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free trade at bank of america. Please advice
Old 01-28-2008, 09:46 AM   #1
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free trade at bank of america. Please advice
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could someone please advice me these offer by boa? is it too good to be true? how does scotttrade, schwab, vanguard and other brokers compete? am i missing anything?

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BoA is a terrible bank and in the recent past the free trades required you to have $25,000 in a low or no interest "deposit" accounts, so you pay elsewhere in other ways.

In contrast, WellsFargo does have free trades including on mutual funds and including Vanguard mutual funds.
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I believe they offer these hoping to get everything "in house" so that they can make money off of you in other ways...you know, a loss leader...Loss leader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I had read that few have taken Bofa up on this offer....like LOL said, requires a chuck in low yielding deposit accounts...
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