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Broker Commissions
(Minimum Commissions)
 Minimum Balance Trade Types Features
optionsXpress
8's Comission and Fees 10 optionsXpress Reviews
Stocks: $7.95 Options: $1.25 / contract ($12.95 min) All optionsXpress commissions
Cash: Margin: 
$0$2,000
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Futures
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Real time data
open a optionsXpress account
Scottrade
9's Comission and Fees 59 Scottrade Reviews
Stocks: $7.00 Options: $7.00 plus $1.25 / contract All Scottrade commissions
Cash: Margin: IRA: 
$500$0$0
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Foreign Stocks
  • Branches
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Alerts
  • Real time data
open a Scottrade account
TD AMERITRADE
4's Comission and Fees 35 TD AMERITRADE Reviews
Stocks: $9.99 Options: $9.99 + $0.75 per contract All TD AMERITRADE commissions
Cash: Margin: IRA: 
$0$2000$0
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Contingent Orders
  • Smart Order Routing
  • Real time data
open a TD AMERITRADE account
trade MONSTER
13's Comission and Fees 12 trade MONSTER Reviews
Stocks: $7.50 Options: $12.50 All trade MONSTER commissions
Cash: 
$2,000
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Phone Support
  • After Hours Trading
  • Real time data
open a trade MONSTER account
E-Trade
2's Comission and Fees 61 E-Trade Reviews
Stocks: $7.99 Options: $7.99 plus $0.75 / contract All E-Trade commissions
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Foreign Stocks
  • Forex
  • Futures
  • Branches
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Active trader platform
  • After Hours Trading
  • Mobile trading
  • Alerts
  • Real time data
open a E-Trade account
OptionsHouse
12's Comission and Fees 4 OptionsHouse Reviews
Stocks: $4.95 Options: $9.95 flat All OptionsHouse commissions
Cash: Margin: 
$1,000$2,000
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Real time data
open a OptionsHouse account
Zecco
5's Comission and Fees 15 Zecco Reviews
Stocks: $4.50 Options: $4.50 + $0.50 / contract All Zecco commissions
Cash: Margin: IRA: 
$0$2,000$0
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Real time data
open a Zecco account
ShareBuilder from ING DIRECT
10's Comission and Fees 32 ShareBuilder from ING DIRECT Reviews
Stocks: $9.95 Options: $9.95 plus $1.00 All ShareBuilder from ING DIRECT commissions
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Phone Support
  • Alerts
  • Real time data
open a ShareBuilder from ING DIRECT account
Charles Schwab
3's Comission and Fees 15 Charles Schwab Reviews
Stocks: $8.95 Options: $8.95, plus $0.75 per contract All Charles Schwab commissions
Cash: Margin: IRA: 
$1000$1000$1000
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Foreign Stocks
  • Branches
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
Fidelity Investments
7's Comission and Fees 25 Fidelity Investments Reviews
Stocks: $8.00 Options: $8.00 + $0.75/contract All Fidelity Investments commissions
Cash: IRA: 
$2,500$2,500
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Branches
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • 1-second execution guarantee
  • Active trader platform
  • Advanced order types
  • After Hours Trading
  • Contingent Orders
  • Smart Order Routing
  • Alerts
  • Rate Calculator
  • Real time data
thinkorswim
11's Comission and Fees 13 thinkorswim Reviews
Stocks: $9.95 Options: $0.95 per contract All thinkorswim commissions
Cash: Margin: IRA: 
$3,500$3,500$3,500
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Forex
  • Futures
  • Branches
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Active trader platform
  • After Hours Trading
  • Mobile trading
  • Alerts
  • Real time data
SOGOTRADE
14's Comission and Fees 38 SOGOTRADE Reviews
Stocks: $3.00 All SOGOTRADE commissions
Cash: 
$500
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Rate Calculator
  • Real time data
Open E Cry
15's Comission and Fees 3 Open E Cry Reviews
Stocks: fee schedule on request Options: fee schedule on request All Open E Cry commissions
Cash: Margin: 
$5,000$5,000
  • Options
  • Futures
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Active trader platform
  • Advanced order types
  • Alerts
  • Rate Calculator
  • Real time data
Firstrade
17's Comission and Fees 7 Firstrade Reviews
Stocks: $6.95 Options: $6.95 plus $0.75/contract All Firstrade commissions
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Real time data
Interactive Brokers
18's Comission and Fees 5 Interactive Brokers Reviews
Stocks: $0.005/stock Options: $0.70/contract All Interactive Brokers commissions
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Foreign Stocks
  • Forex
  • Futures
  • Phone Support
  • Advanced order types
  • Smart Order Routing
  • Real time data
TradeStation
19's Comission and Fees
Stocks: $1.00/100 shares Options: $1.00/contract All TradeStation commissions
Cash: Margin: 
$5,000.00$5,000.00
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Forex
  • Futures
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Active trader platform
  • Advanced order types
Bank of America
20's Comission and Fees 1 Bank of America Reviews
Stocks: $0.00 Options: $19.95 + $1.50 per contract All Bank of America commissions
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Real time data
Wachovia
21's Comission and Fees 1 Wachovia Reviews
Stocks: $15.95 + $0.020/share above 1,000 shares Options: $15.95 + $1.50/contract All Wachovia commissions
Margin: 
$1,000
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Branches
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Active trader platform
  • Real time data
TradeKing
6's Comission and Fees 8 TradeKing Reviews
Stocks: $4.95 Options: $4.95 + $0.65 / contract All TradeKing commissions
Cash: Margin: IRA: 
$0$0$500
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • After Hours Trading
  • Smart Order Routing
  • Alerts
  • Real time data
BUYandHOLD
23's Comission and Fees 1 BUYandHOLD Reviews
Stocks: $6.99/month plus $2.99 after first two trades All BUYandHOLD commissions
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Mutual Funds
  • Phone Support
  • Rate Calculator
  • Real time data
MB Trading
24's Comission and Fees 3 MB Trading Reviews
Stocks: $4.95 flat Options: $0.95 per contract All MB Trading commissions
Cash: 
$1,000
  • U.S. Stocks
  • Options
  • Mutual Funds
  • Bonds
  • Forex
  • Futures
  • Branches
  • Broker Assistance
  • Phone Support
  • Active trader platform
  • Advanced order types
  • Smart Order Routing
  • Rate Calculator
  • Real time data

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