| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 632.1 | Brown & Company | KOALA::BOUCHARD | The enemy is wise | Wed Dec 08 1993 16:14 | 16 |
| I use, and have been very please with, Brown & Company. They don't
have a 24-hour customer assistance line, however; they do have a
24-hour automated system for getting quotes, confirming orders,
checking balances, etc.
I've had nothing but extremely professional service from them. I've
had a few market orders executed outside the major exchanges at prices
a tick better than I had expected. They also accept stop orders on
many options, which I found to be uncommon.
I particularly like their commission rules whereby if I buy 100 shares
of XYZ in the morning, and then 100 more later in the day, they
consider it one 200 share purchase for computing commissions.
$25+0.02 or 0.03/share, for stocks. $21 option minimum. $10K minimum
account, however.
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| 632.2 | | MIASYS::MACGREGOR | | Wed Dec 08 1993 18:21 | 3 |
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Thanks. I'll check them out.
Gordon
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| 632.3 | Waterhouse | BROKE::SHAH | Amitabh "Amend Constitution: ban DECAF" | Wed Dec 08 1993 18:54 | 8 |
| I'm very happy with Waterhouse. Their min. commission is $35 for
stocks (and also for options, I think). They are expanding their
service to add touch-tone trading. 24 hour service and also access
via computers. I've used them for the last 3 years or so and have
had excellent service. They have no minimum requirement.
If you are in the Boston area, call 800-934-4415, or find their
ad in the Wall Street Journal (usually on page C2).
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| 632.4 | | ZENDIA::FERGUSON | Red X | Thu Dec 09 1993 12:41 | 16 |
| re <<< Note 632.3 by BROKE::SHAH "Amitabh "Amend Constitution: ban DECAF"" >>>
-< Waterhouse >-
>They have no minimum requirement.
I just signed up with H20house and I remember reading that their minimum to
open account to be $1k - which is pretty good. I think Fido asks for a min
of $5k.
BTW, I also have a Fido account like .0 does. I really enjoy the 24-hr
touch-tone trader thing they have... i can get to anything any time; i'm
opening the waterhouse account for the same reasons as .0: cheaper commisions.
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| 632.5 | Fidelity TouchTone | KOALA::BOUCHARD | The enemy is wise | Thu Dec 09 1993 14:01 | 10 |
| re: .4
I had significant trouble with the Fidelity TouchTone system.
Specifically it appears that limit orders which result in only partial
executions can leave the system in a state where (a) the remaining
portion of the limit order isn't properly posted and (b) the touch tone
system insists (in the case of a partially filled limit sale) that
the remaining securities are no longer in the account.
Just a note of warning...
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| 632.6 | Another vote for Waterhouse | ANOVAX::JWICKERT | | Fri Dec 10 1993 00:19 | 9 |
| I also use Waterhouse and have been very pleased with them. Nice
readable monthly statments, courteous sevice ( even when they talk to
my answering machine with it's goofy messages ) and low commissions.
When I signed on with them they gave me my first trade for free. You
might ask them if they are still offering this if you sign on with
them.
JRW
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| 632.7 | Accutrade | ISLNDS::HUTNICK | | Fri Dec 10 1993 18:31 | 0 |
| 632.8 | Brokerage firm that chager a $25 flat fee? | 58323::TALEGHANI | Bardia Taleghani | Fri Jul 22 1994 17:37 | 8 |
| I saw an add the other day on CNN for a Brokerage firm that would
charge a $25 flat fee per transaction. I can not remeber their name.
Has anyone else seen this add? What is their name and #
Thanks,
Bardia.
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| 632.9 | Re: .8; see topic 688 | NETRIX::michaud | Jeff Michaud, PATHWORKS for Win. NT | Fri Jul 22 1994 18:22 | 0 |
| 632.10 | | SUBSYS::DONADT | | Sat Jul 23 1994 00:03 | 5 |
| Didn't see the ad, but PBS (Pacific Brokerage Service charges $25 per
transaction, up to 1000 shares with a $4 service charge. They have
offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. (800)421-8395.
Ray
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