Ameritrade

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: great service and price
Cons: they take a while to transfer funds into your account

Ameritrade is the best place to trade online that I have found so far. I admit that I have not really had much experience in the field of online trading but from what I have seen form some sites, Ameritrade beats.


The web site is very...

Pros: complete control in trading.
Cons: none

Ameritrade is the best deal online. I would recommend this company's service to everyone. Their knowledgeable staff makes online trading a true joy, without having to be on Wallstreet, physically. Online trading has had a bumpy past, but the...

Pros: cheap
Cons: lack of choice in trading

I got into Ameritrade thinking I would be able to trdae penny stocks on the market. These are considered to be stocks under 2$. They don't move much but are very volatile because of the umber of shares people buy. Well low and behold with Ameritrade you...

Pros: Trade and startup costs
Cons: Occasional down servers

My family has used Ameritrade for more than a year now and are very satisfied with the service. The main attraction I see are the costs involved in trading. Regular trades cost $8, stop orders are $13, and every time you trade you earn a certain number...

Pros: Price
Cons: Not a lot of perks, but then I am not paying for any either

I recommend this brokerage firm for people that do their own homework for the stocks they want to buy, but would also suggest that novice investors not use this site hoping to make it rich.

I have had two Ameritrade accounts for the last 2 1/2...

Pros: Independence
Cons: Limited free real-time quotes

My husband and I wanted to get into the stock market, but I knew I wanted to trade independently. My husband received solicitation from Ameritrade and we compared their offer and fees to those of the four different online investing firms recommended by...

Pros: Only 8 dolalrs per trade
Cons: weak customer support. tech support weak. Executions Slow

I first started investing in the stock market a year ago, when my daddy gave me two thousand dollars to open up an online brokerage account. Without investigating too much into the options available, I signed up with Ameritrade. I chose to go with...

Pros: cheap fast trades on NASDAQ
Cons: Crummy default money market

Ameritrade is cheap. You ought to know that by now. I opened an account after running into language problems and long execution times with Firstrade and of course outrageous, deliberately confusing commissions at full service brokerages.

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Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Not sensitive to customer relations

I would be very careful at Ameritrade. They are too quick on the trigger, and feel NO obligation to notify the customer of possible position liquidations.

When ACRU dropped below 5 during the day yesterday, 10/04/00, it became non-marginable...

Pros: pricepoint
Cons: inconvenient downtime

At $7.95 per basic trade, Ameritrade is certainly cost efficient.
However, try to join when they are offering one of their specials,
such as six free trades. Be forewarned that you have a limited period
of time to execute your trades.
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Pros: cheap, reliable, has all your needs
Cons: not perfect for day traders

I have been using them for the past 2 years but only over the phone (i still like to hear someone repeat back to me my order).

they used to be terrible but over the last 3/4 of a year they have hired many many more people who are know what...

Pros: $500 investment, and $8 a trade=perfect for novice
Cons: Doesn't show daily individual stock price change

I started investing on-line early this year, and really didn't have a lot of money to start off with. There were other brokers with less investment minimums but for $8 a trade Ameritrade was tough to beat. Since I started with them, they have really...

Pros: Low cost trades, speed, little downtime
Cons: snap quotes

I originally picked Ameritrade for their low fees. I have stayed with them because of their limited downtime and generally speedy website. The the trade executions and confirmations are especially quick. Typically I receive a trade confirmation...

Pros: Easily accessable website
Cons: So far i havent seen any

I have used Ameritrade for 3 years now and everything is fine. It is a great company. Like every other company you get real time quotes. And also whether you're trading 100 shares or 10,000 shares, Internet equity
market orders are just $8. Stop...