i sometimes visit http://www.futuresbuzz.com/ for seasonal...

i sometimes visit http://www.futuresbuzz.com/ for seasonal charts etc. for cattle - it would indicate a seasonal low in April/May. I am aways wary of this type of indication, but it seems to be positive for going long.
I use www.interactivebrokers.com (IB) The interface takes some getting use to, but you can have a paper trading account to get use to it. IB covers the global markets, stocks, options, futures and include Australian stocks. As for being rock solid, don't know, although they are big and governed by the US regs. And they have a fair bit to say about how safe they are..
I think that the average trader hasn't got it yet and are treating the MAK, RWD as uranium stocks were. The overall move into agric and thereby the physical, has not touched them. Witness the few visitors to the Commodities Forum here or check out the very few posts into the softs at http://www.trade2win.com/boards/ It's going to change as traders make the move into futures and CFDs.

Max