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The Discount Broker's Hall of Shame
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Emcee:  RogerWillco Type:  Unmoderated
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I'm creating this thread as the one place where you can come to vent your frustrations with your online discount broker, whichever one it might be. I recently did a little "venting" on the Ameritrade thread and I realized shortly thereafter that since I didn't own any stock in Ameritrade, I had vented in the wrong place and that there was a need to have a "safe place" to express my displeasure with the service I had been getting. To the holders in AMTD stock, I offer my apologies.

Some say that when you deal with a discount broker, you get what you pay for, but I just don't buy that. For some reason or another, I've decided that what these brokers advertise (i.e. fast executions, good service, and low prices) is exactly what I'm supposed to be getting!

So if you feel the service you've been getting from your online discount broker has not been as advertized, then this is the place to do your venting! Go ahead..........you'll feel better!

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594 E*Trade is for the birds. I can't find one good reason to stay with them. Iroger standfield-12/30/1999
593 <i>>>>At least they are posting positions, trades. What are yourOlu Emuleomo-12/22/1999
592 Amex seems improved, At least they are posting positions, trades. What are yoMaven1-12/22/1999
591 Has anybody tried Amex brokerage? I wonder if you are experiencing the same proOlu Emuleomo-12/22/1999
590 Has anyone noticed it - orders on NDB are taking forever to execute? These wankclochard-12/20/1999
589 One more thing about NDB: every order you place is reviewed by an NDB person whclochard-12/17/1999
588 order went thru @ 10:09.at least it sold before the 10:30 bluesstevemunk-12/17/1999
587 Cancel the order and after making sure that its cancelled, try again. Or betterclochard-12/17/1999
586 thanks BTW I placed a market order to sell ecnc on NDB at 9:38 and it has stilstevemunk-12/17/1999
585preferredtrade.com also, here is the link to the guru: sonic.netclochard-12/17/1999
584 steve who is preferred? I also use DLJ Direct,which I like. I am now in the pstevemunk-12/17/1999
583 I gave up on Datek after their outages, their nonsensical monthly statements, tclochard-12/17/1999
582 If you trade pennies then NDB seems the way to go. NDB isn't all that bad, clochard-12/17/1999
581 Embezzlement at Datek. Some may recall Datek paying a $50,000 a few months ago Richard James-12/17/1999
580 I only use ndb for pennies,but it may not be worth the price.stevemunk-12/16/1999
579 I got a similar result today with NDB also. I think their system is crap and itclochard-12/16/1999
578 I placed a limit order to sell with ndb. this morning @7am est. at about 2pm ststevemunk-12/15/1999
577 Freedom Investments opinions needed. I've gotta switch brokerages. Done loShinin' Times-12/15/1999
576 Thanks. I'll check them all out. Mr.Manners-12/13/1999
575 Forget all those you mentioned and NDB, Discover, DLJ. All commonly known brokeclochard-12/13/1999
574 Easy to do. I have accounts set up to trade with Eturd, Suretrade, Ameritrade aMr.Manners-12/12/1999
573 No they don't but that is supposed to change soon. But first it will happenSultan-12/11/1999
572 I'll check that out, thanks. Do you know if Waterhouse allows after hours tMr.Manners-12/11/1999
571 My main discount broker is TD waterhouse. They are the best staffed in terms ofSultan-12/11/1999
570 so who are you using now? Mr.Manners-12/11/1999
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