Usually, the base trade fee is much higher than the option contract fee. (valuepenguin.com)
They can tweak the annuity contract fees and expenses to guarantee that they make a profit first, and annuity buyers continue to line up for the deal. (investopedia.com)
Variable annuities are designed to be long - term investments and frequently involve substantial charges such as administrative fees, annual contract fees, mortality & risk expense charges and surrender charges. (us.hsbc.com)