How can stockbrokers be so cheap in the U.S.?
How can stockbrokers be so cheap in the U.S.?
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snenson · External communityPost link
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How do stockbrokers in the U.S. manage to be so cheap?
In Germany, I know a few brokers but at most of them, the cost of an order is over 5€ (approx. 6$) every time. In the states, you have brokers like M1 Finance where they invest your money from dividends automatically and with zero commission.
As they need to pay the stock exchanges too, how does this work? How do they afford this?
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Traditionally, commissions were a large part of the annual revenues for brokerage firms. As discount brokerage became more popular and as the industry evolved, brokers diversified into other areas.
In recent years before their elimination, commissions were a minor fraction of most brokerages’ revenues. Commissions made up 28% of revenue at TD Ameritrade, but just 17% at E*TRADE and 6% at Charles Schwab. Here's an article that
breaks down brokerage revenues
before commissions were eliminated.
Other sources of revenue for brokers include:
interest on cash balances
margin lending
borrow fees from shorters
payment for order flow
sale of annuities and insurance
asset management fees
mutual fund/ETF management fees
financial planning fees
market making
From the linked article, the lion's share of broker revenue comes from interest: 67% at E*Trade, 60% at Interactive Brokers, 57% at Schwab and 51% at TD Ameritrade.
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Quoted from Forex.com.bd-Editorial External answer — Personal Finance Stack Exchange Author: Bob Baerker Source score (net votes, not local likes): 18 Original post: https://money.stackexchange.com/a/135002 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. Traditionally, commissions were a large part of the annual revenues for brokerage firms. As discount brokerage became more popular and as the industry evolved, brokers diversified into other areas. In recent years before their elimination, commissions were a minor fraction of most brokerages’ revenues. Commissions made up 28% of revenue at TD Ameritrade, but just 17% at E*TRADE and 6% at Charles Schwab. Here's an article that breaks down brokerage revenues before commissions were eliminated. Other sources of revenue for brokers include: interest on cash balances margin lending borrow fees from shorters payment for order flow sale of annuities and insurance asset management fees mutual fund/ETF management fees financial planning fees market making From the linked article, the lion's share of broker revenue comes from interest: 67% at E*Trade, 60% at Interactive Brokers, 57% at Schwab and 51% at TD Ameritrade.
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