Recent content by achab

A few years ago, I found an article that, among other information, had historical returns of a stocks only portfolio, a stocks + CDs portfolio and a stocks+bonds portfolio. A few days ago, I spent an hour trying to find it again by googling for it, but didn't find it. Do you know of any...

Hi def, Thanks for checking on the status on my ach request. I hope though you are not referring to the second request I placed Sunday night. I called IB this afternoon to check on it, and the customer service rep I got on the phone told me that the request went through and that I will see...

Hi Good Till Cancelled, By the way, my first name is Abdenour. Achab is my last name. I have both in my signature, but for some reason, Elite Trader is not showing my signature. Reason I left or I am leaving other brokers: 1) Scott trade: Opened an account online, didn't see any option...

Hi Rayl, I didn't ask for an explanation, and quiet frankly don't care about explanations. The online account told me a certain amount was available for withdrawal, I requested that amount and 3 days later got a notification that it "has been rejected for the following reason: Over the Max...

Hi Nove, The due diligence I do of many service providers is to try them out. If I read something about them on the internet, if it's positive, I have no idea whether it's written by some marketing guy working for the company. And if it's negative, I have no idea whether it's written by some...

Hi Petteri, It was actually a small amount: about $11,000. I called IB's customer service, told them about what happened, and that I placed another ACH order sunday night. I told them that if the money is not in my checking account this Tuesday morning, I will close my account with them...

Hi, I opened an account with Interactive Brokers because of their low commissions. Thursday, I liquidated most of my stocks and requested a cash withdrawal. The system told me how much cash was available for withdrawal, and I requested that amount. Today, Sunday evening, I receive an email...