DLJ Direct

Pros: execution
Cons: site not very intuitive

I'm sorry to hear about the DLJ negative experiences. I transferred over about 1 1/2 yrs. ago and have had positive experiences. My reason for switching to DLJ was access. There were lots or war stories of sites being down or trades not being made for...

Pros: Ease of use, Responsiveness, Great Communication
Cons: None encountered

I was introduced to DLJ about 2 years ago when I became treasurer of our 8 member stock club. We had set up an account about six months earlier but had yet to make a trade. Being a novice at investing I have to say I was somewhat nervous when the day...

Pros: Great Site
Cons: Research not Free

I'll admit, I visited the site based on their television advertising. But to DLJs credit, they have delivered everything that the ads have promised.

The site itself is very clean and is easy to navigate - you can quickly navigate and find any...

Pros: execution speed
Cons: NONE

I own several broker accounts with several different services - ETRADE, PRICE WATERHOUSE, AMERITRADE. In terms of trade execution times, email notifications, down times, DLJ is by far the best. The information on the site is excellent. The research is...

Pros: fair in costs
Cons: to slo

When I first began day trading I figured dlj is well known and would be as good as any other.Well that was far from the truth.First of all they took for ever to accept a trade ,whether it was a buy or a sell.Now forever in day trading is anything over a...

Pros: Layout of site and ease of use, custom portfolios, good fills on trades
Cons: Advice available to high rollers

I have had an account at DLJ for two years. I have experienced some minor difficulties in customer service, but they are far better than E*Trade in responding to your needs. Phone calls are generally answered in 1-2 minutes (30+ at E*Trade)and the...

Pros: Good customer service, even on busy days
Cons: Analyst research is biased and fundamental data out of date.

Customer service is excellent for a discount broker: I've never had trouble getting through to a rep, even during market meltdowns.

HarrisDirect's research is from CSFB, which has proven to be extremely biased and overly bullish. They...

Pros: Reasonable fees
Cons: WAY too slow

As a fairly active trader I need a service that is accurate AND fast.

I have found it to be very interesting that approximately 50% of the
time, when I attempt to place an order, for some mysterious reason my
DLJ screen freezes.
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Pros: Cheap trades, No minimum start-up balance
Cons: $20 is a little steep if you trade daily

My fiance and I were starting to invest, but wanted a way of investing "a little" and not "a lot" of our limited funds. After shopping around we found DLJ Direct. What we got for our search was a competitive broker that aggressively...

Pros: Very easy to use
Cons: Commissions too high

Well, make that my first broker of any kind!

I opened my DLJdirect account (back then it was PCFN) almost 4 years ago and only problem I had was with the high commissions. I still have my account open, but there's no money or securities in...

Pros: Good portfolia value window
Cons: Can't see a graph of your portfolio performance over time.

I have accounts with Schwab, DLJ, and Etrade. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, but overall I think DLJDirect is the best of the lot.

When you are investing you just want to know: What do I own, how much is it worth, have I made any...

Pros: Pretty fast executions
Cons: price is still high, their browser sucks, research limits me to first 150

DLJ errr CSFBDirect is a giant broker but they don't seem to be working hard to stay on the cutting edge of online technology. The browser that they let you download from their site is not as good as simply using the login in through the internet with...

Pros: fast execution's, ????????
Cons: COSTLY!, bad customer service, slow response time

If you enjoy trading Nasdaq, NYSE, and other high priced stock's, this site might come in handy. If you're a penny junkie you could easily find yourself dishing out a chunk of money for commission rate's. Other companies will do the same for less. I...

Pros: backed by a brick and mortar firm
Cons: price, bad service , limited account features

I have been an independent investor all my life and through poor advice signed up for a DLJ direct account. At first I was pleased with the limited time free research and account features -- but not any more , heres why...
First of all there...

Pros: Buy OTC BB stocks online
Cons: Expensive

I switched my account from Ameritrade to DLJ direct because I prefer to buy and sell penny stocks and Ameritrade would not allow me to do that unless I called them up on the phone. When I started to use DLJ, I was very pleased at how easy to use it was....