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TD AMERITRADE |
E*Trade |
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Barron's Score |
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Stocks & Commodities Readers' Choice Awards |
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BEST Stock Trading System
BEST Options Trading System
BEST Options Analysis Software
BEST Futures Trading System
BEST Futures Brokerage
BEST Institutional Platform
BEST Professional Platform
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Semi-Finalist
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All electronically
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per side, per contract
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$2.99
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$3.99
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Trades Not Placed Through The TradeStation Platform
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Electronically Traded Futures
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Electronically Traded Futures Options
(traded through the TradeStation Futures platform) |
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per option contract;
all-inclusive |
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Pit Traded U.S. Futures
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Pit Traded U.S. Futures Options
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per option contract;
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International Futures
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| OTCBB |
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100,000 share position maximum
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Pink sheet Stocks
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100,000 share position maximum
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| Bonds |
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| *There is no $20.00 surcharge for any of the following types of phone-in orders: OTCBB or Pink Sheet Stocks, T-Bills, Bonds or Mutual Funds. |
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| **When trading Mutual Funds other fees may apply. Please read the prospectus carefully. |
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| Disclosure: The competitive information provided here was verified as of 04/23/2008. Some of the above firms may offer reduced commissions or waive fees, including but not limited to inactivity or maintenance fees if certain account activity and/or account balance criteria are met, and may offer products or services TradeStation does not offer. Some of the above firms may offer different or additional services. TradeStation charges a $99.95 per month platform fee unless waived by account activity or balance thresholds. |
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Ratings and awards are based on: (1) for Stocks & Commodities, in each award category, the company that receives the highest number of votes cast by the magazine’s subscribers over a fixed time period that ends shortly before announcement of the awards; (2) for Barron’s, a hands-on review of each company’s online brokerage products and services by a Barron’s journalist, in several categories, after which numerical scores are assigned per category and aggregated to determine overall numerical score and star rating. You may contact TradeStation if you are interested in learning more about these ratings and awards. Barron's is a registered trademark of Dow Jones. |
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| A monthly Base Platform Fee may apply based on trading volume or account balance.
There is a regulatory transaction fee of .0011% of the total dollar amount of securities sold.
Commissions do not include NFA fees.
Prices, fees, costs and terms are subject to change.
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| For Options: If the total number of cancels is higher that the total number of contracts executed per day, per account, there is a $1.00 options cancellation charge per each cancel that is over and above the number of contracts executed. A cancel is defined as any user initiated cancel/replace and/or order cancel. • Spreads / Straddles / Buy Writes: Each leg represents a separate trade order and is subject to standard commission rates. For buy writes, equity commissions are $.01 per share for the first 500 shares and $.006 per share for each share over 500 shares, and options commissions are $1.00 per contract. |
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Options trading is not suitable for all investors. Your account application to trade options will be considered and approved or disapproved based on all relevant factors, including your trading experience. Automated trading, as it relates to direct-access electronic placement and execution of equity options trades, requires manual one-click verification before order is sent. Please click here to view the document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.
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| Security Futures trading is not suitable for all investors. Please click here to view the Risk Disclosure Statement for Security Futures Contracts. |
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GAIN Capital Group, Inc. acts as the counterparty for each forex transaction and as a liquidity provider to clients using its access to the inter-bank market. In doing so, GAIN Capital Group, Inc. assumes the risk associated with each transaction. A portion of GAIN Capital Group, Inc.’s profitability may be the difference between the bid and the offer provided to the client, as well as GAIN Capital Group, Inc.’s ability to offset any risk transferred to GAIN Capital Group, Inc. by clients.
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| Trading foreign exchange carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. There is a possibility that you may sustain a loss equal to or greater than your entire investment; therefore, you should not invest or risk money that you cannot afford to lose. You should be aware of all risks associated with foreign exchange trading. |
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| Leader in Rule-Based Trading tagline based on industry awards and reviews. |
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