Stocktrading, Few questions about the basic please?

[A Nobody]

All major brokerage firms and mutual fund companies provide their clients with on-line services, including trading platforms, latest market & financial news and research.

Customer need to select the site that is best for them. Traders have requirements in a site, while investors have other requirements.

Although most sites are geared to general securities and commodities, however customers may have special needs for the types of products they trade, and the markets in which they trade. .

It seems that the most popular firms for on-line investing/trading all of which provide excellent platforms and services are; Scottrade; Chas.Schwab; TDAmeritrade; Fidelity; E-Trade, Vanguard, T.Rowe Price and Thinkorswim. In your situation, you may be best served if you select Scottrade or Ameritrade

----Express ---- You have no idea what you’re talking about - By Federal law to open a margin account you need to have and maintain equity of at least $2,000, most firms require $3,500.
Also all trades in the equities markets settle in three business and the transactions are posted to accounts onth settlement day of the trade. ALL trades settle on the settlement day including margin transactions Required margins are calculated on a trade date bases but all trades still settle on the settlement date,
Not every one would agree with you comment that Facebook is the best stock of the week only those with little or no experience would make such a comment in this type of media