[petp_the_greek]

i use td ameritrade and have no complaints. they charge $10 per trade with no other account costs and maintenance or inactivity fees. plus u dont pay any commissions during the first 45 days, and they give you $100.

im sure e-trade is the same but one thing e-trade has that no other online broker has (at least to my knowledge) is the ability to trade stocks in (6 other) foreign countries....if that interests you. i did hear that their system went down last week on fed day due to the overwhelming volume though....but if youre not daytrading, i dont think that will be an issue.