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CharlesSchwab

Open an account: 
Apply online, download the applications,and send it to Schwab mailing address.

Free information for visitors:

• Delayed Quotes and Charts 
• News, research and opinion from a variety 
• of independent, third party sources. 
• View and compare any of the 1,400 mutual funds 
• available through Schwab. 
• Company news and research (demo only) 
• Market news (demo only) 
• Reports are available on over 14,000 
• Publicly traded U.S. stocks and mutual funds. 
• Retirement Investing. 
• General investment planning. 
• Investor's glossary 
• Guide to financial independence 
• Lots of free stuff.

• Active trader services 
• Advisors - connect with an independent investmentmanager in your area. 
• Global investing service and more.

Fill the online application form and youwill get an application package via postal mail. 

Trading guide - the basics: how to trade?when to trade? etc.  for non members also.

Information  for Datek customers: 

Free Charts and News - As an additionalservice, Datek Online customers receive 
access to premium information on stocksand business; including current news and
charts showing recent activity and stockperformance from well know information 
providers including: BigCharts, NewsAlert,and Thomson Investors Network. 

Datek Online customers may open a widevariety of accounts, including individual, 
IRA, joint, corporate, and custodial accounts. 

No trading demo option. 

E*TRADE

One of the comprehensive online investmentsites.

Tax-lot accounting, screening tools forfinding stock and mutual fund investments, 
and portfolio analytics that show profitand loss by security. 

Account information does not update inreal-time, transaction history is only provided 
for a fixed date range.

DLJDirect

One of the comprehensive on line investmentsites.
Pay no opening or monthly fees.
No initial deposit required in most cases.
Easily transfer accounts to DLJ Direct.

Apply for account by all ways: inbrowser, download the DLJ free online investment 
software, by mail or printed applicationform.
Free information for web site visitors:

Trading and portfolio demo option.
Free market information, quotes, newseven for non registrations (real time quotes only 
for members)
Research and ideas - search DLJ databasesof over 7,000 mutual funds or 4,500 public 
companies, or just need fresh investmentideas, you can find it all right here in section.
Full customer service.

Suretrade.com

A Comprehensive Internet Broker For IndependentInvestors. 
U.S Clearing Corp., a wholly owned subsidiaryof The Quick & Reilly Group, Inc., is 
Suretrade.com clearing firm. 

Open an account:

Apply Online, Download the Applicationsand send it to Suretrade.com mailingaddress. 

Free information for non members: 

• Free charts. 
• Free quotes. 
• Free news. 
• Financial glossary 

IRA Accounts, Custodial Accounts, TrustAccounts, Many other types
of accounts are also available.

Investment tools offer a rich collectionof investment research including over 25 topname
publications, FREE stock screening tools,Market Guide reports,Morningstar on Demand, S&P Stock reports and more.

No demo option.

Ameritrade

The firm offers basic, intermediate, andadvanced level order entry screens. 
$8 commissions for any market orders.Their advanced options capability is a market leader:
if you want straddles and spreads withouta phone call, Ameritrade is for you.

Key features:

100 free real-time quotes per trade, market-leadingorder entry system, navigational design 
that is being copied by the world. 

Key shortfalls:

No mention of customer service hours onthe visitors site. Demo is limited to trading, account,
and quote screens, while information aboutresearch is buried. 

JackWhite & Company

Established by Jack K. White in 1973. $5per trade through their InterConnect program. 
Opening an account via mail or telephone- no online form.

Free information for visitors:

• Free time quotes. 
• Charts. 
• Market summary. 
• Industry groups - enables you to obtain aquick quote on major industry groups. 

• Retirement account. 
• Jack White visa gold card option. 
• Ultimate market account. 

JBOxford & Company

JB Oxford is a member of  the discountbrokerage community.
An access to two sophisticated brokerlesssystems for trading: the Internet Trading
System and Telephone Trader.
Using the internet accessing IRA, CorporateAccount,Investment Club Account, etc. 
Opening account  for non-U.S citizens.

• Stock certificates can be sent to customer.(additionalcharge for this service.) 
• No trades or cancels via email or fax. 
• LEAPS trades can be done with the internet. 
• Mutual funds can be trade only by phone. 
• Trading demo option. 
• Free historical price charts.(free registrationis required) 
• Loan rate widget - it will take a loan, itslength, and its interest rate and compute your 
• monthly payment and the amount of interestyou'll pay over the life of the loan. 
• Retirement planning widget. 
• Many financial links. 
• Asian market information.

PC Quote, Inc. is one of the world's premierelectronic
providers of real-time securities quotationsand news. Based in
Chicago, the company's clients includebrokerage firms, trading
firms, banks, insurance companies, professionalfund managers,
institutional traders, corporate financedepartments, and
individual investors. 

Members features:

 
• Lots of Free Information Provided. 
• 50 free real time quotes as a bonus for startingan account. 
• Trading demo. 
• Yes free information for web site visitors. 
• Yes bonds and mutual funds options. 

The Mr. Stock Online trading site offers:
In addition to the internet access - 24Hour Touch-Tone Automated Phone Access. LiveBroker 
Assistance One Hour Before Market Opensto One Hour After Market Closes .

Main features:

Lots of Free Information Provided.
Retirement: information and account.
Special accounts available:

•  IRA 
•  SEP-IRA 
•  Roth-IRA 
•  Profit Sharing Plan 
•  Money Purchase Plan 
•  Lots of financial ,investment and generallinks. 
• Mr. Stock FAQ.

Open an account: 
Apply online, download the applicationsand send it to Wall Street mailing address. Or by e-mail. 

Free information for visitors: 

• Free charts and quotes. 
• Trading demo. 
• Special trading demo for advisors and brokers. 
• Financial Counseling . 
• Corporate, Trust & Retirement Accounts. 
• Insurance Services . 
• Information Management Services 
• Portfolio Management Services 
• Cyber advisor option 

TradingDirect

Trading Direct is The Internet Divisionof York Securities Inc. 
Online registration only. Sending initialdeposit by mailing your check, made payable to U.S. 
Clearing Corp. to Trading Direct mailingaddress. 

Main features: 

• Full demo option. 
• No bonds trade. 
• Creating "portfolio tracker" to keep trackof  favorite securities. 
• Updating the portfolio account by the internet. 

Delayed quotes, option quotes, symbol lookup.
Investment tools: Financial glossary,Company Profiles on more than 12,000 U.S. public 
companies. Market snapshot -  IntradayGraphs, Indices, Statistics, Headlines, Commentaries 
Reports, Customization. 

Trade-Well

Trade-Well Discount Investing is a discountbrokerage firm located in the financial district of 
New York City.Open an account: onlineapplication form or by Trade Well mailing address.
4 ways to trade:

1. Via internet 
2. Touch tone telephone. 
3. Trade-Well's Wireless Trader- advanced financialmanagement software, users can
4.  connect  to financial markets fromvirtually anywhere. 
5. PC Invest - Trade-Well Windows based tradingand account information software 
6. allows you to enter equity, option and mutualfund. 

• Full demo option. 
• Financial links. 
• Free institutional research - The Focus ListReview is a Josephthal & Co.,  monthly 
• publication highlightingthose buy rated stocks the analyst believes will materially 
• outperform the general market, on a short-to-intermediate-termbasis. For a stock to be
• included on the Focus List, it must also meetthe criteria of the Institutional Equities 
• Review Committee.
• No quotes available. 

Computel Securities is a division of ThomasF. White & Company , Inc. 

Free information for visitors:

• Free quotes. (Free real time quotes for members) 
• Full demo option. 
• Financial glossary. 
• Delayed stock quotes. 

• Computel offers news and research from ReutersInformation Services. 
• Charting Options. 
• Personalized Market Snapshot. 
• Portfolio Tracker. 
• Web site visitors features: 

IRA, SEP, corporate, investment clubs,are available but will require additional forms. 

Discover Brokerage Direct, Inc. (formerlyLombard Brokerage, Inc.) is a leading provider of 
investment services and information viathe Internet.

Main features:

3 Ways to Invest: touch tone telephone,speaking to a trained broker, secure Internet website.

Many Investment Products (includes I.R.A.),investment information, including real-time and 
delayed quotes, intraday and historicalgraphs, breaking news, earnings and analysis reports
and market summaries (all this informationis for registrations).
Trading demo option.
Trading Terms - alphabetical list, tradingtips.
Almost no free information (free quote,graphs - only after registrations.)