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Zecco Forex Trading Offer, $200 Cash

Blain Reinkensmeyer — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:55:24 +0000

Today Zecco informed all members they are doing a special for all new Zecco forex trading clients. Fund a new Zecco forex account and make your first trade before July 31st to earn up to $200 cash.

After some digging we found that Zecco has teamed up with GAIN Capital for their forex trading offering. Some of the Zecco forex highlights:

up to 100:1 leverage
trade 37 currency pairs
access to the Zecco community
free $50,000 practice accounts

New users can earn up to $200 cash for their accounts by making an initial deposit that falls within one of the below categories alongside making atleast one forex trade before July 31st:

Click here for more information or to open a Zecco forex account and redeem your cash.

Zecco is known for being the online stock broker that offers free stock trades to its clients. The ZeccoShare Community is also popular with currently over 150,000 members that can connect, share market insight, show their actual trades, etc.

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Zecco Beats Industry Benchmarks for Trade Quality and Speed

Blain Reinkensmeyer — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:16:56 +0000

Zecco, the $0 stock trades broker, has finished its trade quality and execution research and published the results which were positive across the board. Highlights include execution time of 1.07 seconds average for trades and 59% of orders executed at better prices than the National Best Bid or Offer (aka NBBO).

What most active traders look for is execution time or speed. Execution time is critical for getting the best price because all investors desire the exact bid or ask quote they see live on their screens and not a penny more or less.

Four categories were tested in total with data from January – July 2008. Speed category results are shown below.

View all the results on the Zecco website. Read our full Zecco Review.

Comments are open for this post so any Zecco members who want to dispute or support these claims based on personal experience feel free to do so.

Zecco’s New Logo Revealed

Blain Reinkensmeyer — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:41:20 +0000

Zecco, the top online stock broker that offers $0 stock trades has just released their brand new logo. With a community of over 150,000 members a new logo is a smart move and takes their professional brand to a new level.

We have copies of both the Zecco logo and the Zecco Trading logo which are the same just different wording. Both new logos are now displayed live on the Zecco site.

New Logos:

The pink has always been a trademark color for Zecco so to see them merge it with black is pretty cool. The colored bars also add a nice touch.

Zecco is featured as one of the Top Stock Brokers here on StockTradingToGo. Read our full Zecco Review.

Zecco Offers Free Stock Trades For The Whole Month

Blain Reinkensmeyer — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:41:52 +0000

Zecco has announced that this month is customer appreciation month and as a result they will be giving all clients new and current free stock and options trades for the whole month!

Those who have read our Zecco review know that the broker already offers 10 free stock trades per month which is a great deal in itself.

The deal extends for the full month of October and is a great opportunity for new Zecco member (Register Here) to take advantage. I know many active traders that will be also able to completely take advantage of this Zecco offer, so it should be a great month for everyone.

Below is the banner that was included in the announcement email. Nice work Zecco, keep the free trades coming !

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Zecco Zirens, Chicks and Stock Education

Blain Reinkensmeyer — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:05 +0000

Zecco has taken stock videos to a new level by introducing the Zecco Zirens, three chicks who educate investors on the stock market. These hosts are not only distracting but humorous and are Zecco’s latest way to shake things up.

There are only three videos available currently featuring the new Zecco Zirens but we assume that there will be more arriving in the future. The videos offer a good explanation as to why beautiful young teachers don’t wear black dresses and makeup to work…

View all three videos by heading to Zecco.com and clicking on the “Education” tab.

Zecco Review, Free Stock Trades

Blain Reinkensmeyer — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:07:28 +0000

Zecco is known for being the online stock broker that offers free stock trades to its clients. This Zecco review will break down discount broker Zecco and its community of investors and active traders.

Some of the reasons for investors to choose stock broker Zecco over its competitors:

1. 10 free stock trades per month!*

2. No Account Minimums.

3. No Inactivity Fees.

4. Trade Stocks, Mutual Funds, Options, ETFs, and now Zecco Forex offers forex trading.

5. Zecco trading offers premium investment tools available such as Quotestream II and performance + tax planning tools with GainsKeeper**.

6. Open a Traditional, Roth, or Rollover IRA.

7. Gain access to the ZeccoShare Community of over 100,000 investors with Forums, Blogs, Groups, and your own site profile.

8. Get free access to investment research from the Standard & Poor’s.

9. A variety of free tools are available for options traders such as an options calculator and Options Analytics.

* Trade Commissions – To maximize Zecco trading receive up to 10 free stock trades per month with an account of atleast $25,000 or with 25 trades per month. All trades above and beyond are just $4.50 per trade. Options are $4.50 + $.50 per contract.

** Quotestream II is $19.99 per month. Gainskeeper is a two month free trial and costs $24.99 per 6 months thereafter.

Check out the Zecco trading site for yourself and see what you think of free stock trading. Does discount broker live up to all the hype?

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10 Great Online Stock Broker Advertisements

Blain Reinkensmeyer — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:00:24 +0000

With so many online stock brokers to choose from it can be tough to sort through all the advertisements you see throughout the web. It seems that the bigger the stock broker the more money they have to spend on a variety of different advertisements targeted at investors.

I went searching for online broker ads as a result and found 10 that I thought were pretty good. For the sake of fitting them all I only focused on smaller button ads.

Which one do you think best grabs your attention?

TD Ameritrade Advertisement, “No maintenance fees.”

TD Ameritrade Advertisement, “$9.99 trades. No surprises.”

Charles Schwab Advertisement, “Back test your trading strategies.”

Charles Schwab Advertisement, “Learn how to keep more of what you make.”

Scottrade Advertisement, “Up to $100 back when you switch.”

Scottrade Advertisement, “No-Fee IRA.”

Zecco.com Advertisement, “$0 Stock Trades.”

Advertisement, “$4.95 A Trade, Join Today.”

Advertisement, “Get $50. Switch now.”

Etrade Advertisement, “100 Free Trades.”

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5 Top Online Stock Brokers

Blain Reinkensmeyer — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:13:43 +0000

Investors should know the best online stock brokers to trade with. The following top online brokers offer traders the most value for their investment portfolios.

Some discount stock brokers are known for their award winning customer service while others are known for inexpensive or even free stock trades. This review will highlight some of the best stock brokers available based on trading fees.

1. Zecco

Zecco with its offering of free stock trades has become a very competitive discount broker as far as pricing.

The site is home to the ZeccoShare Community of over 150,000 investors and recently announced was Zecco forex trading which is now available for all clients.
Breakdown below:

Commissions = 10 free trades each month with $25,000 or 25 trades, otherwise $4.50 per trade and $.50 per option contract.
Known For = $0 Stock Trades.

–> Open a Zecco Account.

2. TradeKing

TradeKing offers investors fantastic customer service and extremely competitive trade commissions. All trades are $4.95 and $.65 per option contract.

TradeKing is also home to the Trader Network with over 150,000 members all sharing trade ideas, research, and market analysis. Breakdown below:

Commissions = $4.95 trades and $.65 per option contract.
Known For = Outstanding Customer Service and Discounted Trades.
Recent Awards = 4 out of 5 Stars Barron’s 2009.
Special Offers = Receive $150 when you switch to TradeKing.

–> Open a TradeKing Account.

3. Etrade

Etrade is another online broker ranked in the elite. Commonly seen on TV with its Etrade baby commercials investors can trade for as low as $7.99.

Etrade offers trading anytime, anywhere with its Etrade Mobile Pro service available on both the BlackBerry and iPhone. Day traders and active traders can take advantage of Power Etrade Pro which is its elite trading platform. Banking services are also available.
Breakdown below:

Commissions = $7.99 trades and $.75 per option contract for qualified investors.
Known For = Great Broker for Active Traders, Cutting Edge Account Security.
Recent Awards = #1 Online Broker & Best Banking Services Smart Money 2008.
Special Offers = Receive 100 Free Trades with your new account. Open a new account and receive a free BlackBerry.

–> Open a Etrade Account.

4. OptionsXpress

OptionsXpress offers investors an all inclusive quality service for a competitive price. OptionsXpress is one of the only brokers that allows investors to trade stocks, etfs, mutual funds, options, bonds, and even futures all under one brokerage account.

Recently OptionsXpress acquired Optionetics to expand its options educational offering to clients. Virtual trading is offered to clients alongside support for international investing.
Breakdown below:

Commissions = $9.95 trades and $1.25 per option contract for qualified investors.
Known For = Trade Execution, International Investing, Competitive Options Broker
Special Offers = Practice trading with a Free Virtual Trading Account.

–> Open A OptionsXpress Account.

5. TD Ameritrade

TD Ameritrade offers a strong combination of competitive trade prices, customer service, and research tools. TD Ameritrade offers branch services throughout the United States and is commonly seen on TV Commercials and throughout the web via its strong online advertising campaign. Breakdown below:

Commissions = $9.99 trades and $.75 per option contract.
Known For = Being a well-rounded stock broker.
Special Offers = Receive free stock trades with a new account.

Other Notes

Honorable mention goes to Scottrade which is well known for their customer service and flat fee $7 stock trades. Scottrade has a $500 minimum to open an account.

Free trading can also be attained through Bank of America and Wells Fargo with a minimum of $25k alongside other requirements. For the simplicity of this review both brokers were not included. Furthermore, brokers that do not have flat rates and instead charge per share (Interactive Brokers, Thinkorswim, etc.) were also not included.

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