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With more than 400 branch offices nationwide, Scottrade offers live events in neighborhoods all over the country. Visit your local Scottrade office for a cozy small-group Branch Seminar, or get together with Scottrade customers from your area at our popular User Summits.
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Interact with Scottrade customers and product specialists. Share your thoughts and learn from others. Grow as an investor. Join our community today!
Learn More About the Community >Don't forget - Scottrade is implementing the industry-wide options symbol changes later this month. For more information about the change and how it may affect your account, visit Option Symbols in the Knowledge Center. Or, click here for a printable Guide to Option Symbols.
The option order entry screen on the Scottrade Trading Site will also change slightly. See Placing Options Orders for updated Help & How To information when the changes are implemented.
Don't forget, beginning Jan. 1, 2010, Microsoft is discontinuing security updates for its Windows 2000 operating system. As a result, Scottrade will no longer be able to offer support for this operating system.
To determine which operating system you currently use, do the following:
1. Left click on the Start button in the lower left hand corner of the screen.
2. Left click on "Run".
3. Type in "winver".
4. Left click on "OK" to view a pop-up window displaying your current operating system.
Click here or contact your local branch office for more information.
If you think the price of a stock you own might begin to decrease, you can attempt to protect profit or limit losses by placing a stop order.
If you're placing a buy stop order, your stop price should be higher than the prevailing market price. If you're placing a sell stop order, your stop price should be lower than the prevailing market price. Stop orders must be placed at least .10 below the current bid or above the current ask.
For complete instructions for placing a stop order, visit Placing Stop Orders in the Knowledge Center.When searching for an Index Quote, don't forget to put "$" before the symbol of the index. For example, if you wanted to find a quote for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, you would type "$DJI" to get a quote for the whole index. The "$" will help you get an Index Quote no matter which Scottrade trading tool you're using - ScottradeELITE, the Scottrade Trading Web Site, Scottrader or Scottrade Mobile.
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Online market and limit stock trades are just $7 for stocks priced $1 and above.
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Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. A mutual fund's prospectus contains this and other information about the mutual fund. Prospectuses are available through our trading site or through a Scottrade branch office. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. No transaction fee (NTF) funds are subject to the terms and conditions of the NTF funds program. Scottrade is compensated by the funds participating in the NTF program through recordkeeping, shareholder, or SEC 12b-1 fees.
Investors should consider the investment objectives, charges, expense, and unique risk profile of an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) carefully before investing. Leveraged and Inverse ETFs may not be suitable for long-term investors and may increase exposure to volatility through the use of leverage, short sales of securities, derivatives and other complex investment strategies. A prospectus contains this and other information about the ETF and should be obtained from the issuer. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Margin trading involves interest charges and risks, including the potential to lose more than deposited, or the need to deposit additional collateral in a falling market. Margin Disclosure Statement (PDF) is available for download, or it is available at one of our branch offices. It contains information on our lending policies, interest charges, and the risks associated with margin accounts.
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Detailed information on our policies and the risks associated with options can be found in the Scottrade Options Application and Agreement, Brokerage Account Agreement, and by downloading the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options and Supplements (PDF) from The Options Clearing Corporation, or by requesting a copy from your local branch office. Supporting documentation for any claims will be supplied upon request.
Market volatility, volume, and system availability may impact account access and trade execution.
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