[Lucko]

Commissions don't add up like they used to. You can buy or sell stock in the $5.00 to $7,00 range and you can do options without commissions and only pay $.75 or less per option. I just left Merrill because my cost to trade went from $8.00 per trade for the past few years to suddenly over $360.00 after discount in April !!! And they wonder why they are falling apart !!! I had been with Merrill since I was in 8th. grade in 1955.