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| Types of The Brokerage Firms |
Full Service
Brokerage Firms |
Discount
Brokerage Firms |
OneShare |
ShareBuilder
(Option A)
|
ShareBuilder
(Option B)
|
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| Basic research
of available securities |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
| Basic education
on buying stock online |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
| Basic education
on investment knowledge |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
| Live Broker
Advice |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
No |
No |
| Online Control
of Account |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
| Check writing
through brokerage account |
Most |
Most |
N/A |
No |
No |
| Designed for
daytrading |
No, commission too
high |
Not recommended |
N/A |
No |
No |
| Custom framing
of stock purchased |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Model Investment
Porfolio |
No |
No |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
| ~26 Stock Alerts Per Year Fee |
No |
No |
N/A |
$12 |
$0 |
| Commissions Fee
Range |
$29.99 - $100 |
$4.99 - $39.99 |
N/A |
$0 |
$4 |
| Account Minimum |
Yes (range $1,000 -
$1,000,000 |
Yes (range $1,000 -
$5,000) |
N/A |
No |
No |
| Inactivity Fee |
Most |
Most |
N/A |
No |
No |
| Account Designed for Child Investing |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom Built
Investment Plan By Investment Experts |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom Trading
Execution Routing |
Some |
Some |
N/A |
No |
No |
