Once your shares are settled in TD Ameritrade, you can request the transfer online (through secure mail, or "Ask TED").
If you want to do it by Secure Mail:
Download, print, and fill in this form as follows:
Please note; you will see a note on the top of the form for a $500 fee. This is for issuance of a share certificate only and has nothing to do with the DRS transfer (which is free). GameStop does not issue share certificates anymore, so it is impossible to request it by accident.
Section 1: Your TDA account number, the amount of shares you want to DRS transfer, and which stock you wish to transfer (GME/GameStop).
For the Transfer Agent Account #, you should leave it blank. The account number is considered the key to your account. For security reasons, we do not recommend you give your broker the key to your Computershare account.
Section 2: This is basically YOU and YOUR details.
Section 3: Leave this blank.
Section 4: Your address. This will be used to create your Computershare account.
Section 5: Sign and date the form.
Once scanned, login to your TD Ameritrade account, and send the form through "Secure Mail".
If you want to do it through 'Ask TED':
Say: “I want an outbound DRS transfer of my GME shares to Computershare, the official registrar”.
The Ask Ted chat bot will then send you a form to fill out. You can use the following steps to fill it out.
Section 1: Your TDA account number, the amount of shares you want to DRS transfer, and which stock you wish to transfer (GME/GameStop).
For the Transfer Agent Account #, you should leave it blank. The account number is considered the key to your account. For security reasons, we do not recommend you give your broker the key to your Computershare account.
Section 2: This is basically YOU and YOUR details.
Section 3: Leave this blank.
Section 4: Your address. This will be used to create your CS account.
Section 5: Sign and date the form.
The transfer will take 3-5 business days to process once received by the transfer team.
You might want to call and chase up TD Ameritrade, as they can take longer than other brokers (up to 4 weeks if not chased). While there is no enforcement like there is for ACAT transfers (where a broker must perform the ACAT transfer in 3-5 business days), the squeaky wheel always gets the grease. Threatening a complaint should be all you need to do to speed it up.
If you don't have an existing Computershare account:
The broker and Computershare will take care of the transfer and open a Computershare account for you. This will take another 2-3 business days.
If you have an existing Computershare account:
Your broker will transfer the shares based on your name and address. As a result, a second account may be created for you. This can be for a few reasons, such as a middle initial existing on one account, but not the other. If your name and address match exactly, then the transfer will process within the normal amount of time. If not, then it will take another 2-3 business days.
Your broker may ask you for a Computershare account number. For security reasons we do not recommend giving this information to your broker. With Computershare accounts, the account number is the "key" that allows brokers to authorize a transfer of shares out of the DRS and back to the broker.
After your shares leave your broker:
You can wait 3-5 business days for your account statement to arrive in the mail, or you can begin your account creation early by using your SSN. Although if your name and address are entered differently to your broker it may open a second account. To open your account with your SSN:
Go to Computershare.com/us.
Click on “Login to Investor Center”.
Click on “Register Now”.
Answer security questions such as Social Security number, ZIP Code, name of the stock that you hold (GameStop).
Computershare will then prompt you to create your username, password and security questions.
Once your account is created, Computershare will send you a verification letter in the mail.
You can wait 3-5 business days for the verification letter, or you can verify your identity immediately online.
To verify online, Computershare will ask some security questions based on info they take from LexisNexis. Please note, part of the process is to give a question with zero correct answers. So read the questions carefully.
When you receive the verification code letter:
Return to Computershare.com/us.
Click on “Login to Investor Center”.
Login using the username, and password you have created.
Then you can enter the verification code.
You now have full access to your Computershare account!
There is no more need for the verification code.
We recommend you now activate your two-step verification (2FA) to improve your account security. You can set this up by going to: "My Profile", then "Account Security Preferences".