What is the best online trading service?

[champdmb]

etrade, scottrade, fidelity, or td ameritrade?

i am looking to open an account, let me know of your preference and experiences.

thanks.

[Mega B]

I can only speak about UK accounts but i have a Etrade Direct market account and also CMC which both provide CFD facilities and the latter a Spread Betting account also which is Tax free,both based out of London.

[BusinessAdviser]

I've been very happy with Ameritrade.

[JohnnyBudZ]

Scottrade 100%

[nocci01]

thinkorswim Home - Stock Option Investing - Stock Option Trading - Online Trading Stocks and Options is a very good one

[Gaulkin]

Depends what you trading. If your going to trade penny stocks you go with Ameritrade, anything else you go with Scottrade.

[RLorenzen]

When I first opened a broker account I used Sharebuilder because there are no account fees and no account minimum. Since then, I have had no problems with the account and they have lowered their commission by $5 so I've stuck with them.

In my opinion, Sharebuilder is a great, low cost option.

*As per Dale King's "Be careful...." thread, take this advice at your own risk or do not listen to it at all.*

[runswit2guns]

i dont know

[Hamilton55]

Skip on the Etrade unless you plan on investing Large sums of money, they are VERY expensive they Nickel and Dime Every drop out of you. That is why I am in the process of trying to get my money out.

[KatherineB]

If you're really serious about trading you should consider Interactive Brokers. Low commissions and near-professional grade trading platform (tons of information on your screen, and very fast). Thinkorswim (mentioned above) is also very good.

I also have an Etrade account, and I agree their commissions are really high unless you are a pretty active trader with large transactions.