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To: geoffrey Wren who wrote (44327)	9/12/2011 8:50:59 PM
From: E_K_S	of 78747

Hi Geoffrey - Re: Margin Rates Here is a link of several brokers and their margin rates (look at bottom item in Fee Section). online-stock-trading-review.toptenreviews.com You can see that margin rates are all over the board. I have Schwab and their margin rates are equivalent to TD Ameritrade. So, if you are one that uses margin in managing the portfolio, it's best to shop around for a competitive brokerage account. FWIW, Schwab Bank has a very competitive Home Equity line of credit rate. schwab.com They gave me a special rate of 2.99% when I set it up a few years back. I have this set up for emergencies and bridge financing that I use for buying foreclosures. I suspect you could also use it to buy equities, but in the fine print of the loan documents, you are not allowed to but stocks with loan proceeds. EKS

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