E*Trade
E*Trade was one of the first online trading services and paved the road for many of the online brokers that would follow. Their diverse selection of investments and wide range of services make E*Trade appealing to both the casual investor and trader.
E*Trade has a tiered pricing schedule that will work in your favor if you have $50,000 in investment assets or make more than 1500 trades per quarter. Unlike many of the other online traders, they charge a $40/quarter maintenance fee if you have less than $10,000 in assets. If you don’t yet have large account or don’t trade a lot, this probably isn’t the service for you.