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January 31, 2024

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  • check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxRobinhood
  • check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxSoFi Invest
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  • check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxTD Ameritrade
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Overall Rating Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Overall 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Commissions & Fees 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Investment Options 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Platforms & Tools 3.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Mobile Trading Apps 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Research 4.5/5 Stars 3/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Customer Service 3.0/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Education 3.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Ease Of Use 4.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
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Broker Screenshots Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
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Trading Fees Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Minimum Deposit $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Stock Trades $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Penny Stock Fees (OTC) info $0.00 $0.01 info $6.95
Mutual Fund Trade Fee $0 $14.95 Varies
Options (Per Contract) $0.00 $0.60 $0.65
Futures (Per Contract) (Not offered) $1.50 $2.25
Broker Assisted Trade Fee $19.95 $25 $25
Margin Rates Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Margin Rate Under $25,000 13.75% 13.5% 14.75% info
Margin Rate $25,000 to $49,999.99 13.5% 13.5% 14.25%
Margin Rate $50,000 to $99,999.99 13% 12.5% 13.25%
Margin Rate $100,000 to $249,999.99 12.5% 12.5% 13%
Margin Rate $250,000 to $499,999.99 12.25% 12.5% 12.75%
Margin Rate $500,000 to $999,999.99 10.35% 8% info Varies info
Margin Rate Above $1,000,000 9.75% 8% info Varies info
Account Fees Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
IRA Annual Fee $0.00 $35.00 $0.00
IRA Closure Fee $0.00 $50.00 $0.00
Account Transfer Out (Partial) info $55.00 $125.00 $0.00
Account Transfer Out (Full) info $75.00 $125.00 $75.00
Options Exercise Fee $0.00 $14.95 $0.00
Options Assignment Fee $0.00 $5.95 $0.00
Investment Options Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Stock Trading info Yes Yes Yes
Margin Trading Yes Yes Yes
Fractional Shares info No No No
OTC Stocks info Yes Yes Yes
Options Trading info Yes Yes Yes
Complex Options Max Legs info 4 4 4
Futures Trading info No Yes Yes
Forex Trading info No No Yes
Crypto Trading info No Yes No
Crypto Trading - Total Coins info 0 11 0
Mutual Funds (No Load) info 15460 800 3698
Mutual Funds (Total) info 19666 4000 5876
Bonds (US Treasury) info Yes Yes Yes
Bonds (Corporate) info Yes Yes Yes
Bonds (Municipal) info Yes Yes Yes
Traditional IRAs info Yes Yes No
Roth IRAs info Yes Yes No
Advisor Services info No No Yes
International Countries (Stocks) info 0 0 0
Order Types Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Order Type - Market info Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Limit info Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - After Hours info Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Stop info Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stop info Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - OCO info Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - OTO info Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Broker Assisted info Yes Yes Yes
Beginners Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Education (Stocks) info Yes Yes Yes
Education (ETFs) info No No Yes
Education (Options) info Yes Yes Yes
Education (Mutual Funds) info No No Yes
Education (Bonds) info No No Yes
Education (Retirement) info Yes No Yes
Retirement Calculator info Yes No Yes
Investor Dictionary info Yes No Yes
Paper Trading info No Yes Yes
Videos info Yes Yes Yes
Webinars info Yes Yes Yes
Webinars (Archived) info Yes Yes Yes
Progress Tracking info No No Yes
Interactive Learning - Quizzes info No No Yes
Stock Trading Apps Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
iPhone App info Yes Yes Yes
Android App info Yes Yes Yes
Apple Watch App info No No Yes
Trading - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes
Trading - After-Hours info Yes Yes Yes
Trading - Simple Options info Yes Yes Yes
Trading - Complex Options info Yes Yes Yes
Order Ticket RT Quotes info Yes Yes Yes
Order Ticket SRT Quotes info Yes Yes Yes
Stock App Features Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Market Movers (Top Gainers) info Yes Yes Yes
Stream Live TV info No No Yes
Videos on Demand info No No Yes
Stock Alerts info Yes Yes Yes
Option Chains Viewable info Yes Yes Yes
Watch List (Real-time) info Yes Yes Yes
Watch List (Streaming) info Yes Yes Yes
Watch Lists - Create & Manage info Yes Yes Yes
Watch Lists - Column Customization info Yes Yes Yes
Watch Lists - Total Fields info 50 341 514
Stock App Charting Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Charting - After-Hours info No Yes Yes
Charting - Can Turn Horizontally info Yes No Yes
Charting - Multiple Time Frames info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Technical Studies info 81 45 400
Charting - Study Customizations info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Stock Comparisons info No No Yes
Trading Platforms Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Active Trading Platform info Firstrade Navigator TradeStation 10 thinkorswim
Desktop Trading Platform info No Yes Yes
Desktop Platform (Mac) info No No Yes
Web Trading Platform info Yes Yes Yes
Paper Trading info No Yes Yes
Trade Journal info No No Yes
Watch Lists - Total Fields info 50 341 514
Stock Chart Features Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Charting - Adjust Trades on Chart info No Yes Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies info 102 294 429
Charting - Drawing Tools info 8 23 24
Charting - Notes info No Yes Yes
Charting - Index Overlays info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Historical Trades info No Yes Yes
Charting - Corporate Events info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Custom Date Range info No Yes Yes
Charting - Custom Time Bars info No Yes Yes
Charting - Automated Analysis info No Yes Yes
Charting - Save Profiles info No Yes Yes
Trade Ideas - Technical Analysis info No Yes Yes
Charting - Study Customizations info 6 12 9
Charting - Custom Studies info No Yes Yes
Day Trading Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Streaming Time & Sales info No Yes Yes
Streaming TV info No No Yes
Direct Market Routing - Stocks info No Yes Yes
Ladder Trading info No Yes Yes
Trade Hot Keys info No Yes Yes
Level 2 Quotes - Stocks info No Yes Yes
Trade Ideas - Backtesting info No Yes Yes
Trade Ideas - Backtesting Adv info No Yes Yes
Short Locator info No Yes No
Order Liquidity Rebates info No Yes No
Research Overview Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Research - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes
Research - ETFs info Yes Yes Yes
Research - Mutual Funds info Yes No Yes
Research - Pink Sheets / OTCBB info Yes Yes Yes
Research - Bonds info Yes No Yes
Screener - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes
Screener - ETFs info Yes No Yes
Screener - Mutual Funds info Yes No Yes
Screener - Bonds info Yes No Yes
Misc - Portfolio Allocation info Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Stock Research - PDF Reports info 1 0 6
Stock Research - Earnings info Yes No Yes
Stock Research - Insiders info Yes No Yes
Stock Research - Social info No No Yes
Stock Research - News info Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - ESG info No No No
Stock Research - SEC Filings info Yes No Yes
ETF Research Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
ETFs - Strategy Overview info Yes No Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Inception Date info Yes No Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Expense Ratio info Yes No Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Net Assets info Yes No Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Total Holdings info Yes No No
ETFs - Top 10 Holdings info Yes No Yes
ETFs - Sector Exposure info Yes No Yes
ETFs - Risk Analysis info Yes No Yes
ETFs - Ratings info Yes No Yes
ETFs - Morningstar StyleMap info Yes No Yes
ETFs - PDF Reports info Yes No Yes
Mutual Fund Research Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Mutual Funds - Strategy Overview info Yes No Yes
Mutual Funds - Performance Chart info Yes No Yes
Mutual Funds - Performance Analysis info Yes No Yes
Mutual Funds - Prospectus info Yes No Yes
Mutual Funds - 3rd Party Ratings info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Fees Breakdown info Yes No Yes
Mutual Funds - Top 10 Holdings info Yes No Yes
Mutual Funds - Asset Allocation info Yes No Yes
Mutual Funds - Sector Allocation info Yes No Yes
Mutual Funds - Country Allocation info Yes No No
Mutual Funds - StyleMap info Yes No Yes
Options Trading Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Option Chains - Basic View info Yes Yes Yes
Option Chains - Strategy View info Yes Yes Yes
Option Chains - Streaming info No Yes Yes
Option Chains - Total Columns info 8 29 35
Option Chains - Greeks info 5 5 5
Option Chains - Quick Analysis info No Yes Yes
Option Analysis - P&L Charts info Yes Yes Yes
Option Probability Analysis info No Yes Yes
Option Probability Analysis Adv info Yes Yes Yes
Option Positions - Greeks info No Yes Yes
Option Positions - Greeks Streaming info No Yes Yes
Option Positions - Adv Analysis info No Yes Yes
Option Positions - Rolling info Yes Yes Yes
Option Positions - Grouping info No Yes Yes
Banking Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Bank (Member FDIC) info No No No
Checking Accounts info Yes No Yes
Savings Accounts info No No No
Credit Cards info No No Yes
Debit Cards info Yes No Yes
Mortgage Loans info No No No
Customer Service Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Phone Support (Prospect Customers) info Yes Yes Yes
Phone Support (Current Customers) info Yes Yes Yes
Email Support info Yes Yes Yes
Live Chat (Prospect Customers) info Yes Yes Yes
Live Chat (Current Customers) info Yes Yes Yes
24/7 Support info No No Yes
Overall Firstrade TradeStation TD Ameritrade
Overall 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Commissions & Fees 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Investment Options 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Platforms & Tools 3.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Mobile Trading Apps 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Research 4.5/5 Stars 3/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Education 3.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Ease Of Use 4.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
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