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Founded 1982 (as TradePlus); part of Morgan Stanley since 2020HQ Purchase, New York, USA (BrokerCheck main office of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC)Platforms Web, Desktop, Mobile, API

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Fee per contract
$0.65 per contract
to open a contract
Exercise and assignment
Free
no fee per event
Approval
Naked
up to naked short options
Margin rate
11.70%
on a $50,000 balance
Countries
Eligibility list not published; non-US citizens may apply by mailed international application
from the broker's own pages

What you can trade

From the options agreement

  • 0DTE
  • Index options (SPX)
  • Options on futures
  • Spreads in an IRA
  • Portfolio margin
  • Paper trading
  • 24/7 support

PlatformsWeb, Desktop, Mobile, API

Cost to open

Per-contract fee only

One cash-secured put1 contract
$0.65
Ten-lot iron condor40 contracts
$26
Twenty covered calls20 contracts
$13
One turn of the wheelput assigned, call exercised, 2 contracts
$1.30

Exchange fees and per-order minimums are extra where the fee schedule has them.

What E*Trade costs for the way you trade

A year of fees from E*Trade's published prices, checked 7 and 8 October 2026.

How you trade
8
1
$1.20
E*Trade standard price$0.71 a trade, 0.6% of your premium
$68 a year
Among 21 brokers open to residents of the United StatesLowest is Firstrade at $3.67 a year, plus small regulatory fees it does not publish
7th on the fees it publishes

Not counted because E*Trade does not publish them: clearing fee, options regulatory fee, live options quote price, inactivity fee.

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Fees explained

What each line of the fee schedule means for an options order

E*Trade

$0.65 per contract, charged on each leg. A ten-lot iron condor is 40 contracts, so $26 to open, and the same again if you close it before expiry. Exchange fees and per-order minimums are extra where the fee schedule has them.

No fee per event. An assigned put or an exercised call costs nothing beyond the per-contract fee. Cost to open

The options agreement approves up to naked short options in a margin account. Spreads are allowed in an IRA. Portfolio margin is offered.

Offered.

What changed at E*Trade

Every fee, term and policy we track, with the day it moved

No change recorded since the last check. A change to a fee or a rule appears here on the day we record it.

Questions people ask

Answered from the documents above

E*Trade

Yes, it is Trade & Sync. QuantWheel syncs the account's positions and trades, suggests trades and rolls, and sends the orders you approve to E*Trade. Connect E*Trade

$0.65 per contract, and no fee per exercise or assignment, from the fee schedule checked 8 October 2026. Exchange fees are extra. Compare fees across brokers

0DTE trading is allowed. Index options such as SPX are offered. The options agreement approves up to naked short options in a margin account. Brokers for 0DTE

Eligibility list not published; non-US citizens may apply by mailed international application, according to E*Trade's own pages. Check with E*Trade before you open an account. Brokers by country

Facts from E*Trade's own fee schedule and options agreement, checked 8 October 2026.