Investing in the stock market on your own is not for everyone, but for those people out there that take the time to learn how to invest intelligently, there is a decision to make outside of what to invest in: where to do the investing. Mike Jelinek, writing on The Simple Dollar, reviews and compares a number of online stock trading platforms. He recommends TD Ameritrade for best all around experience, Scottrade for best support and service, OptionsHouse for best discount brokerage, and E-Trade for best trader resources. For more details on each of these platforms, as well as the full comparison breakdown, read the full article here.