There is a very long and detailed discussion in Brokers and commissions discussing different brokers and commissions structures.
However, as we currently have members from over 60 counties accounting for almost third of our members, it is only appropriate to start a separate discussion for non US traders. With commissions going down steadily in the last few years, paying around 0.50/contract or even less with no fixed fee became pretty much the norm. US traders can select between a few excellent alternatives, like IB, tastyworks, Tradier, TOS, Fedelity etc.
However, many non US traders have very limited options, and I see many of them still paying $2-3/contract. They probably consider all the discussions and doubts of US traders as first world problems..
The purpose of this discussion is to share alternatives available to non US traders. Members are welcome to share their experience