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check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxAlly Invest
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxCharles Schwab
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxCiti Self Invest
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxE*TRADE
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxeToro
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxFidelity
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxFirstrade
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxInteractive Brokers
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxJ.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxMerrill Edge
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxPublic.com
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxRobinhood
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxSoFi Invest
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxtastytrade
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxTD Ameritrade
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxTradeStation
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxTradier
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxVanguard
check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxWebull

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Overall Rating	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Overall
Commissions & Fees
Investment Options
Platforms & Tools
Mobile Trading Apps
Research
Customer Service
Education
Ease Of Use
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Review	Fidelity Review	E*TRADE Review	Interactive Brokers Review

Broker Screenshots	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
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Trading Fees	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Minimum Deposit	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Stock Trades	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Penny Stock Fees (OTC)info	$0.00	$6.95 info	$0.00
Mutual Fund Trade Fee	$49.95	$0.00	$14.95
Options (Per Contract)	$0.65	$0.65	$0.65
Futures (Per Contract)	(Not offered)	$1.50	$0.85
Broker Assisted Trade Fee	$32.95	$25	$30

Margin Rates	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Margin Rate Under $25,000	13.575%	14.2% info	7.83% info
Margin Rate $25,000 to $49,999.99	13.075%	13.7%	7.83% info
Margin Rate $50,000 to $99,999.99	12.125%	13.2%	7.83% info
Margin Rate $100,000 to $249,999.99	12.075%	12.7%	7.83% info
Margin Rate $250,000 to $499,999.99	11.825%	12.2%	7.83% info
Margin Rate $500,000 to $999,999.99	9.5%	Varies info	7.83% info
Margin Rate Above $1,000,000	9.25%	Varies info	7.83% info

Account Fees	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
IRA Annual Fee	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
IRA Closure Fee	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Account Transfer Out (Partial)info	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Account Transfer Out (Full)info	$0.00	$75.00	$0.00
Options Exercise Fee	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Options Assignment Fee	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

Investment Options	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Stock Tradinginfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Margin Trading	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fractional Sharesinfo	Yes	No	Yes
OTC Stocksinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Options Tradinginfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Complex Options Max Legsinfo	4	4	6
Futures Tradinginfo	No	Yes	Yes
Forex Tradinginfo	No	No	Yes
Crypto Tradinginfo	Yes	No	Yes
Crypto Trading - Total Coinsinfo	2	0	4
Mutual Funds (No Load)info	5843	6486	10988
Mutual Funds (Total)info	10000	7242	11456
Bonds (US Treasury)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bonds (Corporate)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bonds (Municipal)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traditional IRAsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Roth IRAsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Advisor Servicesinfo	Yes	Yes	No
International Countries (Stocks)info	25	0	33

Order Types	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Order Type - Marketinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Order Type - Limitinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Order Type - After Hoursinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Order Type - Stopinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stopinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Order Type - OCOinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Order Type - OTOinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Order Type - Broker Assistedinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes

Beginners	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Education (Stocks)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Education (ETFs)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Education (Options)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Education (Mutual Funds)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Education (Bonds)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Education (Retirement)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Retirement Calculatorinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Investor Dictionaryinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Paper Tradinginfo	No	Yes	Yes
Videosinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Webinarsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Webinars (Archived)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Progress Trackinginfo	Yes	No	Yes
Interactive Learning - Quizzesinfo	Yes	No	Yes

Stock Trading Apps	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
iPhone Appinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Android Appinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Apple Watch Appinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trading - Stocksinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trading - After-Hoursinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trading - Simple Optionsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trading - Complex Optionsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Order Ticket RT Quotesinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Order Ticket SRT Quotesinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes

Stock App Features	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Market Movers (Top Gainers)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stream Live TVinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Videos on Demandinfo	Yes	No	Yes
Stock Alertsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Chains Viewableinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Watch List (Real-time)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Watch List (Streaming)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Watch Lists - Create & Manageinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Watch Lists - Column Customizationinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Watch Lists - Total Fieldsinfo	92	43	659

Stock App Charting	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Charting - After-Hoursinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Can Turn Horizontallyinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Multiple Time Framesinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Technical Studiesinfo	129	107	97
Charting - Study Customizationsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Stock Comparisonsinfo	Yes	Yes	No

Trading Platforms	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Active Trading Platforminfo	Active Trader Pro	Power E*TRADE	Trader Workstation (TWS)
Desktop Trading Platforminfo	Yes	No	Yes
Desktop Platform (Mac)info	Yes	No	Yes
Web Trading Platforminfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Paper Tradinginfo	No	Yes	Yes
Trade Journalinfo	Yes	No	Yes
Watch Lists - Total Fieldsinfo	92	43	659

Stock Chart Features	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Charting - Adjust Trades on Chartinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studiesinfo	129	121	155
Charting - Drawing Toolsinfo	38	37	85
Charting - Notesinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Index Overlaysinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Historical Tradesinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Corporate Eventsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Custom Date Rangeinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Custom Time Barsinfo	Yes	No	Yes
Charting - Automated Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Save Profilesinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trade Ideas - Technical Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Charting - Study Customizationsinfo	5	8	6
Charting - Custom Studiesinfo	No	No	No

Day Trading	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Streaming Time & Salesinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Streaming TVinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Direct Market Routing - Stocksinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ladder Tradinginfo	No	No	Yes
Trade Hot Keysinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Level 2 Quotes - Stocksinfo	Yes	Yes info	Yes
Trade Ideas - Backtestinginfo	Yes	No	Yes
Trade Ideas - Backtesting Advinfo	No	No	Yes
Short Locatorinfo	Yes	No	Yes
Order Liquidity Rebatesinfo	No	No	Yes

Research Overview	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Research - Stocksinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Research - ETFsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Research - Mutual Fundsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Research - Pink Sheets / OTCBBinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Research - Bondsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Screener - Stocksinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Screener - ETFsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Screener - Mutual Fundsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Screener - Bondsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Misc - Portfolio Allocationinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes

Stock Research	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Stock Research - PDF Reportsinfo	11	8	17 info
Stock Research - Earningsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stock Research - Insidersinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stock Research - Socialinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stock Research - Newsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Stock Research - ESGinfo	Yes	No	Yes
Stock Research - SEC Filingsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes

ETF Research	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
ETFs - Strategy Overviewinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Inception Dateinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Expense Ratioinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Net Assetsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Total Holdingsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETFs - Top 10 Holdingsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETFs - Sector Exposureinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETFs - Risk Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETFs - Ratingsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETFs - Morningstar StyleMapinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
ETFs - PDF Reportsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes

Mutual Fund Research	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Mutual Funds - Strategy Overviewinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mutual Funds - Performance Chartinfo	Yes	No	Yes
Mutual Funds - Performance Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mutual Funds - Prospectusinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mutual Funds - 3rd Party Ratingsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mutual Funds - Fees Breakdowninfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mutual Funds - Top 10 Holdingsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mutual Funds - Asset Allocationinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mutual Funds - Sector Allocationinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mutual Funds - Country Allocationinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mutual Funds - StyleMapinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes

Options Trading	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Option Chains - Basic Viewinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Chains - Strategy Viewinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Chains - Streaminginfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Chains - Total Columnsinfo	26	32	38
Option Chains - Greeksinfo	5	5	12
Option Chains - Quick Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Analysis - P&L Chartsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Probability Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Probability Analysis Advinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Greeksinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Greeks Streaminginfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Adv Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Rollinginfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Groupinginfo	Yes	Yes	Yes

Banking	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Bank (Member FDIC)info	No	Yes	No
Checking Accountsinfo	No	Yes	No
Savings Accountsinfo	No	Yes	No
Credit Cardsinfo	Yes	Yes	No
Debit Cardsinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mortgage Loansinfo	No	Yes	No

Customer Service	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Phone Support (Prospect Customers)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Phone Support (Current Customers)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
Email Supportinfo	Yes	Yes	Yes
Live Chat (Prospect Customers)info	Yes	No	No
Live Chat (Current Customers)info	Yes	Yes	Yes
24/7 Supportinfo	Yes	Yes	No

Overall	Fidelity	E*TRADE	Interactive Brokers	TradeStation
Overall
Commissions & Fees
Investment Options
Platforms & Tools
Mobile Trading Apps
Research
Education
Ease Of Use
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What is the best stock broker to go with? ›

Summary of the best brokers for trading stocks:

Fidelity Investments.
Interactive Brokers.
Charles Schwab.
Webull.
J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing.
Robinhood.
SoFi Active Investing.
E*TRADE.

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How do I find a reputable stock broker? ›

Choosing the right online broker requires some due diligence to get the most for your money.

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Step 2: Narrow the Field. ...
Step 3: Figure Out the Fees. ...
Step 4: Test the Broker's Platform. ...
Step 5: How Well Does the Stock Broker Educate Its Clients? ...
Step 6: Ease of Depositing and Withdrawing Funds.

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Which stock broker platform is best? ›

Best Online Brokerage Accounts and Trading Platforms of 2024

Best Overall: Fidelity.
Best for Low Costs: Fidelity.
Best for Beginners: Charles Schwab.
Best for Advanced Traders: Interactive Brokers.
Best for ETFs: Fidelity.
Best for Options Trading: tastytrade.
Best for International Trading: Interactive Brokers.

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Who is the No 1 stock broker in us? ›

Based on their assets under management (AUM), the biggest four brokerage firms in the U.S. are Charles Schwab, Vanguard, Fidelity, and JP Morgan. Below is a short analysis of each brokerage's products, services, and fee structures as of May 2024. They are listed in no particular order.

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Which brokerage has the lowest fees? ›

Examples of brokers with Lowest brokerage charges in India include Zerodha, Angel One & Kotak Securities . These platforms often appeal to traders and investors seeking cost-effective options with transparent fee structures, providing a variety of financial instruments at competitive rates.

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Is it worth paying a stock broker? ›

In general, full-service brokers are suitable for investors that want a human touch and guidance and don't feel comfortable making investment decisions on their own. Discount brokers are more suited for investors who are looking for lower-cost investments and enjoy doing their investment research.

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What is the safest stock broker? ›

The best online brokers for stocks in June 2024:

Charles Schwab.
Fidelity Investments.
Robinhood.
E-Trade.
Interactive Brokers.
Merrill Edge.
Ally Invest.
Tastytrade.

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Which broker is most reliable? ›

Best Overall - Zerodha

Zerodha, a top discount broker, excels in trading and demat account services.

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Who is the number 1 online broker? ›

Best brokerage accounts for online trading compared 2024

Broker	Best for	Promotion
Fidelity Investments	Overall trading	Get $100 when you open a new account with $50 or more.
Axos Self-Directed Trading	Mutual-fund investors	N/A
E-Trade	Mobile app	N/A
Charles Schwab	Long-term investing	N/A

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What brokerage do most millionaires use? ›

Best Brokers for High Net Worth Individuals

Charles Schwab - Best for high net worth investors.
Merrill Edge - Best rewards program.
Fidelity - Best overall online broker.
Interactive Brokers - Great overall, best for professionals.
E*TRADE - Best web-based platform.

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What is a good brokerage fee? ›

The standard commission for full-service brokers today is between 1% to 2% of a client's managed assets. For example, Tim wants to purchase 100 shares of Company A at $40 per share.

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What are the top three stock brokerages? ›

Top 20 Share Brokers in India 2024

Rank	Broker	Request Callback
	ProStocks	Open Online Account
1	Groww
2	Zerodha	Open Account
3	Angel One	Open Account

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Does it matter what stock broker you use? ›

Different brokerage firms have different strengths, and your investing priorities will help you determine which strengths are better for you. Some brokers, for instance, are better for people who want to trade now but don't have much money to start with, while others cater to investors with a higher net worth.

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Who is the most successful stock broker? ›

The most successful options trader, who is also regarded as the most successful investor, is none other than the legendary stock market investor Warren Buffet.

Which broker do most traders use? ›

Best brokers for day trading

Interactive Brokers.
E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley.
Fidelity.
Webull.
Robinhood.
TradeStation.

What is the best stock trading platform for beginners? ›

Fidelity Investments. Best trading platform for beginners overall. ...
Merrill Edge. Best for existing Bank of America customers. ...
SoFi. Best for a one-stop shop for all of your money needs. ...
Webull. Best for beginning options traders seeking relatively low margin interest rates. ...
Charles Schwab. ...
Interactive Brokers. ...
Firstrade. ...
E*TRADE.

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