DLJ Direct

Pros: good research
Cons: abysmal customer service

I moved from Etrade to DLJ Direct and made a hasty retreat back to Etrade. DLJ is resting on it's laurels. The only thing they have going for them is their name and their analyst research. Other than that, you're better off with ANY other on or off...

Pros: None
Cons: Very Poor Customer Service!

Here's the deal:

Somebody used my email address as a fake so they can use DLJ Direct. Why somebody would do this, I have no idea! So, after I received my first emailing from this company, I sent them a reply email telling them I...

Pros: well known company
Cons: credit check without permission

I don't know a whole lot about this company and I've never traded stock online with them, however I would like to share my initial experience.

Last week I made an internet inquiry through DLJ directs website, without my approval and no warning...

Pros: Usually the trade gets done with no problems
Cons: When there is a problem it is a biggie

If often find that the complaints I hear about online trading aka investing aka tossing the dice, stem more from a lack of experience on the users part than from anything actually being wrong.

I am so amazed that people spend more time...

Pros: Fast site, easy to navigate.
Cons: Expensive, slow to do things, poor CS.

At the dawn of the 21st century, the stock markets are gaining a lot of notice. Since the recent upsurge of the dot.com startups, the markets have been flooded by the masses looking to make it rich quick. While I cannot tell you how to get rich quick...

Pros: Relatively easy to use, decent printed reports
Cons: Poor charting, lack of innovation, slow customer service, poor website performance

Don't be mesmerized by the well-produced DLJ Direct television commercials that seem to air every five minutes on CNBC or CNN. They may have great music and cool graphics, but DLJ Direct as an on-line brokerage service is lacking in a number of ways....

Pros: Full featured online broker Comprehensive fixed income center In depth research data base
Cons: Expensive trades Lack of real time streaming quotes Geared toward affluent investors

DLJ Direct, now CFSB Direct, is an online investment service that offers a comprehensive trading environment unsurpassed among internet brokers.

The standard equities trading screens are there of course, and normal buys and sells can be...

Pros: Great research tools; streaming quotes; detailed account summary.
Cons: Listed orders can sometimes take long to route.

As a young trader with not much experience, I discovered DLJdirect when I became serious about my financial situation. I've known too many people my age (college students) who have gone through their younger years and have not saved up for their...

Pros: Marketspeed software is great
Cons: hard to use, hard to do research, poor customer service attitude, hard to transfer money in.

I signed up with DLJ direct because they had a link on AOL and I'd read somewhere that they were pretty well thought of.

While I still have my account there, I am looking elsewhere, and as soon as I find time, I will probably change to an...

Pros: Regular service
Cons: Slow customer service, does not have history over 90 days

I initially began trading several years ago, and chose DLJ Direct for its name and off line track record. As I was new to investing, everything was just fine. But once I figured out what I was looking for in an online broker, I was quite dismayed.
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Pros: Competent, no mistakes, good customer service and executions
Cons: Web Navigation sometimes not direct

My experience with DLJ Direct has been acceptable. I have had an account for about 12 months and have not had any account errors or problems with customer service. Based on experiences from friends and other posters, simply having error free service is...

Pros: no minimum balance
Cons: Horrible Customer Service, misleading/innacurate help screens

Well... at least that's how they make you feel at DLJ Direct. Had I sent them six figures, I might be singing a different tune. However, I am simply a young investor trying to learn the ways of Wall Street and investing in the future.

The...

Pros: Fast and Professional
Cons: price and lack of free research

DLJDirect falls between a full service brokerage and a cheap discount broker. Commisions are $20 for up to 1,000 shares which is rather expensive. DLJ provides excellent research but you have to pay for all of it. DLJResearch is only free for accounts...

Pros: Fairly inexpensive
Cons: poor service

Hi All.....

I've been using DLJ Direct for around 3 yrs now as a fairly active
day trader and I'm now in the process of leaving them.

I have found their service has become increasingly slow....maybe it's
because of all the...

Pros: Strong Reputation
Cons: Can't Trade Immediately

A few months back I tried to set up a DLJ Direct account. Supposedly you are supposed to be able to get it up and running the day you sign up. I tried to set up the account directly, however, the site still wouldn't let me begin trading. Eventually...