Etrade was very upfront about trading costs $12.99. What they don't mention is the fact that you have to invest at least $2000.00 with them or buy stock every quarter or they will charge you $40.00. The customer service agent said, after the fact, that I just had to type "fees" in their search engine and read the terms and conditions (I loss track of how many pages of terms and conditions there are). I've been laid off since October of '08 so investing has not been my top priority. I've lost $80.00 in fees and will lose the rest of my $500.00 eventually if I don't pony up more money to buy more stock or try to sell my stock... At $12.99 per trade, plus loss on stock.
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