what are the top 4 stock brokerage firms by assets managed in the US?
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I can compile this information for you for a very low price
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NYSE  3590\n\nhttp://www.nyse.com/about/listed/listed.html?ListedComp=US\n\nNASDAQ  3200\n\nhttp://www.nasdaq.com/about/overview.stm\n\nAMEX about 1404\n\nhttp://www.amex.com/\n\nBesides the major exchanges, there are securities that are traded over the counter--not on an exchange.\n\nabout 5000\n\nhttp://www.pinksheets.com/index.jsp\n\nLook toward the bottom of the page on the right to find the number of listings.
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Top 4 in no particular order:\nPwC\nE&Y\nKPMG\nD&T
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It looks like the top three are:\n\nSLMA\nFord\nAMR Corp\n\nyou should know that while the NYSE trades bonds, it is a very small part of the bond market.  NYSE mainly trades odd lot retail business, while the vast majority of bonds are traded over-the-counter by dealers.  These bonds are probably not among the most actively traded corporates.
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The series 65 and 66 is for the RIA. RIA's are held to a higher fiduciary requirement pertaining to advice, than stockbrokers whose "advise" is only incidental to their business. Further stockbrokers (series 7) are governed by the NASD. Series 65, RIA, are governed by the SEC for assets above $25 million, and by the adviser's home state for under $2 million. you can be affiliated with a broker/dealer or custody client assets at any brokerage firm. RIA's can do transactions with all securities, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, but do not charge a commission or sales charge. They primarily charge a fee based on the total assets under management, usually, quarterly. \nTo learn more about being an RIA you can contact the SEC or try various industry publications such as Investment Adviser mag. or Financial Planning Mag. www.financial-planning.com.\ngood luck.
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FI, CO, SD, PP, MM, Basis, BW, APO, SEM, CRM are in demand in the US. Basically depends on where you are and how the local market is doing.
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I don't know of any ETFs. I looked through at some newspaper stocks to see which mutual fund held them, and the only fund that I saw was Fidelity Select Multimedia.\n\nThey list Gannett, EW Scripps, New Corp, and Washington Post among their top 20 holdings, however they also have internet holdings as well. The November 2005 portfolio (see link below) shows that over 17% of the fund was invested in Yahoo! and Google.\n\nNot sure what your investment goals are, but I would not invest in this fund.
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Nasdaq: EBAY\n\nEbay owns Skype
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Assuming you mean India, there are two exchange traded funds (ETF's) which are baskets of stocks in India. They are; IIF and IFN and you should be able to get quotes and/or charts for them on any quote provider such as Yahoo. It is probably safer to trade the ETF's than individual issues, but if you are looking to trade individual stocks there are a number of companies in India that trade as US depository receipts on the New York Stock Exchange.
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You can visit the website of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and find all the listed/quoted companies in U.S. and their filings with SEC.
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yes. any large brokerage firm can buy stocks for you anywhere in the world. no big deal. just make the call.
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Stock is the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" \n\nStock exchange is ther ordered marketplace where brokers and dealers meet to buy and sell stocks of publicly traded companies on behalf of investors. Major US stock exchanges include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the NASD and the American Stock Exchange. The NYSE is where most of the largest, most actively traded companies in the United States are listed. Many countries have stock exchanges where shares of companies in that country are traded.
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There are a lot of good brokererages depending on what you like and how you trade.\n\nBarron's Online has a great article on brokerages that they publish each year. (I'll try to find you the link for the March 6,2006 article)\n\nFor basic stuff, E*Trade, Ameritrade, and Scottrade are sufficient. For more complex trades, I'd recommend Optionsxpress, ThinkorSwim, or interactivebrokers. \n\nBased on what you put in your question, I'd recommend one of the first three, but all are very good. Cheapest probably is scottrade (of the larger online firms). Yes there are cheaper like interactivebrokers, but you'll have to get used to their software based platform (which is doable). They're only about $1/contract on options!\n\nBrokerages like Fidelity are horrible for anyone with any decent experience. \n\nSo, decide what's important to you as a trader and compare the brokers! You can use the article, or go to each website as they all seem to have comparison charts! \n\nAnd if there are particular things that you want to mention as being most important to you (such as executions, cust svc, cheapest trade - which you mentioned, flexibility on allowing you to do certain types of trades, stop and stop limit orders, contingent orders, great graphing, what if scenarios, training, etc), I'll be glad to help discuss this with you too!\n\nIf you have any questions, let me know.\n\nHope that helps!
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Go ask some of your large broker houses in the US if they have access to the Australian Market. I know that some of our brokers in Australia offer the service for us to directly purchase US stocks.
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Check out the exchange allowing those trades and then ask them about the brokers who are members.
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A stock broker can give you a definite answer.  You might try Charles Schwab, Scottrade, or Fidelity.
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Smith Barney,  Citbank,  AIG,  Price Waterhouse,  B of A