I had Ameritrade before, but their server is very unreliable and they don't update my position, even my market orders for a long time, so forget about them ...
I use Datek for my regular account, they are fine ... Waterhouse for my IRA (I was with them before they have their web service), they are fine too ... Dreyfus for options - I think they have the lowest option commissions and their service is quite good ...
I think at this stage where the market moves so fast, you need to maintain at least 2 and preferably 3 accounts, so that if one server is down or busy, you can still transact using other accounts, or every minute you sit waiting, you might be losing quite an amount of money, overall, the above 3 firms are fine with me, no problem with any ... |