Lightyear commission and other fees

We know that fees are on top of people's mind when selecting a broker. Brokerage fees consist of trading and non-trading fees. The most important trading fees are commission, spread, and financing rate.

• Commission: it's charged when you execute a trade (either buy or sell). Commissions can be volume-tiered or flat fees. Nowadays, there are many commission-free brokers, click on the following links to check out the best free stockbrokers in the US and the EU.
• Spread: it denotes the difference between the bid and ask price. When you trade forex or CFDs, spreads can make up a significant part of your trading costs.
• Financing rate/overnight costs: if you trade on leverage, you may be charged for holding your positions overnight. This cost can be expressed as a percentage or in swap points.
• Non-trading fees: these occur when you deposit and withdraw funds, or if you don't use your account for a certain period.

Now, let's dive into the details and see what commissions, spreads, and financing rates Lightyear charges.

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The good news is that Lightyear has low trading fees in general. We ranked the fees of Lightyear as low, average, or high based on how they compare with all reviewed brokers.

Check out this table to get an overview of whether Lightyear commissions, spreads, and financing rates for each asset class are low/average/high.

Now let's go over the trading fees for each asset class one by one.

Lightyear stock and ETF commissions, spreads

Lightyear stock and ETF commissions are low. Lightyear stock and ETF commissions are charged as per the table below.

You can compare Lightyear stock and ETF fees with the two closest competitors.

Stock and ETF commissions are calculated for a $2,000 trade

In addition to trading fees, it's important to see if Lightyear charges a fee on deposits, withdrawals, account maintenance, and inactivity. We compared these fees levied by Lightyear with its two closest competitors.

CFD fees are calculated for a $2,000 trade using 20:1 leverage for stock index CFDs, and 5:1 leverage for stock CFDs

Hopefully, by now you have a clear picture of the commissions, spreads, financing rates, and non-trading fees charged by Lightyear and its closest competitors. To learn more about Lightyear, check out this detailed review. If you would like more information about fees in general, read this article about brokerage fees.

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