Options Trading Base Fee: When trading options online through an online brokerage, most brokers will charge
a base fee per trade + a per contract fee.
Not exact matches
Also called a
base -
trade fee, or
fee -
per -
trade, this
fee is charged every time you make a
trade.
Based on average commission -
per -
trade fees and past performance of brokerages, equity returns would enable one to open between 300 and 1900 transactions with an account value of $ 10K.
Since the
fee per trade makes up a big portion of the cost to
trade options, we included this factor to determine the best online broker for option
trading based on cheapest cost to
trade.
Low
base -
trade fee (also called
fee per trade): When you buy option contracts, you are charged the
base trade fee in addition to the contract
fee.
While the
base trading fee is a dollar higher than our 3rd place winner, Merrill Edge, we've bumped Fidelity up
based on our hypothetical trader, who's interested in 10 options contracts (since on a
per contract
basis, they're much more cost - efficient).
Exchange
fees are assessed on a
per transaction
basis and vary depending upon the market and product being
traded.
Low
base -
trade fee (also called
fee per trade): When you buy option contracts, you are charged the
base trade fee in addition to the contract
fee.
The NFA requires a
fee of US$.02
per side of every exchange -
based futures contract
traded) and is directly billed to the trader through his or her brokerage account.
Since the
fee per trade makes up a big portion of the cost to
trade options, we included this factor to determine the best online broker for option
trading based on cheapest cost to
trade.
Also called a
base -
trade fee, or
fee -
per -
trade, this
fee is charged every time you make a
trade.
Base fee + $ 0.01
per share for stock valued below $ 2; Online
trading on domestic pink sheet and bulletin board stocks is limited to variable dollar and number of shares amounts.
Options
Trade Base Fee (and
Fee per Contract) Ally Invest: $ 4.95 (65 cents
per contract) OptionsHouse: $ 4.95 (50 cents
per contract)
While most traders will NOT qualify for the $ 0.18
per side rate, the Cannon team will be able to provide you with the most price effective
fee schedule
based on your account size,
trading volume,
trading needs and choice of platform
Our volume tiered pricing structure saves volume traders additional cost, with commission typically within the range of USD 0.25 - 0.85
per contract
based on monthly
trading volume, plus exchange, regulatory and carrying
fees.
I started out using Share Builder at $ 6.95
per trade which is still phenomenal
based on the
fees people had to pay forty years ago.
In addition to a flat
trading fee ($ 5 to $ 29), you may be charged a commission
based on the number of shares purchased (typically $ 0.01 to $ 0.03
per share), but this
fee usually only kicks in for orders of 1,000 shares or more.
This
fee is often called a
base -
trade fee, or
fee -
per -
trade.
Because I collected immediate income when the
trade opened, I immediately lowered my cost
basis — after commissions and
fees — from $ 53.70
per share to $ 52.56
per share.
If you don't place commission -
based trades at least once
per year, then you will have to pay the Ally Invest inactivity
fee of $ 50.
The consequence of using the application -
based trading platforms (rather than the web -
based ones) is that the application
based trading platforms are associated with monthly platform
fees starting at $ 150 USD (for Edge Trader Pro) and going as high as $ 1344 USD
per month (for IRESS and factoring in the 20 % markup charged by Virtual Brokers for this platform).
Brokers have the ability to charge their clients for services rendered
based on a
fee -
per -
trade unit for each asset class (e.g. stocks, options, etc.), exchange and currency (1).
We converted the commission rebates into the amount of free stock
trades an investor can make,
based on the online broker's
fee per trade.
However, bond exchange
traded funds (ETFs) provide low management
fees often just 25
basis points (that's 1/4 of one
per cent) of net asset value and offer diversification and liquidity.
Other brokers, specifically active
trading brokers, typically charge only a
per contract
fee and no
base fee.
Some discount brokerages also charge a fixed commission amount (what we refer to as a «
base commission
fee»)
per options
trade regardless of how many contracts are purchased, whereas other discount brokerages will not have a
base commission
fee, but instead have a minimum charge
per trade.
Typically, these brokers charge a
base rate with an additional
fee per share which is terrible since penny stocks are low priced and can result in
trades of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of shares.
Fees are charged on a
per -
trade basis, and calculated as a percentage of the
trade's quoted currency volume.
Trading fees are charged on a
per trade basis and a
trade commission of 0.1 % (maker) and 0.3 % (taker) is taken.
-- $ 500
per contract signed, to be Licensed to
Trade as a REALTOR — $ 600
per contract signed, for office space — $ 100
per contract signed for MLS access, Board
Fees — $ 1600
per contract for MLS research (
based on 9 mins / day / wk @ $ 100 / hr rate)-- $ 2000
per contract for 10 showings (car depreciation, insurance, gas, maintenance ($ 800, 1.2 hr
per showing at $ 100 / hr.)