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As a token of my appreciation I'll do whatever referral thing your brokerage does (if that's allowed by HN) if I choose your site.
Unless you are looking for education services or becoming a day trade, any discount broker will do. As with most things the more you pay the more you get, ie. thinkorswim isn't the cheapest but they focus on education
zecco, although you need to deposit more than $800 to get the free trades. don't have to actually make use of the full deposit amount, though
They even sent me a shirt when I asked for one on twitter :D
Make sure you don't qualify as a pattern day trader ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_day_trader ) Unless you are looking for education services or becoming a day trade, any discount broker will do. As with most things the more you pay the more you get, ie. thinkorswim isn't the cheapest but they focus on education
I'll mostly be buying cheap blue chips and companies that are basically hard hit by the current crisis but bound to make a comeback within 1-2 years. Which companies exactly I'm not sure yet.
A lot of my friends swear by ThinkOrSwim, you might want to check them out. http://www.thinkorswim.com/
zecco, although you need to deposit more than $800 to get the free trades. don't have to actually make use of the full deposit amount, though