Tradestation Fees, ACAT Transfer, Broker IRA Account Trading Cost

2022 Tradestation fees, hidden commissions, broker trading costs, IRA and margin rates. ACAT/Account transfer fee, platform, wire, and inactivity charges.

Tradestation Trading Fees

Investments	Commissions
Stocks and ETFs flat-rate plan	$0
Options	$0.60 TS Select plan; $0.50 TS Go plan
Futures	$1.50 TS Select plan; $0.85 TS Go plan
Mutual funds	$14.95
Bonds	$14.95 + $5 per bond
Forex	commission-free with tight spreads and fractional pips

Investments	stocks, options, mutual funds, bonds, futures, forex, ETFs
Tradestation minimum deposit to open account	$0 for cash account, and $2,000 for margin account
Promotion link	Tradestation promotions

TradeStation Margin Rates

Debit Balance	Margin Rate
under $25,000	9.50%
$25,000 - $49,999.99	9.50%
$50,000 - $499,999.99	8.75%
$500,000 - $999,999	8.75%
$1,000,000 - $1,999,999	5.50%
above $2,000,000	3.50%

TradeStation Cash Rates

Dollar Range	Interest Rate
$0+	0.00%

TradeStation Miscellaneous Fees

Service	Fee
Return Mail Fee	$5 per item
Stale Dated 180 Days Void Check Fee for Un-cashed Check	$50.00

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TradeStation Equities Account Fees

Service	Fee
T-Bills	$50
Hardcopy Statement/Confirmation Postage & Handling Fee	$1 per page
Transfer and Ship (Physical Certificate)	$500 per certificate + overnight fee
Physical Certificate Deposit	$500 per certificate
DWAC (Deposit or Withdrawal)	$150 per settled transaction
DRS Transfers (Book Entry Held at the Agent)	$25 per issue (incoming or outgoing)
DRS Transfer Reject	$100
DTC Free Receive or Deliver	$25 per issue
Receiving Wires	$0
Sending Wires - Equities Account	$25
Sending Wires - International Account	$35
Outgoing Account Transfer	$125
Overnight Delivery	$15
International Overnight Delivery	$45
Extensions	$20
IRA Account Annual Fee	$35
IRA Account Termination	$50
Restricted Security Processing Fee	$500 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
Mandatory Corporate Actions	$20
Maturities, Redemptions, Calls	$20
Margin Liquidation	$50
Option Liquidation	$50
Limited Partnership/Non-Standard Asset Re-registration Fee	$150 per issue
Limited Partnership/Non-Standard Asset Custody Fee	$100 per issue
Stop Payment Fee	$25
Short Debit Fees	Fees Vary
Broker Assisted Transaction	$0
Non-transferable and/or Worthless Security	$25 per CUSIP per year
Inactivity Fee	$50 per year (FREE if account meets minimum activity)

Futures Accounts TradeStation Fees

Service	Fee
T-Bills	$10
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
Futures Overnight Check Request	$15
Deliveries, per contract	$50
Extensions	$20
Futures IRA Fees	See fee schedule included with Futures IRA application
Futures Returned Check	$25
Delivery Liquidation	$50
Margin Liquidation	$50
Liquidation	$50
Broker Assisted Transaction	$0
Exercise/Assignment/Expiration	$1.50/contract + any applicable exchange and regulatory fees
Inactivity Fee	$50 per year (FREE if account meets minimum activity)

Tradestation Incentive, Review and Website Link

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Tradestation incentive: $150 cash bonus when you transfer funds into TradeStation.

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TradeStation Overview

TradeStation is known for one of the best trading platforms among online brokers with powerful strategy creation, useful testing tools, and custom-built analytics. The firm is targeting very active investors (daytraders), and it is most popular among futures traders because of low futures commissions.

Firm's powerful trading platform has a steep learning curve, and will be too complicated for beginner investors. Most prospective customers will be better off with easier-to-use and no-platform-fee brokers such as .

TradeStation Fees

TradeStation was created for professional traders and day-traders. But after canceling its monthly trading platform fee and an annual IRA fee, it became a very attractive company for many regular investors. Mutual funds investors, complete beginners, and inactive investors, however, should look elsewhere.

About the Author

Arthur Chachuna is professional personal finance blogger, and the owner of Brokerage-Review.com. He has been an avid investor for 23 years, and has background in both applied math and programming.