Best Brokers for Penny Stocks for November 2025

Fidelity was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. While some brokers may charge a fee to trade penny stocks, Fidelity offers it with $0 commissions, all the while not accepting any PFOF and exhibiting impressive execution statistics. Fidelity boasts of execution speeds of 0.04 seconds, in addition to 96.02% of shares being price-improved, and 98.89% of shares falling within the national best bid and offer (NBBO). The company also pays solid interest on uninvested cash.

Traders will appreciate what Fidelity has to offer and the level of service it provides in a very competitive industry, but it does have some limitations. While Fidelity is a massive brokerage platform that offers many financial instruments to trade, it does not offer futures trading or futures options trading on its platform. Fidelity also only offers three tradeable cryptocurrencies at this time: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. While the majority of Fidelity services can be completed online by the customer, there is a $32.95 charge for rep-assisted trades. For the majority of traders, however, this is an easy charge to avoid.

If you are looking solely at trading penny stocks at Fidelity, you’ll need to sign a disclaimer acknowledging that you know the risks involved. Then all the same research tools and trading flows will work for penny stock trading. It is worth noting that the analysis tools may be limited by the quality and volume of information available. This is just a reality of penny stocks rather than anything related to Fidelity.

Investing involves risk, including risk of loss

**$0.00 commission applies to online U.S. equity trades, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and options (+ $0.65 per contract fee) in a Fidelity retail account only for Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC retail clients. Sell orders are subject to an activity assessment fee (historically from $0.01 to $0.03 per $1,000 of principal). A limited number of ETFs are subject to a transaction-based service fee of $100. See full list of ETFs subject to this service fee [here]. There is an Options Regulatory Fee that applies to both option buy and sell transactions. The fee is subject to change. Other exclusions and conditions may apply. Employee equity compensation transactions and accounts managed by advisors or intermediaries through Fidelity Institutional® are subject to different commission schedules.**

Fidelity Crypto® is offered by Fidelity Digital Assets®. Investing involves risk, including risk of total loss. Crypto as an asset class is highly volatile, can become illiquid at any time, and is for investors with a high risk tolerance. Crypto may also be more susceptible to market manipulation than securities. Crypto is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Investors in crypto do not benefit from the same regulatory protections applicable to registered securities. Fidelity Crypto® accounts and custody and trading of crypto in such accounts are provided by Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC, which is chartered as a limited purpose trust company by the New York State Department of Financial Services to engage in virtual currency business (NMLS ID 1773897). Brokerage services in support of securities trading are provided by Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (“FBS”), and related custody services are provided by National Financial Services LLC (“NFS”), each a registered broker-dealer and member NYSE and SIPC. Neither FBS nor NFS offer crypto as a direct investment nor provide trading or custody services for such assets. Fidelity Crypto and Fidelity Digital Assets are registered service marks of FMR LLC.

 ****Zero account minimums and zero account fees apply to retail brokerage accounts only. Expenses charged by investments (e.g., funds, managed accounts, and certain HSAs) and commissions, interest charges, or other expenses for transactions may still apply. See [Fidelity.com/commissions] for further details.

Before investing, consider the funds’ investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. Contact Fidelity for a prospectus or, if available, a summary prospectus containing this information. Read it carefully. 

Interactive Brokers, founded in 1977 and headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, is rightly considered one of the premier brokerage platforms in the industry. Available internationally in 200+ countries and territories and providing access to over 160 markets, traders worldwide can utilize this platform to trade stocks, bonds, options, and, of course, penny stocks.

Penny stocks are considered to be more risky financial instruments than regular stock or ETFs. While mitigating risks falls onto the trader, IBKR does its best to help clients keep their portfolios safe by providing tools such as the IB Risk Navigator tool, designed specifically to monitor open positions.

IBKR offers various platforms to cater to any trading style. Traders can choose from web, mobile, and desktop applications. More sophisticated traders can take advantage of Trader Workstation (TWS), IBKR’s proprietary trading software designed to handle complex order types, provide advanced charting capabilities, customizable alerts, and access to tools and research capabilities.

IBKR has many features that traders can benefit from, but it's important to note that it also comes with a rather complex fee structure. Traders can choose between the IBKR Lite, IBKR Pro—Fixed, and IBKR Pro—Tiered fee structures. Overall, traders seeking a platform best for risk management, as well as advanced traders will find that Interactive Brokers will serve them well.

As with Fidelity, IBKR requires that users sign a disclaimer before enabling penny stock trading capabilities. With IBKR Lite, there is no commission, but with IBKR Pro, it will be $0.005 per share,  capped at 1% of trade value. IBKR provides trading and market data for U.S. penny stocks, same as Fidelity.

Read the full Interactive Broker review.

TradeStation was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Plantation, Florida. Its platform is built with the advanced trader in mind, and offers sophisticated tools and features to trade stocks, options, futures, futures options, and penny stocks. TradeStation offers advanced order types and claims the ability to execute market orders in 0.038 seconds and fall within the range of 95.96% or better on the intended price measured by the National Market System (NMS).

TradeStation offers other useful tools for advanced traders, such as “The Research Window,” a sophisticated research application that helps traders find trades through fundamental and technical methods. The brokerage also offers simulated trading capabilities, where advanced traders can test different strategies using real-time data– a feature many traders will find useful when trading penny and regular stocks.

It is important to note that TradeStation does not offer fractional shares of stocks and ETFs, and pays low interest rates on uninvested cash. While TradeStation’s sophisticated platform can handle the demands of even the most advanced traders, there will be a steep learning curve to fully understand it. TradeStation does provide a thorough educational section to help users fully understand the platform and what it has to offer.

With penny stocks, TradeStation isn’t as competitive as Fidelity and Interactive Brokers in terms of pricing. The commission is $0.005 per share like IBKR but the max commission is $50 or 5% of the notional value of the executed order. TradeStation has a lot to offer traders of all types of assets, but its penny stock specific case is a bit weaker than it is with other asset types.

Charles Schwab, founded in 1971 and headquartered in Westlake, Texas, is one of the biggest names in the trading financial industry, and for good reason. It has one of the best educational offerings geared toward traders of all skill levels, including novice traders seeking to trade penny stocks. With $0 account minimums and account fees to open a brokerage account, Schwab makes it easy for novice traders to open an account and learn the ropes. 

In addition, Charles Schwab owns one of the most sought-after trading platforms: thinkorswim, a powerful trading application that offers sophisticated charting features and analysis. Although Charles Schwab is an excellent platform for novice penny stock traders, Schwab's $6.95 fee for trading over-the-counter (OTC) stocks can be a drawback. The fee is $6.95 plus a $25 service charge if you do a broker-assisted OTC trade. Also, low interest on uninvested cash balances of just 0.05% and high margin rates starting at 12.325% are not competitive compared to some other brokers. Nonetheless, novice penny stock traders may appreciate what Schwab offers in terms of education and platform capabilities.

That said, experienced traders will note that the trade costs are going to require larger positions to justify the fees, which can defeat the purpose of investing in penny stocks in the first place.

Read the full Charles Schwab review.

E*TRADE was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. In 2020, the company was acquired by Morgan Stanley, one of the largest investment banks in the world. Since the acquisition, Morgan Stanley has maintained the tradition of running a brokerage service dedicated to user experience, and filled with educational resources and research tools, ranging from charts, news, stock screeners, and backtesting, available all on a smoothly designed platform that’s intuitive and easy to use. All these features can be of use when trading penny stocks. 

While E*TRADE has a lot to offer for penny stock traders, investors should note some important considerations. For instance, E*TRADE does charge a $6.95 commission for Over-The-Counter (OTC) trades. For those who place over 30 trades within a quarter, the commission decreases to $4.95 per trade. E*TRADE also has uncompetitive margin rates, ranging from 12.95% to 10.95%, depending on your account balance. 

E*TRADE has a solid platform and industry-leading mobile apps. The friction point is the commission for OTC, although active traders can get a bit more of a break here than Schwab.

Read the full E*TRADE review.