Pros Mobile apps now have all features, including international market data Streaming news alerts can be enabled on all your mobile devices, including Apple Watch Two-factor authentication available on request IdeaHub feature offers options trading ideas, updated throughout the trading day. No commission fees, no minimums, no velvet ropes. Via a partnership with Morningstar, investing education ranges from basic to extremely advanced. Merrill Edge, a subsidiary of Bank of America, has a mobile app that links your banking activity and your brokerage account. This is true of multiple brokers on this list. By Eric Rosenberg. Fees are slightly higher than average, and there is a trading frequency requirement to qualify for lower commissions.