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Stock Broker Review: TradeKing

IMPORTANT: TRADEKING HAS MOVED TO ALLY.COM

Short Briefing:

TradeKing was found in 2005 and it is an online stock broker offering an easy-to-use platform. Customer service is strong with email & phone support plus live chat. There is no minimum account balance plus there are no IRAs and Maintenance Fees.

TradeKing
P.O. Box 49050 / Charlotte / NC 28277-3432

Brokerage Services include:

TradeKing offers trading Stocks, Options Contracts and ETFs.

TradeKing Commissions:

1) Stock Trading

Online Stock trading / ETF Trading starts from $4.95

2) Options Trading

Options trading at TradeKing starts from $4.95 with an additional $0.65 brokerage fee per contract

No fee is charged when using brokers to execute trades.

Read more: TradeKing Review

Stock Broker Review: E*TRADE

Short Briefing:

E*Trade was found in 1992 and went public in 1996. It has 3,000 employees and a network of 28 retail brunches acrossU.S.A.

E*Trade, New York City, U.S.A.

► Visit E*TRADE

Brokerage Services:

(1) Trading stocks, futures, and options

(2) Trading over 7,000 mutual fund

(3) ETFs

(4) Bonds, CDs, and Fixed Income trading

(5) Foreign securities (77 countries)

E*TRADE Account Fees & Commissions:

• Stocks, options, and ETFs trading starts at $6.95 / trade
• Options trading at $0.75 per contract
• Futures trading at $1.00 per contract
• Bonds trading at $1.00 per bond (min $10 and max $250)
• Dow Jones at $0.18 per contract  and S&P 500 at $0.51 per contract (indices trading may be subject to additional fees)
• Account maintenance fees are charged plus inactivity account fees

E*TRADE Minimum Account Information:

• $0 on Retirement Account
• $500 minimum for a Cash Account Brokerage
• $2,000 minimum for a Margin Account

Read more: eTrade Review

Stock Broker Review: Scottrade

(*) IMPORTANT: TD Ameritrade acquired and absorbed Scottrade in 2017

Short Briefing:

Scottrade was found in 1980 and today it owns a wide network of more than 500 branch offices. Their online trading platforms include three different trading platforms, Scottrade Elite, Scottrade and OptionsFirst. Scottrade offers more than 1,000 no transaction fee mutual funds plus 10,000 load and no-load funds. Additionally, they offer IRAs, Bonds, and CDs.

ScotTrade Corporate, P.O. Box 31759 , Saint Louis / MO 63131

Brokerage Services include:

Stocks, Mutual Funds, Options, ETFs, Bonds, IRAs, CDs, OTC markets, ESAs, and Treasuries

 Scottrade Commissions:

1) Stock Trading

Online Stocks trading costs $7.0 / trade, no matter how many shares are traded. If the share price worth less than $1 then a 5% fee based on the principal value is added.

$27 for trading executable by specialized brokers

2) Options Trading

$7 plus an additional $1.25 charge per option contract.

Read more: Scottrade Review

Stock Broker Review: Fidelity

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Short Briefing:

Found in 1946, Fidelity offer a wide variety of financial-traded instruments plus special services for retirement and banking.

Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC, 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI 02917

Fidelity Trading Services include:

1) Trading Stocks & Indices

2) Options trading (via dedicated platform)

3) Mutual Funds and ETFs

4) Fixed Income products and a wide variety of Bonds are available for trading

5) CDs trading

6) Plus Margin Loans

Client Protection:

Fidelity offer Customer Protection Guarantee, and that means Fidelity promises to reimburse traders for losses due to unauthorized activity in covered accounts through no fault of their own.

Read more: Fidelity Review

Stock Broker Review: OptionsHouse

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IMPORTANT: IN 2016 OPTIONSHOUSE WAS ACQUIRED AND ABSORBED BY ETRADE, FOR $725 MILLION

Short Briefing:

OptionsHouse, LLC is an online stock & options broker found in 2005 by Peak6 Investments. The broker's customer support includes email and Phone Support, plus Live Chat. OptionsHouse offers also Virtual Trading, no Maintenance and IRAs Fees, and an Online Trading Community.

OptionsHouse, LLC. PO BOX 812 / Chicago / IL 60690

Brokerage Services:

OptionsHouse services include Stocks, Options Contracts, and Mutual Funds trading.

OptionsHouse Fees & Commissions:

(1) Stock Trading

OptionsHouse Online Stocks trading starts at $3.95 {If a stock worth under $2.00, there is an additional fee of $.005 per share}

(2) Options Trading

Options Trading fees are following two plans:

i) $5 for up to 5 contracts, plus $1 fee per contract for over 5 contracts

ii) $8.50 base rate with an additional $0.15 per contract fee

(3) Mutual Funds

Mutual funds trading at OptionsHouse starts from $9.95

Read more: OptionsHouse Review

Stock Broker Review: TD Ameritrade

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Short Briefing:

Ameritrade was found in 1975 and currently is a member of FINRA/ SIPC. TD Ameritrade is a trademark jointly owned by TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank.

TD Ameritrade inc., Omaha, Nebraska, USA, ► Visit Ameritrade

 

Brokerage Services include:

Ameritrade offers trading Stocks, Futures, Options, Options on Futures, Mutual Funds, ETFs, and 70 Forex pairs.

 

Ameritrade Account Information:

There is no minimum account balance on Ameritrade, but a minimum of $2,000 is required to get options and margin privileges.

The fastest way to open an account is via the internet

Traders can also call 24/7 the 'New Client consultant' at 800-454-9272

Ameritrade is offering the following types of accounts:

1. Standard Account
2. Education Account
3. Retirement Account
4. Spatiality Account
5. Managed Account
6. Margin Account

Read more: Ameritrade Review

Stock Broker Review: ShareBuilder

(*) IMPORTANT: SHAREBUILDER HAS MOVED TO SHAREBUILDER401K.COM

Short Briefing:

ShareBuilder was found in 1996 and it is a service offered by ING DIRECT Investing, Inc. ING DIRECT Investing, Inc., is an affiliate of ING Bank. ShareBuilder offers a wide variety of Trading Assets.

Seattle, WA, United States

Brokerage Services include:

ShareBuilder offers trading on Stocks, options contracts, Mutual Funds, and ETFs.

Available ShareBuilder Account Types:

Sharebuilder is offering the following types of accounts:

1) Individual Account

2) Rollover IRA Account

3) Joint Account (2 persons)

4) Roth or Conversion IRA

5) Custodial Account to benefit a minor.

6) ShareBuilder Education Savings Account (ESA)

Read more: ShareBuilder Review