WCJW said:Fishhead,
I am a newbie here so forgive me if you already know this. If you are looking to trade just plain vanilla stocks, BoA is probably fine. If you want to trade essentially everything, for very very low commissions, take a look at http://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/main.php
Not sure if this helps, but I have been lurking here for quite a while and greatly appreciate your posts and all the help you give poster, so I wanted to try and give back.