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Get 500 Free Trades for 2 Years - | Get up to 500 Commission-Free Trades - | |
Benefits and Features | ||
Stock Trading | $6.95 per trade $4.95 per trade if you make 30+ trades a quarter | |
Options Trading | $4.95 per online trade, plus $0.65 per contract | $6.95 + $0.75 per contract $4.95 + $0.50 per contract if you make 30+ trades a quarter |
Minimum Deposit | $500 for brokerage accounts No account minimum for retirement accounts | |
Mutual Fund Trading | $0 transaction fee for Fidelity funds $0 on purchase for NTF (no transaction fee) non-Fidelity funds. ($49.95 on redemption if held less than 60 days) $49.95 on purchase for non-Fidelity funds; $0 on redemption. (Certain funds may have a $75 transaction fee). | $0 for no-load, no-transaction-fee funds $19.99 for transaction-fee funds |
Commission Free ETFs | 93 including 8 Fidelity Factor ETFs, 11 Fidelity Sector ETFs, 3 Fidelity Bond ETFs, Fidelity ONEQ, and 70 commission-free funds from iShares ETFs | 200+ including ETFs from WisdomTree, Global X Funds, and db-X Deutsche Bank |
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Broker Assisted Trades | $32.95 per trade for representative-assisted trades. | |
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Inactivity Fee | ||
Maintenance Fee | $12 per year for each noncore Fidelity fund under $2,000. $25 per year for SIMPLE IRAs. $48 per year ($12 per quarter) administrative fee for Fidelity HSA. | |
Banking | Fidelity Cash Management Account includes reimbursed ATM fees, no monthly fee, no minimum balance requirement, FDIC insurance, mobile check deposit, free billpay and free checkwriting. | Checking account offers no minimum balance requirements, free online bill pay, and unlimited debit card and check transactions. |
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Desktop App | Active Trader Pro (requires you trade 36 times or more in a rolling 12 month period) | E*TRADE Pro (requires you execute at least 30 trades during a calendar quarter or maintain brokerage account balance of at least $250,000) |
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Locations | ||
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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Bottom Line | Comprehensive online broker with in-depth research... | Online broker with one of the best user interfaces... |
What Others View | ||
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In short: Fidelity's banking and research are excellent. E*TRADE's mobile app is outstanding.
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