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Address:	311 S. Wacker Drive, Ste 650
	Chicago, IL 60606
Phone # for sales:	800 494 0451
Additional Phone #:	312 253 0385
Fax:	312 253 0376
Website:	www.tradingblock.com
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E-mail address:	service@tradingblock.com

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General Information | Account Information | Features | Additional Comments

General Information TOP

Brokerage name: TradingBlock

Minimum account size: $1000-$2000

Base commission rates: $7-$8

Brief explanation of margin rates, if applicable:

Exchange minimum margin requirements.

This brokerage has been in business for: 10-15 years

Primary type of broker: Stocks, Options, Bonds

Brief description of services offered:

Ways To trade and invest with TradingBlock: TradingBlock.com: Browser-based trading and portfolio management designed for self-directed investors and moderately-active traders. TradingBlock.com enables clients to place trades online, monitor current positions, and access historical portfolio data. TradingBlock also offers high-frequency traders direct-access trading software featuring streaming real-time quotes, dynamic price charting, programmable hot keys, scanners, analytics, portfolio management, basket and batch order entry, and much more. Call 1-800-494-0451 and request a free 2-week demo with $50,000 of buying power!

Account Information TOP

Types of trading accounts offered:

Full Service
On-Line Full Service
Premium Service
Phone (touch tone) Discount Broker
On-Line Discount Broker

Customers online account information is updated: Up to the minute

Types of trades offerered:

Stocks
Bonds
Mutual Funds
Options
Futures
Cash markets
Industry groups
Indices
Forex

Other trade types: N/A

Types of quotes offered to customers:

Delayed Data
Real-Time
Nasdaq Level II

Execution methods offered:

Electronic direct access trading(SOES, SNET and the ISLD ECN)
Online Broker(trade desk)
Wholesaler
Broker

Exchanges covered:

American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
Boston Stock Exchange
CBOE-Chicago Board Options Exchange
CBOT-Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Stock Exchange
Cincinnati Stock Exchange
CME-Chicago Mercantile Exchange
KCBT-Kansas City Board of Trade
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
NASDAQ
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
NYCE-New York Cotton Exchange
NYMEX & COMEX-New York Mercantile Exchange
OTC
Pacific Exchange
Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Setup or initial costs to set up an account: 0

Features TOP

Types of services offered to customers:

Fundamental Analysis
Basic -charts & graphs
Advanced- charts & graphs (technical indicators, ability to change parameters, etc.)
Trading software- charts & graphs (create trading systems, scan and sort based on technical criteria)
Head line news
Portfolio management
Allow naked option writing

Ways customers can access their trading account:

Internet
Telephone
Broker
Mail

Allow stop, limit, and stop limit orders? Yes

Charge extra for stop, limit, and stop limit orders: No

Offer 24 hour customer support: No

Offer tax planning advice: No

Additional Comments TOP

Special features included in the service are:

Experienced trade desk with options expertise. Ability to trade nearly any asset class.

This broker's service is better than the competition in these areas:

Multiple trading platforms and services for active traders through novice investors; options-oriented customer service. Extensive products traded: Stocks, Stock Options, Index Options, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Futures, Options on Futures, Single Stock Futures, FX

Types of security precautions taken for customers:

128 BIT website encryption

Communications during systems failures has been assured through:

Back-up operations facility.

The major plans for upgrading the current level of trading service are as follows:

Enhanced web-based decision-making tools and scanners; expanded portfolio management services.

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