Scottrade Financial Services, Inc.

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Address:	12800 Corporate Hill Drive
	St. Louis, MO 63131
Phone # for sales:	1 800 619 SAVE
Website:	www.scottrade.com
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E-mail address:	support@scottrade.com

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General Information TOP

Brokerage name: Scottrade Financial Services, Inc.

Minimum account size: < $1000

Base commission rates: $7-$8

Brief explanation of margin rates, if applicable:

$0.01 - $9,999.99 7.50% $10,000.00 - $24,999.99 7.45% $25,000.00 - $49,999.99 7.25% $50,000.00 - $99,999.99 6.50% $100,000.00 - $249,999.99 6.25% $250,000.00 - $499,999.99 5.75% $500,000.00 - $999,999.99 5.65% $1,000,000.00 and above 5.00%

This brokerage has been in business for: 25-40 years

Primary type of broker: Stocks, Options, Bonds

Brief description of services offered:

Online trading ($7 online Market and Limit orders) and a branch network of over 225 branches. No-fee IRAs. More than 9,000 no-transaction fee mutual funds. Award-winning customer service. Ranked "Highest in Investor Satisfaction among Online Trading Services" five times in a row by J.D. Power and Associates.

Account Information TOP

Types of trading accounts offered:

Phone (touch tone) Discount Broker
On-Line Discount Broker

Customers online account information is updated: Up to the minute

Types of trades offerered:

Stocks
Bonds
Mutual Funds
Options
Indices

Other trade types: N/A

Types of quotes offered to customers:

Real-Time
Nasdaq Level II

Execution methods offered:

Online Broker(trade desk)
Broker

Exchanges covered:

American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
CBOE-Chicago Board Options Exchange
CBOT-Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Stock Exchange
Cincinnati Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
OTC
Pacific Exchange
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE)
Vancouver Stock Exchange

Setup or initial costs to set up an account: 0

Features TOP

Types of services offered to customers:

Technical Analysis
Fundamental Analysis
Basic -charts & graphs
Advanced- charts & graphs (technical indicators, ability to change parameters, etc.)
Trading software- charts & graphs (create trading systems, scan and sort based on technical criteria)
Head line news
Wireless (quotes, alerts, execution, etc.)
Checking account, debit card, credit card

Ways customers can access their trading account:

Internet
Telephone
Broker

Allow stop, limit, and stop limit orders? Yes

Charge extra for stop, limit, and stop limit orders: No

Offer 24 hour customer support: No

Offer tax planning advice: No

Additional Comments TOP

Special features included in the service are:

FREE real-time streaming quotes, charts and news for every customer. Free real-time streaming news from Dow Jones News. Scottrader--trade instantly from your streaming quote. Fast executions.

This broker's service is better than the competition in these areas:

Personal brokers. Talk to the same person, not a call center. Ranked "Highest in Investor Satisfaction among Online Trading Services" five times in a row by J.D. Power and Associates.

Types of security precautions taken for customers:

Account protection is highly regarded at Scottrade. As a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Scottrade's accounts each carry $500,000 in account protection with a maximum of $100,000 in cash-in addition-Scottrade has purchased $24.5 Million in coverage for each customer account with an additional $900,000 in cash. The Web site is also secure, featuring 128-bit encryption for the highest level of online security.

Communications during systems failures has been assured through:

Branch network of more than 225 branch offices.

The major plans for upgrading the current level of trading service are as follows:

Direct access trading coming soon.

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