Other Fees
Corporate Actions & Dividend Processing
The following represents fees charged by IB for the processing of Corporate Actions affecting securities in your portfolio.
| Universal | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fees |
| Requests to exercise Dissenter or Appraisal Rights | $100 + external costs |
| Hong Kong Stock Tenders for Cash | 0.1% Stamp Duty |
| All Other (Mandatory, Voluntary, With Options, etc) | Free |
Europe |
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|---|---|
| Type | Fees |
| Withholding Tax Voucher requests for dividends paid on German stocks "Einzelsteuerbescheinigung" | EUR 30 per line |
| Withholding Tax Reclaim requests for dividends paid on French stocks "Form 5000/5001" | EUR 125 per line |
| Withholding Tax Voucher requests for dividends paid on Swiss stocks | CHF 15 per line |
Trading Related Fees (non commission related)
Exercise and Assignment 1
| Universal | |
|---|---|
| Product | Transaction Fees |
| Stock Options | No fees |
| Non-US Index Options | Charged standard option commissions on exercise or assignment. No charges on lapsed/expired contracts. |
| Futures / Futures Options | Charged the standard futures or futures options commission at expiration of the contract. |
United States |
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|---|---|
| Product | Transaction Fees |
| Stock Options 2 | USD 0.000119 * Quantity Stock Sold, max 5.95 per Trade and USD 0.0000130 * Aggregate sales proceeds on stock |
| US Index Options | No fees |
| Futures / Futures Options | Charged the standard futures or futures options commission at expiration of the contract. |
Notes:
- IB does not charge an option exercise or assignment fee. Certain transactions are subject to the standard commissions for the applicable product.
- The transaction fees listed represent allocations of costs charged to IB by third-parties. IB does not assess a separate option exercise/assignment fee.
Cancel/Modify Orders
| United States |
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| Asset/Order Origin | Routing Venue | Fee per Order 1 | Execution Credit 2 |
| API/CTCI Smart | N/A | None | N/A |
| TWS Directed and Smart | All | None | N/A |
| API/CTCI Directed | All | USD 0.01 | USD 0.25 per API/CTCI Directed execution |
Orders with a time in force that specifies an expiration time, such as GTC, will be assessed cancel fees according to the above schedule.
Click here for cancel/modify fee examples.
| Europe |
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| Asset/Order Origin | Routing Venue | Fee per Order 1 | Execution Credit 2 |
| Direct Routed Order | TGATE | EUR 0.50 | EUR 2.50 per TRADEGATE execution in the same product on the same day |
Notes:
- Unless otherwise specified, the per-order fee applies to both order cancellations and modifications.
- Execution credits are applied against cancel or modify fees for the day. Execution credits cannot exceed cancel/modify fees.
Cancel/Modify Futures/Options Orders
| Europe |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Asset/Order Origin | Routing Venue | Fee per Order 1 | Execution Credit 2 3 |
| TWS | DTB, SOFFEX | None | N/A |
| API/CTCI | DTB, SOFFEX | EUR 0.25 | EUR 2.50 per Eurex execution in the same product on the same day. |
Orders with a time in force that specifies an expiration time, such as GTC, will be assessed cancel fees according to the above schedule.
Click here for more cancel/modify fee examples.
Notes:
- Unless otherwise specified, the per-order fee applies to both order cancellations and modifications.
- Execution credits are applied against cancel or modify fees for the day. Execution credits cannot exceed cancel/modify fees.
- For options, credit is the lesser of (1/3 of commissions paid on those contracts that count towards credit) and (Execution Credit).
Trade Bust/Adjustments
If an exchange or other market center charges Interactive Brokers a trade bust, trade cancel fee or trade adjust fee because of an order placed by an IB customer, or because of a customer bust or adjust request, the customer is fully responsible for the fee and the fee will be deducted from the customer's account.
In addition to fees charged by exchanges (and in cases where exchanges do not charge a fee), IB will charge the following fees for requests to have trades busted:
- $50 for the first bust request in a calendar month.
- $100 per incident for subsequent bust requests in the same calendar month.
The above fees are subject to change.
| United States |
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|---|---|---|
| Exchange | Fees | Additional Info |
| CME Group (ECBOT, Globex, NYMEX) |
USD 500.00 | When GCC 1 busts a trade, the party responsible for entering the order into the electronic trading system that gave rise to the trade bust/adjustment shall pay an administrative fee to the Exchange in the amount of $500 for each occurrence. If a non-member customer responsible for entering an order that results in a trade bust fails to pay the fee in accordance with this section, the clearing member carrying the customer's account shall be responsible for payment of the fee. For additional information click the following links: CME Group Rulebooks, Rule 588, Rule 622. |
| NASDAQ | USD 250.00 | If an appeal is requested on a ruling that was previously made and that appeal upholds the original decision, Nasdaq will assess a fine for the appeal.
Additional information regarding this policy can be found on this page. Clearly Erroneous Rule changes effective October 5, 2009, can be found here. For a list of fees, click here. |
Germany and Sweden  |
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| Exchange | Fees | Additional Info |
| EUREX | EUR 500.00 | N/A |
| EUR SFB | SEK 700.00 | N/A |
Hong Kong |
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|---|---|---|
| Exchange | Fees | Additional Info |
| HKFE | HKD 3000.00 | N/A |
Notes:
- GCC is the group at the CME that is responsible for reviewing ECBOT, Globex, and NYMEX executions.
Telephone orders1 closing positions
America  |
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|---|---|
| Currency | Telephone Orders |
| USD | USD 30.00 per order |
| CAD | CAD 40.00 per order |
| MXN | MXN 550.00 |
Europe   |
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|---|---|
| Currency | Telephone Orders |
| CHF | CHF 30.00 per order |
| EUR | €30.00 per order |
| GBP | £25.00 per order |
| NOK | NOK 250.00 |
| SEK | SEK 250.00 per order |
Asia-Pacific      |
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|---|---|
| Currency | Telephone Orders |
| AUD | AUD 40.00 per order |
| HKD | HKD 235.00 per order |
| INR 2 | INR 2,000.00 |
| JPY | JPY 3,000.00 per order |
| KRW | KRW 35,000.00 per order |
| NZD | NZD 40.00 |
| SGD | SGD 40.00 per order |
Notes:
- Telephone orders are only allowed for closing orders, and the stated fee is in addition to all regular commission fees. Fees will be waived in the case of IB technology problems.
- This is different from IB's Inst'l trade desk
- Demat charges of INR 4.5 per stock, irrespective of quantity, are applicable in the following cases:
- Sale of shares.
- Transfer from client beneficiary account to personal demat account and vice versa.
- Transfer from personal demat account to demat account held with another broker.
Cash Movements
Withdrawals
IB allows one free withdrawal request per calendar month. After the first withdrawal (of any kind), IB will charge the fees listed below for any subsequent withdrawal:
| America |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Wires | Checks | BACS/GIRO/ACH/EFT/SEPA |
| USD | 10.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 |
| CAD | 12.00 | N/A | 2.00 |
| MXN | 100.00 | N/A | N/A |
Europe       |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Wires | Checks | BACS/GIRO/ACH/EFT/SEPA |
| CHF | 11.00 | N/A | N/A |
| CZK | 300 | N/A | N/A |
| DKK | 30.00 | N/A | N/A |
| EUR | 8.00 | N/A | 1.00 |
| GBP | 7.00 | N/A | 1.00 |
| HUF | 6,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| ILS | 30.00 | N/A | N/A |
| NOK | 50.00 | N/A | N/A |
| PLN | 40.00 | N/A | N/A |
| RUB | 330.00 | N/A | N/A |
| SEK | 50.00 | N/A | N/A |
| ZAR | 200.00 | N/A | N/A |
Asia-Pacific |
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| Currency | Wires | Checks | BACS/GIRO/ACH/EFT/SEPA |
| AUD | 15.00 | N/A | N/A |
| CNH | 60.00 | N/A | 7.00 |
| HKD | 95.00 | N/A | 8.00 |
| JPY | 1,600.00 | N/A | N/A |
| NZD | 15.00 | N/A | 1.00 |
| SGD | 15.00 | N/A | 1.00 |
Notes:
- IB withdrawal fees do not cover third-party fees. The account holder will be solely responsible for any fees assessed by a beneficiary or correspondent bank. In addition, processing fees charged by your bank or its correspondent bank, which are not included in IB withdrawal fees, may be deducted from wire proceeds.
Deposits - Mexico Only
Fees are determined on a monthly basis. The first deposit of each month is free. Subsequent deposits will be charged a portion of the third-party fees that are charged to IB, as follows:
| Mexico |
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|---|---|
| Base Currency | Wire Fee |
| MXN | 100.00 |
Bounced Check Fee
| United States |
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|---|---|
| Currency | Bounced Check Fee |
| USD | USD 25.00 |
| Hong Kong |
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|---|---|
| Currency | Bounced Check Fee |
| HKD | HKD 50.00 |
Cash Deposits1 – Minimum Charge and Fee
| America |
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|---|---|---|
| Currency | Fee | Minimum Charge |
| USD | 1% | USD 50.00 |
| CAD | 1% | CAD 50.00 |
| MXN | 1% | MXN 600.00 |
| Europe |
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|---|---|---|
| Currency | Fee | Minimum Charge |
| CHF | 1% | CHF 50.00 |
| EUR | 1% | €40.00 |
| GBP | 1% | £35.00 |
| NOK | 1% | NOK 300.00 |
| SEK | 1% | SEK 325.00 |
| Asia-Pacific |
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|---|---|---|
| Currency | Fee | Minimum Charge |
| AUD | 1% | AUD 50.00 |
| HKD | 1% | HKD 400.00 |
| JPY | 1% | JPY 4,500.00 |
| NZD | 1% | NZD 65.00 |
| SGD | 1% | SGD 65.00 |
Notes:
- Please be aware that it is against Interactive Brokers policy to accept physical currency (cash) deposits. Please make all deposits to your IB account by wire transfer, check, direct bank transfer (ACH), or via one of the other methods described in the Funding Reference page. Should Interactive Broker's bank not block a direct deposit of physical currency a special handling fee of 1% of the deposit amount (minimum $50 fee) will be charged to the account upon receipt.
Security Transfer Fees
ADR / GDR (American or Global Depository Receipt) Fees
Various Central Securities Depositories such as the Depository Trust Company (DTC), Euroclear or Clearstream collect custody fees on behalf of ADR/GDR agents for DRs which do not pay periodic dividends. The fees are deducted by the applicable depository in standard billing and will be passed to accounts which held the ADR/GDR on the record date.
For additional information on the fee IB recommends that you consult the ADR/GDR prospectus.
| Universal | |
|---|---|
| Type | Pass-Thru Fee |
| ADR/GDR Fee | Typical Range of 0.01 to 0.03 per share |
DTC Position Transfers
| Universal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Transfer Method | Type | Fee |
| ACATS | Deposit or Withdrawal | None1 |
| DWAC | Deposit or Withdrawal | USD 100 per settled transaction |
| DRS | Deposit | USD 25 per settled transaction; USD 100 per rejected transaction |
| DRS | Withdrawal | USD 5 per settled transaction; no fee for rejected transaction |
| Canadian DRS | Deposit or Withdrawal | The exact settlement or rejection fee charged by the agent + CAD 30 per transaction |
Notes:
- While IB does not charge for incoming or outgoing ACATS transfers, customers should consult with their sending or receiving firm to determine if there will be any applicable fees for the transfers.
United States and Canada Northbound/Southbound Fees
| Transfer Method | Fee |
|---|---|
| Northbound Transfer | USD 10.00 per ISIN |
| Southbound Transfer | USD 10.00 per ISIN |
Asset Transfer (Out)1
| Asia-Pacific |
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|---|---|
| Currency | Asset Transfer (Out) |
| AUD | AUD 50.00 |
| HKD | HKD 400.00 |
| JPY | JPY 4,000.00 |
| SGD | SGD 50.00 |
Notes:
- When transferring Asian positions from your IB account, there is a charge of 50.00 USD for each request or that amount listed in the above table.
US Penny Stock Due Diligence Fee
Please note that IB charges a $1,000 Penny Stock Due Diligence Fee to offset the firm's costs in reviewing and potentially accepting large transfers of U.S. small-cap stocks that the customer obtained anywhere other than on a public exchange. For more information on this fee, please click here.
Prime Brokerage
Take-up/Trade Away fees
IB Prime Services is an account capability that allows clients to execute with their away broker(s) for settlement and custody through IB. To establish and maintain Prime capabilities, your account value must exceed USD 1,000,000 at all times.
The following fees apply:
Initial Setup Fee: USD 1,000
One time fee for accounts adding Prime capabilities for the first time. The fee includes the cost to setup 5 executing brokers.
Executing Broker Setup Fee
The initial setup fee includes the cost to setup 5 executing brokers. Each additional broker carries a processing fee of $200.
Monthly Cleared Commission Minimum: USD 1,000
Clients must generate USD 1,000 in cleared commissions (commissions resulting from trades executed at IB) per month. If not met the balance is deducted at month end.
Trade Break Fee
A $100 USD fee per day that there are trade breaks (where client or broker reporting is either missing or not matching). The first 3 days in which there are breaks per month are waived.
Daily Minimum Fee (applicable for any day there is take-up activity):
| Product | Fee | |
|---|---|---|
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US and Canadian products | USD 100.00 |
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Hong Kong products | HKD 800.00 |
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European products | EUR 90.00 |
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United Kingdom products | GBP 80.00 |
- IBPrime daily min processing fee does not count towards I-Broker minimum commissions.
| United States - Stocks, Corporate Bonds and Munis |
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|---|---|---|
| Trade Value (in USD) | Fee | Minimum |
| <=1,000,000 | 0.05 bps of trade value | USD 1.00 per trade |
| >1,000,000 | 0.01 bps of trade value | N/A |
| Example
Example 1: Example 2: Example 3: |
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| United States - Options |
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|---|---|---|
| Product | Fee | Minimum |
| All | USD 0.03 per contract + External Clearing Fees + Regulatory Fees1 | USD 1.00 per trade |
- External clearing fees + regulatory fees are USD 0.10/contract.
| United States - Futures, FOPs and SSFs |
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|---|---|---|
| Product | Fee | Minimum |
| CME, CBOT, ECBOT, GLOBEX, ICEUS, NYBOT, NYMEX, ONE1, 2 | USD 0.10 per contract + Exchange Fees + Regulatory Fees | USD 1.00 per trade |
- Interactive Brokers does not accept away executions in Bitcoin futures, however they can be traded through Interactive Brokers directly.
- Unsupported exchanges: CFE, and IPE.
- ICEUS FUT only.
- Clearance for single stock futures (SSF) are only accepted via CMTA transfer, not OCC allocation.
| Canada - Stocks |
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|---|---|---|
| Trade Value (in CAD) | Fee | Minimum |
| <=1,000,000 | 0.05 bps of trade value | CAD 1.00 per trade |
| >1,000,000 | 0.01 bps of trade value | N/A |
- Canadian stocks are only supported for settlement in Canadian dollars.
| Hong Kong |
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|---|---|---|
| Product | Fee | Minimum |
| Stocks | 0.1 bps of trade value + External Clearing Fees1 | HKD 15.00 per trade |
- External clearing fee of 0.2 bps of trade value, with a minimum of HKD 2 and maximum of HKD 100 per trade. In addition, a HKD 1.50 per Trade fee will be passed through which represents CCASS fees.
| Europe - Stocks and Bonds |
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|---|---|---|
| Trade Value (in EUR) | Fee | Minimum |
| <=1,000,000 | 0.20 bps (plus external fees if applicable) | EUR 2.00 per trade |
| >1,000,000 | 0.10 bps (plus external fees if applicable) | N/A |
| Example
Example 1: Example 2: Example 3: |
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- Supported Euroclear countries are Belgium, France, Netherlands and Portugal.
- Settlement is only supported in the product's "local" currency.
| United Kingdom - Stocks |
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|---|---|---|
| Trade Value (in GBP) | Fee | Minimum |
| <=1,000,000 | 0.20 bps (plus external fees if applicable) | GBP 2.00 per trade |
| >1,000,000 | 0.10 bps (plus external fees if applicable) | N/A |
| Example
Example 1: Example 2: Example 3: |
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- Settlement is only supported in the product's "local" currency.
Stock Loan
Pre-Borrows
Universal
For information on our Stock Yield Enhancement program, please click here.
| Product | Fees |
|---|---|
| Stock | USD 20.00 Ticket Fee |
Account Maintenance and/or Reporting Fees
RSP Special Fees
The following fees apply to customers with an RSP (Retirement Savings Plan):
Quarterly CAD 12.50 Maintenance Fee
Customers with an RSP account will be responsible for a 12.50 CAD quarterly fee. This fee is charged to the account at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The fees will be prorated upon account creation.
For example, if a customer opens an RSP account on 2014-11-07, the fees will be:
- 2014-11-07: $7.50
- 2015-01-01: $12.50
- 2015-04-01: $12.50
Withdrawal (Deregistration) 50 CAD Fee
50 CAD will be charged for a total or partial withdrawal.
LEI
For customers subject to the European Markets and Infrastructure Regulations (EMIR) or markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR), should you request that IB apply for a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) on your behalf, your account will be assessed a one-time fee for the application as well as an annual maintenance fee assessed on or shortly after the yearly anniversary date of your LEI application. The costs are reflected below.
| Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Application Fee | USD 1691, 2, 3 |
| Annual Cost | USD 991, 2 |
For more information on EMIR and the LEI, please refer to http://ibkb.interactivebrokers.com/article/2138
For more information on MIFIR and the LEI, please refer to http://ibkb.interactivebrokers.com/article/2974
Notes:
- Charged in the base currency of the account.
- The above fee includes a USD 19 surcharge paid to the Global Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF).
- Includes expedited LEI surcharge.
Archived Statements
| America |
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| Currency | Archived Statements1 | |
| USD | USD 25.00/first statement, USD 5.00/each additional statement. |
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| CAD | CAD 25.00/first statement, CAD 5.00/each additional statement. |
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| MXN | MXN 300.00/first statement, MXN 60.00/each additional statement. |
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| Europe |
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|---|---|---|
| Currency | Archived Statements1 | |
| CHF | CHF 25.00/first statement, CHF 5.00/each additional statement. |
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| EUR | EUR 20.00/first statement, EUR 5.00/each additional statement. |
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| GBP | GBP 15.00/first statement, GBP 3.00/each additional statement. |
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| SEK | SEK 165.00/first statement, SEK 35.00/each additional statement. |
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| Asia-Pacific |
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|---|---|---|
| Currency | Archived Statements1 | |
| AUD | AUD 25.00/first statement, AUD 5.00/each additional statement. |
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| HKD | HKD 200.00/first statement, HKD 40.00/each additional statement. |
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| JPY | JPY 2,200.00/first statement JPY 450.00 each additional statement. |
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Notes:
- A processing fee of EUR 30.00 per request is charged for any Withholding Tax Voucher request for dividends paid on German stocks.
- A processing fee of EUR 50.00 per request is charged for any Withholding Tax Voucher requests for dividends paid on French stocks.
- The prior 7 years of statements are available.
For additional information on availability of Daily and Monthly statements click here.
Interactive Brokers Debit Mastercard®
Fee Schedule
| Making Purchases | |
|---|---|
| US and international point-of-sale (POS) transactions and transactions that require a PIN. | No fee |
| US and international transactions that require a signature. | No fee |
| Currency conversion. | No fee |
| Getting Cash | |
ATM cash withdrawals in the US and outside the US. Note: ATM withdrawals are subject to an additional ATM network surcharge charged by the owner of the ATM machine. This surcharge is passed through to the cardholder. |
$0.50 each |
| Automated Customer Service, Live Agent Customer Service and declined ATM transactions. | No fee |
| Card Replacement & Closing Your Card Account | |
| First replacement card for lost or stolen card in a year. | No fee |
| Additional replacement cards in the same year. | $3.00 each |
| Replacement card delivery via Express Shipping. | $10.00 each |
| Bill Pay | |
| Electronic Bill Payment | $0.50 |
| Paper Check Bill Payment | $1.00 |