Throughout the month of October November (extended!), TradeKing is running a promotion where you can get a free $50 bonus for opening an account, funding it with at least $2,500 within the next 30 days, and then making a trade within the next 180 days. Also note that there’s a Sharebuilder $50 bonus offer going on right now, as well.

To take advantage of TradeKing’s offer, you’ll need to click one of the special links in this post. When you reach the signup page, you should be greeted by this image:

In case you’re not familiar with TradeKing, they’re widely considered to be one of the best online brokers, and were rated #1 in customer service by SmartMoney. Another strength of TradeKing is that they have dirt cheap commissions, with equity trades costing just $4.95/trade.