Compare brokerage fees and pricing exceptions.
Explore seven brokerage fee schedules, including options charges, fund transaction fees and account costs that can sit outside a $0 stock commission.
What to compare
Price your transactions
Check the charges for the actual securities, order sizes and service channels you plan to use.
Check account costs
Look for service, transfer, closure, market-data and other fees, plus the conditions for waivers.
Read the exceptions
Confirm eligibility for the pricing plan and any exchange, regulatory or fund expenses.
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Listed-stock trading, options, and mutual funds with different fee schedules.
- Online stocks and ETFs
- $0 online commission for listed stocks and ETFs. U.S. OTC equities cost $6.95; broker-assisted trades generally add $25.
- Options
- $0 base online commission plus $0.65 per contract; other applicable fees remain.
Online trading with options pricing that changes with quarterly activity.
- Online stock and ETF trades
- $0 commissions on eligible online U.S.-listed stock and ETF trades. OTC securities, foreign transactions and broker-assisted orders have separate charges.
- Options contracts
- $0.65 per contract, or $0.50 for customers who execute at least 30 qualifying stock, ETF or options trades per quarter. Regulatory and exchange fees can apply.
Online U.S. stock trading with fund-specific transaction charges.
- Online stock and ETF trades
- $0 commissions on online U.S. equity and ETF trades. Representative-assisted and other transaction charges can apply.
- Opening minimum
- The pricing page lists no minimum to open an account; individual investments can have their own minimums.
Separate Lite and Pro pricing plans with market-specific charges.
- IBKR Lite
- $0 commissions for eligible U.S. exchange-listed stocks and ETFs for eligible U.S. residents. Nonqualifying securities and certain orders use different pricing.
- IBKR Pro
- U.S. stock fixed pricing is $0.005 per share with a $1 order minimum. Tiered pricing ranges from $0.0005 to $0.0035 per share, with separate exchange, clearing and regulatory charges and order minimums.
Commission-free stock and ETF trading with separate options and regulatory fee rules.
- Stocks and ETFs
- Eligible Robinhood investing-account stock and ETF trades have no trading commission. This does not remove regulatory or other account charges.
- Stock and ETF options
- No commission or contract fee for stock and ETF options. Applicable regulatory and clearing charges still need to be considered.
Online stock and fund investing with account-service and transfer fees to check.
- Stocks and ETFs
- $0 online commissions. For clients with less than $1 million in qualifying assets, broker-assisted trades generally add $25.
- Options
- The standard fee below $1 million in qualifying assets is $1 per contract. Higher asset tiers have limited annual fee waivers; eligibility conditions apply.
Stock and ETF trading with distinct index-option and oversized-order fees.
- Stock and ETF options
- Standard stock and ETF option orders have $0 commissions and $0 contract fees. Regulatory and exchange fees may apply.
- Index and oversized orders
- Index options cost $0.50 per contract plus applicable exchange and regulatory fees. Non-index option orders above 500 contracts carry a $0.10 per-contract fee.