Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how E*TRADE stacks up against Robinhood!
Last update of data—Feb 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.
Robinhood is a US-based zero-commission broker. It is overseen by FINRA, a top-tier regulator.
Recommended for investors and traders looking for solid research and a great mobile trading platform.
Recommended for beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market.
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.
Robinhood
Robinhood is a US-based zero-commission broker. It is overseen by FINRA, a top-tier regulator.
Recommended for beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market.
E*TRADE's service is on par with Robinhood's and a comparison of their fees shows that E*TRADE's fees are slightly higher than Robinhood's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at E*TRADE compared to Robinhood, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at E*TRADE, while customer service quality is better than Robinhood's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of E*TRADE as somewhat worse than the platform of Robinhood, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with E*TRADE, while Robinhood provides less useful research and education.
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