thinkorswim acquired by ameritrade.

Discussion in 'Retail Brokers' started by gaj, Jan 8, 2009.

  1. I don't think AMTD offers portfolio margin.
     
    #161     Jan 24, 2009
  2. AMTD charged me the same commission as TOS for over 1 year, but AMTD didn't have portfolio margin.
     
    #162     Jan 24, 2009
  3. #163     Feb 4, 2009
  4. what is up with the latest TOS update? are they dumming it down or making it easier to transition to AMTD?
     
    #164     Feb 9, 2009
  5. buybig

    buybig

    please qualify statement!

    what are you looking for?

    :confused:
     
    #165     Feb 9, 2009
  6. sorry, just that when I logged on tonight I noticed an update as of Feb 9th and it seemed that stuff had been taken out. Perhaps its just been re-arranged...just don't know what they did and why they did it.
     
    #166     Feb 9, 2009
  7. nlslax

    nlslax

    Hello Richard,
    Hope you have been well.

    They have changed a few things or maybe just moved them around. Also some additional features. Not alot of time to look around tonight, but will check it out over the week.
     
    #167     Feb 9, 2009
  8. Tabs are different. and there are now subtabs under the main tabs. For instance, to use prophet charts, goto Charts tab, then under that it says Charts and Prophet, select prophet.
     
    #168     Feb 9, 2009
  9. new$

    new$

    who is going to buy AMTD?
     
    #169     Feb 9, 2009
  10. That's good news. The main problem with the Ameritrade quote feed wasn't so much that it fell a few seconds behind but that it just froze, often regressing to a quote a couple hours old, especially with options. And the freeze could last for hours.

    My other main complaint is their execution quality. They'd send an option order to a specific exchange (predetermined for each option series, a tech support person once told me) rather than trying to get best execution. Sometimes my order would lock or cross the market. They support direct routing now.
     
    #170     Feb 10, 2009