| Broker |
Stocks & ETF |
Options |
Futures |
Forex |
Platform |
Minimum |
Interest |
|
$2.95 per trade
$2.95 per assisted trade
|
$9.95 per trade
|
- |
- |
optionhouse.com
|
$1,000
|
4.45%-2.45%
0.00%
|
|
$0.005 per share
min $1.00
max 0.5% of trade value
|
$0.70 per contract
min $1.00
|
$0.85 per contract + exchange fees
|
spread + $20 per $1mil
min $2.50
50:1 leverage
|
TraderWorkstation
WebTrader
MobileTrader
IB API
FIX CTCI
|
$10,000
$5,000
clients of
brokers or
advisors
|
1.59%
(variable)
0.00%
|
|
$7.00 per trade
$17.00 per phone trade
$27.00 per assisted trade
|
$7.00 per trade + $1.25 per contract
|
- |
- |
Scottrade.com
Scottrader
ScottradeELITE
Wireless
|
$500
$25,000
(Scot.Elite)
|
7.75%-5.25%
0.05%-1.00%
|
|
$9.99 per trade
$34.99 per phone trade
$44.99 per assisted trade
|
$9.99 per trade + $0.75 per contract
|
- |
- |
TDAmeritrade.com
StrategyDesk
CommandCenter
Wireless
|
$2,000
|
9.00%-6.25%
0.05%-0.10%
|
|
$0.015 per share min $5.00
OR
$9.95 per trade + $0.015 per share over 5,000
|
$2.95 per contract
OR
$9.95 per trade + $1.50 per contract
|
$3.50 per contract
|
dealing spread
100:1 leverage
|
WebBasedTrading
thinkDesktop
thinkAnywhere
thinkMobile
|
$3,500
|
7.70%
0.00%
|
|
$0.00395 per share + $0.001-0.004 per share exchange fee
$15.00 per phone trade
|
$0.50 per contract
|
$2.40 per contract
(variable) |
- |
Lightspeed Trader
|
$10,000
|
8.00%-4.25%
0.025%
|
|
$9.95-14.95 per trade + $0.015 per share over 1,000
|
$15.00 per 10 contracts
|
$2.99-6.99 per contract + exchange fees
|
- |
optionXpress.com
Xtend
|
$1
|
6.25%-4.00%
0.00%
|
|
$0.01 per share
$0.005 per share over 500
OR
$4.95 per trade + $0.005 per share over 10,000
|
$0.95 per contract
|
$2.40 per contract (variable)
|
spread + $50 per $1mil
100:1 leverage
|
MBT Navigator Pro
MBT Navigator Web
MBT Navigator
Wireless
MetaTrader4 (forex)
|
$1,000
$400 (forex)
|
7.45%
0.00%
|
|
$6.99-12.99 per trade
+ $0.015 per share over 2,000
$45.00 per assisted trade + applicable comission
|
$6.99 per trade + $0.75 per contract
|
$2.99 per contract + exchange fees
|
- |
ETrade.com
MarketTrader
Power E*TRADE Pro
Mobile Pro
|
$1,000
|
6.99%-3.99%
0.00%
|
|
$0.01 per share
$0.006 per share over 500
OR
$6.99-9.99 per trade + $0.005 per share over 5,000
|
$1.00 per contract
|
$2.40 per contract (variable)
|
spread + $20 per $1mil
min $2.50
100:1 leverage
|
TradeStation
|
$5,000
|
7.75%-6.25%
0.00%
|
|
$4.50 per trade 10 free trades/month with $25k+ balance or 25+ trades/month
$19.99 per assisted trade
|
$4.50 per trade + $0.50 per contract
|
- |
dealing spread
100:1 leverage
200:1 leverage
|
Zecco.com
ForexTrader
|
$1
$250 (forex)
|
7.20%-4.70%
0.025%
|
|
$3.00 per trade
$0.004 per share min $1.00
$27.00 per assisted trade
|
- |
- |
- |
SogoTrade.com
SogoElite
|
$500
$2,500 (SogoElite)
|
7.75%-4.50%
0.00%
|
|
$8.00-19.95 per trade + $0.015 per share over 1,000
|
$8.00 + $0.75 per contract
|
- |
- |
Fidelity.com
Active Trader Pro
Fidelity Anywhere
|
$5,000
|
8.57%-3.75%
0.00%
|
|
$4.95 per trade
$4.95 per assisted trade
|
$4.95 per trade + $0.65 per contract
|
- |
- |
TraderKing.com
|
$1
|
6.50%-4.50%
0.00%
|
|
$2.50 per trade
|
$2.50 per trade + $0.50 per contract
|
- |
- |
J2Trader
|
$2,500
|
2.75%-1.50%
0.00%
|
|
$7.50 per trade
|
$0.50 per contract
min $12.50
|
- |
- |
TradeMonster.com
|
$2,000
|
3.50%-1.25%
0.00%
|
