| Brokerage | Special Deals | Commission Schedule | Account Min's | Othe Products | Tools / Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD Ameritrade | 30 Days Free Trades + $100 cash | Internet Orders: $9.99 with no share limits Telephone Trades: $34.99 Broker Assisted Trades: $44.99 | Trading account $2,000 Retirement account $1,000 | Checking, Branches | Advanced Ordering, Charting, Fundmental Analysis, Idea Generation, Monitoring, Options, Screeners, Strategy Testing, Technical Analysis |
| ShareBuilder | 30 day Free Trial + $50 Bonus for Transferring from a Brokerage a/c | Auto investments: $4/each Real Time Trades $9.95 Phone Trades $29.95 | None | Research reports, Strategy reports, Options simulator, What If analysis, Investment Advice | |
| E*Trade | Get 100 commission-free stock & options trades with $9.99-$12.99 commission pricing for active traders. | 1500+ Trades/Quarter 6.99 150-1499 Trades/Quarter 7.99 30-149 Trades/Quarter ($50,000+ in assets) 9.99 0-29 Trades/Quarter (<$50,000 in assets) 12.99 | $10,000 min balance to avoid Account Service fees | Checking & Savings E*Trade Bank | Choose from 2 Trading platforms, Charting, Free Independent Research, Portfolio investment analysis |
| Scottrade | Switch and Scottrade will cover up $100 in transfer fees | Internet Orders: $7 Phone Trades: $17 Broker Assisted Trades: $27 | $500 minimum to open a/c | Branches | Exclusive news/commentary (S&P, DJ, Mkt Edge) |
| Tradeking.com | Switch and TradeKing will cover up $150 in transfer fees | $4.95 All trades Web & Broker | none | Charting, news & research | |
| Thinkorswim.com | Switch and TOS will cover up $100 in transfer fees | $.015/trade ($5 minimum) or $9.95/trade (5000 shares max) | $3,500 initial deposit | Desktop, Web and PDA trading platforms | |
| Optionsexpress.com | 10 day Trial | 0-8 Trades/Quarter 14.95 9+ Trades/Quarter 9.95 (both up to 1000 shares - .015 per share afterward ) | none initially, but $2,000 min to maintain a margin a/c | All in one trading console for all accounts, investing strategy tools | |
| Wells Fargo | 100 Commission Free trades per year when you link to a Wells Fargo Bank a/c | No Wells Fargo bank a/c: Internet Orders: $19.95 Broker Assisted Trades: $25 + Trading Commission With Wells Fargo Bank a/c: Internet Orders: $5.95 Trades: Broker Assisted Trades: $25 + Trading Commission | $1,000 initial deposit | Checking, Branches | Retirement planner |
| FirstTrade | Switch and FT will cover up $100 in transfer fees and $25 in wire transfer fees | $6.95 Flat fee with unlimited shares | none | IRA's and ESA's | Investing and Research tools |