The main source of income of financial industry is fees.
So you MUST find a broker whose fees is minimal. And watch those fees like a hawk. Next, is execution - make sure your broker has good execution (so that you do not end up incurring huge slippage).
If you plan to short stocks to take advantage of falling market - then choose a broker who has ample amount of stock to lend for most of the companies.
One excellent example for US market is Interactive Brokers. For beginners, their per trade fee is $1. But it increases as the number of share increase - so watch out for those increases.
The main source of income of financial industry is fees.
So you MUST find a broker whose fees is minimal. And watch those fees like a hawk. Next, is execution - make sure your broker has good execution (so that you do not end up incurring huge slippage).
If you plan to short stocks to take advantage of falling market - then choose a broker who has ample amount of stock to lend for most of the companies.
One excellent example for US market is Interactive Brokers. For beginners, their per trade fee is $1. But it increases as the number of share increase - so watch out for those increases.