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- Newsgroups: misc.invest
- Path: sparky!uunet!gstar!nklein
- From: nklein@Qstar.COM (Norman Klein)
- Subject: Olde Discount (high??) fees
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.232438.14323@Qstar.COM>
- Organization: Qstar Technologies
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:24:38 GMT
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- This is the comission comparisons from the misc.invest FAQ.
-
- $2000 trades
- Firm 400@ 5 200@ 10 100@ 20 50@ 40 25@ 80
- K. Aufhauser $ 43.49 $ 27.49 $ 25.49 $ 25.49 $ 25.49
- Pacific Brokerage $ 38.00 $ 28.00 $ 28.00 $ 28.00 $ 28.00
- Jack White & Co. $ 45.00 $ 39.00 $ 36.00 $ 34.50 $ 33.75
- Kennedy, Cabot, & Co. $ 38.00 $ 38.00 $ 38.00 $ 23.00 $ 23.00
- Bidwell & Co. $ 41.25 $ 31.25 $ 27.25 $ 25.75 $ 23.50
- Quick & Reilly $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ 49.00 $ 49.00 $ 49.00
- Olde Discount $ 35.00 $ 50.00 $ 40.00 $ 40.00 $ 40.00
- Vanguard Discount $ 57.00 $ 57.00 $ 48.00 $ 40.00 $ 40.00
- Fidelity Brokerage $ 63.50 $ 63.50 $ 54.00 $ 54.00 $ 54.00
- Charles Schwab $ 64.00 $ 64.00 $ 55.00 $ 55.00 $ 55.00
-
- $8000 trades
- Firm 1600@ 5 800@ 10 400@ 20 200@ 40 100@ 80
- K. Aufhauser $ 90.50 $ 61.50 $ 43.49 $ 27.49 $ 25.49
- Pacific Brokerage $ 74.00 $ 63.00 $ 38.00 $ 28.00 $ 28.00
- Jack White & Co. $ 81.00 $ 57.00 $ 45.00 $ 39.00 $ 36.00
- Kennedy, Cabot, & Co. $ 123.00 $ 63.00 $ 38.00 $ 38.00 $ 38.00
- Bidwell & Co. $ 84.75 $ 56.75 $ 45.25 $ 39.25 $ 30.25
- Quick & Reilly $ 79.00 $ 79.00 $ 79.00 $ 79.00 $ 49.00
- Olde Discount $ 67.50 $ 95.00 $ 70.00 $ 60.00 $ 40.00
- ^^^^^
- Vanguard Discount $ 82.00 $ 82.00 $ 82.00 $ 82.00 $ 48.00
- Fidelity Brokerage $ 109.00 $ 102.70 $ 102.70 $ 102.70 $ 54.00
- Charles Schwab $ 120.00 $ 103.20 $ 103.20 $ 103.20 $ 55.00
-
- $32000 trades
- Firm 6400@ 5 3200@ 10 1600@ 20 800@ 40 400@ 80
- K. Aufhauser $ 194.50 $ 138.50 $ 90.50 $ 72.50 $ 67.50
- Pacific Brokerage $ 218.00 $ 139.00 $ 91.00 $ 63.00 $ 38.00
- Jack White & Co. $ 161.00 $ 97.00 $ 81.00 $ 57.00 $ 45.00
- Kennedy, Cabot, & Co. $ 195.00 $ 99.00 $ 123.00 $ 63.00 $ 38.00
- Bidwell & Co. $ 252.75 $ 140.75 $ 100.75 $ 88.75 $ 57.25
- Quick & Reilly $ 222.00 $ 131.40 $ 131.40 $ 131.40 $ 131.40
- Olde Discount $ 187.50 $ 215.00 $ 135.00 $ 115.00 $ 90.00
- ^^^^^^
- Vanguard Discount $ 156.00 $ 156.00 $ 156.00 $ 156.00 $ 156.00
- Fidelity Brokerage $ 301.00 $ 173.00 $ 169.90 $ 169.90 $ 169.90
- Charles Schwab $ 360.00 $ 200.00 $ 170.40 $ 170.40 $ 170.40
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-
- Why do Olde's comission rates fluctuate so wildly depending on the price
- of your stock. It ranges from a low amongst all brokerages at $5 a share
- to a substantial high amongst all brokerages at $10 a share. Does Olde
- have a more general algorithm for determining their commision costs or just
- a senseless pricing policy??
-
- BTW, I personally don't care for Olde because I never know where I stand.
- Simple things like the above pricing scheme should be simple and obvious.
- I don't like having to calculate additional things like which stock prices
- my brokerage favors into my buying decisions. Also their statements are
- close to impossible to dicipher.
-
- Currently, I am weighing the negatives with the pros and thinking about
- returning back to Schwab, it might be a bit more expensive but at least I
- can understand their financial arrangements.
-
-