MB Trading

Pros: 1. Cheap $1 per 100 share transaction. 2. Good customer support. Online Chat support.
Cons: Account management does not integrate current activity. Need to install software for online trading.

I started stocks trading with scottrade four years ago. Scottrade was good if you trade like once a while. Their fee was $12 per trade. As the volume of my trading activity increased, I started looking for another online broker that could be potentially ...

Pros: Cheap, fast trades, intuitive software platform, responsive customer service.
Cons: Options trading requires separate agreement and fees, IRA costs $30/year, ACAT out fee is $50

After closing out my Interactive Brokers account, I decided to try MB Trading based on recommendations I read here and elsewhere. So far, the difference has been between night and day. My experience at IB had been one with arbitrary, hidden fees so ...

Pros: Customer Service, extensive on line trading program, ISLD book avail.
Cons: No on line IRA trading, short list not as extensive as some other brokers

When initially selecting an on line broker, I scanned the internet sites and chat rooms trying to find someone that gave great service as well as providing me a vehicle for on line day trading.

MB Trading allows for level 2 quotes, extensive...

Pros: Easy to learn & use trading platform, helpful & courteous customer service
Cons: No GTC orders. Short list is limited.

I used MBTrading for about 8 months. Customer service was always helpful, they provide good instructions for using their trading platform & the platform itself is very intuitive & easy to use.

One problem was they did not have GTC orders, but they said this feature would be coming soon.

They also allow trading of OTC stocks and I like the fact that they offer 2 types of commissions .. when you are new & trading small amounts you can go with the penny-per-share commission and trade for $1-$2. When you grow more confident & increase share size to 1500+ you can switch to the $9.95 flat rate.

The main reason I left MBTrading to go to TradeStation was due to the advanced analytical trading platform offered by TS. With MBT I had to use an external analytical program which was not as good as the one TS has built in.

Pros: $2.95 per 100/l
ECN
STP FX ECN
Super tight spreads
Cons: No FX Options
Cant ACH more than $5k per month.

MBT certainly remains my favorite broker out of the three I have. I had spread my money equally giving each a fair shake for over the last year for FX trading. The software is very through, reliable and highly customizable. Many users on web boards seem to find this daunting, I on the other hand like a system that grows with me and can keep up with my needs, MBT’s NAVIGATOR certainly does. Commissions were just lowered to $2.95 per 100k with spreads tighter than FXCM, IB, GAIN, IBFX ( all of which I have had or have an account with). The support is solid and reliable as well. Certainly your own mileage may very however I am skeptacle of anyone who can honestly fault this firm.
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