Re: [CANSLIM] New trading restrictions


From: "Gene Ricci" <genr@swbell.net>
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] New trading restrictions
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 22:39:36 -0600

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Jerome, sounds like you have your answer.... use Schwab and not =
Ameritrade.=20

Gene

- ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Jerome Buckmelter=20
  To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20
  Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 10:26 PM
  Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] New trading restrictions


  Gene, I was surprised to hear that Schwab told you that they have the =
same procedures as Ameritrade.  I also have accounts with Schwab, and =
they told me the opposite!  They said that I can sell a stock and buy =
another the same day with the proceeds of the first sale, no problem. =
The Federal Reserve Board emailed me back today and stated that "one can =
sell a stock and purchase another one the same day with the proceeds, =
provided that one does not intend to sell the second security before the =
purchase settles."   I would think that the FRB would have the final =
word on the matter, but can one do to make Ameritrade (and, perhaps, =
Schwab) comply with the law and the FRB interpretation?  Again, I think =
Ameritrade's interpretation can really hurt CANSLIM investors =
particularly.  Imagine during a bull market: you are fully invested, and =
you want to sell a slower moving stock, to get into one that is breaking =
out (as WON suggests); well, Ameritrade is insisting that you would need =
to wait three days after the sale in order to re-invest your money (and =
miss the breakout by three days).  The easy answer to this is, of =
course, to convert to a margin account.  But what if your account is an =
IRA or custodial account which is not eligible for a margin account?  =
What would happen if one simply ignored Ameritrade and sold one stock =
and bought another with the proceeds in the same day without waiting =
three days?  Could they block or rescind your purchase of the breakout =
stock?  Could they freeze you out and your account for 90 days?  Put you =
in jail?  Help!=20

  =20

  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com =
[mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of genr
  Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 10:16 AM
  To: canslim@lists.xmission.com
  Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] New trading restrictions

  =20

  Jerome, I just checked with Schwab and they have the same procedures =
for non-margin accounts. I believe that brokers just want to get paid =
(interest) for lending you (us) money and suggest using a margin account =
if additional funds are required to make a trade. The IRA accounts =
require money to be in the account prior to an order (no margin).

  =20

  Can't speak for any other brokers,

  Gene

  =20

  =20

    ----- Original Message -----=20

    From: Jerome Buckmelter=20

    To: 'CANSLIM LIST'=20

    Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 3:20 PM

    Subject: [CANSLIM] New trading restrictions

    =20

    =20

    Tom Worley,

    Thank you for your input.  I followed your advice, and called =
Ameritrade requesting that they email me the new rule.  It is attached.  =
This is a "canned" response: It says, "Our records indicate that you =
have recently sold securities in your account prior to making full cash =
payment." even though I am a new Ameritrade customer and have never =
placed any orders with them yet.   In contrast to my earlier discussions =
with Ameritrade, this new ruling does not appear to be from the NASD as =
they claimed, but rather from the staff of the Board of Governors of the =
Federal Reserve System as they now claim per the attachment.  This "new =
rule" is further disturbing since the only alternative is to have a =
margin account which is not, according to the attachment, permitted for =
IRA's and custodial accounts.  This could be devastating for us who are =
using the canslim system to build our retirement account.  We will be =
forced to keep a large portion of our account in cash during a bull =
market in anticipation of a break out or we could be fully invested and =
miss every breakout by three days, after the sale settles.  I guess the =
main questions are:  is this just an Ameritrade internal policy as you =
suspected?   Will other brokerages follow suit?  What do you -- and the =
other canslimers -- think should be done about this onerous restriction? =
 Again, Tom, thanks for all your help.  Jerome   =20

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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Jerome, sounds like you have your =
answer.... use=20
Schwab and not Ameritrade. <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Gene</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Djsjbuck@myexcel.com =
href=3D"mailto:jsjbuck@myexcel.com">Jerome=20
  Buckmelter</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dcanslim@lists.xmission.com=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>=
 </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 17, 2003 =
10:26=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [CANSLIM] New =
trading=20
  restrictions</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV class=3DSection1>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Gene, I was =
surprised=20
  to hear that Schwab told you that they have the same procedures as =
Ameritrade.=20
  <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN>I also have accounts =
with Schwab,=20
  and they told me the opposite!<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; =

  </SPAN>They said that I can sell a stock and buy another the same day =
with the=20
  proceeds of the first sale, no problem. The Federal Reserve Board =
emailed me=20
  back today and stated that =93one can sell a stock and purchase =
another one the=20
  same day with the proceeds, provided that one does not intend to sell =
the=20
  second security before the purchase settles.=94 <SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN>I would think that the =
FRB would=20
  have the final word on the matter, but can one do to make Ameritrade =
(and,=20
  perhaps, Schwab) comply with the law and the FRB interpretation?<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Again, I think =
Ameritrade=92s=20
  interpretation can really hurt CANSLIM investors particularly.<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Imagine during a bull =
market: you are=20
  fully invested, and you want to sell a slower moving stock, to get =
into one=20
  that is breaking out (as WON suggests); well, Ameritrade is insisting =
that you=20
  would need to wait three days after the sale in order to re-invest =
your money=20
  (and miss the breakout by three days).<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;=20
  </SPAN>The easy answer to this is, of course, to convert to a margin=20
  account.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>But what if =
your account=20
  is an IRA or custodial account which is not eligible for a margin=20
  account?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>What would =
happen if one=20
  simply ignored Ameritrade and sold one stock and bought another with =
the=20
  proceeds in the same day without waiting three days?<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Could they block or rescind =
your=20
  purchase of the breakout stock?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;=20
  </SPAN>Could they freeze you out and your account for 90 days?<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Put you in jail?<SPAN=20
  style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Help! =
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dnavy size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DTahoma =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original=20
  Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>=20
  owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com =
[mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com]=20
  <B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of =
</SPAN></B>genr<BR><B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><st1:date =
Year=3D"2003"=20
  Day=3D"17" Month=3D"3"><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Monday, March 17,=20
  2003</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> =
</SPAN></FONT><st1:time=20
  Minute=3D"16" Hour=3D"10"><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">10:16=20
  AM</SPAN></FONT></st1:time><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>=20
  canslim@lists.xmission.com<BR><B><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [CANSLIM] New =
trading=20
  restrictions</SPAN></FONT></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
12pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Comic =
Sans MS"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Jerome, I=20
  just checked with Schwab and they have the same procedures for =
non-margin=20
  accounts. I believe that brokers&nbsp;just want to get paid (interest) =
for=20
  lending you (us) money and suggest using a margin account if =
additional funds=20
  are required to make a trade. The IRA accounts require money =
to&nbsp;be in the=20
  account&nbsp;prior to&nbsp;an order (no=20
  margin).</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
12pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Comic =
Sans MS"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Can't speak=20
  for any other brokers,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Comic =
Sans MS"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN=20
  style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans =
MS'">Gene</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
12pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
  size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: =
12pt">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE=20
  style=3D"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: =
medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 5pt 0in 5pt =
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    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">----- Original Message =
- -----=20
    <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"font-color: black">
    <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; MARGIN-LEFT: =
0.5in"><B><FONT=20
    face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20
    face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> <A=20
    title=3Djsjbuck@myexcel.com =
href=3D"mailto:jsjbuck@myexcel.com">Jerome=20
    Buckmelter</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">To:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20
    face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> <A=20
    title=3Dcanslim@lists.xmission.com=20
    href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">'CANSLIM LIST'</A>=20
    <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Sent:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20
    face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">=20
    </SPAN></FONT><st1:date Year=3D"2003" Day=3D"16" Month=3D"3"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sunday, =
March 16,=20
    2003</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> =
</SPAN></FONT><st1:time=20
    Minute=3D"20" Hour=3D"15"><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3:20=20
    PM</SPAN></FONT></st1:time><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
    size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Subject:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT=20
    face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">=20
    [CANSLIM] New trading =
restrictions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
    <DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT =
face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
    size=3D3><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tom=20
    Worley,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
    <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><SPAN=20
    style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you for your =
input.<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>I followed your advice, =
and called=20
    Ameritrade requesting that they email me the new rule.<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>It is attached.<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>This is a =93canned=94 =
response: It=20
    says, =93Our records indicate that you have recently sold securities =
in your=20
    account prior to making full cash payment=85=94 even though I am a =
new=20
    Ameritrade customer and have never placed any orders with them =
yet.<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>In contrast to my =
earlier=20
    discussions with Ameritrade, this new ruling does not appear to be =
from the=20
    NASD as they claimed, but rather from the staff of the Board of =
Governors of=20
    the Federal Reserve System as they now claim per the =
attachment.<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>This =93new rule=94 is =
further=20
    disturbing since the only alternative is to have a margin account =
which is=20
    not, according to the attachment, permitted for IRA=92s and =
custodial=20
    accounts.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>This could =
be=20
    devastating for us who are using the canslim system to build our =
retirement=20
    account.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>We will be =
forced to=20
    keep a large portion of our account in cash during a bull market in=20
    anticipation of a break out or we could be fully invested and miss =
every=20
    breakout by three days, after the sale settles.<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>I guess the main questions =
are:<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>is this just an Ameritrade =
internal=20
    policy as you suspected?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    </SPAN>Will other brokerages follow suit?<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>What do you -- and the =
other=20
    canslimers -- think should be done about this onerous =
restriction?<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Again, Tom, thanks for all =
your=20
    help.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Jerome<SPAN=20
    style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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