ANTM
ANTHEM INC COM STK (IN)
stock NYSE

My very first trade was 100 shares of ANTM at a discount broker. I paid a commission of $49 for that trade. And the process to open a brokerage account took about 2 weeks.
Liquidity and access are without doubt the biggest change that has a positive impact.
Followed by decimalization which narrowed the spreads.
Changes like T+1, odd lot systems, fractional shares have all contributed to easier access.

My very first trade was 100 shares of ANTM at a discount broker. I paid a commission of $49 for that trade. And the process to open a brokerage account took about 2 weeks.
Liquidity and access are without doubt the biggest change that has a positive impact.
Followed by decimalization which narrowed the spreads.
Changes like T+1, odd lot systems, fractional shares have all contributed to easier access.