Discount Online Broker in US

[prius]

Hi,
I am gearing up for trading in the US market. I am in a process of deciding which online broker I should use. My slection criteria are as follows:
1. Commission
2. Fast execution
3. Outage of the web platform
4. Hidden Fees
5. After Hours Trading

Can we have a discussion about your experience?

Many thanks

[kittydashwood]

Schwab are best for research and contact.
Great platform, very fast. After Hours is not so good...However the fees are high on the international rate.

[Dazza]

prius did u manage to choose which broker account?

any recommendations any1?

[Dazza]

hey im about to cash in on my 2 american stocks, netting about 4k USD, and im just gonna do trading with them

currently national bank fees are $100 round trip

any one else trades on the american markets, that uses cheaper commission.

regards in advance

[Ricardo]

Best option if you are going to trade is to set up an account in the US. I use etrade, at US$9.99 a trade. Trading platform is excellent. I'm using power etrade pro, which requires 30 trades a quarter.
Cybertrader also seems to be well regarded. Trial available.

[Deev8]

quote:Originally posted by Ricardo

Best option if you are going to trade is to set up an account in the US. I use etrade, at US$9.99 a trade. Trading platform is excellent. I'm using power etrade pro, which requires 30 trades a quarter.
Cybertrader also seems to be well regarded. Trial available.

I use e*Trade as well. They have been very efficient.