<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UpgradeMe:
Account must remain open with minimum
funding for 6 months; at that time allow 4-6 weeks for the second half of the miles to appear in your United account.</font>
Precisely. Minimum funding is not equal to the initial balance. It refers to the $500 minimum balance required to keep the account open with fees or the $2000 balance without fees. At least that's how I read it. If I invested the 5000 in stock and the stock value drops below, I doubt that is a disqualifying event.
Etrade specifically addresses this issue in their offer and disallows withdrawals.
The questions remain:
1. Can someone verify that you can withdraw funds?
2. Does the apply to new accounts or to new customers only (with an existing account)?