Account Types
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Standard Accounts
Individual, Joint Tenants, Guardianship, Conservatorship
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Individual Retirement Accounts
Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, Rollover IRAs, Coverdell ESAs
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Specialty Accounts
Trust, Partnership, Investment Club, Sole Proprietorship, Corporate Accounts, Broker Assisted
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Advisor Services
Scottrade Advisor Services provides a value-based custodial trading platform for independent Registered Investment Advisors that is powered with innovative trading and portfolio management tools, and supported by dedicated relationship teams that continue Scottrade's award-winning customer service.
Trading Account Features
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Trading Account Security
Trade online with confidence. Our trading platforms are protected against hackers and other security threats.
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Advanced Charting & Stock Screening
Find stocks that match your criteria and trade them through your online trading platform.
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Account Linking
Manage all of your stock trading, IRA and mutual fund accounts through one Web site.
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Account Funding Options
Learn how to transfer funds to your Scottrade Account.
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Free Checking
Have $5,000 or more in equity? Write checks straight from your Scottrade account!
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Real-Time Accounting
Your balances and portfolio values are updated in real time to help you track your stock trading performance.
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Free Cost-Basis Accounting
Keep track of your gains and losses online for no additional charge.
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Electronic Confirmations and Statement
No hassles and no paperwork. You may elect for all online trading confirmations and statements to come right to your account.
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No Inactivity Fees
You'll never be charged for an inactive account as you are at other stock brokerage houses.
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No Transfer Fees
We don't charge you for account transfers if you move your account from another stock brokerage firm.
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Customer Cash Balances
Scottrade holds a customer's cash balance as a free credit balance in their brokerage account. This balance is available for immediate withdrawl.
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Margin Account
Even more ways to invest! Finance part of your stock purchases by borrowing money from Scottrade. For more information on margin trading, including risks and interest charges, please see our Margin Agreement, which contains the Margin Disclosure Statement.
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Tax Preparation Tools
Simplify your tax reporting efforts with user-friendly investment tracking and transfer tools.
Stock Market News and Research
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Free Real-Time Stock News and Research
Don't jump from site to site - find the latest stock research at www.scottrade.com!
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Standard and Poor's Research
Stock research tools including S&P stock reports, analyst opinions, and Picks and Pans.
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Free Dow Jones News for Investors
Up-to-the-minute Dow Jones news for stock traders
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Thomson Financial Research
Get on the inside track with info on management, office and director disclosures of stock purchases and stock sales.
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Stock Alerts
Late-breaking stock prices and stock quotes delivered right to your e-mail account.
Personal Trading Services
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Personal Stock Brokers
Have a stock trading question? Turn to a personal stock broker at any of our 355 brokerage branch locations.
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Nationwide Call Center
We're here for you - whether you have trading platform technical issues or stock trading questions.
Products
Stocks
Scottrade offers easy-to-use trading platforms. Take advantage of low transaction fees for many Listed and NASDAQ Stocks, Bulletin Board Stocks, Pink Sheet, and Canadian Stocks.
Options
Investors who are familiar with risks of options trading may request a Scottrade option account.
Mutual Funds
At Scottrade, you can choose from our growing lists of thousands of funds, both load and no-load, including more than 1,000 No-Load, No-Transaction Fee (NTF) mutual funds.
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
Open an IRA today! It's never too late to start your retirement investing. Transfer your existing IRA from another brokerage firm and choose from a Traditional IRA, Roth IRA or Coverdell ESA.
Bonds
Our bond search tools allow you to screen thousands of bonds in a wide variety of industries and maturities and select the bond that meets your objectives.
Certificates of Deposit
Scottrade allows you to choose CDs from banks nationwide with maturity dates ideal for you.
Fixed Income Investments
Scottrade offers a wide variety of fixed income securities for those investors looking for a more diversified investment portfolio, a steady stream of income, or less exposure to stock market volatility.






