There is alot in this year's survey, published this weekend. Here is the Best Brokers table: Best Brokers For Long-Term Investors We looked for long-term planning tools, multiple ways to trade, (including talking to a live broker in person as well as on the phone), the ability to specify your wish to reinvest dividends online and the availability of online banking. After re-weighting the original ranking and adding these new items, here are the brokers who will do the job best over the long run: Fidelity Harrisdirect optionsXpress Schwab E*Trade Scottrade SiebertNet Ameritrade Apex Direct-Access for Active Traders We added additional points for the ability to implement an automatic trading system or to set up conditional trades, plus the quality of trend analysis and same-side/same-day pricing. After re-weighting the original ranking and adding these new items, here are the brokers who will do the job best for frequent traders: TradeStation ChoiceTrade Terra Nova RushTrade Interactive Brokers PreferredTrade Schwab - CyberTrader NexTrend Sources: Barron's survey of online brokers; company reports