Originally Posted by muji

The T & C (for earning Starwood points) state:
“Offer valid for new Individual or Joint accounts opened and funded by U.S. residents with $2,000 or more by 9/30/2010…Account must remain open with minimum funding required for participating in the offer for 9 months, or TD AMERITRADE may charge the account for the cost of the Starpoints.”

What exactly do they mean by “minimum funding”? Is it the same as the “initial deposit”? For example, if you earn 20,000 points for an initial deposit of $25,000 do you then need to keep the full $25,000 in the account for 9 months in order to safeguard the points you have earned?