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Firstrade's service is on par with TD Ameritrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that Firstrade's fees are similar to TD Ameritrade's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Firstrade compared to TD Ameritrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Firstrade, while customer service quality is considerably lower than TD Ameritrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Firstrade as being of the same quality as the platform of TD Ameritrade, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with Firstrade, while TD Ameritrade provides just about the same quality of research and education.
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