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                | kublikhan 
 
  
 Joined: 11 Jul 2003
 Posts: 2849
 Location: Schaumburg, IL
 | Damn Ameritrade got hacked. For 7 years I never received a single spam on my work account. A few days after I sign up with Ameritrade my account gets flooded :/
http://phishingscams.myofb.net/2007/09/td-ameritrade-email-privacy-leak.html
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                |  Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:39 pm |  |  |  
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                | GoldHP 
 
  
 Joined: 09 Jul 2005
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 Location: Penis
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  Originally posted by kublikhan
 Damn Ameritrade got hacked. For 7 years I never received a single spam on my work account. A few days after I sign up with Ameritrade my account gets flooded :/
 http://phishingscams.myofb.net/2007/09/td-ameritrade-email-privacy-leak.html
 
 
 besides that, how is amertriade, i heard some ight things.  etrade or ameritrade. what to do.
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 Forget calling Jon a virgin, that would be too nice since he never even touched a girl + he is the biggest faggot ov all time.
 
 Originally posted by EQ
 im not really good in english but this song see like really wack..
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                | kublikhan 
 
  
 Joined: 11 Jul 2003
 Posts: 2849
 Location: Schaumburg, IL
 | Other than the email problem, I have not had any problems with Ameritrade. Trades are cheap, trade triggers worked great, and I had no problems closing my account. Some brokerages make it exceedingly difficult to close accounts. I closed mine for a few months when I stopped day trading, then opened it up later when I started investing again. Customer service was great as well.
 The only other thing I would complain about is the pittance they pay you for the cash balance on your account, and the sky high interest they charge for margin balances. If you have under $10,000 in cash, you get .05% interest!! What a joke. Compare that to the 9.75%(9.25 after the fed rate cut) interest they charge for a margin balance. Rates on Etrade's margin account and cash balance accounts are not any better though so don't let that sway your decision. I would avoid margin trading and keeping large amounts of cash in your account though. Much better ways to borrow money and store your cash.  ING checking account currently pays 4.5%.
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                |  Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:03 pm |  |  |  
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                | GoldHP 
 
  
 Joined: 09 Jul 2005
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 Location: Penis
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quote: 
  Originally posted by kublikhan
 Other than the email problem, I have not had any problems with Ameritrade. Trades are cheap, trade triggers worked great, and I had no problems closing my account. Some brokerages make it exceedingly difficult to close accounts. I closed mine for a few months when I stopped day trading, then opened it up later when I started investing again. Customer service was great as well.
 
 The only other thing I would complain about is the pittance they pay you for the cash balance on your account, and the sky high interest they charge for margin balances. If you have under $10,000 in cash, you get .05% interest!! What a joke. Compare that to the 9.75%(9.25 after the fed rate cut) interest they charge for a margin balance. Rates on Etrade's margin account and cash balance accounts are not any better though so don't let that sway your decision. I would avoid margin trading and keeping large amounts of cash in your account though. Much better ways to borrow money and store your cash.  ING checking account currently pays 4.5%.
 
 
 
 I want to get into all that. I have been saving money and I have enough to day trade, but I feel like if I get into investing and the stock market I will turn into a fat out of shape mofo because I know it will consume my whole life and even when the day is over I will be looking for the next stock to buy.
 
 What do you think of people that bought google, they are getting a pretty nice pay now, it looks like.
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 care factor: 0
 
 Forget calling Jon a virgin, that would be too nice since he never even touched a girl + he is the biggest faggot ov all time.
 
 Originally posted by EQ
 im not really good in english but this song see like really wack..
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