One well-established full-service stock brokerage charges $35 commissions per trade. A new online brokerage charges $7.95 per trade. Yet, many people still elect to use the traditional, full service broker. Why?

A) They're fools.
B) They must not be aware of online brokers.
C) They might perceive the low commission to be a sign of low reliability.
D) They are failing to economize.


C

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