Ameritrade

Pros: low initial opening balance
Cons: slow trade execution

While Ameritrade does offer decent service, there are better options out there. The only reason I initially chose Ameritrade was because it had a low initial investment to open an account. The trade execution is decent but sometimes slow and the user...

Pros: Ease of setup, many incentives
Cons: No streaming or Level II quotes

Impressive is an accurate description of an affordable online broker such as Ameritrade which offers so much for so little. I tried the Investor's Cup Challenge which gave me the chance to use a variety of website features "on paper" before...

Pros: All the financial tools you need
Cons: none

I've had an Ameritrade account for 2 years. The reason we switched from a traditional broker to an online account was to have more control over our decisions of stock purchases, and to also have the ease of trading quickly if something came up.
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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: 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: low comission
Cons: no customer service 24/7

I have been trading stocks for about 5 years now and as far as I remember a few years back when commissions are like $30.00 per trade I was so happy but now that Ameritrade is around they are one of the lowest commission brokerage in the industry, but...

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: 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...

Pros: Low cost, readable site with charts and research; helpful 800 number staff
Cons: No level 2 quotes, no streamer, but free real-time quotes by the truckoad if you are regularly trading

Once there was a young investor who got an Ameritrade account. A few years ago, it would have been impossible for someone in my position to buy and sell securities, muchless with only a few thousand dollars at my disposal. But Ameritrade and other...

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: 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: Easy to use and understand.
Cons: none

I decided to take the plunge as a single mom, and wanted to try some on-line trading. I have to admit that I didn't know a lot about it, but, being able to access Ameritrade and the ease of use of their system and the fact that the e-mail you the...

Pros: Fast, Easy, Good service
Cons: Need better real time quote access

Ameritrade is and has been as advertised. As I am currently investing long in my positions, meaning all my investments are buy the stock and wait for it to go up. I have found ameritrade has been very fast in executing my transactions. There fees for...

Pros: customer service.
Cons: Options trading.

Opened an account last January. I have been very pleased with Ameritrade especially with the customer service. I also joined Etrade and am also a customer of Charles Shcwab. The customer service of Ameritrade greatly surpases that of any other...

Pros: Cheap Trades
Cons: Low quality web site

Ameritrade has been running a special with a $500 initial investment and free trades for the first month. This is a very good deal for the new investor with a small cash investment. It can give the small investor a place to trade cheaply and...