Comments on: Compare Online Brokers

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:15:55 +0000

What about Sharebuilders, plus the ING Electric Orange Checking or Savings?
Anybody have good or bad comments on either one.

By: john

john — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:58:50 +0000

Hey: what about Td Ameritrade?

By: Investing School

Investing School — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:54:45 +0000

I stuck with some of the better ones in this comparison. When I compare online brokers, I don’t just look at price and I suggest that you do the same. Wells Fargo’s prices are great but the interface isn’t so awesome. If you want something vanilla, then it works fine but anything more sophisticated and you are out of luck.

By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:02:43 +0000

Can you compare online brokers that provide free trades? I know Zecco does but aren’t there others? What about Wells Fargo or some other brokers that give people free trades? Who do you like amongst those?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:08:44 +0000

Not many people know about OptionsHouse yet but they are doing a great job taking market share with just $2.95 per stock trade. They are owned by PEAK6 and is much smaller than the big players like Etrade but they offer a solid alternative. They don’t have the bells and whistles like an integrated bank or an ATM card but for trading purposes, the most important factor I care about is the commissions.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:09:12 +0000

I love Scottrade myself. There’s something to be said when every experience you have with the broker is a good one and whenever you have questions, it’s answered promptly and thoroughly. While it’s not the cheapest trade, it’s close enough for me to pick the better trading experience.

Who wants a free trading broker who can’t sustain itself in the long run anyway?

By: Investing School

Investing School — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:50:05 +0000

Scottrade and Etrade both have physical locations. In fact, Scottrade has more branches than Charles Schwab. I haven’t used Schwab because they have higher trading fees so I can’t comment on whether they are good or not (although I suspect they are).

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:03:56 +0000

Why not include Schwab in the listing? Because they’re not just online? Are there other discount brokers with Schwab’s model of online plus physical customer service centers that charge relatively low commissions?

By: Investing School

Investing School — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:56:05 +0000

I talked to the Zecco team and there’s no promotion code available anywhere right now that’s publicly available. Their offer is 10 free trades if you trade 25 times a month or if you have $25k in assets.

By: Investing School

Investing School — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:55:19 +0000

You’re right. Scottrade is a pretty good alternative and it’s just been added.