Ameritrade

Pros: Cheap trades
Cons: Not really a day traders dream

Face it, the online brokerage indust and daytrading or swing trading are a marriage made in heaven. The availability of instant information, and the ability to make a trade without talking to anyone, whether it be during market hours, after hours, or...

Pros: Low commission
Cons: Long time to process registration

The Stockmarket is a great gamble. It is very easy to make money and just as easy to loose everything you have. If you are like me, you like money and know quite abit about the market. Therefore you do not like the commissions. With Ameritrade, you...

Pros: Cheap to get into. Cheap trades. Good Telephone support people
Cons: Cheap website. Slow to load. slow trade confirmation

Yes, I know that "cheap" can be interpreted two ways. I chose that word for that reason. Both interpretations would be correct in this case. Ameritrade has great prices on internet trading. Unfortunately, there web site is functional, but...

Pros: great site lay out, real time quotes galore, quick execution of trades, great customer service
Cons: Research tools could be explained a little better

I am a semi-experienced trader, with about 2 years of experience under my belt. In those two years, I've traded stock approximately 75 times. My first 10 trades were with Datek, but I was so disappointed in their service that I quickly pulled my money...

Pros: Cheap, good customer service, lots of features.
Cons: Takes a little while to fully set up account.

I must admit that the Ameritrade commercials piqued my curiosity about their service. Their cheap transaction costs got me hooked! I signed up for an Ameritrade account in January. It was very simple. I received a packet in the mail, I filled out the...

Pros: Friendly, fast, functional. And at $10.99 a trade, did I mention cheap?
Cons: Four or five details that are fantastically annoying. (See review)

I'm a student. I'm on a budget. I want the stock market at my fingertips, and I want it cheap. When I looked at all the online brokers, Ameritrade came out on top. It’s been several months, and I don’t regret a thing. I've been interested in investing ...

Pros: Well established company. Simple pricing structure. Promotion offering free trades for 45 days.
Cons: Expensive trades. Lack of banking. Anemic money market yields.

Is Ameritrade "A-Merry-Trade" or "Demerit-Trade"? Well, it's either one depending on the individual investor needs. *Note -- this review has been rewritten on 2/10/07. -- Please see update for 4/8/07 on new information. COMPANY ...

Pros: Low equity commissions, speed, newbie friendly.
Cons: High options commissions and margin rates.

My first online trade was made through Ameritrade, and it remains one of my favorite online brokerages (OLBs). I was first lured to Ameritrade through its $8 market orders and $13 limit orders. This was great savings considering that I was used to...

Pros: Complex option orders made easy.
Cons: Positions updated only once a day.

I have had an account at Ameritrade for about 3 months now, and, so far, my reviews are mixed. For equity trading, they seem adequate. The biggest gripe I have is that they do not update portfolios instantly. In this age of lightning-fast technology, I...

Pros: Low commissions, real time stock quotes
Cons: $8 a trade adds up

Having had a very profitable few months in the stock market in early 1999, I decided to take some "play money" (i.e., money I could afford to lose if I wasn't as smart as I thought I was) and open an Ameritrade account. It was something I had always...

Pros: Easy, reliable, low cost
Cons: Advanced transactions more difficult and costly

Ameritrade is one of the finest brokerage services out there for the average trader. The average trader is one who trades a stock from time to time, leaves the stock under the brokerage house name, likes to look at quotes and research and that's about...

Pros: less expensive than full service, any-time access to account, free research tools, excellent portfolio and account information updates
Cons: minimum of 1000 required to start, not as much guidance as from full-service brokers

I have been investing in the stock market for a little over seven years now, so I am by no means an expert. However, during this time I've done plenty of research and have learned a few things through experience. I started out with a full service broker,...

Pros: great accesibility
Cons: not much help on the newbie

Sure, we have all done it. Yea you know, look at the ads in magazines that tell about a way to get rich quick. You looked and looked at the ad, wondered how it could work, but it seems so right....ah, the majic of advertising.

Although that...

Pros: Can make lots of money
Cons: It can be risky. You can also lose your investment.

Anyone interested in getting into the stock market can for a limited time join Ameritrade for as little as $500 til 2/29/00.

My husband and I have been trading for about a year and a half. We have done quite well with our stock picks....

Pros: Cheap trades, decent charts, good quotes, and easy to use
Cons: Hard to find some important information and a little slow load time

I have been a member of Ameritrade for almost a year now. Although I have not made much money at trading stocks, I have been more than happy with the service. My dad is currently a member of E*Trade, and in my opinion, Ameritrade is considerably...