Rankings by best trade executions only


For a $50,000 Account
1) Vanguard
2) TD Ameritrade
3) TradeKing
4) Wells Fargo
5) optionsXpress
6) Firstrade
7) Muriel Siebert
8) Scottrade
9) E*Trade
10) Schwab
11) Fidelity
For a $500,000 Account
1) Vanguard
2) TD Ameritrade
3) TradeKing
4) Wells Fargo
5) optionsXpress
6) Firstrade
7) Muriel Siebert
8) Scottrade
9) E*Trade
10) Schwab
11) Fidelity





Finance & Investing

Each time you make a stock trade, several hands touch your order. We looked at how well each broker spreads its trades among competing market participants -– an indicator of how well the broker’s computers are shopping your trade around for the best possible price. We penalized firms that route a large percentage of orders to firms they own, either in whole or in part.

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