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A Comparison of Online Discount Stock Brokerages

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Brokerage Name
Market Trade Limit Trade Inactivity Fee Minimum to Open

Ameritrade $10.99 $10.99 $15/quarter¹ $500

Scottrade $7.00 $12.00 - $500

E*Trade $9.99 $9.99 $25/quarter $1,000

Schwab $14.95 $14.95 $45/quarter $10,000

TD Waterhouse $17.95² $17.95² - $1,000

Brown $5.00 $10.00 - $15,000

Harris Direct $20.00 $20.00 $15/quarter $5,000

A.B. Watley $9.95 ? - $35,000

Invest Trade $7.95 $11.95 - $2,000

Bidwell (acquired by Ameritrade 1/5/2004) $12.00 $15.00 $50/year³ -

R.J. Thompson $9.95 $9.95 - $2,000

Wachovia $29.95⁴ - $50/year⁵ No minimum

ShareBuilder
$15.95
$19.95

$4 per investment⁶

¹ If account balance is less than $2000. Accounts with at least 4 trades in 6 months excluded from inactivity fee.
² For 0-17 settled trades. Active traders with a minimum of $500,000 in assets or 30 executed trades over a rolling 90-day period qualify for $9.95 market and limit orders.
³ Account is active if equity is more than $10,000, at least one trade per year or $50 margin interest.
⁴ For 5 or fewer trades per quarter. Commissions reduced to $11.95 for 48 or more trades per quarter.
⁵ Fee waived if more than $50 in accrued commissions or margin interest.
6 Buy stocks automatically on a weekly or monthly basis with the ShareBuilder plan.

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