Interesting. It's been a few years since I last dabbled in trading, but I recall Scottrade being fairly painless. I just opened an account, moved some money int

Interesting. It's been a few years since I last dabbled in trading, but I recall Scottrade being fairly painless. I just opened an account, moved some money into it, and then I was able to trade using their (admittedly terrible) interface. But this was many years ago, perhaps it has improved.