Trading
82 articles
- Trading in Fast Market Conditions
- Market Volatility
- Special Margin Requirements
- Large Trader Reporting Requirement
- T+1 Settlement
- What happens if I sell a position with fractional shares?
- What is a cash account?
- Fractional Shares Trading
- Does Firstrade assess regulatory transaction fees to its customers?
- Custom Price Alerts
- How do I place extended hours trades?
- Can I trade OTC-listed penny stocks at Firstrade? If yes, any trading restrictions?
- What is a Margin Call?
- What are your rules on IPOs?
- Stock Splits
- Concentrated Margin Positions Requirement Update
- What are Hard-to-Borrow stocks and fees and when are those fees charged?
- What is Wash Trading and Cross Trading?
- What is Away Account Spoofing?
- What is Trade Concentration?
- What is the 390 Professional Orders Rule?
- SEC rules for over-the-counter (OTC) securities
- Automatic Price Alert Notifications
- What is a Trailing Stop $ Order (or a Trailing Stop % Order)?
- What is a Good Faith Violation (GFV)?
- GT90 - Good-Till-Cancelled 90 days
- How do I set up mutual fund automatic recurring investment?
- Instant Buying Power
- Why is my cash buying power different than settled funds?
- What are Illiquid Fees?
- My buy order was rejected for "insufficient funds".
- What are margin requirements?
- What are ADR Pass-Thru Charges?
- My sell order was rejected for "insufficient holdings" even though the position is in my account.
- Why is my account restricted?
- What are the AON, OPG, and CLO order instructions?
- How is a Stop Order different than a Stop-Limit Order?
- 90 Day Restriction in a Cash Account
- What is Firstrade's pricing?
- Are mark-ups and mark-downs disclosed on fixed income securities transactions?
- What is a bond?
- What is the "Net Yield Basis" on fixed income securities?
- What does it mean if a bond is "callable"?
- What's the difference between Treasury Bills, Bonds, and Notes?
- What are the tax implications of bonds?
- Are there any risks for Certificate of Deposits (CD)?
- What does the credit rating for bonds mean?
- What is my tax benefit when purchasing a municipal bond?
- Are there fixed income securities that protect against inflation?
- What is a Mutual Fund?
- What happens to my shares when the company is merged?
- Why didn't I receive dividends paid out by a stock I own?
- Can I trade foreign-issued securities at Firstrade?
- The company announced good earnings today, why am I not getting dividends?
- What's the difference between preferred and common stock?
- What are illiquid stocks?
- What types of orders does Firstrade accept?
- What should I do if I can't get online to place an order?
- Why wasn't my limit order executed when it is traded at my limit price?
- Is there a fee to edit or cancel my order?
- The symbol of my position is denoted with a seven-digit security number instead of a tradeable symbol. How do I sell this position?
- What Is Market Manipulation?
- Can I trade warrants or rights?
- Trading Alerts & Trading Due Diligence Questionnaire
- What is Free Riding?
- Why is the OPG order execution price different from the opening price?
- What types of securities can I purchase through Firstrade?
- How do I place a bond order or CD order?
- What are the order limits for stocks and options?
- Where can I check the gain and loss for my account?
- What is the markup for market type orders?
- How do I sell specific lots? (Versus Purchase – VSP)
- What is the Dividend Reinvestment Plan?
- How do I edit or cancel an order?
- How do I place a mutual fund order?
- Understanding Market Data
- Important Changes to the Pattern Day Trader (PDT) Rule
- What is Intraday Margin Buying Power?
- 90-Day Account Freeze for Unmet Intraday Margin Calls (Effective June 4)
- SpaceX (SPCX) Trading Availability and FAQs
- Penny-for-Lot Requests
- Getting Started with Mobile Trading