Updated Tuesday, July 26, 2011



All online brokers claim to have powerful research tools but the truth is that offerings vary far and wide. Some popular research offerings include:

• daily market commentary
• individual stock research reports
• stock screeners
• news calendars
• asset allocation recommendation tools
• alerts / triggers
• social networking features

Even among services that claim to have all these bases covered, the quality of the tools don't always match up. Click on each link below for detailed reviews:

Broker	Research Grade
E*TRADE	A
Power E*TRADE Pro	A
Fidelity	A
Firstrade	A
Merrill Edge	A
optionsXpress	A
Schwab	A
Schwab StreetSmart Edge	A
TD Ameritrade	A
Zecco	A
Just2Trade	B
Scottrade	B
ShareBuilder	B
TradeKing	B
Wells Fargo Advisors	B
eOption	C
OptionsHouse	C
SogoTrade	C
Interactive Brokers	D
Vanguard	D

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