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Top 5 Reasons To Open A TradeKing Account

ashivapu — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:26:13 +0000

There are many reasons to open a TradeKing account and here are 5 reasons they think you should.

1. We have fair and simple pricing

At TradeKing, you will pay just $4.95 a trade plus 65 cents per option contract. Period. We don’t have any account minimums or hidden fees. We even charge the same price for broker-assisted trades. We think you will agree our low commissions are pretty amazing. But what’s really amazing is everything you get for the price.

2. Our customer service is rated the best

Sometimes it seems great customer service is a thing of the past. But not at TradeKing. We offer short hold times, fast email responses and instant online broker chat. Whatever you need from us, we’ll make it easy to get. No wonder SmartMoney and Kiplinger’s both gave our Customer Service their very highest ratings in their latest broker surveys.

3. To make the right trades, you need the right tools

When you open your account, you’ll get instant access to our award-winning suite of powerful research and trading tools, like MarketGrader Research Reports, our Maxit Tax Manager, Probability Calculator, Profit and Loss Calculator, Stock and Option Screeners, Technical Analysis Tools and much, much more. It’s all free to every client, with no minimum balances or minimum number of trades.

4. Our innovative Trader Network At TradeKing

You don’t have to trade alone. You can watch and interact with fellow traders and pros. You can share experiences, ideas and strategies. See what others are trading and how they are performing. You can even gather insights and analysis from the pros.

5. Account secure and protected up to $25 million

Our website uses industry-leading encryption technology to ensure a safe and secure web experience. And, with SIPC protection plus additional third-party insurance, you can sleep easy at night, knowing your assets are safe and sound with us up to the tune of $25 million.

Free MorningStar Subscription With OptionsHouse Account

ashivapu — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:24:32 +0000

Create a new account with OptionsHouse and fund it with $1,000 or more in a cash and users will receive 90 days of two trading idea newsletters from Morningstar — the Stock Investor Newsletter and the Option Investor Newsletter.

Morningstar is well-known name for its fair-balanced research, covering over 2,000 symbols with over 300 analysts. This is an exclusive offer that can only be obtained via OptionsHouse.

See our full review of OptionsHouse.

90 Days Free Coaching Program From OptionsHouse

ashivapu — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:18:59 +0000

Any new customer who funds a cash account with $1,000 or more will receive 90 days free of the OptionsHouse Investment Coaching program, a $347 value.

OptionsHouse launched this service in late February and has had tremendous response, especially given the mix of new retail investors and the current market conditions.

The most significant feature of the program is the ability to call a Coach 12 hours a day, 5 days a week as often as the student desires and talk for as long as they like. The program includes an online campus with 1,000+ pages of content including videos and twice-weekly webinars. For students who wish to continue the service after this offer, it is only $149 monthly.

To take advantage of this offer just sign up with OptionsHouse and fund your account with $1,000.

Zecco Zap Trade: Trade While Surfing The Internet

ashivapu — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:45:59 +0000

In another move to signify stock trading’s presence into the mainstream, Zecco has just launched a new featured called Zap Trade.

Zap Trade is an Internet browser plugin that automatically scans selected websites for ticker symbols and allows users to make a trade directly from that site.

Click the pink ‘Z’ on select sites
Get a real-time stock quote
Complete the trade ticket
Place a trade with Zecco Trading without leaving the site you’re on

Current users can download the plugin. Not a member of Zecco? Sign up for free.

See SBR’s review of Zecco.

Refer A Friend To Zecco Forex And Get $250

ashivapu — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:31:20 +0000

Not too long ago, Zecco launched their new Forex trading platform. Besides getting $50,000 in FAKE money for a Forex practice account, now Zecco members can also get $250 when they refer new users to Zecco Forex.

So if you got friends, family, or acquaintances that are interested in the financial market, then why not learn together?

To refer a friend, log into your Zecco account, click on the ‘refer a friend’ tab, and start sending invites out.

…oh yeah, your friends get bonus cash as well.

Trade Free For 60 Days With ETRADE

ashivapu — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:47:50 +0000

E*TRADE has launched a new Trade Free For 60 DAYS offer for new brokerage account customers.

Probably known more for their talking baby commercials, all members who open a new account can now trade free for 60 days. A minimum of $2,000 must be deposited into your account to experience the free trades.

See SBR’s full review of E*TRADE.

Top Stock Brokers Of 2010

ashivapu — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:05:32 +0000

The bear market seems to have come and gone, and more traders are coming out to play. Are you trading with the best? Below are the top stock brokers of 2010 as rated by Barron’s.

Ratings are from zero (lowest) to five stars (highest) and any point in between. Be warned: A high-ranking broker may not be the one that best suits your individual trading needs.

Broker	Trade Experience	Range of Offerings	Costs	Stars
thinkorswim	4.7	4.6	2.7	4.5
MB Trading	4.7	4.0	3.4	4.5
Interactive Brokers	4.4	4.5	4.2	4.0
TradeStation Securities	4.6	4.6	2.9	4.0
optionsXpress	4.4	4.1	1.9	4.0
Fidelity Investments	4.2	4.0	1.9	4.0
TradeKing	4.1	3.7	3.0	4.0

Find out what you need to open a stock broker account.

What’s Your Flavor?

The best overall brokerage might not be the best one for your needs. Sometimes you just want cheap commissions, more support, and/or other trading options. This is why many traders have more than one broker account.

Below are some individual rankings for different trading needs.

Best For Long-term Investing

Fidelity Investments
Charles Schwab
optionsXpress
TD Ameritrade
E*TRADE

Best For Frequent Traders

MB Trading
Lightspeed Trading
Interactive Brokers
ChoiceTrade
TradeStation Securities

Best For Options Traders

thinkorswim
tradeMonster
optionXpress
OptionsHouse
TradeKing

Best For Occasional Traders

Zecco
Lightspeed Trading
Interactive Brokers

Also see the best stock brokerages for new traders.

Interactive Brokers Review – The Ultimate Stock Brokerage

New Changes Coming To Zecco

ashivapu — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:12:58 +0000

While Zecco offers some of the cheapest stock trading commissions around, the relatively infant brokerage is still establishing itself, which was made evident by their recent CEO change.

Check out our full review of Zecco.

In a recent note to it’s users, Zecco announced some of the changes to expect in the coming days.

An expanded research section with streaming quotes and sophisticated analysis tools.
A free stock streaming application for continuous portfolio monitoring.
A supercharged stock screener to help find new trading opportunities.
The brokerage will also bolster their security efforts.

It is pretty obvious the the bulk of these changes were aimed at beefing up their tools and platform for the more experienced traders, which was much needed. To preview the changes (currently in BETA), visit hello.zecco.com/beta.

25% OFF Zecco GainsKeeper

100 Free Trade With OptionsHouse

ashivapu — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:00:09 +0000

OptionsHouse has steadily been growing under the radar. While options still come first, the flat $2.95 commissions per stock trade is awfully hard to ignore.

See our full review of OptionsHouse.

In order to the larger customer base with various trading styles OptionsHouse has developed a new, tiered pricing structure that provides customers with the flexibility to choose the rate that works best for them. Now all customers will have a low, competitive rate that will maximize the way they trade and provide them with the best overall value.

5 for $5 Option Trades

Catering to customers who generally trade less than 10 option contracts per leg, “5 for $5”, single-leg trades will be $5.00 for up to 5 contracts. The per-contract charge, for additional contracts, on this plan is $1.00. With the “5 for $5” plan customers who currently trade up to 5 contracts at OptionsHouse will see reduced pricing of 50%. Learn more.

$8.50 Option Trades

The other plan caters to the customer, who routinely trades more than 10 contracts per leg. In this plan, single-leg trades are $8.50, plus 15 cents per contract. Even with these new rates OptionsHouse continues to be a leader in the industry on low pricing for larger orders. Learn more.

100 Commission-Free Stock or Options Trade

New customers can take advantage of the free 100 trades until December 31, 2009. Learn more about OptionsHouse’s complete list of rates.

25% OFF Zecco GainsKeeper

ashivapu — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:17:30 +0000

One of the most annoying and tedious task involved in stock trading is transferring all your trading data for the year into tax friendly form fields. Depending on your brokerage it can definitely be a headache reading tons of printed out sheets.

See our full review of Zecco.

Zecco’s GainsKeeper is the ideal tool for monitoring capital gains and losses from your trading, and fully integrated with your Zecco account.

With GainsKeeper You Can…

Develop capital gains tax reduction strategies
Prepare your Schedule D tax form
Track your trading performance
Upload trading activity to tax preparation tools such as Turbo Tax®

For a limited time, Zecco users can save 25% and access GainsKeeper for just $24.99 for a 6 month subscription.

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