Tim..what I did was when I decided to go with
Freetrade, I didn't waste no time..I had already pre-registered with FreeTrade some days before..i.e. already had an assigned account number..it just hadn't been funded yet.
I called my credit union first on a Friday morning as I had some questions regarding wire transfers...(I've never made a 'wire transfer' in my life..didn't know what all that involved, how much it cost, or anything)..told them by phone what I wanted to do and they said come on in, bring the wire address, they could do everything from there. So I just promptly went down to my credit union, took the necessary info, and in less than 5~10 minutes, money was sent to Freetrade..cost was $15..my account was funded and ready to go the very next Monday. Some days after that, I e-mailed an inquiry to about transfering over my Ameritrade+ account..I wanted to keep everything under one roof for ease in tax preparation..that's when they told me about their "internal transfer" form. Was no problem.
BTW, as far as my local office Scottrade account goes, I'm tempted to just cash it out..but may keep it for awhile just as a back-up, that way I can call in a 'hot' buy from my work if I see something really, really interesting on my internet phone.
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My posts my opinion only, make your own financial decisions.
