Dealer's Remorse at Schwab
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Dealer's Remorse at Schwab
This morning I bought, online with Schwab, a T-bill from the secondary market at 99.867. This afternoon (around 3 pm EST) I got a call from Schwab that the treasury dealer (Schwab was acting as agent for the trade) mispriced the offer. It should have been 99.8845. The Schwab rep called it a “time in the market context” situation (I Googled this and found nothing). Ooops, less interest for me!
Hey, it’s a short term T-bill, so I’ll give the screw up a pass----THIS ONCE.
Has this happened to you?
Hey, it’s a short term T-bill, so I’ll give the screw up a pass----THIS ONCE.
Has this happened to you?
Re: Dealer's Remorse at Schwab
My response would be to tell them that the dealer's mistake is not your problem. You should expect them to honor the terms they offered to you.
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This did cross my mind after I lectured the rep. However, I thought I'd bank some goodwill. Although most everything I do is perfect this might help in my once-in-a-lifetime mistake.sport wrote:My response would be to tell them that the dealer's mistake is not your problem
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Unfortunately 'Schwab' is a company with lots of people involved. They do no have a file on you that says this guy did a good thing so help him out next time. There is no goodwill - you just let a mistake go that you shouldn't really have. They should honor the deal or at the very least let you unwind it if you decide it is not worth it any more.skepticalobserver wrote:This did cross my mind after I lectured the rep. However, I thought I'd bank some goodwill. Although most everything I do is perfect this might help in my once-in-a-lifetime mistake.sport wrote:My response would be to tell them that the dealer's mistake is not your problem
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The only weird thing that happened to me using Schwab was when an automatic investment in a Roth IRA went through even though there was no more money left in the account to invest (usually it just doesn't go through). So they took the money from MARGIN (I have NEVER bought on margin)!
I called and asked them to reverse the trade and the young person (sounded like they were 23 years old) scolded me like I was 12, told me she would do it this time, but never again and that these kind of mistakes happen when one manages their own investments . It was a ridiculous conversation. The trade was reversed and I turned off the automatic investment (this had never been a problem before, the trade just would not have occurred when no funds were present).
I called and asked them to reverse the trade and the young person (sounded like they were 23 years old) scolded me like I was 12, told me she would do it this time, but never again and that these kind of mistakes happen when one manages their own investments . It was a ridiculous conversation. The trade was reversed and I turned off the automatic investment (this had never been a problem before, the trade just would not have occurred when no funds were present).
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i'm guessing that the 59 page document you (OP) digitally signed when you opened your account allows the broker to correct mistakes.sport wrote:My response would be to tell them that the dealer's mistake is not your problem. You should expect them to honor the terms they offered to you.
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What is the practical effect of this? I know sometimes the guess I'm given as to pricing is somewhat different than the actual....but the numbers look similar /close to my untrained brain. Perhaps I'm missing something...........skepticalobserver wrote:................................ T-bill from the secondary market at 99.867. .............................. should have been 99.8845. .................................). Ooops, less interest for me!
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.0175 can add up. On $100,000 it's $17.50; with a multiple of that it's a few Chinese dinners.kaneohe wrote: What is the practical effect of this?
In the short run, an annoyance. For the bigger picture it makes me wonder. Unlike Fidelity, Schwab does not show the bid/ask or let you do an online sale. Also, unlike Fidelity Schwab charges $25 for the sale.
With the advent of book-entry you're married to the broker.
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Thanks for that. You're an order-of-magnitude higher than my style so maybe that's why it's never bothered me.skepticalobserver wrote:.0175 can add up. On $100,000 it's $17.50; with a multiple of that it's a few Chinese dinners.kaneohe wrote: What is the practical effect of this?
I..............................
The Schwab guy did seem serious when he said the final numbers were a bit different than quoted and that I could
back out if I wanted.
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I'd give it a pass. Schwab is basically reputable, and (all things considered) it's basically a hand-wash.
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I have no idea of how the bond market trades, however, when I was a full-time NASDAQ trader, that kind of pricing would come nowhere close to a "clearly erroneous" trade, subject to breaking.
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I think grok is a professional bond trader. Maybe he will chime in with some insight here.