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Hey is anyone having trouble placing trades, more notably with Ameritrade this afternoon? TIA
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I'm with Ameritrade and having problems once again. I haven't bought or sold anything today so I don't know if that's working or not. I can get quotes but I can't access my positions page. When I do it gives me a message that says "this account has no positions". Now that I think about it, they're right, at least no positions worth a damn anyway.
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LOL Upside, atleast I was able to sell my ITCV today be4 it went down. I am trying to buy other stocks but am having no luck at all because of the problems.
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Ameritrade must be down. They keep showing CMKX at .0001, that can't be right can it? Posts: 5729 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2003
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I e mailed them yesterday and all I got was an apology I am really tempted to just go with Freetrade even though they are down just as much as Ameritrade.
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Whenever Ameritrade is down, freetrade usually is too. I am down with Freetrade right now. I have a sell that I think may have gone through, but I can't review my orders for the day right now. This really blows!
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kbpkt not only do Ameritrade and Freetrade go down together but the only difference between us is you pay 0 and I pay 10.99. I have a quick question for you, have you been satisfied as having Freetrade as your broker? I would really like to do away with these 10.99 commissions I would like to pay 0 atleast for the first 20 trades per month that is. TIA
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My Ameritrade just came back up. I sent them an email asking for ten free trades. I let you know what their response is. This seems to be a weekly thing.
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Until the last couple of days, I have had no complaints about Freetrade. If you have the $5000 to open the account, I don't see why you wouldn't. Like you said, the first 20 trades are free, and only $3 for the next 20, then $2, then $1. You can't beat the commission. However, if you need guidance, then Freetrade is not for you. The only way you can contact them is through e-mail. There is no phone contact. On days like today and yesterday, all you can do is e-mail them. You also don't get a streamer for free, you have to pay for that. However, if you use a system like Quotetracker, then who cares about Freetrade not having one for free. I would recommend Freetrade to anyone that qualifies to open an account with them.
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Thank You kbpkt I think I will go with Freetrade then I probably spent 100's if not 1000's already this year on commissions alone. I will still probably keep Ameritrade as my main broker but only use them if I plan on keeping my position many months. Thank You again
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Hey guys, this was my response from Ameritrade.
Thank you for contacting us today concerning your account.
I apologize that you were inconvenienced while our Web site was experiencing issues. I have added 10 free Web Equity trades to your account as a courtesy. These will be available later today and good for 30 days.
If you have further concerns or inquiries, please reply to this message.
Sincerely,
Ann Henningsen Apex Client Services, Ameritrade Division of Ameritrade, Inc.
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Wow Legal you got a quick response, I just got off work and checked my e mail and I recieve nothing as of yet. The only response I got was a curtesy conformation that Ameritrade recieved my e mail. I responded to it saying I have not recieved a response. Its kinda funny though because it seems like I get more response from Freetrade and they give 20 free trades a month.
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quote:Originally posted by legal1082: Hey guys, this was my response from Ameritrade.
Thank you for contacting us today concerning your account.
I apologize that you were inconvenienced while our Web site was experiencing issues. I have added 10 free Web Equity trades to your account as a courtesy. These will be available later today and good for 30 days.
If you have further concerns or inquiries, please reply to this message.
Sincerely,
Ann Henningsen Apex Client Services, Ameritrade Division of Ameritrade, Inc.
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I'm normally a quiet person(nice)well I gave them a few lines of being frustrated & threatening to leave..anyway within a few hours they sent me this same message.I may be sticking with them a little longer now!!
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Geezzz I didn't even get a reply and thats even e mailing them twice!!!!!! Its funny though because I get way more response from Freetrade when submitting a question. I find it funny though that they wont even e mail me back.
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quote:Originally posted by Love the Market: Hey Legal - what did you write to get 10?
I only got 3!
I just told them that I was attempting to get on line and make some key trades that I missed due to that fact that there system was down and has been often lately. I also stated that I attempted to call several times with no avail. I told them that I felt I missed some key trades and that I do alot of day trading with them and felt I should be compensated with ten (10) free trades.
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