Online Brokers: Reviews

Updated February 2009
 

Best online broker overall

 
Expert & User Review Sources:

SmartMoney.com: SmartMoney's 2008 annual survey lists the best and the worst online broker in each of six areas. SmartMoney staffers open ...

Barron's: Charles Schwab ranks right in the middle among the 23 brokers in Barron's annual rankings, but earns four out of five stars ...

Kiplinger Personal Finance: Editors at Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine evaluate a dozen brokerages by scrutinizing costs, site features and research ...

J.D. Power & Associates: Charles Schwab comes in third overall out of 15 brokers in this annual customer satisfaction survey of 6,000 self-directed ...

ConsumerReports.org: Consumer Reports rates 19 online brokers by opening accounts, making trades and calling each broker's customer service hotlines. ...

 

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Best discount broker

 
Expert & User Review Sources:

SmartMoney.com: SmartMoney's 2008 annual survey lists the best and the worst online broker in each of six categories, based on hands-on tests and ...

Barron's: Barron's presents its 2008 review of 23 online brokers, where companies are evaluated based on in-depth analysis of site ...

Kiplinger Personal Finance: Kiplinger's Personal Finance evaluates a dozen online brokers by opening accounts at each of them and testing their products and ...

ConsumerReports.org: Almost 20 online brokers are rated by Consumer Reports, where editors test each broker's research tools, site features and ...

StockTradingToGo.com: This website offers commentary from investment professionals and ranks online brokers based on cost alone. Blain Reinkensmeyer ...

 

Best for active traders

 
Expert & User Review Sources:

SmartMoney.com: The 16th annual survey of online brokers picks the best and the worst broker in each of six areas. Interactive Brokers is named ...

Barron's: Interactive Brokers ranks third overall out of the 23 online brokers included in the 2008 rankings chart at Barron's, which ...

Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Magazine: Subscribers to the magazine Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities name Interactive Brokers the best direct-access stock and ...

 

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Online Brokers Runners Up:

E*Trade

5 picks including: Barron's, SmartMoney.com…

ShareBuilder

4 picks including: Barron's, J.D. Power & Associates…

Scottrade

3 picks including: Barron's, J.D. Power & Associates…

TD Ameritrade

3 picks including: Barron's, J.D. Power & Associates…

Fidelity

2 picks including: Barron's, J.D. Power & Associates…

TradeStation

2 picks including: Barron's, Rival SC7600 VersaWare…

Zecco

2 picks including: Barron's, SmartMoney.com…

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