Pardon me for butting in, but what about Freetrade? Freetrade.com, you get 20 free trades a month, $3 after, by maintaining a $5000 balance in cash or stocks in your account. Ameritrade is $10.99 a trade. $1000 balance Quotetracker.com for streaming quotes is free. no L2 on pinks though.
Individual Cash Account The account ownership falls under one individual. All securities in a cash account must be paid in full.
Individual Margin Account The account ownership falls under one individual. A margin account allows the investor to borrow money for investing purposes by using the account’s existing equity as collateral.