8 Ways to Reduce Your Commission Costs
Ken Trester, October 8, 2009
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#3 Beware of the Overzealous Broker
Brokers have a tendency to ignore, or factor out, commission costs, especially when they are recommending strategies to their customers. Your broker may not be aware of commission costs, but you had better be.
When your options specialist makes a recommendation to move into a strategy, check out the commission costs first. Then you should make the decision, incorporating those commissions into your profit-loss scenario.
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