I been with Scottrade 10 years now for 7 bucks they are hard to beat and the service is the best I have my own scottrade office just down the street..for any problems So many other brokers come and go beware of that too.... just my 2 cents
Someone should mention that with Scottrade you can write checks against your balance and also use them to get your money back from shady brokers. I've had an account with them since 2000 and never made a trade. I got the account originally to trade treasury bonds but the right interest rates never materialized. Regards