Real-Time Quotes

A real-time quote provides an up to the minute snapshot price for a specific stock, ETF, or option contract and includes information necessary to help you make time-sensitive buy/sell decisions. ShareBuilder offers real-time quotes to all eligible customers.

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Real-time quotes can help you:

• Get an up to the minute snapshot price for a stock, ETF, or option contract. Since real-time quotes are not subject to 15 or 20-minute delays, you will be able to make time-sensitive buy/sell decisions when prices change quickly.
• Get a better estimate of your trade costs when you place a real-time or option trade. A real-time quote will be used to estimate the total cost of your trade prior to placing an order. This will give you a better estimate of the final trade execution cost.

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At this time, ShareBuilder offers real-time quotes for non-professional use only. You are considered a non-professional investor if you meet all of the following criteria while accessing real-time quotes through ShareBuilder:

1. You are accessing real-time quotes in your own individual capacity and not on behalf of a firm, corporation, partnership, trust, or association.
2. You use the information solely in connection with your individual personal investment activities and not in connection with any trade or business activities.
3. You are not a securities broker-dealer, registered representative, investment advisor, futures commission merchant, commodities introducing broker or commodity trading advisor, member of the Securities Exchange or Association or Futures Contract market, or any owner, partner, or associated person of the foregoing.
4. You are not employed by a bank or an insurance company or an affiliate of either to perform functions related to securities or commodity futures investment or trading activity.

If you do not meet all of the above criteria, you are considered a professional investor and will not be eligible for real-time quotes.

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Eligible customers can enable real-time quotes for all accounts by doing the following:

1. Log in to your ShareBuilder account
2. Go to Accounts > Forms & Applications > Real-time Quotes
3. You'll see instructions for how to enable real-time quotes for your accounts. You can also upgrade your pricing program to get access to Premium Real-Time Quotes.

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ShareBuilder offers real-time quotes during the hours of 8:00am – 8:00pm (ET) to all eligible customers. Customers who subscribe to the Standard or Advantage Pricing Program will have access to Premium Real-Time Quotes, which are available 24 hours a day.

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