Online Pricing & Rates

Trading Pricing
Service Description Rate
Online Trades If you are looking to buy or sell a stock right away online, you can place a trade now. Market orders are typically executed within seconds of being placed (when the market is open), or place a limit order to control the price of your buy or sell order. Low-priced securities1, options, and mutual funds may be extra. $6.95 per online trade1
ShareBuilder® Plan 2
(stocks, mutual funds and ETFs)
Invest in stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on a recurring schedule or when you have the available funds.

Note: No-load, no-transaction fee funds purchased through the ShareBuilder Plan will not incur a transaction charge.3,4

$3.95 per investment
PortfolioBuilder PortfolioBuilder lets you create a portfolio of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), using asset allocation models aligned to your style of investing. You can purchase an entire portfolio for one flat commission each time you invest. If you choose to rebalance or buy and sell individual securities in your portfolio, regular online trade prices will apply. $18.95 entire portfolio
Options Trading Accounts approved for options trading can buy and sell calls or puts or write (sell) covered calls on securities held in the account. $6.95 + $0.75 per contract
Mutual Funds Invest online in no-load mutual funds without paying a transaction fee. Our No Transaction Fee (NTF) program provides access to over 400 funds.3 $0 – online only
Invest online in no-load mutual funds with access to over 500 funds from leading no-load mutual fund families.3 $19.95 per online trade
Castle First Bank Investing,  reserves the right to charge $49.95 on the redemption or exchange of shares of any no-load, no-transaction fee mutual fund that is held less than 90 days, except for money market funds. This charge is in addition to any applicable charges or expenses addressed in the fund’s prospectus. $49.95 charge
Phone Trades As an added convenience, we accept phone orders for stocks, mutual funds and ETFs listed through Capital One Investing. To place a trade with a Customer Service Associate, call 1-410- 888-4538 anytime between 8 AM to 9 PM ET, Monday – Friday. $19.95 per trade
Other Services Express Funding Online trade commission + $6.95 per trade
Options – Early Exercise $30 per early exercise, no trade commission
Options – Automatic Exercise $20 per automatic exercise, no trade commission
Options – Assignment $20 per assignment, no trade commission

The Castle First Bank Investing rates shown above are only applicable to our online self-directed accounts, not our advised accounts. For more information regarding pricing and rates for our advised accounts, please call: 1-410 8884538, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET.