The folks at StockBrokers.com have just released their 2011 broker survey. I was a little surprised that E*Trade took the #1 spot but that does make me feel a little better about dragging my feet on moving my IRA away from E*Trade. (I planned to do that a couple years ago mostly because of their [...]
Posted by 8 January 2008
January 8, 2008 Stock Market Recap
I finally decided on a new broker. Choosing a broker was a very frustrating experience for me. That’s partially because II was so comfortable & proficient with CyberTrader and I really hate the idea of having to familiarize myself with a new system. The other part of the frustration is that looking at these software [...]
Posted by 14 December 2007
Schwab Doesn’t Want Former CyberTrader Clients — I Need a New Broker…
Like they say, all good things must come to an end. I’ve been with CyberTrader since I started trading full time back in 1999. I can’t even imagine how much I’ve spent in commissions with them. That first year I spent about $30,000. It’s certainly dropped over the years, especially when I switched to per-share [...]
Posted by 4 April 2006
Anybody Know of a Good Brokerage for Day Trading?
I’m thinking of finally switching from CyberTrader. They just hit me with a $249 fee for not trading enough shares in March thanks to me misinterpreting their ever-changing rules on what you have to do to avoid that fee. I’m leaning toward Interactive Brokers but if anybody has recommendations for a good broker which doesn’t [...]
