The Sun's Financial Diary

Zecco recently announced that it will give its existing and new customers unlimited free trades in both stocks and options. The online discount broker has been offering the standard 10 commission-free trades every month for its members with at least $2,500 initial funding in their accounts since last year. This new program will, even though [...]

I have a TradeKing account, but I didn’t use it as often as I did with Scottrade or Zecco and I didn’t really pay attention on how the stock quote is given in TradeKing. I usually check the quote before placing an order and I never noticed anything until yesterday when I was buying shares [...]

I have complained many times in the past the ugliness of Zecco’s interface. Not just because of its main color is gray, but also it’s difficult to use in general. Among the brokers I am using now or have used in the past, Zecco’s interface is probably the worst. Every time I use it, I [...]

Update: This promotion has expired. Just a quick reminder. There are a few more days left to take advantage of this $50+$20 bonus offer. Tonight, I was about to send out the first batch of bonuses I received from TradeKing to those who used my referrals to get a TradeKing account, then I realized that [...]

I haven’t used my Firstrade account for a while. Actually, the account is largely abandoned since I moved all my investments at Firstrade to TradeKing last December. Tonight, when I didn’t log into my account to send a referral to a reader, I noticed that Firstrade is now also offering a $50 cash bonus in [...]

TradeKing, a online discount broker, is running a Refer a Friend on National Friendship Day promotion which will give you $50 for a new account. I will make the promotion even sweeter. Are you using TradeKing? If not, are you considering getting an account? if so, then here’s your chance to profit from it, getting [...]

Early last month, I ran a poll here at this blog asking readers to name their favorite brokers. The purpose of that poll is to see what we ordinary investors are using when it comes to buy and sell stocks/ETFs and whether our choice coincide with experts’ opinion. When I search for a broker, my [...]

Looking for a cheap broker with excellent service? Check out TradeKing. It is an online discount broker which charges a flat $4.95 commission for every stock trade. Also, TradeKing has been ranked No. 1 Online Discount Broker by SmartMoney Magazine for two consecutive years in 2006 to 2007. I have wanted to write a review [...]