Comments on: List of the Best Online Discount Brokers

By: Rob Berger

Rob Berger — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:14:21 +0000

Lyn, I’ve been with Scottrade now for about 3 years and have been very happy with them, too.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:38:10 +0000

Hello,
I’m very high on Scottrade. I have been with them for over 10 years with out any troubles at all. If you would like to try them out you can get 3 free trades just to see if you like them They have a good streamer.. They are all anybody would ever need.

Happy trading !!!

Lyn

By: Ivan Basic

Ivan Basic — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:39:49 +0000

Hi,
I am kind a professional, but I stick to the equities. I am from Europe and interesting for Toronto and Germany. I like to day-trade, sell short, I want to skip additional cost like custodian fees. Any suggest?
Btw. If you trade with futures, could you trade them intraday and could you do that each day?

Tnx in advance!

By: jake3_14

jake3_14 — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:42:46 +0000

Interactive Brokers.

By: Chris M

Chris M — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:42:03 +0000

I believe Thinkorswim.com is a great options trading broker. They have a great desktop platform and the data feeds are free with your trading account. If you are trading options, seriously consider thinkorswim.com, which was curently purchased by TD Ameritrade.

By: Gail Balcaen

Gail Balcaen — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:21:05 +0000

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By: Size Trader

Size Trader — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:41:59 +0000

What this analysis completely ignores is margin interest rates. Sogo is reasonable but the rest of them charge exorbitant rates.

For low rates and reasonable commissions, look at investrade.com, interactivebrokers.com and tradingdirect.com. You may pay (literally) a few dollars more per trade but you will save many thousands on interest.

GLTA!

By: Don Griswold

Don Griswold — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:24:07 +0000

You state “Zecco was one of the pioneers of online discount stock brokers.” , the firm is approx. 5 years old ( online discount brokers started out inthe early 1980′s). What criteria are you using to define them as pioneers?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:17:41 +0000

I’m looking for a brokerage firm which allow me to trade stocks listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with my IRA account. Any recommendations?

Thanks,
Stephen

By: DR

DR — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:51:55 +0000

Sue, thanks for the comment. I’ve been meaning to review Think or Swim, and will do so soon. You hit on the main problem, however. The Think or Swim platform is really designed for very sophisticated traders. For those of us that trade less frequently and take a more passive approach to investing, there are better options for online discount brokers. Interesting insight on bonds. I’ve bought all of my bonds through mutual funds. I assume you are buying individual bonds.