TDAmeritrade down again this morning. I am so upset

Quote from freewilly:



For instance, I have $50K long positions with TDAT, , market is plummeting, I want to sell my positions, but I can't because TDAT is down.

Why not keep a stop under it at all times?
 
Quote from Wide Tailz:

Why not keep a stop under it at all times?



that is not a good work around.

besides, how would you know if you got stopped out or not if the system is down?
 
Quote from Roy G Biv:

You use TDA , and find IB too expensive? That just does not compute..

IB would charge $50 to trade 10k shares, TDA is 6.95 or 7.95. That's a pretty big difference.
 
Quote from Maverick74:

IB would charge $50 to trade 10k shares, TDA is 6.95 or 7.95. That's a pretty big difference.

IB's linear commission rate make you think twice when jumping with both feet into a trade because you just want to pay $7 commission. You will benefit from IB in the long run.
 
Quote from hajimow:

IB's linear commission rate make you think twice when jumping with both feet into a trade because you just want to pay $7 commission. You will benefit from IB in the long run.

I'm not saying one is better then the other. I was just answering the other posters question. There are a lot of people who daytrade from home low priced stocks and the all in rate makes a big difference.
 
Quote from freewilly:

I am still looking for a reliable broker. Any suggestions? IB is too expensive for me, as I often buy stocks 10000 shares or more.
How expensive is it to trade 10000 shares at a broker that, say, sends most of your orders to sit at NITE?
 
Quote from freewilly:

3rd time in a month. Time to leave TDAmeritrade.

I had positions, but could not close them, I was so nervous......

No matter what TDAmeritrade has for other things, it is a SCARY place to trade.

Lol, I don't blame you on being upset with TD Ameritrade specially with the fees they are charging you for such a service. Maybe you should check out OptionsXpress which is much better on fees and services. Check out how they compare at: OptionsXpress Broker vs TD Ameritrade

In my experience OptionsXpress has always offered me a better service at a much cheaper rate. If you desire to pay a bit higher, then E-Trade will be another good option, but they are a bit more expensive than OptionsXpress.

Good luck & happy stock trading.
 
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