The offer being discussed in this thread is getting *points for adding to an existing account. The promo for getting points when opening an account has been a long-standing offer (through continual extensions).

Hmm, so please correct me if i'm wrong the math is as follows:
12,500 miles on account opening.

To qualify for the second half, TD Ameritrade account must remain open with minimum funding required for participating in the offer for 6 months from the first Starpoints posting date.
12,500 miles at the end of 6 months.

If you value a Starpoint at .01 you're looking at a $250 value for 6 months of interest. 500annual/25000 or a 4% annual return? More if you value a star point more than a penny?

I don't know what math you're doing. You're talking about Starwood, but also about "miles" and 25,000 of them; the Starwood offer is for 20,000 at the most.

Taking advantage of a brokerage offer costs you nothing at all, except actual costs of transfers and commissions, as long as you buy something you would have bought anyway. If you have $25,000 worth of just about any stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETF's, or other brokerage-holdable assets, just transfer them and you get 20,000 Starpoints more than you would otherwise have had.

If you have $25,000 in cash and no securities, you can do the math that you did to figure out what you would earn if your cash earned nothing at all. It will earn something small if you just leave it sitting in the sweep account (money market fund or bank account); it can earn a lot more if you buy a CD or something.

So what is the minimum funding requirement? talking to an agent (chat) and she is clueless...

Did you read the link:

http://www.tdameritrade.com/offer/pa.../starwood.html

$2000 for the smallest point increment (3,000 SPG points).

Mais Non!

I am not takling about initial deposit, but after you get your first half what do you need to leave in the account for 6 month to get the other half?

I'm pretty sure all reports have shown that you need to leave the entire amount in until the second half posts. That's what I did, anyway.

I received email from AA reg. earning miles for its partners. TD Ameritrade is one of them with the below link and the URL looks generic not targeted to anyone:

http://www.tdameritrade.com/offer/pa...can/index.html

Yup - that's the standard offer. And it's for new accounts only.

TD AMeritrade is:
- new accounts only
- $50,000 for 25k points
- money market pay only .2%

Brokerage account:

I am an existing TD Ameritrade account hold and am ineligible for the AA 25K promotion.

Stupid brokerage! New money means nothing....new account holder is more important.

+1

They also do have transfer bonuses for new money. Here's the current one:

http://www.tdameritrade.com/offer/transfernew.html

I got 75K AA miles for a good one last fall.

Josephstern,
You find many good internet promo's thanks.

The link you posted now is for IPOD not AA miles. I'm seeking the AA miles options and Ameritrade says as an existing accont holder I am still ineligible.

Try sending TD a secure email asking if they'll give you the 25k for adding new money to your account.