Archive for the 'Brokerage' Category

TD Ameritrade New Account Bonus

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

I recently took advantage of a TD Ameritrade new account bonus. This promotion can be accessed through http://www.tdameritrade.com/upto500 and runs through 7/15/2011. The fine print is as follows Offer valid for one new Individual, Joint or IRA TD Ameritrade account opened by 07/15/11 and funded within 30 days of account opening with $2,000 or more. To [...]

Substitute Dividend Payments in Margin Accounts

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

I have a margin account with  eOption for a couple of years now. When I first signed up, they have among the lowest margin interest rates in the industry, They have since adjusted the rates upwards, following the footsteps of Tradeking, Just2Trade, etc. I spoke to customer service when the rates were first revised and [...]

Adios to Wells Trade

Friday, January 15th, 2010

As I was reviewing some old notes I had of  Wells Trade, the investment arm of Wells Fargo, I see a trend that Wells Fargo has been trying hard to make some money out of these “free-trade” accounts: 02/2008 : Introduced 100 free trades for PMA package with $25k or more. 08/2008 : Eliminated the [...]