Ameritrade if brokerage firm that does short penny stocks. Ameritrade cost quit a lot of money until quit them and went with etrade. If you stat with Ameritrade they are going to cost you a hell of a lot of money.
Mrlazerworks, just open an ETrade account and transfer the money. I've been hearing the same thing about TDAmeritrade for the last 7 months. Don't bother arguing with them.
Don't call Ameritrade. They are the worst brokerage on the internet. Go with etrade. If you transfer funds once you have etrade set up you will get cash for trading instantly.
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