What are the websites available where online trading (stocks) can be done? I know scottrade and they charge $7, and ShareBuilder charges $4. Which one of these two are better, based on the tools they provide? Also are there any other sites available for cheaper price per transaction or better service? Thanks in advance!!

I use mbtrading.com. With the pricing plan I'm on (there are several to choose from), each trade is $1 for 100 shares or less. Service has been pretty good too when I've needed it. The only thing is that you don't do trading through your web browser, you have to download and install a separate program, but you still trade over the Internet without the help of a broker.

no sharebuilder charge 4 only for trades placed before monday afternoon and trade on tuesdays.but most of the time, you rather do real time trading so you can feel more comfortable with the entry point, and that's where sharebuilder rip you off.Stick with Scottrade, realtime trade is 7 dollar flat. if you do lots of day trading you do not want to use sharebuilder as your commission can easily double compare to how much scottrade charges.zecco right now let you trade free for 30 days so you can try them as well.

Sharebuilder is good I use them, there is a site called zenco.com I believe they require $2500.00 in the acct but has free trading. also check out USA Today ask Matt on the money section he has a list of good online trading sites, and last but not least Motleyfool.com is a terriffic source for this kind of info.

Zecco offer its service w/o having to pay commission. check this review out:Zecco Review: The Cheapest Online Stock Trading Brokershttp://www.stock-investment-made-easy.com/zecco-review-the-cheapest-online-stock-trading-brokers.html

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