zecco is better, they give you 10 free trades a month if u fund your
account more than $2500, there is no maintenance or inactivity fee,

i am using it for last several months and have got dozens of free
trades ... execution time and efficiency is no different from other so
called premium/ well known brokers (i do have tdameritrade as well --
and i see absolutely no difference in performance, ya there are some
additional frills that you get with ameritrade, but nothing that you
can't live without)

here is the best part, if you open with my referal link below, I get
$50 reward ;)  and you get a trading book...

http://friends.zecco.com/r/205f063e5ee4102b8555

ps: you can open account without referal also...

good luck

sorry i have no idea what happens if zecco or tdameritrade or anyone
else for that matter runs with your money, never thought abt it, all i
hope is.. they wont :)