Options brokers with a sign-up bonus

E*Trade$0.65 per contract · $0 exercise and assignment · naked

E*Trade opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0.65 per contract ($0.50 at 30+ trades per quarter). Exercise and assignment cost $0. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Web, Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; with Trade & Sync the orders you approve go to the broker from QuantWheel.

Sign-up bonusNew clients who use promo code OFFER26, open one eligible brokerage (non-retirement) account by 31 Oct 2026 and deposit $1,000 (USD) or more of new money within 60 days get a cash credit, paid within 7 business days after the 60 days. The credit is $50 ($1,000 to $4,999), $150 ($5,000 to $19,999), $300 ($20,000 to $99,999), $600 ($100,000 to $199,999), $1,000 ($200,000 to $499,999), $1,500 ($500,000 to $999,999), $3,000 ($1,000,000 to $1,499,999), $5,000 ($1,500,000 to $1,999,999), $6,000 ($2,000,000 to $4,999,999) or $10,000 ($5,000,000+).

Moomoo$0 per contract · exercise fee not published · naked

Moomoo opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 per contract (Index, non-retail and other fees extra). It does not publish its exercise and assignment fees. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; with Trade & Sync the orders you approve go to the broker from QuantWheel.

Sign-up bonusThe Welcome Bonus (January 1 to December 31, 2026, new customers with an SSN) gives an 8.1% APY booster coupon on up to $20,000 of swept cash for 60 days. It also gives NVDA stock for a net deposit (ACH or wire, not ACATS) of $30 for $500, $100 for $2,000, $200 for $10,000, $400 for $50,000 or $1,000 for $100,000, and the stock unlocks only if average assets stay at the deposit level for 60 to 180 days.

Public$0 per contract · exercise fee not published · naked

Public opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 per contract (Index options $0.35 plus exchange fees). It does not publish its exercise and assignment fees. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Web, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; with Trade & Sync the orders you approve go to the broker from QuantWheel.

Sign-up bonusNew customers get no account-opening bonus except through a friend's referral link ($100 in stock each when the friend deposits $1,000 or more). Public matches 1% of brokerage (ACATS), IRA and 401(k) transfers into Public, uncapped, paid in up to 60 monthly payments over 5 years, since September 14, 2026 with no end date (Public can end it without notice), and reimburses transfer fees up to $100 for transfers of $5,000 or more. For a limited time it matches 3% of brokerage and IRA transfers from Webull Financial LLC initiated October 7 to October 26, 2026, capped at $1,000,000 and paid monthly over 72 months, and withdrawals lower future match payments.

Robinhood$0 per contract · $0 exercise and assignment · spreads

Robinhood opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 per contract (Index contracts and other fees extra). Exercise and assignment cost $0. It approves up to defined-risk spreads. It trades on Web, Mobile. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; you place the orders at the broker.

Sign-up bonusNew accounts get free stock worth $5 to $200 (about 99% of customers get $5) after approval and linking a bank or debit card, on the first individual taxable account only, ongoing with no end date. A personalized 1%, 2% or 3% transfer bonus (flat 3% for transfers from Webull) applies to net new ACATS transfers into an individual or joint taxable account until one second before 9:00 PM PT on October 16, 2026, uncapped, and assets must stay 5 years to avoid a chargeback.

tastytrade$1 open / $0 close · $5 per event · naked

tastytrade opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $1 open / $0 close ($10 opening cap per leg; other fees apply). Exercise and assignment cost $5 each. It approves up to naked short options. It trades on Web, Desktop, Mobile, API. QuantWheel syncs positions and trades from the account and suggests; with Trade & Sync the orders you approve go to the broker from QuantWheel.

Sign-up bonusSweet Bonus (promo code SWEETBONUS, 1 Oct to 30 Nov 2026, first deposit in that window) pays new tastytrade customers who are legal US residents a cash bonus on net deposits made within 30 days of the first deposit. It pays $50 for $2,500 to $4,999, $100 for $5,000 to $24,999, $500 for $25,000 to $99,999 and $2,000 for $100,000 or more. It covers Individual Cash, Margin or Portfolio Margin accounts only (no IRAs or entity accounts), pays one lump sum within two weeks after the 30-day window, and deposits and bonus must stay 12 months. Separately, the referral program pays $100 to a new US customer who uses a referral code and deposits $1,000 or more within 60 days.

J.P. Morgan Self-Directed$0.65 per contract · $0 exercise and assignment · covered

J.P. Morgan Self-Directed opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0.65 per contract (Call-in orders add $25). Exercise and assignment cost $0. It approves up to covered calls and cash-secured puts. It trades on Web, Mobile. It is not connected to QuantWheel.

Sign-up bonusA new J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing account opened through the offer page by 01/21/2027 and funded within 45 days with qualifying new money from outside JPMorganChase earns a cash bonus of $50 ($5,000 to $24,999), $150 ($25,000 to $99,999), $325 ($100,000 to $249,999) or $1,000 ($250,000+). The new money must stay 90 days, the bonus is added within 15 days, and there is one bonus per customer per year.

SoFi Invest$0 per contract · $0 exercise and assignment · covered

SoFi Invest opens options accounts for residents of the United States. It charges $0 per contract (Regulatory and clearing fees apply). Exercise and assignment cost $0. It approves up to covered calls and cash-secured puts. It trades on Web, Mobile. It is not connected to QuantWheel.

Sign-up bonusOpening a first self-directed taxable brokerage account and funding $50 of settled cash within 45 days earns a stock award of $15 to $3,000 in fractional shares (up to $2,000 version for SoFi Plus) in the promotion period Sept 28 to Oct 18, 2026. SoFi also pays a 1% cash match on ACAT transfers into self-directed taxable or IRA accounts (max $50,000 match, hold 5 years) from Sept 10 to Oct 13, 2026, and evergreen 1% matches on IRA cash deposits and 401(k) rollovers.