I did the same, except Merrill Lynch screwed me over. Instead of having what would now be over 4000 shares valued at $550+, I have nothing. My brother and I were victims of one of Merrill Lynch's plethora of corrupt traders who charged trade commissions but didn't actually process the trades. So instead of a little over $2 million, I got $80 back from the lawsuit settlement... and nothing else per FTC rules since no shares were actually bought or sold.

Hooray for unregulated capitalism. :-/