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September 17, 2025

Use the StockBrokers.com online brokerage comparison tool to compare over 150 different account features and fees across Ally Invest, Charles Schwab, J.P. Morgan Self-Directed, eToro, E*TRADE, Fidelity, Firstrade, Interactive Brokers, Merrill Edge, Public.com, Robinhood, tastytrade, TradeStation, 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_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_boxtastytrade
  • check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxTradeStation
  • check_box_outline_blankcheck_boxWebull

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Overall Rating Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Overall 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Range of Investments 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Advanced Trading 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars
Mobile Trading Apps 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Research 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Customer Service 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars
Education 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Ease of Use 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
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Review Charles Schwab Review Fidelity Review Interactive Brokers Review E*TRADE Review Merrill Edge Review
Broker Screenshots Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
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Schwab Mobile's market research home page. Desktop chart of U.S. unemployment rates alongside a live news feed and streaming headlines Schwab’s web-based stock screener stands out with advanced filtering tools The introduction to the Leading Economics Indicators course.
Learning center with social media like series Trading dashboard with positions displayed, SPY detailed quote and options statistics displayed Economic calendar Fidelity learning center with all topics selected, followed by investing and trading
IBKR mobile platform toolbox IBKR Desktop's MultiSort screener showing a list of securities prioritizing a high dividend yield over lower volatility Trader Workstation's watchlist. Traders insight landing page (found under education) A screenshot of comments on a typical educational course.
Power etrade advanced chart Power etrade options order ticket US markets page with advance decliners Risk profile asset allocator tool
Stock Story screen shot with NVDA Active trader pro with a weekly chart and detailed quote Idea builder Options Strategy Builder covered call selected risk profile integrated education
Trading Fees Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Minimum Deposit info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Stock Trades info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Penny Stock Fees (OTC) info $6.95 $0.00 $0.01 $6.95 info N/A
Mutual Fund Trade Fee info Varies Varies info $14.95 info $0.00 Varies info
Options (Per Contract) info $0.65 $0.65 $0.65 info $0.65 $0.65
Futures (Per Contract) info $2.25 (Not offered) $0.85 info $1.50 (Not offered)
Broker Assisted Trade Fee info $25 $32.95 Varies info $25 $29.95
Margin Rates Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Margin Rate Under $25,000 info 12.58% 12.575% 6.83% info 12.95% info Varies info
Margin Rate $25,000 to $49,999.99 info 12.08% 12.075% 6.83% info 12.7% Varies info
Margin Rate $50,000 to $99,999.99 info 11.13% 11.125% 6.83% info 12.2% Varies info
Margin Rate $100,000 to $249,999.99 info 11.08% 11.075% 6.83% info 11.7% Varies info
Margin Rate $250,000 to $499,999.99 info 10.83% 10.825% 6.83% info 11.2% Varies info
Margin Rate $500,000 to $999,999.99 info Varies info 8.500% 6.83% info Varies info Varies info
Margin Rate Above $1,000,000 info Varies info 8.250% 6.83% info Varies info Varies info
Account Fees Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
IRA Annual Fee info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
IRA Closure Fee info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $49.95
Account Transfer Out (Partial) info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Account Transfer Out (Full) info $50.00 $0.00 $0.00 $75.00 $0.00
Options Exercise Fee info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Options Assignment Fee info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Investment Options Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Stock Trading info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Account Feature - Margin Trading info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fractional Shares (Stocks) info Yes Yes Yes No No
OTC Stocks info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Options Trading info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Complex Options Max Legs info 4 4 6 4 4
Futures Trading info Yes No Yes Yes No
Forex Trading info Yes Yes info Yes No No
Crypto Trading info No Yes Yes info No No
Crypto Trading - Total Coins info 0 3 11 info 0 0
Fixed Income (Treasurys) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fixed Income (Corporate Bonds) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fixed Income (Municipal Bonds) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Traditional IRAs info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Roth IRAs info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advisor Services info Yes Yes No Yes Yes
International Countries (Stocks) info 12 25 36 0 0
Order Types Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Order Type - Market info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Limit info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - After Hours info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Stop info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stop info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - OCO info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Order Type - OTO info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Order Type - Broker Assisted info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Beginners Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Education (Stocks) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Education (ETFs) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Education (Options) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Education (Mutual Funds) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Education (Fixed Income) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Education (Retirement) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Retirement Calculator info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Investor Dictionary info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Paper Trading info Yes No Yes Yes No
Videos info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Webinars info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Progress Tracking info Yes Yes Yes No No
Interactive Learning - Quizzes info Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Stock Trading Apps Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
iPhone App info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Android App info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Apple Watch App info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Trading - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trading - After-Hours info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trading - Simple Options info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trading - Complex Options info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Ticket RT Quotes info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Ticket SRT Quotes info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Stock App Features Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Mobile Research - Market Movers info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stream Live TV info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Videos on Demand info Yes Yes Yes No No
Stock Alerts info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Option Chains Viewable info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Watchlist (Real-time) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Watchlist (Streaming) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Create & Manage info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mobile Watchlists - Column Customization info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Stock App Charting Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Charting - After-Hours info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Charting - Can Turn Horizontally info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Multiple Time Frames info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Technical Studies info 373 128 97 107 34
Charting - Study Customizations info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Stock Comparisons info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trading Platforms Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Active Trading Platform info thinkorswim info Active Trader Pro IBKR Desktop and Trader Workstation (TWS) Power E*TRADE Merrill Edge Market Pro
Desktop Trading Platform info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Desktop Platform (Mac) info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Web Trading Platform info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Paper Trading info Yes No Yes Yes No
Trade Journal info Yes Yes Yes No No
Watchlists - Total Fields info 580 92 659 43 285
Stock Chart Features Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Charting - Adjust Trades on Chart info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies info 374 129 155 121 105
Charting - Drawing Tools info 24 38 85 37 23
Charting - Notes info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Historical Trades info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Corporate Events info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Custom Date Range info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Custom Time Bars info Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Charting - Automated Analysis info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Save Profiles info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trade Ideas - Technical Analysis info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Study Customizations info 35 5 6 8 8
Charting - Custom Studies info Yes No No No No
Day Trading Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Streaming Time & Sales info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Streaming TV info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Direct Market Routing - Equities info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Ladder Trading info Yes No Yes No No
Trade Hot Keys info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Level 2 Quotes - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes Yes info Yes
Trade Ideas - Backtesting info Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Trade Ideas - Backtesting Adv info Yes No Yes No No
Short Locator info Yes Yes Yes No No
Order Liquidity Rebates info No No Yes No No
Research Overview Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Research - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research - ETFs info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research - Mutual Funds info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research - Pink Sheets / OTCBB info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research - Fixed Income info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Screener - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Screener - ETFs info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Screener - Mutual Funds info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Screener - Fixed Income info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Portfolio Asset Allocation info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Stock Research - PDF Reports info 7 7 17 info 8 3
Stock Research - Earnings info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - Insiders info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - Social info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Stock Research - News info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - ESG info Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Stock Research - SEC Filings info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETF Research Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
ETFs - Investment Objective info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Inception Date info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Expense Ratio info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Total Assets info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Total Holdings info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Top 10 Holdings info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Sector Exposure info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Risk Analysis info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Ratings info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Morningstar StyleMap info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - PDF Reports info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Fund Research Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Mutual Funds - Investment Objective info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Performance Chart info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Performance Analysis info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Prospectus info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - 3rd Party Ratings info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Fees Breakdown info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Top 10 Holdings info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Asset Allocation info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Sector Allocation info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Country Allocation info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - StyleMap info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Options Trading Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Option Chains - Total Greeks info 5 5 5 5 5
Option Analysis - P&L Charts info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Banking Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Bank (Member FDIC) info Yes No No Yes Yes
Checking Accounts info Yes No No Yes Yes
Savings Accounts info Yes No No Yes Yes
Credit Cards info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Debit Cards info Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Mortgage Loans info Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Customer Service Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Phone Support (Prospective Customers) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Phone Support (Current Customers) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Email Support info Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Live Chat (Prospective Customers) info No Yes No No Yes
Live Chat (Current Customers) info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
24/7 Support info Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Overall Charles Schwab Fidelity Interactive Brokers E*TRADE Merrill Edge
Overall 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Range of Investments 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Advanced Trading 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars
Mobile Trading Apps 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Research 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Education 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Ease of Use 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
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