Broker comparison
| Tradable assets |
Stocks, Futures, Options Crypto Stocks, ETFs, Options Futures Forex Forex Futures Futures Futures Forex Stocks, Crypto, Forex, Futures, Bonds, Options Stocks, Futures Crypto, Futures Stocks, Crypto, ETFs, Options Stocks, Futures, Options Futures Futures Stocks, ETFs Futures Futures Futures Stocks, ETFs, Options Crypto Stocks, Crypto, Futures, ETFs Crypto Crypto |
| Min deposit |
0.00 USD — 0.00 USD 100.00 USD — 0.00 USD 500.00 USD 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 100.00 USD 0.00 USD — 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 500.00 USD 2500.00 USD 0.00 USD — 2000.00 USD 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 10.00 USD 10.00 USD |
| Max leverage |
— — — 400:1 50:1 50:1 — — — 50:1 — — — 4:1 — — — 4:1 — — — 4:1 — — — — |
| Account opening period |
— — — — — — 1 day — — — — 5 minutes or less — It is subject to review process — — — — — — — — — — — — |
| Deposit fee |
No No No No No No No No No No No No No Fees vary by type. See Broker Fee Schedule at Alpaca's website. No No — No No No No No No No No No |
| Withdrawal fee |
No No No No No No Varies No No No No — No Fees vary by type. See Broker Fee Schedule at Alpaca's website. No No — No No No 30 USD 30 USD No No No No |
| Inactivity fee |
No No No No No No No No No No No No No Fees vary by type. See Broker Fee Schedule at Alpaca's website. No No — No No No No An inactivity fee of $50 applies unless you keep a $2,000+ balance or make two trades yearly. No No No No |
| Fees |
Stocks: $0
Options $0 per contract
Micro Futures: $0.50 per contract
Futures: $0.85 per contract OKX US spot fees: Maker 0.080%, Taker 0.100%. Fees reduce via VIP tiers (higher volume/OKB holding). Deposits generally free; withdrawals vary by crypto/network. - $0 commission for U.S. stocks, options, and ETFs*
- Competitive margin rates as low as 6.8%*
- $0 equity options contract fees and $0.5 per contract for index options*
- Free real-time Level 2 data for funded accounts
*Other fees may apply. The Cash Sweep APY and Margin rates may change. — Pricing for every trader:
- Spread-Only: EUR/USD as low as 1.2
- Raw Pricing: EUR/USD as low as 0.0 + $7 commission*
* During times of high volatility and/or low liquidity, spreads may be higher than the typical and as low as spreads published on the website. Forex: EUR/USD from 1.1 pip
- USD/JPY from 1 pips
- GBP/USD from 1.1 pip As low as $.10/futures contract Commissions as low as:
$0.09/Micro Futures Contracts
$0.59/Standard Futures Contracts
$0.05/Nano & Event Contracts
Exchange, clearing, and NFA fees still apply Commissions as low as:
$0.09/Micro Futures Contract
$0.59/Standard Futures Contract $0 Commissions on all trading**
Spreads starting at 0.8 pips
Cashback Rebates up to 15% for trading qualifying amounts of volume in a given month IBKR Lite:
- US-listed Stocks/ETFs*: $0 commissions
IBKR Pro: Includes IB SmartRouting℠
- Stocks/ETFs: $0.0005-$0.0035 / share
- Futures: $0.25-$0.85 / contract
- Currencies: Quoted in 1/10 of a PIP
*Additional charges and restrictions apply Free trading of stocks, ETFs, and options refers to $0 commissions for Webull Financial LLC individual cash or margin accounts. Index Option Contract Fees, Futures Contracts Fees, Regulatory Fees, Exchange Fees and other Fees may apply. Please refer to their website for more details. Volume-based fee tier structure, with as low as 0bps maker and 5bps taker on spot trading. — Stocks: $0.00 to open and close.
Futures: $1.00 to open, per contract; $1.00 to close, per contract.
Micro Futures: $0.75 to open, per contract; $0.75 to close, per contract.
Exchange, clearing, and regulatory fees still apply for all opening and closing trades. If you are trading with another broker, Ironbeam will try to match or beat their rate.
$50 day margins for popular micro contracts
$500 day margins for popular mini contracts As low as $0.10/futures contract Stocks:
$0 commission for stocks > $1, except 4 AM - 7AM ET.
OTC and Stocks <$1: $0.005/share, min fee $0.99, max fee $7.95 for up to 250K shares. $0 Commissions for online trades of stocks, ETFs, options and mutual funds.
Commissions as low as $0.50/side for futures. — Three Futures pricing plans: Pro Plus Plan: for $35/m includes $.25 for Micros and $.50 for E-mini contracts. Pro Plan: for $10/m includes $.35 for Micro contracts and $.75 for E-minis. Lite Plan: No Subscription Fee and includes $.75 for Micros and $1.50 for E-mini contracts. Tradier has three pricing plans: Lite (FREE) with web, mobile, and API access and $0.35 per trade or options contract; Pro ($10/mo) adds desktop access with commission-free stocks, equity and ETF options, and $0.35 index options; Pro Plus ($35/mo) adds desktop access with $0.10 index options. No minimum account balance. No deposit fees. Get access to Gemini’s lowest fee tier when trading via the TradingView integration. US-listed Stocks/ETFs*: $0 commissions
Options: $0.50/contract
Futures: $0.80/contract
E-micro Futures and Futures Options: $0.45/contract
*Additional charges and restrictions may apply $0 fees for ACH transactions.
A 100 basis points spread is included in buying and selling prices of the cryptocurrencies.
Webull Pay does not charge fees for coin transfers. Network fees may apply. Based on 30-day volume across all pairs
Fee free if < $1,000
O.30% - 0.00% Maker, 0.40% - 0.03% Taker
FX/Stablecoin pairs receive an 80% reduction |
| Founded |
— — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 — — 2020 — — — — — — — — — |
| Headquarters |
— — — — — — USA — — USA — USA — United States of America — — USA — — — — — — — — — |
| Connected accounts |
126,711 225,153 68,087 30,706 165,747 287,802 1,738 77,858 22,514 7,266 316,195 245,399 59,356 19,243 15,950 3,211 334 3,260 385 557 522 4,650 35,508 17 7,054 10,045 |
| Publicly traded (Listed) |
| Regulators |
| Market orders |
| Limit orders |
| Stop orders |
| Stop limit orders |
| Order history |
| Execution history on the chart |
| Partial position close |
| Reverse position |
| Order brackets |
| Order brackets modification |
| Add brackets to existing order |
| Position brackets |
| Position brackets modification |
| Add brackets to existing position |
| Trailing stop |
| Demo account |
| Level 2 data |
| AD-free trading on chart for basic plan |
| TradingView awards |
202520242023+6 202520242023 20252024 202520242023 20252024 202520242023+5 — 20212020 — — 20242023 — 2025 — 2024 — — — — — — — 2020 — — — |
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| Tradable assets | Stocks, Futures, Options | Crypto | Stocks, ETFs, Options | Futures | Forex | Forex | Futures | Futures | Futures | Forex | Stocks, Crypto, Forex, Futures, Bonds, Options | Stocks, Futures | Crypto, Futures | Stocks, Crypto, ETFs, Options | Stocks, Futures, Options | Futures | Futures | Stocks, ETFs | Futures | Futures | Futures | Stocks, ETFs, Options | Crypto | Stocks, Crypto, Futures, ETFs | Crypto | Crypto |
| Min deposit | 0.00 USD | — | 0.00 USD | 100.00 USD | — | 0.00 USD | 500.00 USD | 0.00 USD | 0.00 USD | 100.00 USD | 0.00 USD | — | 0.00 USD | 0.00 USD | 0.00 USD | 0.00 USD | 500.00 USD | 2500.00 USD | 0.00 USD | — | 2000.00 USD | 0.00 USD | 0.00 USD | 0.00 USD | 10.00 USD | 10.00 USD |
| Max leverage | — | — | — | 400:1 | 50:1 | 50:1 | — | — | — | 50:1 | — | — | — | 4:1 | — | — | — | 4:1 | — | — | — | 4:1 | — | — | — | — |
| Account opening period | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 day | — | — | — | — | 5 minutes or less | — | It is subject to review process | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deposit fee | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Fees vary by type. See Broker Fee Schedule at Alpaca's website. | No | No | — | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Withdrawal fee | No | No | No | No | No | No | Varies | No | No | No | No | — | No | Fees vary by type. See Broker Fee Schedule at Alpaca's website. | No | No | — | No | No | No | 30 USD | 30 USD | No | No | No | No |
| Inactivity fee | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Fees vary by type. See Broker Fee Schedule at Alpaca's website. | No | No | — | No | No | No | No | An inactivity fee of $50 applies unless you keep a $2,000+ balance or make two trades yearly. | No | No | No | No |
| Fees | Stocks: $0
Options $0 per contract
Micro Futures: $0.50 per contract
Futures: $0.85 per contract | OKX US spot fees: Maker 0.080%, Taker 0.100%. Fees reduce via VIP tiers (higher volume/OKB holding). Deposits generally free; withdrawals vary by crypto/network. | - $0 commission for U.S. stocks, options, and ETFs*
- Competitive margin rates as low as 6.8%*
- $0 equity options contract fees and $0.5 per contract for index options*
- Free real-time Level 2 data for funded accounts
*Other fees may apply. The Cash Sweep APY and Margin rates may change. | — | Pricing for every trader:
- Spread-Only: EUR/USD as low as 1.2
- Raw Pricing: EUR/USD as low as 0.0 + $7 commission*
* During times of high volatility and/or low liquidity, spreads may be higher than the typical and as low as spreads published on the website. | Forex: EUR/USD from 1.1 pip
- USD/JPY from 1 pips
- GBP/USD from 1.1 pip | As low as $.10/futures contract | Commissions as low as:
$0.09/Micro Futures Contracts
$0.59/Standard Futures Contracts
$0.05/Nano & Event Contracts
Exchange, clearing, and NFA fees still apply | Commissions as low as:
$0.09/Micro Futures Contract
$0.59/Standard Futures Contract | $0 Commissions on all trading**
Spreads starting at 0.8 pips
Cashback Rebates up to 15% for trading qualifying amounts of volume in a given month | IBKR Lite:
- US-listed Stocks/ETFs*: $0 commissions
IBKR Pro: Includes IB SmartRouting℠
- Stocks/ETFs: $0.0005-$0.0035 / share
- Futures: $0.25-$0.85 / contract
- Currencies: Quoted in 1/10 of a PIP
*Additional charges and restrictions apply | Free trading of stocks, ETFs, and options refers to $0 commissions for Webull Financial LLC individual cash or margin accounts. Index Option Contract Fees, Futures Contracts Fees, Regulatory Fees, Exchange Fees and other Fees may apply. Please refer to their website for more details. | Volume-based fee tier structure, with as low as 0bps maker and 5bps taker on spot trading. | — | Stocks: $0.00 to open and close.
Futures: $1.00 to open, per contract; $1.00 to close, per contract.
Micro Futures: $0.75 to open, per contract; $0.75 to close, per contract.
Exchange, clearing, and regulatory fees still apply for all opening and closing trades. | If you are trading with another broker, Ironbeam will try to match or beat their rate.
$50 day margins for popular micro contracts
$500 day margins for popular mini contracts | As low as $0.10/futures contract | Stocks:
$0 commission for stocks > $1, except 4 AM - 7AM ET.
OTC and Stocks <$1: $0.005/share, min fee $0.99, max fee $7.95 for up to 250K shares. | $0 Commissions for online trades of stocks, ETFs, options and mutual funds.
Commissions as low as $0.50/side for futures. | — | Three Futures pricing plans: Pro Plus Plan: for $35/m includes $.25 for Micros and $.50 for E-mini contracts. Pro Plan: for $10/m includes $.35 for Micro contracts and $.75 for E-minis. Lite Plan: No Subscription Fee and includes $.75 for Micros and $1.50 for E-mini contracts. | Tradier has three pricing plans: Lite (FREE) with web, mobile, and API access and $0.35 per trade or options contract; Pro ($10/mo) adds desktop access with commission-free stocks, equity and ETF options, and $0.35 index options; Pro Plus ($35/mo) adds desktop access with $0.10 index options. | No minimum account balance. No deposit fees. Get access to Gemini’s lowest fee tier when trading via the TradingView integration. | US-listed Stocks/ETFs*: $0 commissions
Options: $0.50/contract
Futures: $0.80/contract
E-micro Futures and Futures Options: $0.45/contract
*Additional charges and restrictions may apply | $0 fees for ACH transactions.
A 100 basis points spread is included in buying and selling prices of the cryptocurrencies.
Webull Pay does not charge fees for coin transfers. Network fees may apply. | Based on 30-day volume across all pairs
Fee free if < $1,000
O.30% - 0.00% Maker, 0.40% - 0.03% Taker
FX/Stablecoin pairs receive an 80% reduction |
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| Founded | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2018 | — | — | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — | — | — | — | — | USA | — | — | USA | — | USA | — | United States of America | — | — | USA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connected accounts | 126,711 | 225,153 | 68,087 | 30,706 | 165,747 | 287,802 | 1,738 | 77,858 | 22,514 | 7,266 | 316,195 | 245,399 | 59,356 | 19,243 | 15,950 | 3,211 | 334 | 3,260 | 385 | 557 | 522 | 4,650 | 35,508 | 17 | 7,054 | 10,045 |
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| TradingView awards | 202520242023+6 | 202520242023 | 20252024 | 202520242023 | 20252024 | 202520242023+5 | — | 20212020 | — | — | 20242023 | — | 2025 | — | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | — | — | — |