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mabey ameritrade/datek...last i remember was my dad put in 10,000 there and i made 400 and sold all the stock i bought, then i belive the money is still just siting there..
 
Originally posted by: LeRocks
Become a day trader!!!!
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I just want to leave the stock alone till I retire or find a better job maybe I will focus more on a ira..but for now I don't even want to bother, but also not get charged for it.
 
I have Etrade - I don't believe they charge monthly fees. If they do, I need to pay better attention!
 
I would consider an IRA or something comparable if you are just planning on sitting on it for years.
 
I use ScottTrade. Since I haven't made any trades in over a year, I don't pay them any fees. They charge about $7 for an internet trade. I don't pay any fees for trading mutual funds in an IRA. I'm not sure if there are fees for trading mutual funds not in an IRA.

When I was looking for an online brokerage, there were four or five similar to ScottTrade (Datek, Ameritrade, E-Trade come to mind) that all cost more (either slightly [Datek] or substantially [E-Trade]).

I don't think Schwab would have the lowest fees. I didn't pay any attention to the available research etc. as I do not use it. The final two online brokers I was looking at seriously were ScottTrade and Datek. One of those will probably suit you well.
 
ATI is looking mighty tempting. Also, Ford is at multi-year lows, although the vehicle sales situation right now sucks, I think they'll be bouncing back up a fair bit once the war blows over/ or is won. Bombardier is also in a tempting price range.
 
Originally posted by: jw791
I have Etrade - I don't believe they charge monthly fees. If they do, I need to pay better attention!
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They don't charge monthly fees 🙂
 
I just started a Scottrade account recently.
Haven't bought anything yet. They advertise the fact that they don't have inactivity fees. $7/trade, hard to beat.

Should have held onto my Marvel shares when I bought them for 5.50 a share
as a TDWaterhouse accountholder... grrr...

 
Couple shares of Boeing and Sierra Pacific Resources (in my immediate account). I own a great deal of American Electric Power stock that, while it has plummeted in the last few years, still pays a hefty amount in dividends.

I go through Ameritrade and will be going through USAA soon (for a Roth IRA).
 
For those of you who were planning to invest in ATI
just thought you might want to consider this before getting in,

Ripped from Excite:
ATI Technologies Inc. (ATYT) designs, manufactures, and sells 3-D graphics and multimedia solutions for personal computers and consumer electronic devices. In the company's most recent quarterly report from mid December, ATYT posted adjusted net income of 3 cents per share for the first quarter of its fiscal 2003, which missed Wall Street's earnings estimates by a penny. ATYT also missed expectations by a penny in the previous quarter. Furthermore, the company said it expects revenues in the second quarter to be about 10% lower than the first quarter because of the seasonal strength in the first quarter. Estimates for this year and next are currently below levels from three months back. Nevertheless, revenues in that quarter still improved on both a sequential and year-over-year basis, and the company recently entered into a technology development agreement with Nintendo Co., Ltd. ATYT is a leader in its industry and the revenue improvement in its latest quarterly release was a positive. However, during this uncertain time in the marketplace, investors may want to consider waiting for its earnings estimates to get back on track before opening or deepening an ATYT position.

I know its kinda dim news, but I'm still considering putting some cash in.
 
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: jw791
I have Etrade - I don't believe they charge monthly fees. If they do, I need to pay better attention!
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They don't charge monthly fees 🙂
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They do charge quarterly fees if your account is worth less than either $3000 or $5000 - I forget which. They charge $15 per quarter. I had opened an account a few years ago but didn't actively use it however wanted to hold on to the shares. With the recent fall in share prices it dropped below their minimum and last year they charged me $60 in fees. Going to close that account and write off the loss.

BTW I checked and Ameritrade/Datek also charges you abt $25 if your account is below a minimum.

That sucks coz as it is you're losing money and now you have to shell out more coz you are poorer!!! - these brokerages must be owned by someone working for the present administration :disgust:
 
I know that ETRADE and TDWATERHOUSE both charge fees if there's no activity (trades) in your account for 3 months (I think it was 3). Check up on it if you weren't aware and use either of them.
 
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