I had to put BPTrader on ignore long time ago. For some reason his posts have a way of getting under my skin. Even reading his quotes when people reply to him annoys me. What a tool!
since u didn't reply to the issue of the additional expenses when executing with a spread broker the statement stands that u have never dealt with a spread broker or there is the possibility that u are ignorant of the existence of spreads in connection with this type of transaction. spread brokers are good way to the poor house and are illegal in the US. in either case not a good show.
That indicates you are not very smart. I predict that YOU WILL FAIL in trading. Read the above sentence in 10 years and you will realize I am right.
If you're making trades of hundreds of thousands of dollars each, commission should be the least of your criteria. Look at the broker's customer service. If your order gets stuck, do you want to wait 30 minutes for a rep to pick up the phone?
OP was comparing the commission rates of brokers, not execution. If I go to a subdivision and try to buy a house, I will start by comparing the prices of a few houses. I will tell the seller of one house that his price is higher than that of another house. If the seller disagrees with me by telling me that his house has a blue-color chimney, he is not going to sell his house to me, because he is totally off the point of discussion=price. Again, OP was comparing the commission rates, not how many local offices the broker has in your metropolitan area. If you idiots don't even have the mental capability of staying on the point of discussion, I guess there is no chance you idiots will make money in the market. I don't know you posters, but I assume you are idiots until proven otherwise.