Back to Previous Page Home WellsTrade® simplified self-directed investing Print Share Invest how and when you want — for $0 Pay $0 for online stock and ETF trades 1 Take the reins of your financial future When you open a WellsTrade account with Wells Fargo Advisors, you'll get $0 online trading fees for stocks and ETFs 1, and an easy to use self-directed investing platform. But even better, you'll get control over your investment strategy. It's your future. Get there with confidence. Standard account Trade stocks, bonds, no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and more Monitor your investments with robust tools and resources Open standard account Traditional IRA Contributions may be tax deductible Potential earnings grow tax-deferred Open Traditional IRA Roth IRA Tax-free withdrawals in retirement (certain conditions apply) Access to your contributions anytime: penalty and tax-free Open Roth IRA Why WellsTrade works: Competitive pricing Pay $0 for online stock and ETF trades 1, and take advantage of 5 ways to waive the $30 household annual fee. 2, 3 Simplified self-directed investing View your brokerage and banking accounts with a single sign-on and take advantage of Brokerage Cash Services for convenient money movement. Free tools and research Take advantage of our mutual fund screeners, asset allocation tools, real-time quotes, and exclusive Wells Fargo insights and third party research. Investment and Insurance Products are: Not Insured by the FDIC or Any Federal Government Agency Not a Deposit or Other Obligation of, or Guaranteed by, the Bank or Any Bank Affiliate Subject to Investment Risks, Including Possible Loss of the Principal Amount Invested 1. $0 per trade is applicable to commissions for online and automated telephone trading of stocks (excluding penny stocks) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For stock and ETF trades placed with an agent over the telephone, a $25 agent-assisted trading fee is charged. Each trade order will be treated as a separate transaction subject to commission. An order that executes over multiple trading days may be subject to additional commission. One commission will be assessed for multiple trades, entered separately, that execute on the same day, on the same side of the market. Other fees and commissions apply to a WellsTrade account. For complete information on fees and commissions, refer to WellsTrade Commissions and Fees. Schedule subject to change at any time. WellsTrade offers the following account types: standard brokerage, traditional/Roth/SEP/inherited IRAs, education savings accounts, custodial accounts, trust accounts, business accounts, and Qualified Retirement Plans. Some of these must be opened over the phone at 1-877-573-7997. 2. When you link your Intuitive Investor account to your Wells Fargo Bank Portfolio by Wells Fargo® program, your advisory fee is discounted to 0.30%, instead of the standard advisory fee of 0.35%. The advisory fee discount will be applied at account opening if the account is eligible to be linked to an existing Wells Fargo Bank Portfolio by Wells Fargo® program. If your Intuitive Investor account is not linked to a Wells Fargo Bank Portfolio by Wells Fargo® program within 90 days, the discounted advisory fee will no longer apply, and the standard advisory rate of 0.35% will apply. If the Wells Fargo Bank Portfolio by Wells Fargo® program is terminated, the discounted advisory fee will discontinue and revert to the current applicable advisory fee. Custodial accounts and certain trust accounts are not eligible for the Wells Fargo Bank Portfolio by Wells Fargo® program advisory fee discount. 3. Refer to the Wells Fargo Bank Consumer Account Fees and Information for further information about the Portfolio by Wells Fargo program and applicable bank fees. You can avoid the $25 monthly service fee for the Portfolio by Wells Fargo program with $20,000 or more in statement-ending qualifying linked bank deposit account balances (checking, savings, time accounts (CDs), FDIC-insured IRAs) and investment account balances (brokerage available through our brokerage affiliate Wells Fargo Advisors, Investment & Fiduciary Services, annuities, and foreign exchange). For more information, call Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. at 1‑866‑245‑3452. Deposit products offered by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Member FDIC. Wells Fargo Advisors: Brokerage products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (WFCS) and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, Members SIPC, separate registered broker-dealers and non-bank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company. Certain brokerage accounts are not available. Insurance and annuities: Products are offered through non-bank insurance agency affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company and are underwritten by unaffiliated insurance companies. If the annuity becomes annuitized, or a periodic payment schedule has been established, the remaining balance will no longer be eligible for qualification. If a Household Annual Fee is due, the highest-value account in the client’s household that is eligible to be charged a fee will be debited in September of each year. Households comprised only of IRA accounts will be subject to a $30 IRA Custodial Fee. Households with an IRA and any other account type that is not exempt from annual fee will be subject to the $30 Household Annual Fee. IRA Custodial Fee will be waived for households paying a household annual fee. If an IRA Custodial Fee is due, clients will receive a remittance notice in August of each year with several payment options. If a payment option is not selected, the fee will be automatically deducted from the IRA in September of each year. If there is more than 1 nonexempt IRA in the household, the fee will be equally divided amongst the nonexempt IRAs. The grouping of accounts into a household is based on account eligibility and family relationship such as children, parents, domestic partners, and others. Certain accounts cannot be included in a household. Please call us at 1-800-TRADERS for more information and to determine whether all eligible accounts have been included in your household. It is your responsibility to ensure that all eligible accounts are included in your household. Retirement Professionals are registered representatives of and offer brokerage products through Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (WFCS). Discussions with Retirement Professionals may lead to a referral to affiliates including Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. WFCS and its associates may receive a financial or other benefit for this referral. Access to the service may be limited, delayed or unavailable during periods of peak demand, market volatility, system upgrades or maintenance, or electronic, communication or system problems, or for other reasons. During times of high volume of trading at the market opening, or intraday, clients may experience delays in system access, or execution at prices significantly away from the market price quoted or displayed at the time the order was entered. Information published by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Advisors, or one of its affiliates as part of this website is published in the United States and is intended only for persons in the United States. Wells Fargo Advisors does not provide tax advice. Please see your tax advisor to determine how this information may apply to your own situation. Wells Fargo Advisors equity order routing information. Brokerage products and services are offered through Wells Fargo Advisors. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (WFCS) and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, members SIPC , separate registered broker-dealers and nonbank affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company. 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