Basic data of broker
Recommended for Active traders focusing on futures
Best futures broker
Recommended for Options and futures traders focusing on US markets
Best options trading platform
USA
USA
Fees
Low trading, but high non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, no inactivity fee
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
3
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$400
$0
>3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
Proof of identity: ID / passport Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
No investor protection
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
No investor protection
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
2003
2017
USA
USA
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NinjaTrader's service is slightly weaker than tastytrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that NinjaTrader's fees are similar to tastytrade's.
Account opening takes more effort at NinjaTrader compared to tastytrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at NinjaTrader, while customer service quality is similar to tastytrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of NinjaTrader as being of the same quality as the platform of tastytrade, found that clients have access to less markets and products with NinjaTrader, while tastytrade provides just about the same quality of research and education.
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