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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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Overall Rating Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Overall 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Range of Investments 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Platforms & Tools 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Mobile Trading Apps 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Research 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Customer Service 4/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.0/5 Stars
Education 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Ease of Use 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
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Trading Platform & Tools Gallery (click to expand)
Interactive Brokers web portal dashboard Interactive Brokers web portal dashboard bottom Interactive Brokers web portal watch list Interactive Brokers web portal stock quote Interactive Brokers web portal option chain and calculator Interactive Brokers web portal order ticket Interactive Brokers web portal Portfolio Analyst Interactive Brokers web portal performance attribution Interactive Brokers Desktop positions Interactive Brokers Desktop watch list Interactive Brokers Desktop stock quote Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation layout view Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation watch list Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation Level 2 data Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation strategy chain Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation strategy builder
Fidelity web stock quote Fidelity website content feed Fidelity website account performance Fidelity website portfolio analysis Fidelity website portfolio sector weighting Fidelity website portfolio equity rating Fidelity website bond quality analysis Fidelity website expanded chart Fidelity Active Trader Pro sample layout Fidelity Active Trader Pro options trading layout Fidelity Active Trader Pro watch list Fidelity Active Trader Pro stock screener Fidelity Active Trader Pro stock chart Fidelity Active Traders Pro options chain Fidelity Active Trader Pro multi trade ticket
E*TRADE web dashboard E*TRADE web watch list E*TRADE web stock quote E*TRADE web stock chart E*TRADE web stock news E*TRADE web options chain E*TRADE web Options Analyzer E*TRADE web Options Income Backtester E*TRADE web portfolio stress test E*TRADE web asset allocation and risk grade E*TRADE web systematic investing E*TRADE web fixed income Power E*TRADE platform layout Power E*TRADE platform quick trade widget Power E*TRADE platform stock quote Power E*TRADE platform time and sales Power E*TRADE platform Live Action scanner Power E*TRADE platform news feed Power E*TRADE platform calendar Power E*TRADE platform technical insights Power E*TRADE platform Trend Watch Power E*TRADE platform options chain and implied volatility Power E*TRADE platform Trade Lab Power E*TRADE platform spectral map Power E*TRADE platform Strategy Builder
Research Gallery (click to expand)
Interactive Brokers web portal commentary Interactive Brokers web portal market news Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation news feed Interactive Brokers web portal economics news Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation economic events Interactive Brokers web portal fundamental data Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation Fundamentals Explorer Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation analyst actions Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation scanner Interactive Brokers Desktop Trading Central Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation Volatility Lab Interactive Brokers web portal sentiment data
Fidelity web research stock quote Fidelity web research key stats and ratios Fidelity web research peer comparisons Fidelity web research sentiment data Fidelity web research analyst ratings Fidelity web research report Fidelity web research report Fidelity web research report Fidelity web research sector detail Fidelity web research market overview Fidelity research thematic stock model
E*TRADE web market overview E*TRADE web market statistics E*TRADE web earnings summary E*TRADE web analyst opinions E*TRADE web price targets E*TRADE web Morgan Stanley research E*TRADE web Argus report E*TRADE web LSEG report E*TRADE web technical opinion
Mobile Trading Apps Gallery (click to expand)
Interactive Brokers mobile home page Interactive Brokers mobile home page overview Interactive Brokers mobile home page market news Interactive Brokers mobile portfolio view Interactive Brokers mobile watch list Interactive Brokers mobile stock quote Interactive Brokers mobile new chart view Interactive Brokers mobile news feed Interactive Brokers mobile analyst ratings Interactive Brokers mobile Trading Central Interactive Brokers mobile sentiment data Interactive Brokers mobile financial statement data Interactive Brokers mobile fundamentals drill down Interactive Brokers mobile ESG display Interactive Brokers mobile short selling data Interactive Brokers Impact home page Interactive Brokers Impact supported values Interactive Brokers Impact values drilldown Interactive Brokers Impact ESG flags Interactive Brokers Impact ESG options chain Interactive Brokers Global Trader home Interactive Brokers Global Trader watch list Interactive Brokers Global Trader stock quote bottom Interactive Brokers Global Trader stock quote Interactive Brokers Global Trader options chain Interactive Brokers Global Trader options wizard
Fidelity mobile dashboard Fidelity mobile market overview Fidelity mobile market overview Fidelity mobile market movers Fidelity mobile Bloomberg TV Fidelity mobile watch list Fidelity mobile stock quote Fidelity mobile stock news feed Fidelity mobile analyst opinions and value estimate Fidelity mobile stock research page Fidelity mobile advanced chart Fidelity mobile options chain Fidelity mobile options detail Fidelity mobile certificates of deposit Fidelity mobile Bloom home screen Fidelity mobile Bloom wealth challenges Fidelity mobile Bloom shopping deals Fidelity Youth app home screen Fidelity Youth app investment details
E*TRADE mobile account view E*TRADE mobile market movers E*TRADE mobile market news feed E*TRADE mobile watch list E*TRADE mobile stock quote top E*TRADE mobile level 2 data E*TRADE mobile advanced chart E*TRADE mobile Bloomberg news E*TRADE mobile event calendar E*TRADE mobile screener E*TRADE mobile options chain E*TRADE mobile stock order ticket E*TRADE mobile Morgan Stanley research E*TRADE mobile contingent order Power E*TRADE mobile account dashboard Power E*TRADE mobile account positions Power E*TRADE mobile watch list Power E*TRADE mobile ticker recall Power E*TRADE mobile Earnings Move Analyzer Power E*TRADE mobile volatility and earnings Power E*TRADE mobile market depth Power E*TRADE mobile market scanner
Education Gallery (click to expand)
Interactive Brokers web portal education topic Interactive Brokers web portal Traders' Academy Interactive Brokers web portal education topic Interactive Brokers web portal commentary Interactive Brokers education course Interactive Brokers education trader glossary Interactive Brokers education podcast Interactive Brokers education webinars
Fidelity web education Viewpoints Fidelity web education Learn home page Fidelity web education beginner content Fidelity web education technical indicators Fidelity web education indicator description Fidelity web education financial planning Fidelity web education webinars Fidelity web education philanthropy
E*TRADE web learning center E*TRADE web investor library E*TRADE web video E*TRADE web beginner education E*TRADE web financial planning E*TRADE web crypto education E*TRADE web tax education
Trading Fees Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Minimum Deposit info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Stock Trades info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Penny Stock Fees (OTC) info $0.01 $0.00 $6.95 info
Mutual Fund Trade Fee info $14.95 info Varies info $0.00
Options (Per Contract) info $0.65 $0.65 $0.65
Futures (Per Contract) info $0.85 (Not offered) $1.50
Broker Assisted Trade Fee info Varies $32.95 $25
Margin Rates Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Margin Rate Under $25,000 info 7.33% info 13.075% 14.2% info
Margin Rate $25,000 to $49,999.99 info 7.33% info 12.575% 13.7%
Margin Rate $50,000 to $99,999.99 info 7.33% info 12.125% 13.2%
Margin Rate $100,000 to $249,999.99 info 7.33% info 11.575% 12.7%
Margin Rate $250,000 to $499,999.99 info 7.33% info 11.325% 12.2%
Margin Rate $500,000 to $999,999.99 info 7.33% info 9.00% Varies info
Margin Rate Above $1,000,000 info 7.33% info 8.75% Varies info
Account Fees Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
IRA Annual Fee info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
IRA Closure Fee info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Account Transfer Out (Partial) info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Account Transfer Out (Full) info $0.00 $0.00 $75.00
Options Exercise Fee info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Options Assignment Fee info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Investment Options Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Stock Trading info Yes Yes Yes
Margin Trading info Yes Yes Yes
Fractional Shares info Yes Yes No
OTC Stocks info Yes Yes Yes
Options Trading info Yes Yes Yes
Complex Options Max Legs info 6 4 4
Futures Trading info Yes No Yes
Forex Trading info Yes No No
Crypto Trading info Yes info Yes No
Crypto Trading - Total Coins info 11 info 3 0
Mutual Funds (No Load) info 10988 5843 6486
Mutual Funds (Total) info 11456 10000 7242
Bonds (US Treasury) info Yes Yes Yes
Bonds (Corporate) info Yes Yes Yes
Bonds (Municipal) info Yes Yes Yes
Traditional IRAs info Yes Yes Yes
Roth IRAs info Yes Yes Yes
Advisor Services info No Yes Yes
International Countries (Stocks) info 34 25 0
Order Types Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
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 Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Education (Stocks) info Yes Yes Yes
Education (ETFs) info Yes Yes Yes
Education (Options) info Yes Yes Yes
Education (Mutual Funds) info Yes Yes Yes
Education (Bonds) info Yes Yes Yes
Education (Retirement) info Yes Yes Yes
Retirement Calculator info Yes Yes Yes
Investor Dictionary info Yes Yes Yes
Paper Trading info Yes No Yes
Videos info Yes Yes Yes
Webinars info Yes Yes Yes
Webinars (Archived) info Yes Yes Yes
Progress Tracking info Yes Yes No
Interactive Learning - Quizzes info Yes Yes No
Stock Trading Apps Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
iPhone App info Yes Yes Yes
Android App info Yes Yes Yes
Apple Watch App info Yes Yes 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 Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Market Movers (Top Gainers) info Yes Yes Yes
Stream Live TV info Yes Yes Yes
Videos on Demand info Yes Yes No
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
Stock App Charting Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Charting - After-Hours info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Can Turn Horizontally info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Multiple Time Frames info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Technical Studies info 97 119 107
Charting - Study Customizations info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Stock Comparisons info No Yes Yes
Trading Platforms Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Active Trading Platform info Trader Workstation (TWS) Active Trader Pro Power E*TRADE
Desktop Trading Platform info Yes Yes No
Desktop Platform (Mac) info Yes Yes No
Web Trading Platform info Yes Yes Yes
Paper Trading info Yes No Yes
Trade Journal info Yes Yes No
Watch Lists - Total Fields info 659 92 43
Stock Chart Features Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Charting - Adjust Trades on Chart info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies info 155 129 121
Charting - Drawing Tools info 85 38 37
Charting - Notes info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Index Overlays info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Historical Trades info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Corporate Events info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Custom Date Range info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Custom Time Bars info Yes Yes No
Charting - Automated Analysis info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Save Profiles info Yes Yes Yes
Trade Ideas - Technical Analysis info Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Study Customizations info 6 5 8
Charting - Custom Studies info No No No
Day Trading Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Streaming Time & Sales info Yes Yes Yes
Streaming TV info Yes Yes Yes
Direct Market Routing - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes
Ladder Trading info Yes No No
Trade Hotkeys info Yes Yes Yes
Level 2 Quotes - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes info
Trade Ideas - Backtesting info Yes Yes No
Trade Ideas - Backtesting Adv info Yes No No
Short Locator info Yes Yes No
Order Liquidity Rebates info Yes No No
Research Overview Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Research - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes
Research - ETFs info Yes Yes Yes
Research - Mutual Funds info Yes Yes Yes
Research - Pink Sheets / OTCBB info Yes Yes Yes
Research - Bonds info Yes Yes Yes
Screener - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes
Screener - ETFs info Yes Yes Yes
Screener - Mutual Funds info Yes Yes Yes
Screener - Bonds info Yes Yes Yes
Misc - Portfolio Allocation info Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Stock Research - PDF Reports info 15 info 11 8
Stock Research - Earnings info Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - Insiders info Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - Social info Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - News info Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - ESG info Yes Yes No
Stock Research - SEC Filings info Yes Yes Yes
ETF Research Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
ETFs - Strategy Overview info Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Inception Date info Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Expense Ratio info Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Net Assets info Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Total Holdings info Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Top 10 Holdings info Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Sector Exposure info Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Risk Analysis info Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Ratings info Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Morningstar StyleMap info Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - PDF Reports info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Fund Research Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Mutual Funds - Strategy Overview info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Performance Chart info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Performance Analysis info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Prospectus info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - 3rd Party Ratings info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Fees Breakdown info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Top 10 Holdings info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Asset Allocation info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Sector Allocation info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - Country Allocation info Yes Yes Yes
Mutual Funds - StyleMap info Yes Yes Yes
Options Trading Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Option Chains - Basic View info Yes Yes Yes
Option Chains - Strategy View info Yes Yes Yes
Option Chains - Streaming info Yes Yes Yes
Option Chains - Total Columns info 40 26 32
Option Chains - Greeks info 5 5 5
Option Chains - Quick Analysis info Yes Yes Yes
Option Analysis - P&L Charts info Yes Yes Yes
Option Probability Analysis info Yes Yes Yes
Option Probability Analysis Adv info Yes Yes Yes
Option Positions - Greeks info Yes Yes Yes
Option Positions - Greeks Streaming info Yes Yes Yes
Option Positions - Adv Analysis info Yes Yes Yes
Option Positions - Rolling info Yes Yes Yes
Option Positions - Grouping info Yes Yes Yes
Banking Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Bank (Member FDIC) info No No Yes
Checking Accounts info No No Yes
Savings Accounts info No No Yes
Credit Cards info No Yes Yes
Debit Cards info No Yes Yes
Mortgage Loans info No Yes Yes
Customer Service Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
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 No Yes No
Live Chat (Current Customers) info Yes Yes Yes
24/7 Support info No Yes Yes
Overall Interactive Brokers Fidelity E*TRADE Charles Schwab
Overall 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Range of Investments 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Platforms & Tools 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Mobile Trading Apps 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Research 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Education 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
Ease of Use 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
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