| Before the internet became so popular, you had to | | | | Most of these sites offer a certain number of free |
| call a stock broker to make your trades. Sometimes | | | | trades each month with a fee for any above that |
| these transactions cost $50 or more to do which | | | | amount. However, for most traders this will be plenty |
| greatly diminished how many trades a new investor | | | | of trades. Unless you are a big trader or have a ton |
| could afford in a month. With the invention of free | | | | of money to invest, the amount of trades offered |
| online stock trading sites, however, this is a thing of | | | | for free will be enough. |
| the past. | | | | Another great perk to these websites is the amount |
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| to wait for the stock broker to have time to call you | | | | tip that ends up making you thousands of dollars on |
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