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Pricing: US$0 commissions on online equity trades
- Schwab
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Merrill (Bank of America Corporation)
- HSBC
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Interactive Brokers (IBKR PRO)
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Online equity trade price structure>
Schwab
One flat fee>for all trade sizesMerrill
(Bank of America Corporation)One flat fee>for all trade sizesHSBC
One flat fee>for all trade sizesInteractive Brokers
(IBKR PRO)Fee decreases>with trade size-
Online equity trade commission>
Schwab
US$0>per trade1Merrill
(Bank of America Corporation)US$0>per tradeHSBC
US$24.95>per tradeInteractive Brokers
(IBKR PRO)US$0.0035 per share>(for <=300K shares/month)Minimum US$0.35 per tradeMaximum 1% of trade value-
Monthly account maintenance fee>
Schwab
US$0>Merrill
(Bank of America Corporation)US$0>HSBC
US$0>Interactive Brokers
(IBKR PRO)US$0>(if monthly commissions are more than US$10 or the client has more than US$100,000 in equity)-
Satisfaction Guarantee2>
Schwab
✓>Merrill
(Bank of America Corporation)->HSBC
->Interactive Brokers
(IBKR PRO)->What you might expect to pay on a typical online buy and sell stock trade.
- Schwab
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Merrill(Bank of America Corporation)
- HSBC
- Interactive Brokers(IBKR PRO)
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If you buy 2,500 shares of a U.S.-based stock, then sell them a year later.>
Schwab
US$0>Merrill
(Bank of America Corporation)US$0>HSBC
US$49.90>Interactive Brokers(IBKR PRO)
US$17.50>All costs displayed are standard online equity trades. Competitor firm pricing information obtained from their respective websites as of 1/7/2020. Competitor pricing and offers subject to change without notice.
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