Corvus: That's correct--I have to set up an account with optionsxpress as my brokerage, but no funding is required. They swear there are no fees for inactivity and data. I'll probably fund the account and use them anyway, especially as a backup brokerage--it's cool that they offer the freebie tools and I don't mind sending 'em some of my orders in exchange. By the way, sle had a good question for easyrider: what *is* the URL for the CBOE data service? I can't seem to find it on their website...