Broker Reviews so far:
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# = Number of folks submitting a review
rate = average rating (10 = best)
market = Price for market order
limit = Price for limit order
comments = submitted by reviewers
Broker Name # rate market Limit Comments
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Accutrade 1 7 reasonable service, fairly fast executions
Ameritrade 2 8 8 13 fairly reliable, good executions
Brown & Co 2 9 5 10 Good service, always up, make good on their trading errors not made by you
Datek 3 8 10 10 Good as a trading account, no options, free RT streaming, No Stop orders for NYSE
DLJ 2 6 20 20 Performance degraded lately, slow, "sucks", getting worse
Dreyfus 1 5 15 used for options only, poor layout of screens
ETrade 1 7 access to canadian markets, IPO availability, fast executions
Fidelity 2 8 15 20 Good service, reliable, good for options, Powerstation tool has great potential once bugs worked out
Eschwab 1 7 30 Occasionally fails, but backup system
Schwab Platinum 1 8 15 15 for <= 1000 shares. Different rules if > 1000?
Suretrade 1 7 8 10 only 1 order per stock, marginable > $2, low margin interest
Waterhouse 1 3 12 12 slow and long phone delays, good research
Web Street 1 3 10 15 Web site often displays wrong data, customer service polite but often gives wrong answers |
