Online Brokers: Ratings
Find the best online broker that suits your investment needs. A top online stock broker has not only competitive trade commissions but also great trading tools, a strong research platform, a variety of investment options, and top notch customer service.
Compare online brokers using the stock broker table below. Sources include the 2009 Barrons online brokers review and the Smart Money discount brokers review 2009.
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TradeKing
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ETRADE
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Scottrade
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Options- House 
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trade MONSTER 
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MB Trading 
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Firstrade
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Options- Xpress |
trade MONSTER |
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Zecco 10 free trades every month with 25 trades/month or $25,000 balance, $4.50 otherwise. OptionsXpress $9.95 with 9+ trades per quarter, $14.95 otherwise. 
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| Trade Commissions |
$0.00 | $4.95 | $9.99 | $7.00 | $2.95 | $9.95 | $7.50 | $4.95 | $6.95 |
| Options Trade Base | $4.50 | $4.95 | $9.99 | $7.00 | $8.50 | $12.95 | $7.50 | $0.00 | $6.95 |
| Options Per Contract | $0.50 | $0.65 | $0.75 | $1.25 | $0.15 | $0.75 | $0.50 | $0.95 | $0.75 |
| Broker Assisted Trades | $19.99 | $4.95 | $54.99 | $27.00 | $2.95 | $9.95 | $7.50 | $4.95 | $26.95 |
| Margin Rates |
7.20% | 6.50% | 7.49% | 7.50% | 4.45% | 6.25% | 7.50% | 7.45% | 7.75% |
| Minimum Deposit | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
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