Registered with Scottrade, and I'm a little miffed.

[jm2552]

Finally got registered with Scottrade, and I gotta say I'm a little miffed. Unless I'm missing something here, I can't get intraday charts with a basic account? Or anything other than a candlestick or bar chart? I'm hoping it's just that I haven't discovered all the features yet. Anyone trading with them able to offer any insight?

[umassjsp]

I started with Scottrade a few months ago. You are right not much there. Some money from a dividend came into my account this week and I cant find anywhere on my account view to see where it came from. I did get 3 free trades and the guy that referred me got 3 also. Good luck.

[JimJeep]

Scottrade Elite has a whole assortment of screens available,however you need at least 25,000 in your account.
Dividend deposits are in your account info, but I don't recall exactly where.

[hanjin]

well dang, I am now confused as to what software/company i should turn to. I heard scottrade was the best, but now i question that theory. What are some recommendations?

[JerryCecco]

goto www.interactivebrokers.com
$1/trade, SUPER CHEAP.
can trade futures too
IRA and traditional acct, and their FREE real time charts are getting better and better monthly...

I've been with them for 7+yrs....

[englishman26]

Well I'm really used to using sharebuilder but it's more of a long term investor than a trading website. Software and info is good though. Their transaction record is great. What's surprised me is the great prices they get for the shares I tell them to buy and sell. They always seem to buy below the quote and sell above it. Can't argue with that! $4 trade price is irrelevant.

[jm2552]

Guess I'm re-thinking my comments about Scottrade. Yeah, since I still have a majority of capital locked in that stupid bond fund, I'm not able to buy into Scott's "Elite" system. But...I still like and use the other charting sites I always have, and hey, I gotta remember, the bottom line reason I went with Scottrade is for the cheap trade costs. So in that, I really have no complaints.

[Affirmed]

Ive been using Ameritrade 3+ years been working fine for me.

[Pytheas]

I have 2 accounts with Scottrade, an IRA as well as a regular trading account. Recently Scottrade came out with a newer version, however the older one is still available. I have to say, the older layout is easier to navigate. With the newer version, if you know what youre looking for, you should be able to find it.

I have been extremely satisfied with Scottrade. The customer service is outstanding. I have not had a single problem with them.

umassjsp, to look at all your credits/dividend payments, click on the "account information" tab, then click on Financial history link on the left. It will show all the interest you have received, as well as any dividends.

I dont use Scottrade elite, but still have the ability to see the live ticker, aswell as all available charts. If you cant find something, call your local Scottrade branch. They are very friendly, and dont judge you by the amount of money in your account.

[deepinwonder]

I am a lot for my trades on Banc of America Investments - $19.95 - but I feel I get a lot for that money, so I don't want to switch. I just have to adjust my trading to accommodate it and not buy and sell so much. That's probably good, since my biggest mistakes were selling too early to try and cash in, lost more money that way than anything else at this point, so lesson learned. I hope!

[optimus25]

Scottrade is a great site. I get good research and good execution.

I did have a problem a couple of years back when I was trading thousands of shares of a stock. The site would not take my order. By the time I got on the phone and explained to the broker on the other line to sell, I had lost an additional $1500. It took less than 5 minutes for the stock to drop that much.

I was mad, but it could have been worse if I didn't make so much money on the stock.

I haven't had a problem since then but I wouldn't recommend it for daytrading. TCG uses interactive broker.

[tdids1420]

I used sharebuilder when I first started until I realized that the $4 trades are market orders and don't include limit orders. You pay upwards of $14 for "real time" or limit orders. I changed to Scottrade and have been very impressed with the site and customer service. I do feel like you get better research vehicles with some of the other sites but the Scottrade Streaming Quotes are nice as well.

[xboilermaker]

Jm2552, you do log in with the login on the right side, don't you? Because the left login is the old site. Any time you clik a symbol the qoutes and research automatically shows a detailed quote with a one year and intra-day charts.

[Natural Gas]

I'm with Ameritrade and am pretty pleased. Their tech guys are super if you have any difficulty with the site. I think new members get 25 free trades. You can find other sites cheaper but Ameritrade is responsive to trading needs. I would give them a B plus.

[jm2552]

XB, yeah, I log onto the new section. I can get to intraday, but I have to do a few steps to get there. Just a matter of getting used to it I guess. And just nitpicking, really.

[peppy]

I am a Scottrade fanatic, I pretty much swear by this program over some of the others, although I do my chart analysis at stockcharts.com rather than scottrade.