i have an account at zecco. only $30k in there, but i get 10 free trades a month and have been happy so far with them. i have a $10k account with scottrade. i like the local office, but i don't like their website much. TDAmeritrade has historically been my broker (8 years). i've had $160k in there for a year or so...if you trade enough or have an account > $100k then the customer service is a little better. also check out the brokerages services available at your bank. i can't say much about it since you need to keep balances of $25k in checking/savings to qualify - and i sure don't leave that kind of money sitting around - i'd rather lose it in the markets.
How is their "back testing" software? I wish scottrade had something like this. Anyone have I-zone...hows that platform?
i have izone but am so busy i rarely trade, i might not be correct, but i think the only difference is izone is for usa residents only and the fees / pricing is different you pay a monthly subscription fee for streaming quotes with izone (if you want them) streaming quotes are extra, plus you can negoiate better than standard pricing if you do lots of volume - or so it's rumoured 4xs account value for intraday 2xs overnight just like you would expect i like ameritrade / izone but if i had time to trade a lot and were shopping for a broker - i'd look at sogotrade too Peace
Ameritrade/iZone gives you rock-bottom commissions ( $5.00 per trade ), but you are not allowed any telephone support. It is for Internet based trading, and any communications are via e-mail. http://www.izone.com/costs.html