Are there any decent retail brokers with order pricing somewhere in between IB and say Scott/Ameritrade? (I can't use IB any more and I was hoping to find someone with lower commissions than Scott and Ameritrade.
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- Thread starter ShoeshineBoy
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Tradestation has nice charting too... its a reasonable choice all round...
-Wrong info-
It's actually 1.2 cents per share up to 1500, then .75 cents for 1501+
http://www.tradestation.com/fees/default.shtm
Tony
Just my .02 worth -
major slippage, not direct access, very poor streaming quotes (java based crap) but their clearing and customer service is great. Every time I've ever called them I get a knowledgeable rep within a few rings - no getting put on hold -
a good broker for swing trades or buy n hold but definitely not for daytrading
I keep our IRA's there (no fees and no inactivity fee)
Paul
major slippage, not direct access, very poor streaming quotes (java based crap) but their clearing and customer service is great. Every time I've ever called them I get a knowledgeable rep within a few rings - no getting put on hold -
a good broker for swing trades or buy n hold but definitely not for daytrading
I keep our IRA's there (no fees and no inactivity fee)
Paul
Thanks for the info on Scotrade. I am debating between them, Ameritrade and Brown & Co. (I don't think I can afford the other.) I'm a swing trader so that's good to know.
My work uses a proxy server and TWS will not work with it nor do they have any work-around. I'm already signing up with Brown. My brother-in-law has had good luck with them and they're only $5/trade which beats both Ameritrade and Scotrade.