How ShareBuilder Works

May 27

ShareBuilder makes investing easy, affordable, and accessible for new and experienced investors. Customers can take advantage of our wide range of brokerage services like automatic investing, real-time trading, options trading and margin borrowing.

How do you buy stock?

Real-time Trades

Buy or sell stocks in share amounts real-time
Execute market orders in seconds during market hours
Real-time trades enables you to act immediately on investment decisions
Learn more about Real-time Trading

Automatic Investment Plan

Buy stocks in specific dollar amounts automatically
Schedule weekly, bi-weekly or monthly investments
Automatic investments help you build your portfolio over time
Learn more about Automatic Investing

Get Started

Step 1

Set up a ShareBuilder Account

Get a brokerage account to buy and sell stocks.

What type of accounts can I open?

What type of account can I open?

Whether you're planning for retirement, setting up a fund for a child, or just investing for a personal goal, ShareBuilder offers an account that fits your needs.

Your personal goals
Individual Account—just for you
Joint Account—for you and someone else

Your retirement goals
Traditional IRA—opportunities to receive tax deductions
Roth IRA—tax-free growth potential
Rollover IRA—roll over your 401(k) account

Your goals for a child
Education Savings Account—for a child's education expenses with tax-free growth potential
Custodial Account—for the general benefit of a child

If you have more than one goal, you can open an account for each goal and access them through a single login.

Open an Account >

Step 2

Select a Pricing Program

Determine your investment costs and access to valuable tools.

What are the available programs?

We offer 3 pricing programs with different investment costs and tools to meet your needs.

Basic
Our entry-level program is designed for new and less frequent investors. Pay only $4 for each scheduled investment and no monthly subscription fee.
Standard
For more consistent investors, you can make 6 scheduled investments for $12 per month. Plus, get unlimited access to valuable investing tools.
Advantage
Advantage offers our best pricing and complete access to all our investment tools. Make up to 20 scheduled investments per month for $20 – that’s just $1 per automatic investment!

Compare Pricing Programs

Open an Account >

Step 3