Compared from 978 real customer reviews
Merrill Edge Self-Directed vs Robinhood vs Fidelity Brokerage Account
Side by side from 978 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.
67 signal
79 reviews78 signal
92 reviews84 signal
807 reviewsIn short
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Highly rated service with everything in one place; a sizable minority report held transfers.
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Specs
- Type
- Brokerage account
- Fees
- $0 online stock, ETF and option trades; no annual account fees (options contract and other fees may apply)
- Rates & rewards
- Not listed
- Minimum
- No balance minimums
- Type
- Investing app and brokerage
- Fees
- Commission-free stock trading; Gold subscription $5/month
- Rates & rewards
- Not listed
- Minimum
- No minimum to open
- Type
- Brokerage account
- Fees
- $0 commission for online US stock and ETF trades
- Rates & rewards
- Uninvested cash in SPAXX: 3.57% 7-day yield (as of Nov 5, 2026; variable; not FDIC-insured)
- Minimum
- No minimum to open
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