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  • RedBadger asked about opening a Roth IRA account with Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD). Seascout3 reported no problems with a Roth at Ameritrade, and Kahunacfa expressed satisfaction with his Roth at Schwab (NYSE:SCH) and said he would open his next one with Scottrade.

  • Arizonacat56 asked for opinions on and experiences with the brokerages in our Broker Comparison Table. Lorenzo2 said, "I'm very happy with BrownCo. (a unit of J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM)). Low commissions, low margin rates, no fees to speak of. Web site is decent, trades execute quickly, and as far as I can tell, at a good price. In three years, I've had occasion to call them a couple of times, and I've sent them a handful of emails. They always respond politely and quickly. In short, no complaints from me -- and market orders are still just $5."

  • Arizonacat56 also asked about Freetrade and heard from lriordan that "I've used Freetrade for a little over a year and I am satisfied with their performance. [In 2004, I] made 57 trades with no problems. It is a bare-bones broker that has only cash or margin accounts. Strongly recommend the margin account even though you may not use the borrowing feature."

  • Goldelieve asked how to go about moving an account from one brokerage to another. Lorenzo2 replied: "Transferring from one brokerage to another is simple. Go to Scottrade (for instance), fill out a new account application, which will include a transfer authorization. (Typically they'll also want to see a recent statement from your old broker, so they can see what kind of securities you have.) That's it -- the new broker takes care of everything else: they get in touch with your current broker and arrange for things to be transferred. You don't even have to deal with the old broker if you don't want to.... As for transfer-out fees, entirely possible. Perhaps $50 or so. But that's not so much, and you'll get it back" via lower commissions.

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Longtime Fool contributor Selena Maranjian does not own shares of any companies mentioned in this article.