Something is wrong with a Broker when they raise their rates almost 1000% in one year for newbie traders. If your account is below $25,000, your going to get bent, if your new to Trading you need to make them give you the same rate as they give their $50,000+ accounts or move find another Brokerage. I loved Speed-Trader when I opened my first "per share" account, it was like the good old days with "MyTrack" $9.00- ECN rebates up to 200,000 shares depending on your account size. A new person opening a account with $15,000 in 2013 was able to buy 300 shares for $.99 - .0023 EDGX rebates, now that's gone! This type of massive price increase is not a good portent for smaller investors, perhaps they are focusing their energies on higher net-worth individuals and small accounts below $25,000 are too costly to deal with? I know kids with $15,000 accounts that generate ten to twenty trades a day holding their positions overnight, maybe that's why Speed Trader is leaving, the people with accounts below $25,000 are a pain in the butt? Speed-Trader will not open any account for you if you have less than $15,000 to deposit. A recent United State's Economic Statistic stated the average 40 year old has less than $8,000 in cash, I liked Speed-Trader, they were incredible when I started with them but they are losing focus and it's probably dealing with some of the crap small traders bring with them. Speed Trader is going to eliminate this problem by raising the minimum to open a account to $15,000 (Not a bad idea, people jump ships to Brokers chasing freebies and account suspensions are at a record high (i heard a rumor, it's one of those things you can't verify unless FINRA or NASD releaes that data.) so it's reasonable Speedtrader would attempt to bring in credible Traders who are loyal. For anyone with accounts less than $15,000, there are other options for you, lots of people who will take your money. For clients that have $24,000 to $15,000, here's the fees you can expect to pay. $6.95 plus $.50 per Option Contract. $6.95 Stock Trade plus other fees $6.95 plus $2.00 plus more fees to trade Penny Stocks $495 a month for their data fee package is not cheap, very expensive when compared to other firms like "Tradier", "E-Option Pro". I know it's not cheap being in this business, did they badly miscalculated the cost of doing business or are they trying to look more profitable to a possible suitor as people leave their Brokerage? The loyal Traders get stuck paying while others leave in droves getting wooo'ed by Brokers offering free "Alienware Desktops with six monitors". Can you tell me if Speed-Trader's platform imploded on you once you plugged in OPRA quotes?? Did their platform ever crash and leaving you in a position while your stock cratered and you can't open up your program?