Getting Started in Online Brokers

What every investor should know before investing with an online stock broker
Getting Started in Using Online Brokers provides a quick survey of online brokerages and guidance on how to decide between them. Investors will find information on the many factors one must consider before opening an account. It's one book every investor should keep next to the keyboard when venturing into the lucrative but risky world of online investing.

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Surveys the trading costs and features of 117 online brokers, such as transaction fees, execution time, minimum deposit required, and banking services offered. The author, who is a market researcher, first explains the basics of opening an account and placing stock orders, and offers advice on moneymaking strategies, computer equipment, and choosing an internet connection. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

KRISTINE DEFORGE is a research assistant with Quantech Research Group, an institutional investment research firm headquartered in New York City. In 1999, Ms. DeForge received the Psi Beta National Honor Society Award for excellence in stock market research.
LOREN FLECKENSTEIN serves as stocks editor of tradingmarkets.com, where he contributes to daily commentary on the stock market and provides instruction on trading tactics. Before joining tradingmarkets.com, Mr. Fleckenstein was a staff writer with Investor's Business Daily.