What Should i do trust scottrade?

If you are a beginner, Scottrade is just fine. They have decent tools that can give you advanced data but not to the extent that other day trading services do. You might want to read up some more about investing, follow business news and trade paper stock before you jump in. Check out Investopedia, CNBC, Bloomberg, etc.

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Scottrade is just the middle man between you and the stock market, all they do is buy stocks you ask them to buy and for that they charge you $7.00 each time you buy or sell stocks. They are called Brokers and are authorized by law to execute buy/sell stocks on the market. If you try to buy stocks yourself from the stock market, chances are you won’t be able to, so you need a broker.

As to making money, that’s entirely up to you and your knowledge of the stocks, Scottrade will not tell you which to buy, when to buy and when to sell, on their site you will find lots of information’s about the company you wish to buy shares but ultimately the decision is yours, they may however advice you if you ask for it and pay for the service.

In simple words:

If you decide to buy shares in Microsoft, you can’t go to Microsoft or the NY Stock exchange and say “I want to buy stocks” you need a broker.

So set up an account with a broker, put some money in the account and once you decide which stocks to buy, they will use your account money to buy stocks, if you sell stocks the proceeds of the sale will be deposited in the broker account, of course they will charge you a fee each time you buy or sell.

Personally I have a Scottrade account and only use them to buy/sell, I do my research in their site and other places on the net.

It would really help if you could use proper punctuation when asking questions.

Scottrade is fine. Many investors use their services. They are a discount brokerage; a sort of "self-serve stock broker", where you make the trades yourself (although you could call in and request manual assistance).

Yes, you can buy and sell stocks through them.

Profit is entirely dependent on how you perform. There are no guarantees, but know that the company you choose does not dictate how much you earn. Just know that, if you have zero knowledge of the stock market, and are blindly jumping in and making random trades, expect to lose all of your money within weeks or even days.

You should take some time to look things up and educate yourself before investing. Start with Investopedia.