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mjbaker84

03/19/14 10:42 AM

#105987 RE: tgy #105983

I have scottrade and they put a hold on any money buying stocks under $1. So if you deposited monday you couldn't buy anything under $1. until thursday. If it is above a dollar i believe you can buy the same day.

Steponit

03/19/14 10:45 AM

#105991 RE: tgy #105983

The deal on Etrade is that you if you sell some shares that you have owned for more than 3 days, you can reinvest them right away. But they warn you that if you sell those reinvested shares before three days are up, that they will put something like a 90 day trade restriction on your account. As long as you sell, then buy and hold it for at least 3 days, you're okay. What they don't want is for you to sell, then buy, then sell again before the original sell has had a chance to clear, which takes 3 days. Or you also can't buy, then sell before 3 days are up, because the buy order takes 3 days to go through.