

For trading through a live broker Charles Schwab charges $29.95 and TD Ameritrade chargesĬharles Schwab OneSource Mutual Funds offers clients over 3,500 no load, no transaction fee mutual funds. Both brokerages also offer IRA accounts with no maintenance fees or minimum trading requirements.Įquity trades at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade are $0 per trade. TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab do not have trading minimums nor maintenance fees.

The minimum deposit at Charles Schwab can be bypassed by also opening a free Investor Checking account at the same time. Charles Schwab requires a $1,000 opening deposit.

TD Ameritrade/Thinkorswim currently has no minimum to open a brokerage account. TD Ameritrade/Thinkorswim: Get $0 commissions and ACAT fee reimbursement.Ĭharles Schwab: Make $100,000 deposit and get 500 commission-free online equity and options trades.
