Ameritrade Offers 30 Days of Free Trades and $100 Cash to Open Brokerage Account

TD Ameritrade is offering 30 free days of trades and $100 to open a brokerage account with them.

To receive the free 30 days of trades you must open the account and fund it within 30 days with $2,000 or more. Your trades must then execute within 30 days of funding the account.

To get the $100 bonus, you must fund the account with $25,000 or more within 30 days of account open date. Your accont must then remain open with the minimum funding limits for 9 months, or TD AMERITRADE may charge the account for the cost of the cash awarded to the account The account must be opened by December 31, 2008.

I have an Ameritrade account which I originally opened as a TD Waterhouse account. I've have had only positive experiences with the company, although I don't trade frequently. I also haven't been on the platform in some time.

According to the BestCashCow brokerage account comparison table, TD Ameritrade is competitive with most of the other online brokerages on trading fees and margin rates.