Free Tungsten T3 & 25 Trades @ Ameritrade (Requires $10K Initial)

[idfubar]

If you got some money either (a) in the market or (b) ready to put in the market, Ameritrade will give you a free Tungsten T3 handheld and 25 internet-based trades if you sign up for an account (minimum $10K account balance, though typically you can fund these accounts by transfering securities you already own.)

You'll have to keep the account open for 6 mo., but still not a bad deal.

 

[zerodeefex]

do you have to keep the 10k in for the whole 6 months, or can you drop it to like 5k after a while?

 

[wabbiter]

After calling a rep, they said the only one they could find in their system was a Tungsten E for a $5,000 investment or an i705 for a $50,000 investment.

Is there a code for this offer? Link?

 

[neosporin9]

Here's the link to the T3 offer: link Looks like it's still valid.

 

[tchinhe]

if I have a datek account does it count as a current customer?

 

[ponyo]

Looks like a good deal. Looks like savings of over $600 if you add the 25 free trades.

Edit: Looks like offer is dead. I can't find the offer anywhere on their site minus the link from here.

 

[mikeford]

Deal says 3/2/04 to 5/31/04, so maybe it isn't fully kicked in yet. Still this kind of thing has to have confirmation.

 

[RIGorous1]

too rich for my blood... bump for the rich night crowd

 

[mercuryswitch]

bleh, dont wannt sign up for an account

 

[goofy4ever]

if you transfer stocks into ameritrade and want to terminate after 6 months, it will cost you around $30 per security to transfer them out to another broker

 

[jst0ney]

not hot

 

[peterpro]

ameritrade is not cool

they are not hot

they are a fee driven company that will take your money.

they consolidated with datek, and made things worse

they have ceo's being paid millions, have had several multi million dollar law suits levied against them and have lost owing millions.
and
finally they just pass these millions in debt onto their users in the form of fees.

they will give new users 25 free trades but do nothing to keep their old user base.

read the fine print - you will realize that with so many fees ultimately they royally suck!

 

[happyhelper]

Originally posted by: peterpro
ameritrade is not cool

they are not hot

<snip>

read the fine print - you will realize that with so many fees ultimately they royally suck!

can you recommend an online trading doohicky that doesn't suck and doesn't have bad fees?

 

[dnuggett]

Originally posted by: peterpro
ameritrade is not cool

they are not hot

they are a fee driven company that will take your money.

they consolidated with datek, and made things worse

they have ceo's being paid millions, have had several multi million dollar law suits levied against them and have lost owing millions.
and
finally they just pass these millions in debt onto their users in the form of fees.

they will give new users 25 free trades but do nothing to keep their old user base.

read the fine print - you will realize that with so many fees ultimately they royally suck!

Lol, I know your type. Thinking you knew the market you lost your pissy little 2k account being a moron and somehow because your account was there it's AMTD's fault. OMG... a business that charges fees? WHAT A CONCEPT. You mean they actually want to be paid for the service they provide??? Those bastards.

Get outta here with that lame sh!t....

 

[jhu]

Originally posted by: happyhelper

Originally posted by: peterpro
ameritrade is not cool

they are not hot

<snip>

read the fine print - you will realize that with so many fees ultimately they royally suck!

can you recommend an online trading doohicky that doesn't suck and doesn't have bad fees?

what fees are they assessing? it looks like the main thing is that they charge $15 per quarter if your account has less than $2000. That's better than etrade where they charge $25 for accounts less than $5000.

 

[elgorey]

This looks hot.
Anyone confirm the deal?

Id much rather have a T3 than a E

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: jhu

Originally posted by: happyhelper

Originally posted by: peterpro
ameritrade is not cool

they are not hot

<snip>

read the fine print - you will realize that with so many fees ultimately they royally suck!

can you recommend an online trading doohicky that doesn't suck and doesn't have bad fees?

what fees are they assessing? it looks like the main thing is that they charge $15 per quarter if your account has less than $2000. That's better than etrade where they charge $25 for accounts less than $5000.

Schwab charges $75 if you have less than $50,000.

<-- Just left Schwab

 

[jhu]

i'm on the fence on this. on the one hand, this looks pretty good, and the fees seem decent. on the other hand, i'm familiar with etrade

 

[ponyo]

Originally posted by: elgorey
This looks hot.
Anyone confirm the deal?

Id much rather have a T3 than a E

I can confirm this is legit. I just got my T3. I'm going to open another one in my wife's name.

 

[clia]

Originally posted by: Naustica

Originally posted by: elgorey
This looks hot.
Anyone confirm the deal?

Id much rather have a T3 than a E

I can confirm this is legit. I just got my T3. I'm going to open another one in my wife's name.

yes. i got mine in just 2 weeks after my acct opened. and don't forget your 25 commission free trades within the first 5 weeks.

==++ using wife's name to open another acct? sounds a good idea but does ameritrade require a different address in order to qualify to the promotion? ++==

 

[clia]

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[DigitalDiscord]

Originally posted by: clia

Originally posted by: Naustica

Originally posted by: elgorey
This looks hot.
Anyone confirm the deal?

Id much rather have a T3 than a E

I can confirm this is legit. I just got my T3. I'm going to open another one in my wife's name.

yes. i got mine in just 2 weeks after my acct opened.

Just got mine yesteday in the mail. The box's sticker was cut and patched over with an ameritrade sticker, but everything was inside.

 

[Cheapest]

Do NOT get hook to Ameritrade !!!!!

I used to have lots account with Datek which is a very good company. After it got brought by Ameritrade the rate from $9.99 to $10.99. If you don't trade for few month they double charge you and want you do deposit more money to your account and keep senting e-mail to bug you. I finally left them and went to Scottrade with is a much nice service!

 

[Almighty1]

You can always use freetrade.com which is part of Ameritrade and the trades are free.

 

[jhu]

Originally posted by: Cheapest
Do NOT get hook to Ameritrade !!!!!

I used to have lots account with Datek which is a very good company. After it got brought by Ameritrade the rate from $9.99 to $10.99. If you don't trade for few month they double charge you and want you do deposit more money to your account and keep senting e-mail to bug you. I finally left them and went to Scottrade with is a much nice service!

could you please clarify that? that doesn't sound like a very good thing.