My Investing Plan.... Its interesting as hell....

[Sniper]

Each offers their own set of research tools, so you should take a look around...

A few to look at: E-Trade, Ameritrade, Scottrade, TD waterhouse, Schwab.

If you want to get a little more sophisticated, and with the size of your investable bankroll that you've mentioned elsewhere, you might consider it: Tradestation, CyberTrader.

Picking an online broker is a little like choosing which poker room to play at. They offer you pretty much similar services, at a roughly equivalent cost, just with a few different bells and whistles (bonuses).

[Emperor]

Problem with EFT's is you can't reinvest for free like with a mutual funds. So you get dinged for every buy after the initial one.

If you just have a lump sum to invest, then EFT's are a GREAT choice.

I own RSP(+38%) and QQQQ(+22%) WOOHOO!