optionsXpress.eu closing

harry21

Hi,

Never posted here before. I have an old account with the above and they are closing the european business. I got an email saying I can transfer my account elsewhere for free.

Any suggestions for someone who doesn't trade at the moment and probably wont for the medium term.

harry21

Nothing....

What online platforms are people using these days?

I;m looking for one with no currency exchange rates, easy to deposit/withdraw money and cheap transaction/commision fees.

TD Waterhouse?

Min

I can't help but you seem to be not having much luck in replies.

xertpo

can't help either. I got the same email from options xpress. I rarely use the account these days anyway.

harry21

Thanks anyway.

Sarahaw

I was trading with them regularly enough up to the point of getting that email. Its such a pain to have to switch to someone else!

Does anyone have any experience with ETrade or TDameritrade? Are there any problems with trying to fund these accounts from an irish bank account?

harry21

Sarahaw wrote: »

I was trading with them regularly enough up to the point of getting that email. Its such a pain to have to switch to someone else!

Does anyone have any experience with ETrade or TDameritrade? Are there any problems with trying to fund these accounts from an irish bank account?

Are you goign to transfer your account or withdrawnt he funds? If you do transfer, let me know where you go and how you find it.

xertpo

harry21 wrote: »

Sarahaw wrote: »

I was trading with them regularly enough up to the point of getting that email. Its such a pain to have to switch to someone else!

Does anyone have any experience with ETrade or TDameritrade? Are there any problems with trying to fund these accounts from an irish bank account?

Are you goign to transfer your account or withdrawnt he funds? If you do transfer, let me know where you go and how you find it.

I only have $180 in the account. I'm going to try and buy a couple of ADRs in US Oil and Gas if they start trading before my account is closed. Otherwise I'll get them to wire they funds back.

Sarahaw

I've been looking at TDAmeritrade and TD Direct Investing. I know very little about either of them so if anyone has any info it'd be greatly appreciated.

Just a word of warning regarding Etrade; they say they charge $9.99 per trade but that's only if you place more than 30 trades a quarter or have over $50,000 in your account, otherwise you're paying $20 per trade.

Also, and admittedly slightly off the point, someone mentioned trading oil and gas Adr's but does anyone have any opinions on met coal?

delux

Just a word of warning regarding Etrade; they say they charge $9.99 per trade but that's only if you place more than 30 trades a quarter or have over $50,000 in your account, otherwise you're paying $20 per trade.

For a while there Etrade weren't opening new accounts for people outside of the US. I don't know if that has changed. Also if you do open an account they have different levels of access, at the basic level you can't write options I believe.

Are there any problems with trying to fund these accounts from an irish bank account?

I have accounts with Etrade and Interactive Brokers and there is no problem funding them from Ireland.

Sarahaw

do you have a preference between Etrade and Interactive?

harry21

xertpo wrote: »

I only have $180 in the account. I'm going to try and buy a couple of ADRs in US Oil and Gas if they start trading before my account is closed. Otherwise I'll get them to wire they funds back.

I've even less, no worth withdrawning the fund, the withdrawal fee is more that I've in their. Just interested in transferring.

Any that allow free funding and withdrawal in euro money?