TradeStation review 2012
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Tradestation Fees, Margin Rates, IRA Fees, Interest, Trading Tools Charges for 2012

TradeStation Margin Rates


Average Settled Balance Rate
Less than $250,000 7.75%
$250,000 - $999,999.99 7.25%
$1,000,000 - $9,999,999.99 6.75%
$10,000,000 and above 6.25%
  Important Note: Margin rates may change without notice. Please check our website regularly.


TradeStation Platform Fees


  Brokerage Customer Subscription Customer

TradeStation Platform
Award-Winning Trading Platform

Includes up to 27-years of intraday
historical data for exchanges you choose.

FREE*
($99.95/month
if account doesn't meet
the minimum criteria)

 Non-Professionals Professionals
$249.95/month $299.95/month

RadarScreen®
Custom Real-Time Market Monitoring and Ranking

This feature is a highly recommended enhancement to the TradeStation Quotes window.

FREE*
($59.95/month
if account doesn't meet
the minimum criteria)

 $59.95/month $59.95/month

OptionStation®
Custom Real-Time Options Analysis

 FREE $59.95/month $59.95/month

TradeStation Market Data Fees


Index Data
Monthly Data Fee
Non-Professionals
Professionals
 
Real-Time Data
Delayed
Data
Real-Time Data
Delayed Data
Standard & Poors (S&P) Indices
$1.00
N/A
$1.00
N/A
Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT)
$1.00
FREE
$1.00
FREE
Deutsche Börse Indices
$3.00*
FREE*
$7.00*
FREE*
 
Equity & Equity Options Data
Monthly Data Fee
Non-Professionals
Professionals
 
Real-Time Data
Delayed
Data
Real-Time Data
Delayed Data
American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
$1.00
FREE
$30.20
FREE
NASDAQ        
• NASDAQ Data Package #1
  - NASDAQ Level I Data
$1.00
FREE
$20.00
FREE
• NASDAQ Data Package #2
  - NASDAQ Level I Data
  - NASDAQ Level II Data
$11.00
N/A
$76.00
N/A
• NASDAQ Data Package #3 - NASDAQ TotalView
  - NASDAQ Level I Data
  - NASDAQ Level II Data
    Please note that the monthly fee for Nasdaq TotalView requires the Enhanced Market Depth package below, which you will automatically receive and be billed for when selecting Nasdaq TotalView.
$16.00
N/A
$116.00
N/A
Enhanced Market Depth
(Includes BTRD ECN Book)
$20.00
N/A
$20.00
N/A
ARCA ECN Book Data
Please note that the monthly fee for ARCA ECN Book data requires Enhanced Market Depth, which you will automatically receive and be billed for with ARCA ECN Book data.
$10.00
N/A
$30.00
N/A
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
$1.00
FREE
$127.25
Additional Units
FREE
Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA)
(Includes Options Market Depth)
Highly recommended for OptionStation.
$3.00
N/A
$32.25
N/A
Deutsche Börse
Please note that all of the Deutsche Börse market data services listed below requires you to pay, in addition to each package fee, the European Region Fee, for which you will automatically be billed when selecting one or more of the Deutsche Börse market data services below.
Spot Market Germany        
• Spot Market Germany Package #1
  -  Includes Level I data for Frankfurt/Xetra
$26.00*
FREE*
$96.00*
FREE*
• Spot Market Germany Package #2
  -  Includes Level I and Level II data for Frankfurt/Xetra
$34.00*
N/A
$116.00*
N/A
Regional Exchanges Germany
FREE*
N/A
$11.00*
FREE*
Xetra U.S. Stars        
• Xetra U.S. Stars Package #1
  -  Includes Level I for Xetra US Stars
$7.00*
FREE*
$14.00*
FREE*
• Xetra U.S. Stars Package #2
  -  Includes Level I and Level II for Xetra US Stars
$11.00*
N/A
$21.00*
N/A
Xetra European Stars        
• Xetra European Stars Package #1
  -  Includes Level I for Xetra European Stars
$4.00*
FREE*
$9.00*
FREE*
• Xetra European Stars Package #2
  -  Includes Level I and Level II for Xetra European Stars
$6.00*
N/A
$14.00*
N/A
Börse Frankfurt Funds
FREE*
N/A
FREE*
N/A
 
Forex Data
Monthly Data Fee
Non-Professionals
Professionals
 
Real-Time Data
Delayed
Data
Real-Time Data
Delayed Data
Foreign Exchange (Forex)
FREE
N/A
FREE
N/A
         
Futures & Futures Options Data
Monthly Data Fee
Non-Professionals
Professionals
 
Real-Time Data
Delayed
Data
Real-Time Data
Delayed Data
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)
Complete CBOT Exchange and CBOT Market Depth 		       
• CBOT Data Package #1
  -  Mini-Sized Package and Mini-Sized Market-Depth
$10.00
N/A
$10.00
N/A
• CBOT Data Package #2
  -  Complete CBOT Exchange and CBOT Market Depth
$61.00
$1.00**

$61.00
$1.00**
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)        
• CME Data Package #1
  -  E-mini Equity Package and E-mini Market Depth
  -  Includes Delayed Data for the complete CME Exchange
$25.00
N/A
$25.00
N/A
• CME Data Package #2
  -  Complete CME Exchange and CME Market Depth
$61.00
FREE**
$61.00
FREE**
Commodity Exchange (COMEX)  
• COMEX Data Package #1
  -  E-mini Equity Package and E-mini Market Depth
$10.00
N/A
$10.00
N/A
• COMEX Data Package #2
  -  Complete COMEX Exchange
$61.00
$1.00**
$61.00
$1.00**
Eurex
Please note that choosing any of the Eurex services requires you to pay, in addition to the specific Eurex fee, the European Region Fee, for which you will automatically be billed in addition to being billed for the real-time Eurex service(s) you select. 		       
• Eurex Data Package #1
  -  Eurex Exchange
(including Eurex Futures and Eurex Futures Options)
$14.00*
FREE*
$44.00*
FREE*
• Eurex Data Package #2
  -  Eurex Exchange
(including Eurex Futures and Eurex Futures Options)
     
  -  Eurex Market Depth
$21.00*
N/A
$64.00*
N/A

ICE Europe
(Includes Level I and Market Depth)

Please note that the ICE Europe service below requires you to pay, in addition to the ICE Europe fee, the European Region Fee, for which you will automatically be billed when selecting the ICE Europe service below.
$65.00*
FREE**
$65.00*
FREE**
Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBOT)
$25.00
FREE
$25.00
FREE
Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGE)
$20.00
FREE
$20.00
FREE
ICE U.S. (formerly NYBOT)
(Includes Market Depth)		  
• ICE U.S. Data Package #1
  -  ICE U.S. Index Futures and Financial Futures
FREE
(Through 12/31/2010)
N/A
FREE
(Through 12/31/2010)
N/A
• ICE U.S. Data Package #2
  -  Complete ICE U.S. Exchange
$65.00
FREE**
$65.00
FREE**
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)
(Includes Market Depth) 		       
• NYMEX Data Package #1
  -  E-miNY Only
$15.00
N/A
$15.00
N/A
• NYMEX Data Package #2
  -  Complete NYMEX Exchange
$61.00
$1.00**
$61.00
$1.00**
NYSE Liffe U.S. Metals
$1.00
FREE
$1.00
FREE
One Chicago (ONCH)
$5.00
FREE
$5.00
FREE
 
Foreign Market Data
Monthly Data Fee
Non-Professionals
Professionals
European Region
(Includes delayed data for Deutsche Börse Equities, Deutsche Börse Indices, ICE Europe Futures, and Eurex Futures)
$10.00
$10.00
 
News
Monthly Data Fee
Non-Professionals
Professionals
Comtex News Service
FREE
FREE
Dow Jones News Service
$95.00
$95.00
 
Fundamental Data
Monthly Data Fee
Non-Professionals
Professionals
Reuters Fundamental Data
FREE
FREE

* Requires “European Region” subscription at $10 per month
** Delayed market depth is not provided.



TradeStation Miscellaneous Rates and Fees


Equities Accounts
  Description: Fees:
  Credit Interest Rate on incremental balances over $10,000 0.0%
  TradeStation Margin Rates (Margin rates may change without notice)
  Average settled balance:  
  Less than $250,000 7.75%
  $250,000 - $999,999.99 7.25%
  1,000,000 - $9,999,999.99 6.75%
  $10,000,000 and above 6.25%
  Hardcopy Statement/Confirmation Postage & Handling Fee $1 per copy
  Transfer and Ship - PHYSICAL CERTIFICATE $150 per certificate + overnight fee
  Receiving DRS Transfers $25 per issue (includes DTC transfers and DRS transfers)
  DRS Transfer Reject $100
  Receiving Wires $0
  Sending Wires - Equities Account $25
  Sending Wires - International Account $35
  Outgoing Account Transfer $50
  Overnight Delivery $15
  International Overnight Delivery $45
  Extensions $20
  TradeStation IRA Account Annual Fee $35
  TradeStation IRA Account Termination $50
  Restricted Security Processing Fee $100 per issue
  Returned Check $25
  Returned ACH $25
  Legal Transfers $50 per issue
  Options Exercise/Assignment $14.95
  Early Assignment/Early Exercises $1.50 per contract ($5.95 min)
  Voluntary Tenders $50
  Mandated Tenders $20
  All Other Bond Redemptions $0
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  Sellout $20
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  IRA Custodian Non-Standard Asset Review Fee $150 per issue
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  Limited Partnership/Non-Standard Asset Re-registration Fee $100 per issue
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  Limited Partnership/Non-Standard Asset Custody Fee $100 per issue
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  Stop Payment Fee $25
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  Short Debit Fees Fees Vary
 
Futures & Forex Accounts
  Description: Fees:
  Hardcopy Per-Trade Confirmation Postage & Handling Fee $1 per copy
  External Transfer $25
  Receiving Wires $0
  Sending Wires from a Futures Account $25
  Sending Wires from an International Futures Account $35
  Sending Wires from a Forex Account $25
  Sending Wires from an International Forex Account $40
  Futures Overnight Check Request $15
  Forex Overnight Check Request $25
  Deliveries, per contract $50
  Extensions $20
  Millennium Futures and Forex IRA Fees See Millennium fee schedule included with Futures IRA application.
  Futures Returned Check $25
  Forex Returned Check $50
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  Liquidation $20
 
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