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  "Not worth the cheap commish" - IllumApril 20, 2009   12:11 PM  
 
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Execution is absolute garbage. Customer service is trash. They cant handle account transactions. Not worth it.

  
  "TradeKing Continues in Their Corrupt Ways" - lukemattFebruary 05, 2009   9:41 AM  
 
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If you ever wonder how the Credit Crisis could get so far out of control, you’ll find a perfect example in the corrupt folks at online stock and options broker TradeKing (www.tradeking.com), who continue to follow orders from their Mafia handlers. (See my previous message about TradeKing’s meddling with my accounts.)

1. After I opened my account at TradeKing, I inquired about their policy regarding dividend reinvestment. TradeKing responded:

Dear Mr. Bowyer, Thank you for contacting TradeKing. You are correct. Accounts are by default setup to receive cash dividends and to not have them reinvested. To add dividend reinvestment (DRIP) to your account or a particular security, you simply need to send us your request by email.

Best regards,

Chris Lebhar Electronic Customer Support TRADEKING 5455 N. Federal Hwy, Suite E, Boca Raton, FL 33487 (877) 495-5464

2. According to my TradeKing statement for the monthly period ending December 31, 2008, I received a dividend on two different funds from the “Rydex” family of funds:

12/05/2008 DIVIDEND RYDEX SERIES FUNDS INVERSE NASDAQ 100 STRATEGY FUND CLASS C Amount: XXXXXXXXXXXXX

12/05/2008 DIVIDEND RYDEX SERIES FUNDS INVERSE S&P 500 STRATEGY C CLASS Amount: XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Although I *never* told TradeKing to reinvest dividends for either of these funds, my account statement shows that TradeKing reinvested the dividend for only one of the funds:

12/05/2008 REINVEST DIV NUMBER OF SHARES BOUGHT: XXXXXXX RYDEX SERIES FUNDS INVERSE S&P 500 STRATEGY C CLASS REINVEST AT 49.720 Amount: XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Of course, the reinvestment price of $49.72 per share is significantly higher than my average share price for this fund, so the reinvestment is not good for me.

3. Do I need to explain to you why TradeKing would behave this way? They’re just following orders from my former employers, the international Mafia, who is responsible for the world’s current credit crisis.

Jeffrey W. Bowyer jbowyer@seznam.cz

  
  "not bad, but could be better" - sogodoNovember 30, 2008   12:13 AM  
 
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I read the comments of lukematt, and it's obvious to me that he is just an egocentric maniac from Eastern Europe. It's just ridiculous. Nobody (especially the broker) will corrupt its own reputation just to steal couple peanuts from Mr. lukematt. It's the most cheap conspiracy theory I ever read :)!

  
  "Lite Duty shop" - tommcginnisNovember 20, 2008   10:21 AM  
 
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I've been about two years on TradeKing, liked the commission structure, and like the fact that for the most part, the intuition behind the software tree is consistent from one end to the other. Not saying it's perfect, but your Gramma could get on here and trade without headache. I do an IRA here, using credit option spreads and going long in equities. TK has continued to build their education pages, but I've not looked there in a while. Simple, uncomplicated, cheap, effective.

  
  "NOT Trustworthy" - lukemattNovember 19, 2008   4:33 AM  
 
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The online stock and options broker TradeKing (www.tradeking.com) is CORRUPT.

Problem #1

Effective August 28, 2008, the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) suspended trading in the stock of PreMD Inc. (former symbol AMEX: PME, current symbol OTC: PREMF) and will initiate delisting proceedings.

Before the market opened on August 26, 2008, I had 1000 shares of PME in my joint account at TradeKing.

After the market opened, I tried to submit an online “buy” order on this joint account for 3000 more shares of PME with a limit price of $0.04. TradeKing displayed the following error message:

“For securities that are less than $2, we only accept online purchases of 5,000 shares or less. Please reduce the quantity of shares or call us at 1-877-495-5464 to place the order.”

Obviously, this error message is ridiculous because my order shows that I wanted to buy 3000 shares, which is less than 5,000.

I contacted TradeKing via the “Live Chat” service on their website. After I explained the problem to “Adam”, TradeKing’s representative, he replied:

Adam: Alright, you really shouldn't be getting that message.....we're working on getting that taken care of. In the meantime, you can give us a call and one of our brokers can help you with that.

At that point, I knew that TradeKing was pulling another dirty trick on me (see below for previous dirty tricks from TradeKing). I refuse to submit my orders by telephone; I did not open an account at an online brokerage company so I could place orders by telephone.

Clearly, somebody was trying to make it inconvenient for me to buy PME shares during the next-to-the-last day that PME stock would be listed on AMEX.

Idiots. They assumed I would only submit a “buy” order for PME on the joint account where I already held 1000 shares of PME. However, I have a second account at TradeKing (an IRA account).

I submitted the same order on my IRA account, and TradeKing accepted it. In a short time, my order was executed, and I obtained the 3000 PME shares.

I tried the same order again on my joint account, and the error message still appeared.

The fact that the error message appeared only on my joint account, not on other TradeKing accounts, shows that TradeKing had specifically programmed their software to target me.

Problem #2

On or about May 1, 2008, after Labopharm Inc. (symbol: DDSS) reported its 2008 Q1 results, I tried to submit an online “sell” order for 3000 shares of Labopharm that I held in my IRA account. TradeKing displayed the following error message:

“We are no longer accepting orders online for this particular security. Please call us at 877-495-5464 to place this order.”

I later posted a blog on TradeKing’s Community, questioning the cause of this error message.

TradeKing CEO Don Montanaro stated in a comment to my blog that his firm has received an alert about Labopharm through “a common data-sharing project in which we participate, along with the SEC, FBI, and other regulators and law enforcement officials”. The alert, according to Montanaro, flags Labopharm shares “for suspected or confirmed manipulation”.

However, another member of the TradeKing Community commented, “Strange...placed test orders for DDSS with Ameritrade, ThinkOrSwim, Fidelity - no messages.”

Finally, I sent an email to Labopharm, describing TradeKing’s claim about manipulation of Labopharm stock. Labopharm responded:

This came to our attention a few weeks ago, we looked into it with the help of NASDAQ. We are not aware of any manipulation of our shares nor is NASDAQ. We also have not been informed of any investigation on behalf of any regulatory body related to the manipulation of our shares.

Regards,

Jason Hogan Labopharm Investor Relations

Clearly, somebody was trying to make it inconvenient for me to trade Labopharm shares online at TradeKing.

Problem #3

After I first opened my accounts, somebody at TradeKing would make random changes to my postal address in TradeKing’s records.

Then, TradeKing would attempt to send a letter to me. The postal service would return the letter to TradeKing as “not deliverable”. In response, without notifying me, TradeKing would block my accounts until I complained.

Here’s an excerpt from the final email message that I received from TradeKing:

Dear Mr. Bowyer,

This email is in response to your recent message sent to our Service email inbox. Thank you for your patience in awaiting this response.

I reviewed the account and we have now updated the address based on your instructions below. It appears as though we had the address line transposed.

Thanks Dave Dusseault

David Dusseault | Director, Brokerage Operations ddusseault@tradeking.com Office – 877-495-5464 Fax 561-988-0131 5455 N. Federal Highway, Suite E, Boca Raton, FL 33487

Again, somebody was trying to inconvenience my online trading at TradeKing.

Who would want to inconvenience me?

Well, I previously worked for a “group” that is responsible for many international financial scandals. After I quit, the group was not happy, and they have been making problems for my family ever since.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

  
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