Broker features compared
Crypto, retirement accounts, fractional shares, 24-hour trading, prediction markets and international access at 14 US brokers.
Fees decide what a trade costs. Features decide whether you can make the trade at all. The futures specialists in this table offer no stock trading, so most of their cells are empty by design.
| Broker | Crypto | IRAs | Fractional shares | 24-hour trading | Prediction markets | International |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive Brokers | Yes, 15+ coins | Yes | Yes | Yes, 10,000+ stocks/ETFs | Yes (ForecastEx) | Yes, 40 countries |
| NinjaTrader | Crypto futures | Not confirmed | No stocks | Futures trade ~23 hours | None found | Not confirmed |
| Tradovate | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | No stocks | Futures trade ~23 hours | Event contracts | Not confirmed |
| MetroTrade | Crypto futures | Not confirmed | No stocks | Futures trade ~23 hours | None found | Not confirmed |
| TradeStation | Crypto futures only | Yes | No | Not confirmed | None found | No forex |
| Ironbeam | None found | Not confirmed | No stocks | Futures trade ~23 hours | Event contracts | Not confirmed |
| AMP Futures | None found | Not confirmed | No stocks | Futures trade ~23 hours | None found | Not confirmed |
| Robinhood | Yes, about 90 coins | Yes, 1% to 3% match | Yes | Yes | Yes | ADRs only |
| Webull | Yes, 50+ coins | Yes, up to 3.5% match | Yes | Yes, select stocks/ETFs | Yes | Not confirmed |
| tastytrade | Yes, 20+ coins | Yes | Yes | Yes, S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 stocks | Yes | Forex via tastyfx |
| E*TRADE | BTC, ETH, SOL | Yes | Pilot | Yes, eligible securities | None found | Limited |
| Charles Schwab | Bitcoin and ether | Yes | Yes | Yes, about 1,300 securities | No | Yes, 12 markets online |
| Fidelity | BTC, ETH, LTC, SOL | Yes, incl. crypto IRA | Yes | No | None found | Yes, 25 countries |
| Public | Yes, 60+ coins | Yes, 1% match | Yes | Yes | Yes (Kalshi) | Not confirmed |
24-hour trading has gone mainstream
Robinhood, Webull, Public, Schwab, E*TRADE, tastytrade and Interactive Brokers all run overnight sessions for at least some US stocks and ETFs. Coverage varies widely: Interactive Brokers lists more than 10,000 securities overnight, while Schwab's thinkorswim session covers about 1,300. Overnight markets are thinner, so spreads are usually wider than during the day.
Sign-up offers right now
Bonuses usually require new money and a holding period of about a year. Check the broker's terms before you move assets.
- MetroTrade
- Commission credit from $25 to $200 for new accounts funded within 30 days ($500 to $10,000+ deposits)
- tastytrade
- Cash bonus from $50 to $2,000 for new accounts funded with $2,500+ within 30 days; hold 12 months; IRAs excluded; ends November 30, 2026
- E*TRADE
- Cash bonus from $50 to $10,000 for opening an account by October 31, 2026 and depositing $1,000+ in new money within 60 days; hold 12 months
- Charles Schwab
- Referral bonus of $100 to $1,000 for new clients who deposit $25,000 or more within 45 days and hold for a year
Paid tiers
Three app-first brokers sell a monthly membership that raises your cash yield or retirement match and lowers some fees.
- Robinhood
- Gold, $5 a month or $50 a year: 3.6% APY on cash, 3% IRA match, first $1,000 of margin interest-free, lower futures fees
- Webull
- Premium, $3.99 a month or $40 a year: higher IRA match, lower margin rates, Level 2 data, lower futures tiers
- Public
- Premium, $10 a month or free with a $20,000 balance: advanced data, analyst ratings, priority support
Customer support
- Interactive Brokers
- Phone Sunday 1:00 PM to Friday 7:30 PM ET; chat Sunday 8:00 PM to Friday 8:00 PM ET
- NinjaTrader
- Live chat and phone, 24/5
- Tradovate
- Phone and live chat
- MetroTrade
- Weekdays 8 AM to 4 PM CT by email and live chat
- TradeStation
- Phone and chat weekdays 8 AM to 5 PM ET
- Ironbeam
- Support around the clock while futures markets are open
- AMP Futures
- 24-hour customer service and trade desk; live chat
- Robinhood
- Chat 24/7; phone 7 AM to 9 PM ET
- Webull
- Phone weekdays 8 AM to 5 PM ET
- tastytrade
- Phone, chat and email
- E*TRADE
- Phone 24 hours on weekdays
- Charles Schwab
- Phone and chat 24/7; about 400 branches
- Fidelity
- Phone 24/7; chat weekdays 8 AM to 10 PM and weekends 9 AM to 4 PM ET; Investor Centers
- Public
- In-app chat; no phone support
How your account is protected
Stock and options accounts at a member broker carry SIPC protection of up to $500,000, including $250,000 in cash, if the broker fails. It does not cover market losses. Most large brokers buy additional "excess SIPC" insurance on top. Futures accounts are not covered by SIPC. Futures brokers instead hold customer money in segregated accounts under CFTC rules, and some publish daily segregation statements. Crypto and event-contract accounts are generally outside SIPC as well.