Clients and prospective clients are encouraged to review our website where detailed fee information is provided.
An overview of the most common fees is provided below:
- Commissions - vary by product type and listing exchange and whether you elect a bundled (all-in) or unbundled plan. In the case of US stocks, for example, we charge $0.005 per share with a minimum per trade of $1.00.
- Interest - interest is charged on margin debit balances, and we use internationally recognized benchmarks on overnight deposits as a basis for determining interest rates. We then apply a spread around the benchmark interest rate (“BM”) in tiers, such that larger cash balances receive increasingly better rates, to determine an effective rate. For example, in the case of USD-denominated loans, the benchmark rate is the Fed Funds effective rate and a spread of 1.5% is added to the benchmark for balances up to $100,000. In addition, individuals who short stock should be aware of special fees expressed in terms of daily interest, as the stock borrowed to cover the short stock sale is considered 'hard-to-borrow'.
- Exchange Fees - vary by product type and exchange. For example, in the case of US securities options, certain exchanges charge a fee for removing liquidity (market order or marketable limit order) and provide payments for orders which add liquidity (limit order). In addition, many exchanges charge fees for orders which are canceled or modified.
- Market Data - you are not required to subscribe to market data, but if you do, you may incur a monthly fee which is dependent upon the vendor exchange and their subscription offering. We provide a Market Data Assistant tool which assists in selecting the appropriate market data subscription service available based upon the product you wish to trade. To access, log in to Portal, click on the Support section and then the Market Data Assistant link.
- Minimum Monthly Activity Fee - there is no monthly minimum activity fee requirement or inactivity fee in your account.
- Withdrawal Fees - we allow two free withdrawals per month and charge a fee for each subsequent withdrawal.
- Miscellaneous Fees - there are certain pass-through fees for trade bust requests, options and futures exercise & assignments and ADR custodian fees.
Additional Information
- We recommend visiting our website and selecting from the options under the Pricing menu.