Let's Be Reasonable...

We have dozens of reasons why optionsXpress should be your broker. No, they don't rhyme and they aren't sentimental, but they pretty much sum up what makes our customers keep coming back.
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Easy Account Access
  • Our free, easy-to-install browser toolbar lets you access: real-time quotes, account info, free charts and options chains.

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No-Fee IRAs
  • Trade options, stock, bonds and of course, mutual funds in your optionsXpress IRA.

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Direct Spread Quotes
  • Potentially tighter than single-leg quotes. Enter your spread and compare NBBO single leg vs. actual spread quotes.

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Daily Position E-mail E-mail
  • Daily after-market recap and positions summary displaying daily change with current vs. total overall value.

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Stops on Spreads
  • Help manage spread risk with stops and trailing stops™. Stop orders are automatically triggered when your price is hit.
dominosTrigger Orders
  • Enter an initial order and place a second order contingent upon the fill of the first order.

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StrategyScan
  • Find the trading strategy that's right for you based on your time frame, experience and market outlook.

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Live Help
  • Virtually instant access to customer service during market hours3. Knowledgeable, experienced operators available via chat, email or phone.

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Virtual Trade
  • Virtual trading is a practical method of gaining experience without putting your money on the line. Trade stock, option, spread, straddle and covered calls, and experiment with advanced order strategies.

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The Dragon
  • Scan the market in real-time to quickly identify stocks and options matching your requirements.

1 Direct quotes are indications of interest retrieved directly from exchange liquidity providers and represent quotes with a potential for discount beyond a combination of single leg quotes on spreads; direct quotes are not firm and may be subject to limitations.
2 Advanced option strategies involve additional risks.
3 Average wait time to reach a customer service representative in 2004 was 21 seconds based on internal system data.