Brokerage with cheapest option trade fees

Discussion in 'Options' started by misterno, Mar 16, 2025.

  1. mervyn

    mervyn

    fidelity is the best, tradestation is the worst.
     
    #11     Mar 18, 2025
  2. Fidelity does accept PFOF (Payment for Order Flow) for options trades. So you are not getting the best price

    So I can not use Fidelity
     
    #12     Mar 18, 2025
  3. mervyn

    mervyn

    negative, it doesn’t. in atp, you can direct to the exchange. you get price improvements many times when the market is liquid.
     
    #13     Mar 18, 2025
  4. I asked chatgpt and it said Fidelity does accept PFOF for options so I guess he is wrong

    In ATP why didn't Fidelity directing to exchange a default? Do you have to manually adjust?
     
    #14     Mar 18, 2025
  5. mervyn

    mervyn

    yes but makes no difference comapred to default auto, unless you can get fees back from the exchanges
     
    #15     Mar 18, 2025
  6. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    why do you need the cheapest execution of you are trading once a day? Wouldn’t you want to prioritize other factors (like customer service or margin treatment or research or interface) as your commissions are probably not significant to your pnl.
     
    #16     Mar 19, 2025
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  7. I don't need research and my money is small fees add up. Also I don't see a big difference in customer service
     
    #17     Mar 19, 2025
  8. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    Read the reviews of IB and you might.

    My opinion: a broker is not just about your cheapest commissions. You need to consider the full relationship.

    I stay with my broker because of the customer service. I’m an important enough client that I have a relationship manager who knows me when I call.
     
    #18     Mar 19, 2025
  9. Does it matter the IB is MM on several options? Sometimes, I am a little worried that the MM sees my trading intents before I post them. What do you guys think?
     
    #19     Mar 19, 2025
  10. mervyn

    mervyn

    ib is not a mm. none of the retail brokers are mm.
     
    #20     Mar 19, 2025