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TD Ameritrade |
E*TRADE |
Fidelity |
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Local representatives available 24/7 by phone and email |
TD Ameritrade |
E*TRADE |
Fidelity |
Support via phone, email, online chat, social media, and at local branches |
TD Ameritrade |
E*TRADE |
Fidelity |
Number of branches |
TD Ameritrade
175+
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E*TRADE
30
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Fidelity
170+
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TD Ameritrade |
E*TRADE |
Fidelity |
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Access to real-time streaming quotes |
TD Ameritrade
Free (for non-professionals)
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E*TRADE
Conditions apply
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Fidelity
Free (for non-professionals)
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Access to Level II quotes |
TD Ameritrade
Free (for non-professionals)
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E*TRADE
Conditions apply
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Fidelity
Free (for non-professionals)
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Qualified investors can use options and futures to manage risk within an IRA |
TD Ameritrade
Yes
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E*TRADE
No
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Fidelity
No
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Charting packages with over 400 technical indicators, drawing tools |
TD Ameritrade
Yes (thinkorswim® platform)
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E*TRADE
No
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Fidelity
No
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Virtual, practice trading in historical and current markets |
TD Ameritrade
Yes (paperMoney®, thinkOnDemandTM, & Mobile Trader app)
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E*TRADE
No
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Fidelity
No
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Ability to trade equities, complex options, futures, options on futures and forex trades via mobile |
TD Ameritrade
Yes (TD Ameritrade Mobile Trader)
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E*TRADE
Yes (excluding forex)
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Fidelity
No
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Access to CNBC and CNBC International |
TD Ameritrade
Yes (thinkorswim platform)
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E*TRADE
No
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Fidelity
No
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Access to live audio from the trading pits |
TD Ameritrade
Yes (thinkorswim platform)
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E*TRADE
No
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Fidelity
No
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Create pre-defined covered call strategies that automatically roll forward* |
TD Ameritrade
Yes (StrategyRoller®)
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E*TRADE
No
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Fidelity
No
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Express portfolio risk in terms of volatility compared to a benchmark like the S&P 500 |
TD Ameritrade
Yes (Beta Weighting on the thinkorswim platform)
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E*TRADE
No
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Fidelity
No
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Speak with former floor traders with hundreds of years of combined trading experience |
TD Ameritrade
Yes
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E*TRADE
No
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Fidelity
No
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TD Ameritrade |
E*TRADE |
Fidelity |
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Access to customized, interactive learning tools |
TD Ameritrade |
E*TRADE
No
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Fidelity
No
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TD Ameritrade |
E*TRADE |
Fidelity |
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Online equity trades |
TD Ameritrade
$0
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E*TRADE
$0
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Fidelity
$0
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Minimum opening deposit |
TD Ameritrade
$0
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E*TRADE
$500
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Fidelity
$0
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Access to real-time streaming quotes |
TD Ameritrade
Free
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E*TRADE
Conditions apply
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Fidelity
Free
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Access to Level II quotes |
TD Ameritrade
Free
|
E*TRADE
Conditions apply
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Fidelity
Free
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TD Ameritrade |
E*TRADE |
Fidelity |
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Commission-free ETFs |
TD Ameritrade
Yes
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E*TRADE
Yes
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Fidelity
Yes
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Forex trading |
TD Ameritrade
Yes (70 currency pairs)
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E*TRADE
Yes (56 currency pairs)
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Fidelity
No
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Wide array of investment products including: |
TD Ameritrade
Yes (ETFs, bonds, mutual funds, options, futures, options on futures, and forex)
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E*TRADE
Yes (ETFs, stocks, mutual funds, bonds, options, futures, and forex)
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Fidelity
Yes (ETFs, mutual funds, bonds, options, and stocks)
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As of October 30, 2020