Brokerage

Transfer A Brokerage Account: How Much Does It Cost?

Posted by Sun on November 19, 2008 (5) Comment

Switching brokerage account isn’t always straightforward. There are certain costs associated with the switch. The good news is most brokers offer reimbursements to cover the cost.
I have in the past transferred my brokerage account from one broker to another twice. Once from ShareBuilder to Zecco, and once from Firstrade to TradeKing. I also did an [...]

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ShareBuilder Educational Account Promotion: 3 Free Trades

Posted by Sun on November 18, 2008 (1) Comment

Just a quick note.
If you want to use ShareBuilder (my ShareBuilder review) to open a custodial or educational savings account, you can get 3 free real time trades when using promotion code 3FREETRADES. This offer is only good for educational savings account and can’t be used in regular brokerage account as well. Currently, ShareBuilder charges [...]

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TradeKing Promotion Extended: Get $50 Bonus In November When Opening an Account

Posted by Sun on October 29, 2008 (3) Comment

When TradeKing announced its special $50 new account bouns promotion early this month, the offer was set to expire tomorrow. Now, it looks like the discount broker has decided to extend the promotion one more month into November, a sign I see that the promotion is going pretty well. Actually, this is one of the [...]

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TradeKing to Offer Free Investment Webinars

Posted by Sun on October 20, 2008 (0) Comment

Looking for basic knowledge on investing and trading?
Online discount broker TradeKing (check out my TradeKing interview and review to learn more about the broker) is to offer a series of free webinars to help investors at all levels get a better understanding of trading and investing. The first webinar will be held tomorrow, October 21st, [...]

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TradeKing Looked from Inside: CEO Don Montanaro Introduces the Discount Broker

Posted by Sun on October 20, 2008 (5) Comment

TradeKing is my latest broker that I got last December when I switched from Firstrade to TradeKing. The main reason for me to decide to open another brokerage account was that TradeKing charges less commission per trade. Since then, I have been using TradeKing quite regularly and found that the discount broker, while cheap on [...]

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TradeKing Promotion: Get $50 Bonus in October

Posted by Sun on October 1, 2008 (2) Comment

Just a quick announcement.
In August, TradeKing had National Friendship Day promotion and from what I can see, it was quite successful. Now TradeKing is again giving a $50 bonus in October. To receive the bonus, you MUST use this link to open a broker account, fund the account with at least $2,500 and make a [...]

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What Zecco Has Done to Improve Their Service: An Interview with Zecco Trading

Posted by Sun on September 30, 2008 (3) Comment

It has been more than one year since I became a Zecco customer. Since then, I have used my Zecco account quite actively (especially with my play money) and shared my experience. Like many other Zecco customers, I like the idea of paying zero commission to buy stocks, but I had quite some frustrations with [...]

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Zecco Gives Unlimited Free Trades in October

Posted by Sun on September 27, 2008 (2) Comment

Zecco recently announced that it will give its existing and new customers unlimited free trades in both stocks and options. The online discount broker has been offering the standard 10 commission-free trades every month for its members with at least $2,500 initial funding in their accounts since last year. This new program will, even though [...]

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TradeKing Uses Delayed Quote?

Posted by Sun on September 18, 2008 (4) Comment

I have a TradeKing account, but I didn’t use it as often as I did with Scottrade or Zecco and I didn’t really pay attention on how the stock quote is given in TradeKing. I usually check the quote before placing an order and I never noticed anything until yesterday when I was buying shares [...]

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Zecco Improves Its Interface, Slightly

Posted by Sun on September 12, 2008 (2) Comment

I have complained many times in the past the ugliness of Zecco’s interface. Not just because of its main color is gray, but also it’s difficult to use in general. Among the brokers I am using now or have used in the past, Zecco’s interface is probably the worst. Every time I use it, I [...]

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