SmartMoney 2010 Broker Review

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View results and highlights from the SmartMoney 2010 review of online brokers. This annual broker survey includes many popular online brokers and ranks them in easy to understand categories.

Fidelity Investments

Fidelity Investments Review

Online trades only $7.95, all the time.
25 different iShares ETFs available for commission-free trading.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$7.95	$7.95	$0.75	$0.00

ETRADE

ETRADE Review

Trade for free your first 60 days (up to 500 free trades) with any newly funded account of atleast $2,000 (Learn more).
Rated the #1 Online Broker by SmartMoney for three straight years**

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$9.99	$9.99	$0.75	$500.00

TD Ameritrade

TD Ameritrade Review

Trade free for 60 days and receive up to $600 cash with any new account.
Gain access to over 100 commission free ETFs.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$9.99	$9.99	$0.75	$2,500.00

Charles Schwab

Charles Schwab Review

Offers $8.95 flat-rate trades regardless of trade size, account balance, or share price.
Was rated highest in investor satisfaction with self-directed services by J.D. Power and Associates, 2009.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$8.95	$8.95	$0.75	$1,000.00

TradeKing

TradeKing Review

Rated #1 Online Broker for Customer Service by SmartMoney in 2010**.
Transfer your broker account to TradeKing and have up to $150 in transfer fees reimbursed (Learn More).

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$4.95	$4.95	$0.65	$0.00

Scottrade

Scottrade Review

Straight forward commissions for both stocks and options.
Gain access to over 500 local branch offices throughout the United States.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$7.00	$7.00	$1.25	$500.00

WallStreet*E

WallStreet*E Review

Mobile trading support added February 2011.
Trade stocks and options.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$9.99	$15.00	$1.25	$0.00

Firstrade

Firstrade Review

Fund your new account with $1,000 or more and receive 250 free trades (Learn More).
Over 11,000 mutual funds to choose from.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$6.95	$6.95	$0.75	$0.00

Just2Trade

Just2Trade Review

$2.50 equity trades.
Trade platform updated in January 2011.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$2.50	$2.50	$0.50	$2,500.00

Muriel Siebert

Muriel Siebert Review

Large selection of fixed income securities.
Advanced order types supported.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$14.95	$30.60	$2.00	$0.00

optionsXpress

optionsXpress Review

Have received at least 4 stars in the Barron's Review of Online Brokers the last 9 years.
Receive $100 when you fund a new optionsXpress account with $500 (Learn More).

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$8.95	$0.00	$1.50	$0.00

Zecco

Zecco Review

$4.95 equity trades.
ZeccoShare Community home to over 200,000 traders sharing investment research and ideas.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$4.95	$4.95	$0.65	$0.00

ShareBuilder

ShareBuilder Review

Transfer your broker account to ShaerBuilder and have up to $100 in transfer fees reimbursed.
One Month Free Trial with all new accounts.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$9.95	$9.95	$1.25	$0.00

SogoTrade

SogoTrade Review

100 Free Trades when you open a new Sogotrade Account.
$100 Account Transfer refund when you move your account to Sogotrade.

Stock Trades*	Options Base*	Options Contract*	Minimum Deposit
$3.00	$5.00	$0.50	$500.00

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