If sa pinas, go to Philippine Stock Exchange then go to trading participants. Check sa online broker naay list dha. I'm not sure kaau ana nila kay nag hatag rman ko ug money ato sa sis sko asawa then cya ra gpalit sa shares. If sa US, mao ni ako market. Nice ni cla ug customer service, click online chat and ask away. My preferred broker is TDAMERITRADE because sa mga tools na g na offer nila, haven't tried any other coz there's no reason to but the downside is they charge $9.99/trade. I would recommend opening one there for research purposes. It's been a long time ago, but when I opened there was a one time $1000 minimum opening then after ana kay no maintenance fee...So bahala ma zero na or way activity they dont charge. Sa options trading, we prefer tradeking simply because it's a discount broker. Both are ECN type. Then about sa paypal funding, just click chat online. For mutual funds, it's better you buy it directly sa nag sell...example sa amu kay UMBWX which is a scout fund( go to google finance to check details just type the stock symbol). Problem if mag broker with mutual fund kay charge ka nila ug fee everytime mag add ka position if direct, kay management expenses ra. I prefer no-load fund. Automatic na mu go sa money market imu money if d nimu gamiton. Mag ask na imu broker ana.