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A brokerage which executes buy and sell orders at commission rates lower than a full-service brokerage, but which typically provides fewer services such as research and advice.
A discount broker is a stockbroker who sells and buys stocks with a reduced commission. Discount brokers provide the portal to electronic trading infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of a traditional broker.
A discount broker is a stockbroker offering low commission rates. The low rates offered by a discount broker are primarily achieved through automation of trading and customer service. A discount broker will often have access to alternate quotation services, allowing trades to execute without incurring exchange fees. A discount broker may also specialize in high-volume trading, reducing rates even further by offering ECN rebates to traders providing liquidity. So-called zero commission trading may be offered by a discount broker. This may be a false economy for thrifty traders; instead of making money on a commission, the discount broker makes their money by either widening the spread or selling the right to execute the order to a market maker who can widen the spread. The discount broker business is extremely competitive, and rates change on a regular basis.
Advantages
On Cost– They charge a fraction of what traditional brokers used to charge. With the rising prevalence of discount brokers, nearly everyone can trade.
Minimum Requirements – Discount brokers also score above others when it comes to the amount of documentation required to open an account. Many discount brokers claim that you can open an account and start trading in a couple of minutes.
Customer Service – When using a discount broker you will be doing all your own trading online through their platform, but from time to time you will need to get in touch with customer service:
Trading and investing tools offered:
Educative material
They were a discount broker and that was really great to hear because we were in desperate need of a discount.
Scott acts like he’s so well-connected, but everyone knows he uses a discount broker who doesn’t even offer him advice on where to invest.
The discount broker I currently use for trading securities is far more cost-effective than the full-service broker I utilized prior to the advent of the internet.
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