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Ameritrade
Visit AmeritradeAnother well-established online broker with a thorough set of research tools and investment guidance.
Ameritrade has a flat-rate trade commission of $9.99 and offers more than 13,000 mutual funds including some no transaction-fee funds. The minimum initial deposit is $2000.
Complete pricing is available here.
Charles Schwab
Visit Charles SchwabOffers investment and retirement services as well as traditional banking (checking, savings, lending, etc). Winner of the J.D. Power and Associates "Highest in investor satisfaction with self-directed services" award.
The standard trade commission is $8.95. Additionally Schwab offers no-fee ETFs and mutual funds. The typical initial deposit is $1000.
Full pricing can be found here.
Scottrade
Visit ScottradeScottrade is an online discount broker aimed at keeping trading cost and other fees low while maintaining quality research tools and retirement services.
The standard trade commission is $7.00 and they carry more than 2,800 no transaction-fee mutual funds. The minimum deposit to open an account is $500.
Full pricing information can be found here.
e-trade
Visit etrade.comOne of the largest online stock trading sites. In addition to investment services, e-trade has a comprehensive set of research tools as well as retirement and banking services if you're looking to consolidate your accounts.
The standard trade commission is $9.99, going down to $7.99 if you make over a 150 trades per quarter. They also have over 1,100 mutual funds that carry no transaction fee. The initial minimum deposit is $1000.
More pricing information is available here.
In 2010, E-trade received 5-star ratings from both Barron's and SmartMoney for their online brokerage services