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Best Brokers For Mobile Investors

ashivapu — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:20:52 +0000

Every month mobile trading takes on a bigger role in the life of an investor – both active and long-term. As the demand for mobile trading increases, more brokers are beefing up their services to feed this craving.

Advisory firm, Corporate Insight, recently released a list of top brokers for mobile trading. Coming in the top 5 include:

See SBR’s full list and reviews of stock brokerages that offer mobile trading.

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.

E*Trade On iPhone

ashivapu — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:11:56 +0000

Much talk has been spread about the importance and benefits of mobile trading or being able to actively manage your brokerage account regardless of where you are.

While there are a bunch of discount stock brokerages that offer mobile trading platforms or applications, no other broker has promoted this feature as much as E*Trade and their app, E*Trade Mobile Pro.

Check out the full review of the E*Trade.

E*Trade’s mobile trading is available for both iPhone and BlackBerry users. Don’t have one of those? Don’t worry… new users are eligible for a free BlackBerry Bold upon account sign up.

Features of E*Trade Mobile Pro:

Streaming real-time quotes
Easy stock and options trading
Live watch lists and portfolios
Quick cash transfers

Discount Stock Brokerages That Offer Mobile Trading Apps

ashivapu — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:47:31 +0000

In today’s market, its not enough to just have tools to trade from your computer, now many people require some sort of application or program that will allow them to trade stocks from their mobile device such as an iPhone or BlackBerry.

While there are a bunch of financial related apps to do things like stock research and tracking on mobile devices… being able to actually connect with your brokerage account and execute orders can prove to be a very powerful and profitable endeavor.

A list of brokerages that offer mobile trading applications.

Note: Apps can be found and downloaded through the actual phone, iTunes, or individual brokerage site.

Broker	Commissions (stocks/options)	Acct. Minimum	Best For
TD Ameritrade	$9.99 / $9.99+.75 per contract	$0	New, Long-term
thinkorswim	$9.95/stock trade (5000 shares max) or $.015/share (500 min)	$500	Everybody
E*Trade	$12.99/$12.99+.75 per contract.	$0	New, Long-term
Scottrade	$7/$7+1.25 per contract.	$500	Everybody
OptionsHouse	$2.95/$8.50+0.15 per contract.	$1000	Everybody
Zecco	$4.95 / $4.95+.50 per contract	$0	Everybody

Why would you want to mobile trade?

With mobile trading apps you can trade from work, in traffic, at the auto shop, while getting a haircut, during school, and virtually anywhere by just using your phone. Basically it makes it possible to actively trade without needing to be by an actual computer all day.

Learn more about mobile trading.

Get $500 Cash From E*Trade With A 401k Rollover Offer

ashivapu — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:15:16 +0000

From now until the end of 2009, E*Trade is offering to deposit $500 cash into your account when you roll over your 401k.

You can read the full E*Trade review here.

With an E*Trade IRA you have access to 7,000+ mutual funds and every ETF sold, easy-to-use tools to help you choose investments, and FREE retirement education & webinars.

Remember this offer only last until the end of the year. Wo if you are looking to inject new life into your 401k, then take advantage of this offer before it expires.

Get 100 Commission Free Trades in an E*TRADE IRA. No-fee, no minimums.

Best Stock Brokerage For New Traders

ashivapu — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:01:59 +0000

If you are new to trading, then trying to find the perfect stock brokerage can be hard to do. Honestly, there is no such thing as the perfect brokerage, so the key is to find something that meets most of your needs and remember that at any time you can easily close your account and move elsewhere.

The one constant in trading the financial markets is that you need a brokerage to do it. Whether you buy long, day trade, or short, you need a stock brokerage to do it. Usually the hardest move to start trading stocks, is to open an account.

Which brokerage has what I need? Is the price structuring fair? Does it have the tools needed to help facilitate my trading as well as any growth? The answer to these questions is what ultimately determine if a stock brokerage is good for you or not.

The brokerages in the list below all have low account minimums, great tools and support, and the ability to grow with you.

The following is a chart of the best online discount stock brokerages for new stock traders.

Broker	Commissions (stocks/options)	Acct. Minimum	Best For
TradeKing	$4.95 / $4.95+.65 per contract	$0	Everybody
Zecco	$4.95 / $4.95+.50 per contract	$0	Everybody
TD Ameritrade	$9.99 / $9.99+.75 per contract	$0	New, Long-term
OptionsHouse	$2.95 / $9.95	$1000	Everybody
thinkorswim	$9.95/stock trade (5000 shares max) or $.015/share (500 min)	$500	Everybody
E*Trade	$12.99/$12.99+.75 per contract.	$0	New, Long-term
Scottrade	$7/$7+1.25 per contract.	$500	Everybody

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E*Trade Review – Rated Number 1 Online Broker

ashivapu — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:33:08 +0000

By far the most active online stock brokerage when it comes television commercials, E*Trade has taken up the slot has the most popular online stock brokerage. At one time opening up 10,000 accounts a day.

What makes E*Trade vastly different than most other online stock brokerages is that they are almost a full running bank. Besides managing your market trading, you can also control various retirement and banking needs all from E*Trade, which may appeal to those looking for an all-in-on type of brokerage (Also consider TD Ameritrade).

Too many awards? For three straight years, SmartMoney has named E*Trade the number 1 online stock broker. They also received 5 stars in customer service, tools, research, and banking services; however, all these accolades do not come cheap, especially when we are talking about the commissions.

While E*Trade is a great brokerage for new and long-term traders, the commissions are vastly high compared to its peers.

Trade from your computer or phone. While many traders might complain about the high commissions, many of these same traders also rave about E*Trade’s tools and platforms. Although they have the typical PC-based and streaming platforms, E*Trade boasts one of the best mobile trading applications around.

Stock Brokerage Details

Commissions: Stocks $12.99 per trade; Options $12.99 plus $0.75 per contract. Various requirements can knock your commissions all the way down to $6.99.

Account Minimums: $1000

Fees: Execute 1 trade per quarter or maintain a balance of plus $10,000, to avoid quarterly maintenance fee of $40. There are also tons of other criteria that you can meet, to avoid the fees.

Overall, E*Trade is best for new and long-term traders looking to take a more prudent approach to investing and managing their money. Depending on your specific numbers, commissions may be a turn off to more active and advanced traders.