I opened an account with Bitstamp.net They are licensed in Luxembourg and I believe the first exchange to work with Ripple/XRP. its a bit of a hassle as you have to wire them funds into your account. Or, you can buy BTC with a credit card, sell it and re buy XRP. Ive done both. Also, Bitstamp uses 2FA Authentication and the coins are kept offline.

Joey, you would be the king on Xrpchat.com, and Id be your General, LOLOL. Seriously, we need your charting and dd skills.