Compared from 788 real customer reviews

E*TRADE vs Interactive Brokers vs American Express The Platinum Card from American Express

Side by side from 788 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each product’s page.

How the signal works
The signal score

A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off.

So a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product lots of people like. No sponsored placements.

57 signal

39 reviews

60 signal

29 reviews

87 signal

720 reviews

In short

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Lounges and hotel stays outweigh the fee for frequent travellers; others call it a coupon book.

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Specs

Type
Brokerage account
Fees
$0 commissions for online US-listed stock, ETF, mutual fund and options trades (exclusions apply)
Rates & rewards
Not listed
Type
Brokerage account
Fees
$0 commissions on US stocks and ETFs with IBKR Lite
Rates & rewards
Up to USD 3.38% on uninvested cash (full rate at NAV of USD 100,000+; first USD 10,000 earns 0%); margin loans from USD 4.38%
Type
Premium travel rewards charge card
Fees
$895 annual fee
Rates & rewards
5x points on flights booked directly with airlines or Amex Travel (up to $500K a year) and on prepaid hotels via Amex Travel

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