Yes you can. I have done many wire transfers from my bank to Scottrade and the funds are usually available in less than an hour. It depends on how busy the Fed is, but Scott is very good at posting the funds as soon as the wire hits.
"Sort of" is such a harmless thing to say. "Sort of". It's just a filler. "Sort of" - It doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, "sort of" means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live" or "It's a boy".