http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/08/29/td-waterhouse-lowers-commissions-etrade-still-not-offering-wash-trades/ Not just another (Canadian) financial blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:33:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/08/29/td-waterhouse-lowers-commissions-etrade-still-not-offering-wash-trades/#comment-8123 Patrick Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:07:48 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/08/29/td-waterhouse-lowers-commissions-etrade-still-not-offering-wash-trades/#comment-8123 Any update on this? Any update on this?

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/08/29/td-waterhouse-lowers-commissions-etrade-still-not-offering-wash-trades/#comment-7555 gene Wed, 28 Nov 2007 07:25:32 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/08/29/td-waterhouse-lowers-commissions-etrade-still-not-offering-wash-trades/#comment-7555 Dave, thank you for fighting for this on behalf of yourself and other ETrade Canada clients. I, too am interested in holding US$ cash in my RSP to avoid the conversion spreads. Holding cash in US$ would save the hassle of doing a wash trade, like you mention, and would make me a lot less nervous about the result matching the intention (no "Oops, that wash didn't work. 'Darn!') Dave, thank you for fighting for this on behalf of yourself and other ETrade Canada clients. I, too am interested in holding US$ cash in my RSP to avoid the conversion spreads. Holding cash in US$ would save the hassle of doing a wash trade, like you mention, and would make me a lot less nervous about the result matching the intention (no “Oops, that wash didn’t work. ‘Darn!’)

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/08/29/td-waterhouse-lowers-commissions-etrade-still-not-offering-wash-trades/#comment-7075 Dave Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:40:11 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/08/29/td-waterhouse-lowers-commissions-etrade-still-not-offering-wash-trades/#comment-7075 Sorry, I added some information to the start of the post. I hope that helps clarify. Sorry, I added some information to the start of the post. I hope that helps clarify.

]]> http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/08/29/td-waterhouse-lowers-commissions-etrade-still-not-offering-wash-trades/#comment-7074 David Magda Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:56:29 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2007/08/29/td-waterhouse-lowers-commissions-etrade-still-not-offering-wash-trades/#comment-7074 Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a "wash trade"? Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a “wash trade”?

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