Best Direct Access Brokers

Interactive Brokers (IB) received the first prize: Gold for "Best Direct Access Broker" (Trade2win Awards 2007). It provides electronic access to stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds and funds on more than 90 market centers in different countries from one account. IB integrated approach makes it easy to trade global products on multiple exchanges and assets denominated in multiple currencies all from a single account.

In 2007 TradeStation won nine major awards in Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards including best Direct-Access Stock Broker for the fifth year in a row and won best Futures Brokerage for the third year in a row. TradeStation Securities, Inc. is a licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures commission merchant, and also a member of the Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange and NASDAQ OMX.

MB Trading is a leading direct access brokerage firm that develops and markets sophisticated yet simple direct access trading technology to online investors, institutions, and qualified destinations. The firm allows investors to bypass the middleman and trade directly to the NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX markets, as well as offering direct access executions in the futures and options arena.

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