Although online trading saves investors time and money, it does not take the homework out of making investment decisions. Are you gambling? Or Investing? The Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling has quiz you can take to help you decide if you have problem, and suggests where you can go for help.

Talk with your firm about how you should check to see if cancellation order actually worked. If you purchase security in cash account, you must pay for the stock within five days from the date of the purchase with funds that do not come from the sale of the stock. If your account has fallen below the firms maintenance margin requirement, your broker has the legal right to sell your securities without giving you margin call is the time to reread your margin agreement and pay attention to the fine print.

Even when your broker offers you time to put more cash or securities into your account to meet margin call, the broker can without waiting for you to meet the call. If you trade on margin, your broker can sell your entire margin account at substantial loss to you, because the securities in the account have declined in value. No regulations require trade to be executed within set period of time. Take notes of the answers you receive.

Remember that your limit order never be executed because the market price quickly surpass your limit before your order can be filled. If you trade on margin, your broker can sell your entire margin account at substantial loss to you, because the securities in the account have declined in value.

These alternatives include touchtone telephone trades, faxing your order, or doing it the lowtech waytalking to broker over the phone. If your account has fallen below the firms maintenance margin requirement, your broker has the legal right to sell your securities without giving you margin call is the time to reread your margin agreement and pay attention to the fine print. Ask the compliance office to respond to you in writing within days. If youre still dissatisfied, then send letter of complaint to the National Association of Securities Dealers Notice to Members 9911, dealing with online trading.

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