Here are my rates...I trade at Terra Nova Online. (using Realtick) I am well capitalized 500K+. I am fixed at 8 bucks per ticket no matter what volume I do month to month. The ecns fees are .0025 for Arca .003 for Inca and .003 for Isld. The fees for NYSE are .005.
So for instance 1000 shares routing thru arca costs me
8 + 2.5(.0025*1000) = 10.5
2000 shares = 13
3000 shares = 15.5
(this is all assuming arca of course) . Now the thing is I trade size mainly 2-4 K per lot. I swing and day trade so for me it ends up much more cost effective with them.
When I buy 3k shares thru arca..I pay 15.5 bucks (see above), however, my cost on a per share basis is 15.5/3000=.0052 per share basis all in.
Now if I were using andover and paying .0035 per share and using Arca at their .004 I would be paying for 3,000 shares 22.5 all in inclusive or per share basis of 22.5/3000= .0075 per share basis all in.
Now Terra Nova Online does not offer liquidity rebates unfortunately but I like routing thru Arca so it a moot point there anyway. So for someone like me who is trading moderate size most of the time and not placing 100-1000 share orders it pays to have my schedule instead.
So for instance 1000 shares routing thru arca costs me
8 + 2.5(.0025*1000) = 10.5
2000 shares = 13
3000 shares = 15.5
(this is all assuming arca of course) . Now the thing is I trade size mainly 2-4 K per lot. I swing and day trade so for me it ends up much more cost effective with them.
When I buy 3k shares thru arca..I pay 15.5 bucks (see above), however, my cost on a per share basis is 15.5/3000=.0052 per share basis all in.
Now if I were using andover and paying .0035 per share and using Arca at their .004 I would be paying for 3,000 shares 22.5 all in inclusive or per share basis of 22.5/3000= .0075 per share basis all in.
Now Terra Nova Online does not offer liquidity rebates unfortunately but I like routing thru Arca so it a moot point there anyway. So for someone like me who is trading moderate size most of the time and not placing 100-1000 share orders it pays to have my schedule instead.
