Quote Originally Posted by foolscap View Post
Hi there, I am also wondering about alternative brokers for option traders.
- I tried IB but I am young and do not have that much cash so I am not willing to put $25k into an options brokering account.
- I am trying halifax but am not quite liking how their accounts are set up at this stage, i.e. the password is a default password and there seems to be difficulty changing it? It seems like they are using third party systems and everything gets passed through a halifax agent.

Any ideas?
Have you thought about online options trading? www.optionsxpress.com.au is a sophisticated trading platform with access to numerous international markets.