Comment by matwood
Comment by matwood 3 days ago
10+/trade is going back to the early 2000s for the US.
Now it's effectively 0 for most common trades. Here is Schwab for example:
https://www.schwab.com/pricing
If someone is a big options trader they can probably find a better per contract price out there.
How do they profit? There must be a cost somewhere? Another reply mentioned spreads - still a cost (you lose money when you trade).