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Overall Rating Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Overall 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Commissions & Fees 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Investment Options 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars
Platforms & Tools 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 3/5 Stars
Mobile Trading Apps 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Research 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 2.5/5 Stars
Customer Service 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars 3.0/5 Stars N/A
Education 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars
Ease Of Use 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
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Broker Screenshots Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Trading Platform & Tools Gallery (click to expand)
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
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
Firstrade website home page Firstrade website watch list Firstrade website stock page Firstrade website stock chart Firstrade website analyst research Firstrade website OptionsPlay Firstrade website options chain Firstrade website market overview Firstrade Navigator options order ticket
Robinhood website account page Robinhood website stock watch list Robinhood website stock overview Robinhood website advanced chart Robinhood website stock news and ratings Robinhood website crypto watch list Robinhood website options chain Robinhood website options strategy builder strangle Robinhood website spending page
Research Gallery (click to expand)
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
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
Firstrade Navigator stock research Firstrade website technical signals
Robinhood website stock analyst ratings Robinhood website stock market news Robinhood top movers Robinhood earnings and "people also own" Robinhood Snacks story Another Robinhood Snacks story
Mobile Trading Apps Gallery (click to expand)
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
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
Firstrade mobile account dashboard Firstrade mobile favorites (stock watch list) Firstrade mobile advanced charting Firstrade mobile charting Firstrade mobile market news Firstrade mobile option chain Firstrade mobile top gainers Firstrade mobile trade ticket
Robinhood mobile portfolio Robinhood mobile watch list Robinhood mobile stock quote Robinhood mobile chart Robinhood mobile stock summary Robinhood mobile stock news Robinhood mobile analyst ratings Robinhood mobile stock EPS and lists Robinhood mobile order types Robinhood mobile order explanation Robinhood mobile stock order entry Robinhood mobile options strategy Robinhood mobile options chain Robinhood mobile crypto quotes Robinhood mobile crypto chart
Education Gallery (click to expand)
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
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
Robinhood education Learn page Robinhood education basic topic Robinhood education financial planning Robinhood education advanced topic Robinhood education another advanced topic
Trading Fees Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Minimum Deposit $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Stock Trades $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Penny Stock Fees (OTC) info $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 N/A
Mutual Fund Trade Fee $49.95 $14.95 $0 N/A
Options (Per Contract) $0.65 $0.65 $0.00 $0.00
Futures (Per Contract) (Not offered) $0.85 (Not offered) (Not offered)
Broker Assisted Trade Fee $32.95 $30 $19.95 N/A
Margin Rates Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Margin Rate Under $25,000 13.575% 7.83% info 13.75% 12% info
Margin Rate $25,000 to $49,999.99 13.075% 7.83% info 13.5% 12% info
Margin Rate $50,000 to $99,999.99 12.125% 7.83% info 13% 12% info
Margin Rate $100,000 to $249,999.99 12.075% 7.83% info 12.5% 12% info
Margin Rate $250,000 to $499,999.99 11.825% 7.83% info 12.25% 12% info
Margin Rate $500,000 to $999,999.99 9.5% 7.83% info 10.35% 12% info
Margin Rate Above $1,000,000 9.25% 7.83% info 9.75% 12% info
Account Fees Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
IRA Annual Fee $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
IRA Closure Fee $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Account Transfer Out (Partial) info $0.00 $0.00 $55.00 $100.00
Account Transfer Out (Full) info $0.00 $0.00 $75.00 $100.00
Options Exercise Fee $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Options Assignment Fee $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Investment Options Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Stock Trading info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Margin Trading Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fractional Shares info Yes Yes Yes Yes
OTC Stocks info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Options Trading info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Complex Options Max Legs info 4 6 4 4
Futures Trading info No Yes No No
Forex Trading info No Yes No No
Crypto Trading info Yes Yes No Yes
Crypto Trading - Total Coins info 2 4 0 15
Mutual Funds (No Load) info 5843 10988 15460 0
Mutual Funds (Total) info 10000 11456 19666 0
Bonds (US Treasury) info Yes Yes Yes No
Bonds (Corporate) info Yes Yes Yes No
Bonds (Municipal) info Yes Yes Yes No
Traditional IRAs info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Roth IRAs info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advisor Services info Yes No No No
International Countries (Stocks) info 25 33 0 0
Order Types Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Order Type - Market info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Limit info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - After Hours info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Stop info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stop info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Type - OCO info Yes Yes Yes No
Order Type - OTO info Yes Yes Yes No
Order Type - Broker Assisted info Yes Yes Yes No
Beginners Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Education (Stocks) info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Education (ETFs) info Yes Yes No No
Education (Options) info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Education (Mutual Funds) info Yes Yes No No
Education (Bonds) info Yes Yes No No
Education (Retirement) info Yes Yes Yes No
Retirement Calculator info Yes Yes Yes No
Investor Dictionary info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Paper Trading info No Yes No No
Videos info Yes Yes Yes No
Webinars info Yes Yes Yes No
Webinars (Archived) info Yes Yes Yes No
Progress Tracking info Yes Yes No No
Interactive Learning - Quizzes info Yes Yes No No
Stock Trading Apps Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
iPhone App info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Android App info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Apple Watch App info Yes Yes No Yes
Trading - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trading - After-Hours info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trading - Simple Options info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trading - Complex Options info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Ticket RT Quotes info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Order Ticket SRT Quotes info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stock App Features Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Market Movers (Top Gainers) info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stream Live TV info Yes Yes No No
Videos on Demand info Yes Yes No No
Stock Alerts info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Option Chains Viewable info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Watch List (Real-time) info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Watch List (Streaming) info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Watch Lists - Create & Manage info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Watch Lists - Column Customization info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Watch Lists - Total Fields info 92 659 50 3
Stock App Charting Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Charting - After-Hours info Yes Yes No Yes
Charting - Can Turn Horizontally info Yes Yes Yes No
Charting - Multiple Time Frames info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Technical Studies info 129 97 81 6
Charting - Study Customizations info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Charting - Stock Comparisons info Yes No No No
Trading Platforms Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Active Trading Platform info Active Trader Pro Trader Workstation (TWS) Firstrade Navigator
Desktop Trading Platform info Yes Yes No No
Desktop Platform (Mac) info Yes Yes No No
Web Trading Platform info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Paper Trading info No Yes No No
Trade Journal info Yes Yes No No
Watch Lists - Total Fields info 92 659 50 3
Stock Chart Features Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Charting - Adjust Trades on Chart info Yes Yes No No
Charting - Indicators / Studies info 129 155 102 6
Charting - Drawing Tools info 38 85 8 0
Charting - Notes info Yes Yes No No
Charting - Index Overlays info Yes Yes Yes No
Charting - Historical Trades info Yes Yes No No
Charting - Corporate Events info Yes Yes Yes No
Charting - Custom Date Range info Yes Yes No No
Charting - Custom Time Bars info Yes Yes No No
Charting - Automated Analysis info Yes Yes No No
Charting - Save Profiles info Yes Yes No No
Trade Ideas - Technical Analysis info Yes Yes Yes No
Charting - Study Customizations info 5 6 6 1
Charting - Custom Studies info No No No No
Day Trading Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Streaming Time & Sales info Yes Yes No No
Streaming TV info Yes Yes No No
Direct Market Routing - Stocks info Yes Yes No No
Ladder Trading info No Yes No No
Trade Hot Keys info Yes Yes No No
Level 2 Quotes - Stocks info Yes Yes No No info
Trade Ideas - Backtesting info Yes Yes No No
Trade Ideas - Backtesting Adv info No Yes No No
Short Locator info Yes Yes No No
Order Liquidity Rebates info No Yes No No
Research Overview Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Research - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research - ETFs info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research - Mutual Funds info Yes Yes Yes No
Research - Pink Sheets / OTCBB info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Research - Bonds info Yes Yes Yes No
Screener - Stocks info Yes Yes Yes No
Screener - ETFs info Yes Yes Yes No
Screener - Mutual Funds info Yes Yes Yes No
Screener - Bonds info Yes Yes Yes No
Misc - Portfolio Allocation info Yes Yes Yes No
Stock Research Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Stock Research - PDF Reports info 11 17 info 1 0 info
Stock Research - Earnings info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - Insiders info Yes Yes Yes No
Stock Research - Social info Yes Yes No No
Stock Research - News info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stock Research - ESG info Yes Yes No No
Stock Research - SEC Filings info Yes Yes Yes No
ETF Research Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
ETFs - Strategy Overview info Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Inception Date info Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Expense Ratio info Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Net Assets info Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETF Fund Facts - Total Holdings info Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Top 10 Holdings info Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Sector Exposure info Yes Yes Yes Yes
ETFs - Risk Analysis info Yes Yes Yes No
ETFs - Ratings info Yes Yes Yes No
ETFs - Morningstar StyleMap info Yes Yes Yes No
ETFs - PDF Reports info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Fund Research Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Mutual Funds - Strategy Overview info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - Performance Chart info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - Performance Analysis info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - Prospectus info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - 3rd Party Ratings info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - Fees Breakdown info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - Top 10 Holdings info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - Asset Allocation info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - Sector Allocation info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - Country Allocation info Yes Yes Yes No
Mutual Funds - StyleMap info Yes Yes Yes No
Options Trading Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Option Chains - Basic View info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Option Chains - Strategy View info Yes Yes Yes No
Option Chains - Streaming info Yes Yes No Yes
Option Chains - Total Columns info 26 38 8 17
Option Chains - Greeks info 5 12 5 5
Option Chains - Quick Analysis info Yes Yes No Yes
Option Analysis - P&L Charts info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Option Probability Analysis info Yes Yes No No
Option Probability Analysis Adv info Yes Yes Yes No
Option Positions - Greeks info Yes Yes No Yes
Option Positions - Greeks Streaming info Yes Yes No Yes
Option Positions - Adv Analysis info Yes Yes No No
Option Positions - Rolling info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Option Positions - Grouping info Yes Yes No Yes
Banking Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Bank (Member FDIC) info No No No No
Checking Accounts info No No Yes No
Savings Accounts info No No No No
Credit Cards info Yes No No No
Debit Cards info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mortgage Loans info No No No No
Customer Service Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Phone Support (Prospect Customers) info Yes Yes Yes No
Phone Support (Current Customers) info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Email Support info Yes Yes Yes Yes
Live Chat (Prospect Customers) info Yes No Yes No
Live Chat (Current Customers) info Yes Yes Yes Yes
24/7 Support info Yes No No Yes
Overall Fidelity Interactive Brokers Firstrade Robinhood
Overall 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4/5 Stars
Commissions & Fees 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Investment Options 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars
Platforms & Tools 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 3/5 Stars
Mobile Trading Apps 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars
Research 5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 2.5/5 Stars
Education 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars 3.5/5 Stars
Ease Of Use 5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 4.5/5 Stars 5/5 Stars
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