Scottrade Podcast

Take a look at the new changes to the way cost basis is reported to the IRS, and find out how they may impact your tax filings this April. Scottrade does not provide tax advice. The material provided is for informational purposes only. Please consult your tax, or legal, advisor for questions concerning your personal tax or financial situation.

The tax strategy you select at the time of each trade determines your realized gain or loss on a position. Learn about the seven different tax strategies available at Scottrade and you can use them to match your opening and closing trade executions according to your trading goals. Scottrade does not provide tax advice. The material provided is for informational purposes only. Please consult your tax, or legal, advisor for questions concerning your personal tax or financial situation.

Watch a demonstration of setting a tax strategy using the Gain/Loss & Tax Center inside your Scottrade brokerage account. Learn how to set a default tax strategy for all trades or apply strategies on a trade-by-trade basis. Scottrade does not provide tax advice. The material provided is for informational purposes only. Please consult your tax, or legal, advisor for questions concerning your personal tax or financial situation.

Scottrade uses a Clean Break Policy when applying a wash sale adjustment to covered shares purchased as a replacement for non-covered shares. Learn more about how wash sales impact cost basis and your tax obligations. Scottrade does not provide tax advice. The material provided is for informational purposes only. Please consult your tax, or legal, advisor for questions concerning your personal tax or financial situation.

Find out how stock splits, spin-offs and mergers can affect the cost basis of a position in your brokerage account. Make sure you're prepared for this tax season by learning how the taxable implications of these corporate actions may impact your end-of-year tax burden. Scottrade does not provide tax advice. The material provided is for informational purposes only. Please consult your tax, or legal, advisor for questions concerning your personal tax or financial situation.

This step-by-step tutorial walks you through the process of importing your tax information into tax preparation software like TurboTax®. Learn how to import the information you need so you can be confident you're getting your maximum refund. Scottrade does not provide tax advice. The material provided is for informational purposes only. Please consult your tax, or legal, advisor for questions concerning your personal tax or financial situation.

Scottrade Bank offers you a way to move funds in and out of your brokerage account in real time. With Scottrade Bank, you’ll always have funds available for trading, withdrawals or bill payment when you need them. Learn about the different features of Scottrade Bank in this short video.

Scottrade Bank offers real-time transfers to and from your brokerage account to help you make sure you have funds available for trading, withdrawals or bill payments. Watch this quick video tutorial to learn how to make your money go where you need it to be.

Scottrade Bank’s Online Bill Pay system offers you an easy way to issue electronic payments using your checking or money market account. When you use Online Bill Pay, you can set up a list of companies or individuals to whom you plan to issue payments and record all your activity for future reference. Learn how in this short video.

When you register an external bank account with Scottrade Bank, you can move your funds from one account to another to make sure your money is where you need it to be. Learn how to register external accounts in this short video.

Scottrader Streaming Quotes is introducing NASDAQ Level II, a real-time look at the best bid and ask prices from each NASDAQ market participant. Learn how this tool can work for you.

Get an introduction to Scottrade's no-commission online trading products. See how commission-free trading can impact your investing process in the short-term and the long-term, and learn how to find commission-free investments at Scottrade.

Learn about the core and satellite strategy for ETF investing. Discover how to combine active and passive management in an attempt to outperform the market.

Learn the ins and outs of ETFs including what ETFs are, how they function in the market and the potential benefits and risks of adding ETFs to your portfolio. Investors should consider the investment objectives, charges, expense, and unique risk profile of an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) carefully before investing. A prospectus contains this and other information about the ETF and should be obtained from the issuer. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Learn how to arrange your Home tab to fit your trading style by customizing your settings and using the drag and drop features.