Scottrade Buying Power File

: Your buying power was simply your settled cash.

Understanding Buying Power: From Scottrade to Charles Schwab scottrade buying power

During its peak, Scottrade was famous for its low-cost trades and straightforward buying power calculations. : Your buying power was simply your settled cash

: Charles Schwab completed its acquisition of TD Ameritrade, moving all former Scottrade and TD clients to the Schwab platform . TD Ameritrade, Inc. is now at Schwab TD Ameritrade, Inc

Buying power is the total amount of money available to you to purchase securities. It is not just your cash on hand; it is the sum of your cash plus any available margin—the money you can borrow from your broker to trade. The Scottrade Legacy

The following blog post outlines what buying power is, how it functioned at Scottrade, and how to manage it today under Charles Schwab.

Since was acquired by TD Ameritrade in 2017 and subsequently merged into Charles Schwab in 2023, "Scottrade buying power" is now managed through the Schwab platform.