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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 pass regulatory transaction fees to its customers?
Custom Price Alerts
90 Days Restriction in a Pattern Day Trader (PDT) Account
How do I place an extended hours trade?
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?
Day Trading Rule
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)?
Day Trading
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 stock and options?
How do I remove Pattern Day Trading (PDT) status?
Where can I check the gain and loss for my account?
What is the markup for market type orders?