Pricing & Rates

At ShareBuilder, we strive to provide high-value brokerage services at an affordable price for the long term investor. Please select the tabs below to review our pricing and rates.

Service Description Rate
Automatic Investments*
(Stocks, Mutual Funds, and ETFs)
Invest in Stocks, Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) on a recurring schedule or when you have the available funds. Subscribe to a ShareBuilder pricing program and reduce the cost of each investment you make in your Automatic Investment Plan.
Note: ING Mutual Funds purchased through the Automatic Investment Plan will not incur a transaction charge.1
Basic: $4 per investment
Standard: 6 per month included, $2 each additional
Advantage: 20 per month included, $1 each additional
Real-time Trades If you are looking to buy or sell a stock right away online, you can place a real-time trade. Market orders are typically executed within seconds of being placed (when the market is open). $9.95 per online trade
Options Trading Accounts approved for options trading can buy and sell calls or puts or write (sell) covered calls on securities held in the account. $9.95 per online trade
+ $1.00 per contract
Mutual Fund Trades Invest online in ING mutual funds by choosing from twenty funds that cover several categories (e.g. Assets, Sectors) as well as different levels of risk and reward. No load or transaction fees1 - online only
Phone Trades As an added convenience, ShareBuilder accepts phone orders for ShareBuilder-listed stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds. To place a trade with a Customer Service associate, call 1-866-590-7629 anytime between 8:00am and 9:00pm ET, Monday through Friday. $29.95 Real-time and Mutual Funds trades
Other Services Express Funding  Real-time trade commission + $5 per trade 
Options - Early Exercise $30 per early exercise, no trade commission
Options - Automatic Exercise $20 per automatic exercise, no trade commission
Options - Assignment $20 per assignment, no trade commission
Trading Disclaimer:

Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Before investing in options, please read the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.

Benefits and costs specific to your account can be accessed by clicking on the Accounts tab and selecting pricing programs.

* Automatic investments are recurring or one-time purchases of stock on Tuesdays. All sales of stock are made real-time and are subject to real time commissions.

Large order surcharge: In addition to the base commission, a large order surcharge of $0.015 for each additional share over 1,000 shares will be incurred. The total commission (base commission + surcharge) is subject to a maximum of 2.5 percent of the principal, but no less than the base commission.

Phone Trades: ShareBuilder does not make recommendations and does not offer any investment advice. Customer Service Associates can provide the same security information available to you on the 'Research' tab of our website during the order-taking process if requested. All trades placed by phone are subject to the same terms and conditions as trades placed online.

The Express Funding service costs $5.00 for each real-time trade. Trades placed using express funding have a $5,000 daily limit. Daily is defined as the period of time between the close of business day for ShareBuilder through the close of the next business day. Express Funding is available to individual, joint and custodial account types only.

ShareBuilder reserves the right to add, remove or change brokerage charges as deemed necessary and will attempt to provide fair notice of any adjustments. If you have questions, please contact Customer Service .

1-Early Redemption Policy: To discourage short-term trading, ShareBuilder reserves the right to charge $19.95 on the redemption or exchange of shares of ING Funds that are held less than 90 days, excluding the ING Money Market Fund. This charge is in addition to any applicable charges or expenses addressed in the fund's prospectus.