TD Ameritrade and E*TRADE require $2,000 to open a margin account and Fidelity requires $2,500. TD Ameritrade requires a margin rate of 9.5%, the highest of the three.

One-third of the multi-billion dollar margin balances at TD Ameritrade are in accounts that have more than 25 percent market exposure to Apple.

Where Can I Create a Margin Account? Not all brokerages offer margin trading. But the best online brokerages do. For example, you can create your own margin account with brokers such as: E*TRADE TD ...

Schwab acquired TD Ameritrade in 2020. Throughout 2023, existing TD Ameritrade accounts will be transferred over to Schwab, here's what customers need to know.

Fidelity, TD Ameritrade and E*TRADE all offer $0 stock and ETF commissions. TD Ameritrade offers no minimum deposit to open a brokerage account or an individual retirement account (IRA).