ameritrade had the best price for trades, given...

Pros: very cheap trades. Great website. Amazning customer satisfaction.
Cons: all trades are done online.

I am a a 18 year old freshman in college. My father had given me $3000 to invest. I was faced with a hard decision;what should I do with this money? I eventually decided to invest it in the stock market. But with whom was i to trust my money with? There...

Pros: cheaper commission
Cons: poor portfolio and account management

I chose Ameritrade so I could spread my investments among different stock trading accounts, for its cheaper commission, and its national brand recognition.

But after using it, I realized that I made a mistake. I rarely use it because of its...

Pros: Cheap, Effective
Cons: Not for amateurs who can't lose 500 $

When it came time to start thinking about putting my money to work, I figured I'd get in on it early (I'm 21) My dad's an accountant and my mom works at Wells Fargo, so I was sort of pushed into it. At first it seemed like it would be a difficult...

Pros: low cost
Cons: still have to do snail mail paperwork

Bottom line is that we went with Ameritrade because after some research we found that they had the least expensive cost per trade! We're new to dabbling in stocks and didn't want to chew up our "fun" money on administrative costs!

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Pros: internet access
Cons: waiting period to begin trading when opening account

I am very pleased with ameritrade, the services provided were exactly what I was looking for. Trading stocks for a reasonable commission and easy to access the information desired. From the very beginning ,opening an account, transferring stock, trading...

Pros: Research options, Dependable site
Cons: Needs more oomph

Like millions of hopeful Americans, I have recently begun investing online. I was getting tired of watching the students I tutor make more money with the click of a button than I did tutoring for a month. So I jumped right in; I signed on with...

Pros: Comparable in price and services available with many other brokerages
Cons: Customer service on par with city government or the phone/cable company. Bad.

I was originally a TD Waterhouse customer (since about 1998) and found their service basically acceptable. But over the past few months, it seems they can't perform the most routine functions without multiple phone calls and emails. For example, I ...

Pros: Super for up to 100 trades a year
Cons: if 100+ trades a year get windows based trading services

I've used Ameritrade for 2 years now- fine web based brokerage firm. Spend $5 extra to place LIMIT order- it'll get you best available price without any hustle and worries about execution of your order. Submit your limit order $1 above (for long) or...

Pros: Easy to start,
Cons: Hidden fees and charges

I joined Ameritrade in the beginning on 1999 thinking I might make a little money investing. I was attracted by the low fees. Long story short thousands of dollars later, my stocks are worth a minimal fraction of the initial investment. I have now...

Pros: Reasonable Commissions
Cons: Surprising other Fees

Ameritrade seems to profit by buying other brokers, cutting services, and then collecting fees from customers who try to leave.

I had an account at Aufhauser & Co. It was a good deal: low commissions & came with a free checking account & Visa...

Pros: fast execution, cheap commissions
Cons: None yet

Ameritrade has been really good for me. I chose Ameritrade because of their low commissions and because my friends have had good experiences with them. I have only made about ten trades so far online but each one has been processed almost instantly. I...

Pros: none
Cons: total lack of disclosure of margin calls

Do you have a margin account with Ameritrade?
If so, you probably noticed that it is impossible to know which of your holdings are marginable, of the one that are marginable, what is the margin percentage. Worse, while your daily balance provides...

Pros: Cheap transactions
Cons: Quote lists could be easier to get to

A while back I was looking into starting to invest in the stock market, but I could not scrape enough cash for the usual $2000 minimum opening deposit. When Ameritrade came out with their $500 deal, I jumped at the oppertunity and have never regretted...

Pros: easy
Cons: should lower initial investment

We selected this company because was highly advertised and we were fairly new to the stock market. At first it was sort of a bumpy road but after about 30 minutes easy going. Our experience with Ameritrade has been wonderful. They have made our...