Charles Schwab vs TD Ameritrade
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Charles Schwab is #33 in our broker rankings. |
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TD Ameritrade is #33 in our broker rankings. |
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Charles Schwab is a large US investment broker offering a massive range of stocks, ETFs and equity derivatives in a variety of savings and investment accounts |
One of the largest discount brokers in the US, with a fixed trading commission and access to a large array of trading products and securities. |
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Instruments | |
Stocks, Futures, Options, Crypto, ETFs | Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Options, Forex, Crypto, ETFs, Volatility Index |
Demo Account | |
Yes | Yes |
Minimum Deposit | |
$1 | $0 |
Payment Methods | |
Minimum Trade | |
1 | None |
Regulator | |
SEC, FINRA, FCA1 | SEC, FINRA, CFTC |
Margin Trading | |
No | Yes |
MetaTrader 4 | |
No | No |
MetaTrader 5 | |
No | No |
cTrader | |
No | No |
AlgoTrader | |
No | No |
OmniTrader | |
No | No |
TradingView | |
No | No |
Autochartist | |
No | Yes |
eSignal | |
No | Yes |
Trading Central | |
No | No |
STP Account | |
No | No |
ECN Account | |
No | No |
DMA Account | |
No | Yes |
MAM Account | |
No | Yes |
PAMM Account | |
No | No |
LAMM Account | |
No | No |
Demat Account | |
No | No |
AI / Machine Learning | |
Yes | No |
Robo Advisor | |
Yes | Yes |
Negative Balance Protection | |
No | No |
Market Maker | |
No | No |
P2P Trading | |
No | No |
Spot Trading | |
No | No |
Mobile Apps | |
iOS & Android | iOS & Android |
Auto Trading | |
Yes | Yes - Auto trading available via bots |
Copy Trading | |
No | No |
Social Trading | |
No | No |
Trade Signals | |
Yes | |
VPS Hosting | |
No | No |
Tournaments | |
No | No |
Demo Competitions | |
No | No |
Ethical Investing | |
Yes | Yes |
Custodial Account | |
Yes | Yes |
Guaranteed Stop Loss | |
No | No |
Inactivity Fee | |
None | |
Islamic Account | |
No | No |
Account Currencies | |
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Stock Exchanges | |
Commodities | |
Forex Trading | |
Forex trading not offered | Trade 75+ major and minor currency pairs with floating spreads. |
Forex App | |
TD Ameritrade offers currency trading via Android and iOS mobile and tablet apps. Users can speculate on over 75 currency pairs with low fees and advanced trading tools. Deposit funds and manage accounts in a few clicks. |
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GBPUSD Spread | |
Variable | |
EURUSD Spread | |
Variable | |
EURGBP Spread | |
Variable | |
Assets | |
75+ | |
Cryptocurrency | |
Charles Schwab supports indirect crypto trading through digital coin trusts and crypto-related stocks. | Invest in cryptocurrency via OTC Trusts, ETFs, mutual funds and Bitcoin futures |
Spread | |
Floating | Commission fees apply |
Coins | |
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Crypto Lending | |
No | No |
Crypto Mining | |
No | No |
Crypto Staking | |
No | No |
Auto Market Maker | |
No | No |
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