Last Thursday (7/17/2104), I handed in a wire transfer form for $2000 from one of my IRAs (to my bank checking account) to my local Scottrade office at 8:15 AM CT (before the market opens in the central time zone). I have done this several times in the past, and the wire transfer (for which I pay $25) has never, ever taken more ...
Scottrade streaming quotes is a joke. It constantly freezes up, and I have had the same orders filled with other brokers and the order didn't get filled with Scottrade. ...
When you stream for prices, you expect those prices to be correct. When you try to buy or sell at those, the prices differ. Either the streaming is a bunch of lies, or the pricing is fixed. Bottom line, do not use Scottrade. I have lost quite a bit of money because of poor quality buying or selling. They will lie to you about ...
These guys will push you out of trades and will expose you to high frequency traders. Don't waste your money. They cost me 150 K. Read their user agreement!!! It gives them the ability to do whatever they want with your money!!! ...
Guy upfront tells you everything you want to hear, takes your money and tells you you are ready to trade. Guy behind the curtain blocks your account and you play hell just trying to get your money back, let alone place a trade. Stay away from Scottrade. ...
I sold some securities and then asked Scottrade to send me a check for $5000. It took over a week for the check to arrive on a Friday. I deposit it into my checking account as usual. Then on the following Monday, another check arrives for $5000 with no explanation. I figured out on my own that Scottrade cancelled the first ...