Ally Invest vs Merrill Edge

Ally Invest is a good low-price discount stock broker for savvy investors. How does it compare to Merrill Edge? Read our comparison chart below.

Ally Invest (formerly TradeKing) offers stock trades at $0 per trade and options trading at $0 + $0.50 per contract. There is no minimum deposit.

While Merrill Edge (a subsidiary of Bank of America) offers stock trades at $0 commission and options trading at $0 + $0.65 per contract. There is no account minimum, no maintenance fee, and no inactivity fee.

Compare Ally Invest with Merrill Edge, side-by-side.

	Ally Invest	Merrill Edge


	SPECIAL OFFER Get Up to $3,000 - Learn More Read Ally Invest Review	SPECIAL OFFER Get $150 with New Merrill Edge Account - Learn More
	Benefits and Features
Stock Trading	$0 per trade	$0 per trade
Options Trading	$0 base + $0.50 per contract	$0 + $0.65 per contract
Minimum Deposit	$0	$0
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 ($39.95 short-term redemption fee if the fund is held less than 90 days) $19.95 for no load, transaction-fee funds
Commission Free ETFs	500+
Penny Stocks	$0.01 per share on the entire order for stocks priced less than $2.00.
Broker Assisted Trades	$20 + Regular Commission	$29.95
Customer Service	(855) 880-2559	24/7
Inactivity Fee		None
Maintenance Fee		$0
Banking	Integrated with banking on ally.com. Manage your Ally banking and investment accounts in one place.	Through Bank of America
Mobile App		Yes
Desktop App		Yes
Forex Trading		No
Futures Trading		No
Locations		More than 2,100 Bank of America locations
Online Community		No
Seminars		Yes
Virtual Trading		No
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Pros & Cons	Pros: Low commission for stock trades No account minimums Ally platform Cons: No physical locations
Bottom Line	Good low-price discount stock broker for savvy investors... Read full review

	Get Up to $3,000 Commission-Free Stock Trades Get Up to $3,000 Cash Bonus	Get $150 with New Merrill Edge Account Get $225 with New Merrill Edge Account Get $375 with New Merrill Edge Account
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