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January 31, 2024

Use the StockBrokers.com online brokerage comparison tool to compare over 150 different account features and fees across Ally Invest, Charles Schwab, Citi Self Invest, J.P. Morgan Self-Directed, eToro, E*TRADE, Fidelity, Firstrade, Interactive Brokers, Merrill Edge, Public.com, Robinhood, SoFi Invest, tastytrade, TD Ameritrade, TradeStation, Tradier, Vanguard, and Webull. Compare trading commissions, account fees, trading platforms and tools, stock research functionality, mobile stock apps, beginner investor education, and current special offers.

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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	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Overall
Commissions & Fees
Investment Options
Platforms & Tools
Mobile Trading Apps
Research
Customer Service
Education
Ease Of Use
Winner	check_circle
Review	E*TRADE Review	TD Ameritrade Review

Broker Screenshots	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Trading Platform & Tools Gallery (click to expand)
Research Gallery (click to expand)
Mobile Trading Apps Gallery (click to expand)
Education Gallery (click to expand)

Trading Fees	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Minimum Deposit	$0.00	$0.00
Stock Trades	$0.00	$0.00
Penny Stock Fees (OTC)info	$6.95 info	$6.95
Mutual Fund Trade Fee	$0.00	Varies
Options (Per Contract)	$0.65	$0.65
Futures (Per Contract)	$1.50	$2.25
Broker Assisted Trade Fee	$25	$25

Margin Rates	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Margin Rate Under $25,000	14.2% info	14.75% info
Margin Rate $25,000 to $49,999.99	13.7%	14.25%
Margin Rate $50,000 to $99,999.99	13.2%	13.25%
Margin Rate $100,000 to $249,999.99	12.7%	13%
Margin Rate $250,000 to $499,999.99	12.2%	12.75%
Margin Rate $500,000 to $999,999.99	Varies info	Varies info
Margin Rate Above $1,000,000	Varies info	Varies info

Account Fees	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
IRA Annual Fee	$0.00	$0.00
IRA Closure Fee	$0.00	$0.00
Account Transfer Out (Partial)info	$0.00	$0.00
Account Transfer Out (Full)info	$75.00	$75.00
Options Exercise Fee	$0.00	$0.00
Options Assignment Fee	$0.00	$0.00

Investment Options	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Stock Tradinginfo	Yes	Yes
Margin Trading	Yes	Yes
Fractional Sharesinfo	No	No
OTC Stocksinfo	Yes	Yes
Options Tradinginfo	Yes	Yes
Complex Options Max Legsinfo	4	4
Futures Tradinginfo	Yes	Yes
Forex Tradinginfo	No	Yes
Crypto Tradinginfo	No	No
Crypto Trading - Total Coinsinfo	0	0
Mutual Funds (No Load)info	6486	3698
Mutual Funds (Total)info	7242	5876
Bonds (US Treasury)info	Yes	Yes
Bonds (Corporate)info	Yes	Yes
Bonds (Municipal)info	Yes	Yes
Traditional IRAsinfo	Yes	No
Roth IRAsinfo	Yes	No
Advisor Servicesinfo	Yes	Yes
International Countries (Stocks)info	0	0

Order Types	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Order Type - Marketinfo	Yes	Yes
Order Type - Limitinfo	Yes	Yes
Order Type - After Hoursinfo	Yes	Yes
Order Type - Stopinfo	Yes	Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stopinfo	Yes	Yes
Order Type - OCOinfo	Yes	Yes
Order Type - OTOinfo	Yes	Yes
Order Type - Broker Assistedinfo	Yes	Yes

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

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

Stock App Features	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Market Movers (Top Gainers)info	Yes	Yes
Stream Live TVinfo	Yes	Yes
Videos on Demandinfo	No	Yes
Stock Alertsinfo	Yes	Yes
Option Chains Viewableinfo	Yes	Yes
Watch List (Real-time)info	Yes	Yes
Watch List (Streaming)info	Yes	Yes
Watch Lists - Create & Manageinfo	Yes	Yes
Watch Lists - Column Customizationinfo	Yes	Yes
Watch Lists - Total Fieldsinfo	43	514

Stock App Charting	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Charting - After-Hoursinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Can Turn Horizontallyinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Multiple Time Framesinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Technical Studiesinfo	107	400
Charting - Study Customizationsinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Stock Comparisonsinfo	Yes	Yes

Trading Platforms	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Active Trading Platforminfo	Power E*TRADE	thinkorswim
Desktop Trading Platforminfo	No	Yes
Desktop Platform (Mac)info	No	Yes
Web Trading Platforminfo	Yes	Yes
Paper Tradinginfo	Yes	Yes
Trade Journalinfo	No	Yes
Watch Lists - Total Fieldsinfo	43	514

Stock Chart Features	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Charting - Adjust Trades on Chartinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studiesinfo	121	429
Charting - Drawing Toolsinfo	37	24
Charting - Notesinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Index Overlaysinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Historical Tradesinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Corporate Eventsinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Custom Date Rangeinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Custom Time Barsinfo	No	Yes
Charting - Automated Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Save Profilesinfo	Yes	Yes
Trade Ideas - Technical Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes
Charting - Study Customizationsinfo	8	9
Charting - Custom Studiesinfo	No	Yes

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

Research Overview	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Research - Stocksinfo	Yes	Yes
Research - ETFsinfo	Yes	Yes
Research - Mutual Fundsinfo	Yes	Yes
Research - Pink Sheets / OTCBBinfo	Yes	Yes
Research - Bondsinfo	Yes	Yes
Screener - Stocksinfo	Yes	Yes
Screener - ETFsinfo	Yes	Yes
Screener - Mutual Fundsinfo	Yes	Yes
Screener - Bondsinfo	Yes	Yes
Misc - Portfolio Allocationinfo	Yes	Yes

Stock Research	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Stock Research - PDF Reportsinfo	8	6
Stock Research - Earningsinfo	Yes	Yes
Stock Research - Insidersinfo	Yes	Yes
Stock Research - Socialinfo	Yes	Yes
Stock Research - Newsinfo	Yes	Yes
Stock Research - ESGinfo	No	No
Stock Research - SEC Filingsinfo	Yes	Yes

ETF Research	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
ETFs - Strategy Overviewinfo	Yes	Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Inception Dateinfo	Yes	Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Expense Ratioinfo	Yes	Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Net Assetsinfo	Yes	Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Total Holdingsinfo	Yes	No
ETFs - Top 10 Holdingsinfo	Yes	Yes
ETFs - Sector Exposureinfo	Yes	Yes
ETFs - Risk Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes
ETFs - Ratingsinfo	Yes	Yes
ETFs - Morningstar StyleMapinfo	Yes	Yes
ETFs - PDF Reportsinfo	Yes	Yes

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

Options Trading	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Option Chains - Basic Viewinfo	Yes	Yes
Option Chains - Strategy Viewinfo	Yes	Yes
Option Chains - Streaminginfo	Yes	Yes
Option Chains - Total Columnsinfo	32	35
Option Chains - Greeksinfo	5	5
Option Chains - Quick Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes
Option Analysis - P&L Chartsinfo	Yes	Yes
Option Probability Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes
Option Probability Analysis Advinfo	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Greeksinfo	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Greeks Streaminginfo	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Adv Analysisinfo	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Rollinginfo	Yes	Yes
Option Positions - Groupinginfo	Yes	Yes

Banking	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Bank (Member FDIC)info	Yes	No
Checking Accountsinfo	Yes	Yes
Savings Accountsinfo	Yes	No
Credit Cardsinfo	Yes	Yes
Debit Cardsinfo	Yes	Yes
Mortgage Loansinfo	Yes	No

Customer Service	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Phone Support (Prospect Customers)info	Yes	Yes
Phone Support (Current Customers)info	Yes	Yes
Email Supportinfo	Yes	Yes
Live Chat (Prospect Customers)info	No	Yes
Live Chat (Current Customers)info	Yes	Yes
24/7 Supportinfo	Yes	Yes

Overall	E*TRADE	TD Ameritrade
Overall
Commissions & Fees
Investment Options
Platforms & Tools
Mobile Trading Apps
Research
Education
Ease Of Use
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Review	E*TRADE Review	TD Ameritrade Review

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What is the most reliable stock broker? ›

Summary of the best brokers:

Robinhood.
Charles Schwab.
E*TRADE.
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Public.
SoFi Active Investing.
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Robinhood: Best for Beginner Crypto Investors.
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Best for Risk Management: Interactive Brokers.
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Which brokerage has the best research? ›

Based on past offerings, the best choice is Fidelity, which provided its customers access to 22 new offerings between the start of 2022 and May 2023; E*Trade came in second, with 11. Best for high-quality research and market commentary. E*Trade customers get unfettered access to Morgan Stanley reports.

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Is Charles Schwab or Fidelity better? ›

Fidelity and Schwab are both excellent choices. These investment firms offer thousands of funds. Each company offers 24/7 live support with financial professionals. There are some nuances, such as Fidelity being better for crypto traders and Schwab being more optimal for futures traders.

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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 July 2024. They are listed in no particular order.

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Charles Schwab - Best for high net worth investors.
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Choosing the right online broker requires some due diligence to get the most for your money.

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What is the safest brokerage firm? ›

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Interactive Brokers.
E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley.
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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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The best online brokers for stocks in July 2024:

Charles Schwab.
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E-Trade.
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Merrill Edge.
Ally Invest.
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Who is the most successful stock broker? ›

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The largest brokerage by assets under management, or AUM, is Vanguard, started by famed investor John C. Bogle in 1975. The firm has grown to manage $8.6 trillion in assets, or put another way, more than 80 times the estimated number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, according to NASA.

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