My bad experiences with Scottrade (I listed just a few) have happened for the most part in 2006 when I became a more active trader with shorter...
Here is a link to web speed and availablity for the nation's largest and most visited brokerages for the period March 20-30,2006....
Scottrade has lousy system reliability, with their website or active trader platforms down or unable to accept trade orders, or unable to execute...
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