Ouch! The more I look around, and the more information I get, the more I like Credential Direct:

$19 flat fees (shares <1000)

otherwise it is a $19 minimum, max of $250, based on:

2 cents a share (when share price > $1) or

1% of trade value (share price <=$1).

Make at least 25 Web-based stock or options trades within the three previous calendar months and you'll automatically receive Active Trader pricing for the next month - flat rate of $9.95!

All this and you get the following for free!!

• Free real time quotes provide dividend, yield, EPS and more for US and Canadian stocks.
• Level 2 snapshot quotes show the latest buy and sell orders for Canadian stocks.
• Time and sales data to help you predict short-term price changes and time your trades.
• Multi-quotes to speed-up research by retrieving up to 10 stock quotes at a time.

Does anyone see a downside here that I am missing?