Firstrade review

1 licensed entity · firstrade.com

✓ Checked Oct 15, 2026

Coinish Score

59/100

Stocks in United States

Editor Rating

3.8/5

Stocks in United States

Best rank

9 of 9

Stocks in the United States

US stock fee

In short

Licensed by SEC / FINRA in United States.
Offers stocks & ETFs, options, with 11,000+ instruments.
Trade on Firstrade website and Firstrade App.
Support by phone and email.

The value of investments can go down as well as up, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

What it costs

US stock commission	$0 per order
Currency conversion fee	Not verified yet
Inactivity fee	None
Withdrawal fee	$25, outgoing wire (domestic or foreign); ACH free
Minimum deposit	$0 (Firstrade Securities Inc.)

3.8/5

How we rated it · Stocks in United States (Firstrade Securities Inc.)

Computed from verified facts only, with published thresholds. 95% of the rating weight is backed by data. Method →

Regulation & safety 25%
3.8
Trading costs 25%
3.8
Markets & products 15%
4.8
Platforms & tools 10%
3.0
Deposits & withdrawals 10%
4.3
Account options 5%
not scored
Support 10%
3.5

Moderate

Market Signal

✓ Real data

Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about Firstrade’s own website. Not an assessment of the broker itself: it makes up half of the Coinish Score and never changes the Editor Rating. How this works →

Market strength

Where it stands today

Momentum

49 Rising ↑

Where it’s heading

Data confidence

Medium

How much to trust it

Traffic strength
39
Search visibility
38
Authority
42
Brand & market presence
34

Tick mark = category average.

Compared with 88 tracked trading platforms. Data through October 2026, pulled Nov 2, 2026.

Who holds your account

The company you sign up with depends on where you live. Its regulator decides your protections.

Entity	Regulator	Licence	Serves	CFD loss %
Firstrade Securities Inc.	SEC / FINRA Tier 1	CRD 16843	United States inferred from the licence	–

Entity

Regulator

Licence

Serves

CFD loss %

Firstrade Securities Inc.

SEC / FINRA

Tier 1

CRD 16843

United States

inferred from the licence

–

Platforms, funding and support

Products	Stocks & ETFs, Options
Owner	Not verified yet
Instruments	11,000+
Fractional shares	Yes
Platforms	Firstrade website, Firstrade App
Deposit methods	ACH, Wire transfer, Check, Account transfer (ACAT)
Withdrawal time (stated)	ACH: 1–2 business days
Demo account	Not verified yet
Support	email, phone

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Sources (14)

Licence / entity · regulator register · brokercheck.finra.org · Oct 7, 2026
“FINRA BrokerCheck: FIRSTRADE SECURITIES INC., CRD 16843, SEC# 8-34642, status ACTIVE”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Brokerage Products and Services offered by Firstrade Securities Inc.”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 7, 2026
“No Minimums, No Inactivity Fees”
Costs · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 7, 2026
“$0 Commission Trades”
Costs · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 7, 2026
“No Minimums, No Inactivity Fees”
Support · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Our customer support representatives are ready to assist you via phone and email.”
Markets · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Choose from over 11,000 Mutual Funds”
Platforms · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Firstrade App ... Firstrade Website”
Funding · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 12, 2026
“Electronic Funding Wire Funds Account Transfer Check”
apps · broker's own site · apps.apple.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Firstrade Securities Inc”
apps · broker's own site · play.google.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Firstrade Securities”
Funding · broker's own site · help.firstrade.info · Oct 15, 2026
“the funds should be transferred within 1-2 business days”
Costs · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 15, 2026
“ACH Electronic Transfer $0 ... Outgoing Wire Transfers (Domes ... tic) $25”
Fractional shares · broker's own site · firstrade.com · Oct 15, 2026
“New service will allow investors to trade fractional shares of over 4,000 stocks and ET”