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Ally Invest is currently offering eleven promotions. Read our in-depth review of Ally Invest to see why Ally Invest scored 4.4 stars out of 5. We like their low commission for stock trades, no account minimums, and ally live platform.

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$50
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New Ally Invest customers only with $10,000 minimum opening deposit. Account must be funded for at least 60 days to be eligible for cash bonus.
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Expires 12/31/2019
$200
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New Ally Invest customers only with $25,000 minimum opening deposit. Account must be funded for at least 60 days to be eligible for cash bonus.
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$300
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New Ally Invest customers only with $100,000 minimum opening deposit. Account must be funded for at least 60 days to be eligible for cash bonus.
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$600
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New Ally Invest customers only with $250,000 minimum opening deposit. Account must be funded for at least 60 days to be eligible for cash bonus.
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$1,200
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New Ally Invest customers only with $500,000 minimum opening deposit. Account must be funded for at least 60 days to be eligible for cash bonus.
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Expires 12/31/2019
$2,500
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New Ally Invest customers only with $1,000,000 minimum opening deposit. Account must be funded for at least 60 days to be eligible for cash bonus.
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Expires 12/31/2019
$3,500
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New Ally Invest customers only with $2,000,000 minimum opening deposit. Account must be funded for at least 60 days to be eligible for cash bonus.
Get $3,500 Cash Bonus
Expires 12/31/2019

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New Betterment customers only. Accounts must be funded within 45 days of signup. Terms apply.

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Stock Trading
$0 per trade
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Options Trading
$0 base + $0.50 per contract
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Minimum Deposit
$0
Commission Free ETFs
500+ including ETFs from WisdomTree
Mutual Fund Trading
$0 to buy/sell load mutual funds
$9.95 to buy/sell no load mutual funds
Penny Stocks
$0.01 per share on the entire order for stocks priced less than $2.00.
Broker Assisted Trades
$20 + Regular Commission
Customer Service
(855) 880-2559 (Open 24/7)
Banking
Integrated with banking on ally.com. Manage your Ally banking and investment accounts in one place.

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• Pricing information from published website as of 07/18/2019.
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	Ally Invest	E*TRADE
	Benefits and Features
Stock Trading	$0 per trade	$0 per trade
Options Trading	$0 base + $0.50 per contract	$0 per trade + $0.65 per contract $0 per trade + $0.50 per contract if you make 30+ trades a quarter
Minimum Deposit	$0	$500 for brokerage accounts No account minimum for retirement accounts
Mutual Fund Trading	$0 to buy/sell load mutual funds $9.95 to buy/sell no load mutual funds	$0 for no-load, no-transaction-fee funds $19.99 for transaction-fee funds
Commission Free ETFs	500+ including ETFs from WisdomTree	250+ including ETFs from WisdomTree, Global X Funds, and db-X Deutsche Bank
Penny Stocks	$0.01 per share on the entire order for stocks priced less than $2.00.
Broker Assisted Trades	$20 + Regular Commission	$25 + Regular Commission
Customer Service	(855) 880-2559 (Open 24/7)	800-387-2331
Inactivity Fee		$0
Maintenance Fee		$0
Banking	Integrated with banking on ally.com. Manage your Ally banking and investment accounts in one place.	Checking account offers no minimum balance requirements, free online bill pay, and unlimited debit card and check transactions.
Mobile App
Desktop App		E*TRADE Pro (requires you execute at least 30 trades during a calendar quarter or maintain brokerage account balance of at least $250,000)
Forex Trading
Futures Trading		$1.50 per contract, per side + fees (excluding bitcoin futures)
Locations		30
Online Community		ETrade Community lets you exchange trading and investing ideas with other ETrade customers.
Seminars		Live events and educational seminars at local branches.
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	Ally Cash-Enhanced Managed Portfolio
Annual Fee	0% advisory fee for Cash-Enhanced Managed Portfolio
Minimum Deposit	$100
Phone Support	24/7
Live Chat Support	24/7
Email Support	Yes
Human Advisors	No
Robo Advisor
Assets Under Management	$4.7 Billion
Tax Loss Harvesting	No
Goal Tracker	Yes
Automatic Deposits	Yes
Online Platform	Yes
iPhone App	Yes
Android App	Yes
Fractional Shares	No
Taxable Accounts	Yes
401k Plans	No
IRA Accounts	Yes
Roth IRA Accounts	Yes
SEP IRA Accounts	No
Trust Accounts	Yes
529 Plans	No
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Human Advisors
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Ally Cash-Enhanced Managed Portfolio: Pricing information from published website as of 09/18/2019

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