OptionsHouse vs optionsXpress 2013 Review

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Fees

Flat-Fee Trade Plan* $3.95 $8.95
Per-Share Trade Plan N/A N/A
Mutual Fund Trade Fee* $9.95 $9.95
Options Trade Base $8.50 $0.00
Options Per Contract $0.15 $1.50
Options Exercise Fee $5.00 $0.00
Options Assignment Fee $5.00 $0.00
Broker Assisted Trades $3.95 $8.95
Minimum Deposit $1,000.00 $0.00

2013 Review Ratings

Overall star star star Star star star star Star
Commissions & Fees star star star star Star star star
Customer Service star star star star star star star star
Platform & Tools star star Star star star star Star
Research star Star star star star
Ease of Use star star star star Star star star star star
Investment Offering star star star star star star
Education star star star star Star
Mobile Trading star star star star star star Star

Brokers

OptionsHouse optionsXpress

Account Features

Virtual Trading check check
No Minimum Deposit check
No Maintenance Fees check check
No-Fee IRAs check check
Online Trader Community check
Investment Education check check
Live Seminars check

Mobile Trading

iPhone App check check
iPad App check check
BlackBerry App check
Android App check check
Mobile Site check check

Trade Types

Stock Trading check check
Options Trading check check
Mutual Funds check check
FOREX Trading
Futures Trading check

Banking Features

Checking Accounts
Savings Accounts
Credit Card Accounts
Debit Card Accounts
Mortgage Loans

Margin Rates

Under $25k 4.00% 8.25%
$25k to $49k 4.00% 8.25%
$50k to $99k 3.00% 7.25%
$100k to $249k 3.00% 7.00%
$250k to $499k 3.00% 6.75%
$500k to $999k 2.25% 6.50%
Above $1,000,000 1.50% 6.00%

Recap

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optionsXpress vs OptionsHouse

StockBrokers.com 2013 review compares OptionsHouse vs optionsXpress. Compare OptionsHouse and optionsXpress trade commissions, fees and overall broker ratings by using the chart above. Is OptionsHouse or optionsXpress a better online broker? The StockBrokers.com staff breaks down all the key broker features, rates, and commissions charged to clients to determine the best broker.

There is a significant price difference of $5.00 per stock trade between optionsXpress and OptionsHouse. optionsXpress's per trade stock price of 8.95 is significantly higher than OptionsHouse's per trade stock price of 3.95.

The "Overall" ratings for OptionsHouse and optionsXpress are equally matched at 4 stars.

Both OptionsHouse and optionsXpress have an iPhone App for mobile trading. An iPad app for mobile trading on the popular tablet is available for OptionsHouse and optionsXpress to download on iTunes.

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