Zecco.com has offered free online stock trading since October 2006. Users can make up to 10 free stock trades per month granted they maintain a $2,500 minimum account balance, every trade thereafter costs $4.50 per transaction. Zecco.com users are also able to interact with each other via ZeccoShare, a service that combines Web 2.0 fare like forums, blogs, and profiles with key investor information like most popular stock holdings and most traded stock holdings of investors who have opted to share their investment data.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 4M | Unknown | ||
| Series A | 6M | Unknown | ||
| 11/01/07 | Series B | 25M | Shaw, Abingworth Management, Credit Suisse First Boston, Global Biomedical Partners, Havingworth, International Biotechnology Trust | Unknown |
People
Gregg Kang (VP of Engineering)
Loren Cheng (VP of Product)
Michael Feser (President, Zecco Trading)
Jeroen Veth (Co-Founder/CEO)
Allard Luchsinger (COO)
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