Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how E*TRADE stacks up against Fidelity!
Last update of data—Dec 2022
E*TRADE is a US stockbroker regulated by top-tier authorities SEC and FINRA. The company is listed on NASDAQ and has a banking background.
Fidelity is a US stockbroker. It is regulated by top-tier authorities SEC and FINRA.
Recommended for investors and traders looking for solid research and a great mobile trading platform.
Recommended for investors and traders looking for solid research and great trading platforms.
E*TRADE
E*TRADE is a US stockbroker regulated by top-tier authorities SEC and FINRA. The company is listed on NASDAQ and has a banking background.
Recommended for investors and traders looking for solid research and a great mobile trading platform.
Fidelity
Fidelity is a US stockbroker. It is regulated by top-tier authorities SEC and FINRA.
Recommended for investors and traders looking for solid research and great trading platforms.
E*TRADE's service is on par with Fidelity's and a comparison of their fees shows that E*TRADE's fees are slightly lower than Fidelity's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at E*TRADE compared to Fidelity, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at E*TRADE, while customer service quality is somewhat better than Fidelity's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of E*TRADE as being of the same quality as the platform of Fidelity, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with E*TRADE, while Fidelity provides just about the same quality of research and education.
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