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Tastytrade Review

June 30, 2023

In the jungle of online trading platforms, tastytrade is the cheetah. It stalks opportunities, watches for danger, and then chases down its prey lightning-fast for the kill. Tastytrade isn’t for every investor, but its platform is ideal for frequent options and futures traders, offering efficient workflow, useful risk management tools, killer design, and online content that make you feel like you’re on a trading desk. That netted tastytrade the top award for Best Desktop Trading Platform in our 2023 Annual Review. The broker also took our top spot for options trading.

Note: Tastytrade, formerly tastyworks, rebranded in February 2023.

tastytrade
4/5 Stars Overall
  • Minimum Deposit: $0.00
  • Stock Trades: $0.00
  • Options (Per Contract): $0.50 info
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thumb_up_off_alt Pros

  • Tastytrade's layout is genius. It’s one of the only downloadable platforms that works well on a laptop instead of a desk with three to six screens.
  • We’ve spent countless hours with traders over the years, and it’s obvious that the people at tastytrade live and breathe active trading.
  • Great options pricing.

thumb_down_off_alt Cons

  • Tastytrade's maverick approach makes the initial learning curve a bit steep, though we think it’s worth the effort.
  • There’s not much there for long-term investing.
  • Investment choices and education are oriented toward experienced traders.

Overall Summary

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Overall 4/5 Stars
Investment Options 4/5 Stars
Commissions & Fees 4.5/5 Stars
Mobile Trading Apps 4/5 Stars
Platforms & Tools 4.5/5 Stars
Research 1.5/5 Stars
Customer Service 4.0/5 Stars
Education 4/5 Stars
Ease Of Use 4.5/5 Stars

Investment options

Traders will find more than enough to keep them busy through the trading day, but if you want to sock money away in a CD ladder or mutual funds, you won’t find those products here. Tastytrade's platforms only support listed stocks, ETFs, options, cryptocurrencies, futures, and options on futures. Some investments can be bought over the phone or held in accounts, but won’t show on the platform.

Cryptocurrency: Pricing is excellent (see below). Tastytrade offers 25 coins to trade, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Solana, Polkadot, Dogecoin, Polygon, Shiba Inu, Litecoin, Uniswap, Chainlink, Bitcoin Cash, Stellar, Tezos, Elrond, EOS, Aave, Maker, Enjin Coin, Ox, Basic Attention Token, Compound, OMG Network, Paxos Gold, and Kyber Network.

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Stock Trading info Yes
Margin Trading Yes
OTC Stocks info No
Options Trading info Yes
Complex Options Max Legs info 4
Bonds (US Treasury) info No
Futures Trading info Yes
Forex Trading info No
Mutual Funds (Total) info 0
Advisor Services info No
Crypto Trading info Yes
Crypto Trading - Total Coins info 25
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Commissions and fees

The sizzle on the tastytrade steak is its stock options pricing. Tastytrade's per-contract commission is 23% less than Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, Schwab, and Fidelity, and tastytrade charges a maximum commission of $10 per leg.

Stocks and ETFs: Stocks and ETFs trade commission-free.

Options: Stock and ETF options are charged $1 per contract to open, with a maximum of $10 per leg to open and nothing is charged when the position is closed. For comparison purposes, that’s $0.50 per contract, each way, which is a shade cheaper than the $0.65 per contract charged by TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, and Fidelity. But the $10 maximum charge per leg can lead to sweet savings on larger trades.

Options on futures are charged by the round trip, but there’s no maximum commission. Options on futures are $2.50 per contract. On micros, they are $1.50.

Penny stocks: Penny stocks aren’t supported at tastytrade.

Futures: Unlike the stock options and equity options pricing, these are charged on both sides of the trade and don’t have a maximum amount. Futures are $1.25 per contract, micros are $0.85, and Smalls are $0.25.

Cryptocurrency: Crypto is charged 1% of the trade for both the buy and the sell. But, as with stock options trades, the maximum charge is $10. Big-time crypto traders will appreciate the cap.

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Minimum Deposit $0.00
Stock Trades $0.00
Penny Stock Fees (OTC) info N/A
ETF Trade Fee $0.00
Options (Base Fee) $0.00
Options (Per Contract) $0.50 info
Options Exercise Fee $5.00
Options Assignment Fee $5.00
Futures (Per Contract) $1.25
Mutual Fund Trade Fee N/A
Broker Assisted Trade Fee $0
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Mobile trading apps

Tastytrade’s biggest strength will be found on the desktop/laptop platform, but there’s enough tap-happy finger trading goodness on the mobile app to drum up some serious blisters. Tap. You’re long. Tap and drag. You’ve canceled and replaced an order. Tap again. UR out. It’s that sort of an experience.

Ease of use: The app is easy to use, but not intuitive. It’ll take some time before you navigate the app efficiently. Once you become familiar with the desktop platform, the app will make perfect sense. It’s super fast, and complex options orders are a snap to enter.

Watch lists: Watch lists can be scrolled both horizontally and vertically, something to keep in mind with many of tastytrade’s features. Personal watch lists sync across devices. You can pick and choose which columns are displayed.

Charting: On the mobile app, charts are crisp. Horizontal view is supported, as is zooming in and out. You can’t mark up charts with studies or annotations on the app, unlike the gazillion options available on the desktop.

Trading tools: With tastytrade's futures and options focus, risk management and order entry are front and center. Profit and loss diagrams are clear and you can adjust trades right on the graph. Dropdown option strategies populate the option chain and you can point and drag options legs until the probability of profit estimate, implied volatility and max gain/loss fit your plan.

Video content: Videos from tastylive, tastytrade's affiliated education network (which was itself formerly called tastytrade — a bit confusing, but stick with us), are available in the app. Don’t miss them. They are informal, even irreverent at times, and teach sophisticated topics while they comment on market action. They are as good a group of trading mentors as anyone could hope for.

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
iPhone App info Yes
Android App info Yes
Apple Watch App info No
Stock Alerts info No
Charting - After-Hours info Yes
Charting - Technical Studies info 0
Charting - Study Customizations info No
Watch List (Streaming) info Yes
Watch Lists - Create & Manage info Yes
Watch Lists - Column Customization info Yes

Other trading platforms and tools

Tastytrade won our best desktop platform award this year for its efficient workflow and bold design. That’s where we expect traders will be happiest, but there’s also a very functional browser-based platform. Some other brokers have platforms that are easier to master, others will allow you to trade more instruments, and there are brokers that provide more tools, but tastytrade stands out for how well it serves its target customers.

Platforms overview: Tastytrade's user interface is designed for efficient navigation and working well on one screen. You can enjoy a leisurely coffee at Starbucks and trade from your laptop without wishing you had 12 more 27” screens behind that venti Americano. The cost for this efficient workflow is fewer widgets and less customization than, say, TD Ameritrade’s thinkorswim or Interactive Brokers’ Trader Workstation.

Unlike many of the beginner-focused brokers that provide a few basic educational pieces and allow customers to buy options, tastytrade keeps risk management front and center. There are only a few tools available, but they are exactly what options traders need.

Tastytrade has gutsy graphic designers, too. Not many brokers would use red and black as their primary design colors, but it helps tastytrade stand out from the crowd. We like it. It appeals to our anything-goes trader mentality, or at least the one we like to pretend we have.

Web platform: The browser-based platform is similar to the desktop platform, but doesn’t have quite the laser-like legibility of desktop. If you’re on your personal computer, there’s little need to use the browser platform, since the desktop is available on both Mac OS and PC. But if you want to trade while traveling or at work (we won’t tell), the web platform is fine. The charts are great and you can maintain a journal, a nice feature we’d love to see every broker offer.

Charting: On the desktop, the charts are crisp and, unlike the mobile, highly customizable. There are hundreds of technical studies and 19 drawing tools, all anyone could possibly need. The chart window can be subdivided into four independent charts. Charting on the browser platform isn’t as rich as the desktop and comes off like a work in progress.

Tastytrade trading tools: The desktop supports clicking and dragging on several views to adjust orders. The profit/loss tool caters to options and can support multiple strategies. Watch lists sync across all platforms, and it’s easy to edit the watch lists and edit column views. Fundamental data is sorely lacking. We like how stock news is presented, in a readily available column.

Options trading: Futures and options are where tastytrade stands out, combining ease of use with advanced analysis and sophisticated profit and loss diagrams. Traders get tremendous value for that low options pricing.

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Active Trading Platform info tastytrade
Desktop Trading Platform info Yes
Desktop Platform (Mac) info Yes
Web Trading Platform info Yes
Paper Trading info No
Trade Journal info No
Watch Lists - Total Fields info 33
Charting - Indicators / Studies info 308
Charting - Drawing Tools info 19
Charting - Study Customizations info 7
Charting - Save Profiles info Yes
Trade Ideas - Technical Analysis info No
Streaming Time & Sales info No
Trade Ideas - Backtesting info No
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Research

Tastytrade doesn’t offer research. Instead, it shares ideas through its watch lists and traders will find inspiration from the trade feeds and comments posted by affiliate tastylive's on-air talent. You won’t find a more knowledgeable and personable crew of traders anywhere else.

Tastytrade provides quotes and news, and that’s about it on the fundamental research front. So if you use tastytrade and you want to know what analysts think about Elon Musk’s latest hijinks, well, you’ll need another source. That’s true of ETFs, too. No Morningstar reports, ESG ratings or top 10 holdings.

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Research - Stocks info Yes
Stock Research - ESG info No
Stock Research - PDF Reports info 0
Screener - Stocks info No
Research - ETFs info Yes
Screener - ETFs info No
Research - Mutual Funds info No
Screener - Mutual Funds info No
Research - Pink Sheets / OTCBB info No
Research - Bonds info No

Education

You don’t get education on tastytrade, at least not in the same way you will find at Charles Schwab or Fidelity. Instead, you get an ongoing stream of commentary and programming that feels as if you found trading mentors.

Learning center: Tastytrade’s affiliate network tastylive provides educational content on its website that covers the full gamut of beginner to expert trading.

Videos: The video feed embedded in all the platforms is where you level up your trading chops. You learn through watching traders discuss the markets and what they think is important. While doing that, they goof around, they tease each other, and maybe a few less-than-pristine words are uttered. It’s entertaining as well as informative. Our only gripe is that the video player can take a while to initially load. It’s worth the wait.

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Education (Stocks) info Yes
Education (ETFs) info Yes
Education (Options) info Yes
Education (Mutual Funds) info No
Education (Bonds) info No
Education (Retirement) info No
Paper Trading info No
Videos info No
Webinars info Yes
Webinars (Archived) info Yes
Progress Tracking info No
Interactive Learning - Quizzes info No
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Customer service

To score Customer Service, StockBrokers.com partners with customer experience research firm Confero to conduct phone tests from locations throughout the United States. For our 2023 Broker Review, 168 customer service tests were conducted over six weeks, with wait times logged for each call.

Customer service representatives were asked for assistance or details in several areas of broker services, including account opening, trading tools, apps, rollovers, active trading, and more. Here are the results for Tastytrade.

  • Average Connection Time: <1 minute
  • Average Net Promoter Score: 7.7 / 10
  • Average Professionalism Score: 6.7 / 10
  • Overall Score: 7.6 / 10
  • Ranking: 9th of 14 brokers

Banking services

Traditional banking services aren’t currently offered at tastytrade. Given its target market of active traders, we don’t expect to see tastytrade-branded travel reward programs anytime soon.

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Bank (Member FDIC) info No
Checking Accounts info No
Savings Accounts info No
Credit Cards info No
Debit Cards info No
Mortgage Loans info No

Final thoughts

If you trade options, futures and crypto, tastytrade has a compelling value proposition, provided you can live with what it doesn’t have. Long term investors, mutual fund buyers and armchair stock analysts will find other brokers cater better to their needs.

Here are our three top takeaways for tastytrade for 2023:

  1. Tastytrade's platforms are speedy, the tools are useful, and the workflow is efficient.
  2. Options and crypto pricing is outstanding for larger trades.
  3. Tastytrade goes its own way, and we think they’re doing it right.

Is my money safe with tastytrade?

Yes, your money is safe. Tastytrade is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corp., or SIPC. Your account is covered against broker insolvency for up to $500,000 per customer (of which $250,000 can be in cash). This coverage doesn’t protect you against investment losses. Brokers in the U.S. are highly regulated and, though tastytrade is relatively new on the scene, the people behind tastytrade are respected industry veterans.

How much does it cost to open a tastytrade account?

Tastytrade doesn’t have an account minimum and there’s no charge to open a tastytrade account. Stocks and ETFs trade commission-free; stock and ETF options are $1 per contract to a maximum of $10 per leg to open. Options on futures are $2.50 per contract.

Does tastytrade have a monthly fee?

Tastytrade doesn’t have a monthly fee. It also does not charge annual IRA account fees or inactivity fees.

Does tastytrade have an app?

Tastytrade has an excellent mobile trading app that has much of the feel of the desktop platform. It’s available for both iOS and Android.

How do I contact tastytrade?

You can contact tastytrade via clicking on the speech bubble on the website and harassing the chatbot until it gives up and offers phone and live chat support, or you can directly dial tastytrade at (888) 247-1963.

About tastytrade

Tastytrade is the brokerage arm, launched in 2017 (and formerly called tastyworks), of investing education and insights network tastylive (originally called tastytrade) which dates to 2011. Tastytrade’s chief executive officer and chief technology officer hail from thinkorswim, the groundbreaking trading platform now owned by TD Ameritrade; as does tastytrade’s CEO. Tastytrade and tastylive were acquired in 2021 London-based fintech firm IG Group (OTC: IGGHY), which had a market capitalization of £3.37 billion as of November 2022.

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2023 Review methodology

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For the StockBrokers.com 13th Annual Review published in January 2023, a total of 3,332 data points were collected over three months and used to score 17 top brokers. This makes StockBrokers.com home to the largest independent database on the web covering the online broker industry. All research, writing and data collection at StockBrokers.com is done by humans, for humans. Read our generative AI policy here.

As part of our annual review process, all brokers had the opportunity to provide updates and key milestones and complete an in-depth data profile, which we hand-checked for accuracy. Brokers also were offered the opportunity to provide executive time for an annual update meeting.

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tastytrade results

For the StockBrokers.com 2023 Annual Awards, published on Jan. 24, 2023, all U.S. equity brokers we reviewed were assessed on 196 different variables across eight areas: Commissions & Fees, Investment Options, Platforms & Tools, Research, Mobile Trading, Education, Ease of Use, and Overall.

StockBrokers.com also presented “Best in Class” awards to brokers for additional categories Beginners, Options Trading, Futures Trading, Active Trading, IRA Accounts, Investor Community, Penny Stock Trading, Banking Services and Customer Service. A “Best in Class” designation means finishing in the top five brokers for that category.

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Primary categories

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Streak #1
Best in Class
Best in Class Streak

Secondary categories

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Industry Awards

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
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tastytrade fees and features data

The data collection efforts at StockBrokers.com are unmatched in the industry. The following tables show a deeper dive into the offerings available at this broker. You can also compare its offerings side-by-side with those of other brokers using our Comparison Tool.

In addition to meticulous annual data collection by our in-house analyst, every broker that participates in our review is afforded the opportunity to complete an in-depth data profile. We then audit each data point to ensure its accuracy.

Trading fees

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Minimum Deposit $0.00
Stock Trades $0.00
Mutual Fund Trade Fee N/A
Options (Base Fee) $0.00
Options (Per Contract) $0.50 info
Futures (Per Contract) $1.25
Broker Assisted Trade Fee $0

Account fees

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
IRA Annual Fee $0.00
IRA Closure Fee $60.00
Account Transfer Out (Partial) info $75.00
Account Transfer Out (Full) info $75.00
Options Exercise Fee $5.00
Options Assignment Fee $5.00

Margin rates

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Margin Rate Under $25,000 11.00%
Margin Rate $25,000 to $49,999.99 10.50%
Margin Rate $50,000 to $99,999.99 10.00%
Margin Rate $100,000 to $249,999.99 9.50%
Margin Rate $250,000 to $499,999.99 9.00%
Margin Rate $500,000 to $999,999.99 8.50%
Margin Rate Above $1,000,000 8.00%

Investment options

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Stock Trading info Yes
Margin Trading Yes
Fractional Shares info Yes
OTC Stocks info No
Options Trading info Yes
Complex Options Max Legs info 4
Futures Trading info Yes
Forex Trading info No
Crypto Trading info Yes
Crypto Trading - Total Coins info 25
Mutual Funds (No Load) info 0
Mutual Funds (Total) info 0
Bonds (US Treasury) info No
Bonds (Corporate) info No
Bonds (Municipal) info No
Advisor Services info No
International Countries (Stocks) info 0
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Order types

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Order Type - Market info Yes
Order Type - Limit info Yes
Order Type - After Hours info Yes
Order Type - Stop info Yes
Order Type - Trailing Stop info No
Order Type - OCO info Yes
Order Type - OTO info Yes
Order Type - Broker Assisted info Yes

Beginners

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Education (Stocks) info Yes
Education (ETFs) info Yes
Education (Options) info Yes
Education (Mutual Funds) info No
Education (Bonds) info No
Education (Retirement) info No
Retirement Calculator info No
Investor Dictionary info Yes
Paper Trading info No
Videos info No
Webinars info Yes
Webinars (Archived) info Yes
Progress Tracking info No
Interactive Learning - Quizzes info No
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Stock trading apps

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
iPhone App info Yes
Android App info Yes
Apple Watch App info No
Trading - Stocks info Yes
Trading - After-Hours info Yes
Trading - Simple Options info Yes
Trading - Complex Options info Yes
Order Ticket RT Quotes info Yes
Order Ticket SRT Quotes info Yes

Stock app features

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Market Movers (Top Gainers) info Yes
Stream Live TV info No
Videos on Demand info No
Stock Alerts info No
Option Chains Viewable info Yes
Watch List (Real-time) info Yes
Watch List (Streaming) info Yes
Watch Lists - Create & Manage info Yes
Watch Lists - Column Customization info Yes
Watch Lists - Total Fields info 33

Stock app charting

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Charting - After-Hours info Yes
Charting - Can Turn Horizontally info Yes
Charting - Multiple Time Frames info No
Charting - Technical Studies info 0
Charting - Study Customizations info No
Charting - Stock Comparisons info No

Trading platforms overview

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Active Trading Platform info tastytrade
Desktop Trading Platform info Yes
Desktop Platform (Mac) info Yes
Web Trading Platform info Yes
Paper Trading info No
Trade Journal info No
Watch Lists - Total Fields info 33

Trading platform stock chart features

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Charting - Adjust Trades on Chart info Yes
Charting - Indicators / Studies info 308
Charting - Drawing Tools info 19
Charting - Notes info Yes
Charting - Index Overlays info No
Charting - Historical Trades info Yes
Charting - Corporate Events info No
Charting - Custom Date Range info No
Charting - Custom Time Bars info No
Charting - Automated Analysis info No
Charting - Save Profiles info Yes
Trade Ideas - Technical Analysis info No
Charting - Study Customizations info 7
Charting - Custom Studies info No
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Day trading features

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Streaming Time & Sales info No
Streaming TV info Yes
Direct Market Routing - Stocks info No
Ladder Trading info No
Trade Hot Keys info No
Level 2 Quotes - Stocks info No
Trade Ideas - Backtesting info No
Trade Ideas - Backtesting Adv info No
Short Locator info Yes
Order Liquidity Rebates info No

Investment research overview

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Research - Stocks info Yes
Research - ETFs info Yes
Research - Mutual Funds info No
Research - Pink Sheets / OTCBB info No
Research - Bonds info No
Screener - Stocks info No
Screener - ETFs info No
Screener - Mutual Funds info No
Screener - Bonds info No
Misc - Portfolio Allocation info No

Stock research features

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Stock Research - PDF Reports info 0
Stock Research - Earnings info No
Stock Research - Insiders info No
Stock Research - Social info No
Stock Research - News info No
Stock Research - ESG info No
Stock Research - SEC Filings info No

ETF research features

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
ETFs - Strategy Overview info No
ETF Fund Facts - Inception Date info No
ETF Fund Facts - Expense Ratio info No
ETF Fund Facts - Net Assets info No
ETF Fund Facts - Total Holdings info No
ETFs - Top 10 Holdings info No
ETFs - Sector Exposure info No
ETFs - Risk Analysis info Yes
ETFs - Ratings info No
ETFs - Morningstar StyleMap info No
ETFs - PDF Reports info No
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Mutual fund research features

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Mutual Funds - Strategy Overview info No
Mutual Funds - Performance Chart info No
Mutual Funds - Performance Analysis info No
Mutual Funds - Prospectus info No
Mutual Funds - 3rd Party Ratings info No
Mutual Funds - Fees Breakdown info No
Mutual Funds - Top 10 Holdings info No
Mutual Funds - Asset Allocation info No
Mutual Funds - Sector Allocation info No
Mutual Funds - Country Allocation info No
Mutual Funds - StyleMap info No
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Options trading overview

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Option Chains - Basic View info Yes
Option Chains - Strategy View info No
Option Chains - Streaming info Yes
Option Chains - Total Columns info 7
Option Chains - Greeks info 5
Option Chains - Quick Analysis info Yes
Option Analysis - P&L Charts info Yes
Option Probability Analysis info Yes
Option Probability Analysis Adv info Yes
Option Positions - Greeks info Yes
Option Positions - Greeks Streaming info Yes
Option Positions - Adv Analysis info Yes
Option Positions - Rolling info Yes
Option Positions - Grouping info Yes
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Banking features

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Bank (Member FDIC) info No
Checking Accounts info No
Savings Accounts info No
Credit Cards info No
Debit Cards info No
Mortgage Loans info No

Customer service options

Feature tastytrade logotastytrade
Phone Support (Prospect Customers) info Yes
Phone Support (Current Customers) info Yes
Email Support info Yes
Live Chat (Prospect Customers) info Yes
Live Chat (Current Customers) info Yes
24/7 Support info No

About the Editorial Team

Sam Levine, CFA, CMT
Sam Levine, CFA, CMT

Sam Levine has over 30 years of experience in the investing field as a portfolio manager, financial consultant, investment strategist and writer. He also taught investing as an adjunct professor of finance at Wayne State University. Sam holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and the Chartered Market Technician designations and is pursuing a master's in personal financial planning at the College for Financial Planning. Previously, he was a contributing editor at BetterInvesting Magazine and a contributor to The Penny Hoarder and other media outlets.

Blain Reinkensmeyer
Blain Reinkensmeyer

Blain Reinkensmeyer has 20 years of trading experience with over 2,500 trades placed during that time. He heads research for all U.S.-based brokerages on StockBrokers.com and is respected by executives as the leading expert covering the online broker industry. Blain’s insights have been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Chicago Tribune, among other media outlets.

Carolyn Kimball
Carolyn Kimball

Carolyn Kimball is managing editor for Reink Media and the lead editor for the StockBrokers.com Annual Review. Carolyn has more than 20 years of writing and editing experience at major media outlets including NerdWallet, the Los Angeles Times and the San Jose Mercury News. She specializes in coverage of personal financial products and services, wielding her editing skills to clarify complex (some might say befuddling) topics to help consumers make informed decisions about their money.

Steven Hatzakis
Steven Hatzakis

Steven Hatzakis is the Global Director of Research for ForexBrokers.com. Steven previously served as an Editor for Finance Magnates, where he authored over 1,000 published articles about the online finance industry. Steven is an active fintech and crypto industry researcher and advises blockchain companies at the board level. Over the past 20 years, Steven has held numerous positions within the international forex markets, from writing to consulting to serving as a registered commodity futures representative.

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