I do not think the opinion of one individual should be a consideration of choosing a broker. Of course one person will swear at a broker and another will swear by a broker. Really it is a personal struggle to find the broker for you. Really they are there to make money off of you. If you want someone that really wants to help you then go look for a good money manager. Brokers could care less about you success, just like the market, so really it is all about what you can get out of the broker. Maybe they have low transaction cost, maybe good leverage, maybe some good charting package. There are a numbers of reasons to choose a broker, too many to list here in this post. Perhaps make a list of your priorities of what you need in a broker and see which broker can fulfill most if not all of your priorities. But then your job isn't done. Then you actually need to use that broker and see if you can get along without you getting screwed over. No matter what anyone says about a broker it is in your best interest to choose a broker based on your needs on desires that you need fulfilled, not someone else's'. Heave this warning though, a broker can seem all dandy during a demo period and can be come a devil once you sign your soul away.
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