For extra enticement, there are low commissions, sometimes less than $10 a trade.

Some sellers offer to pay a lower commission in exchange for doing their own marketing.

"So even with the intense competition in Manhattan, most of our clients are not prepared to sacrifice quality service for a low commission."

And they add that in many cases the savings are passed on to customers through lower commissions.

The Weld campaign, they said, had violated the agreement first by negotiating lower commissions.

One firm applies its lowest commissions only to stock purchases, not to sales.

Maybe such kickbacks lower commissions charged to customers, but that is hard to prove.

The firm was cited for relatively low commissions and a wide array of services.

Two years ago, HomeAdvisor.com set out to streamline the process and lower commissions.

In that case, he may get two commissions and you certainly can bargain for a lower commission.