Personal Finance · head to head
Fidelity vs Loox
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Fidelity options trades carry a 0.65 USD per contract fee on top of zero commission; Loox beyond plan review volume, overage billing adds $40 to $50 per extra 300 orders processed
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fidelity and Loox actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Fidelity
- Commission-free trading
- Retirement planning
- Advisory services
- Research tools
- Bank accounts
- Investment accounts
- Web support
- IOS support
Only in Loox
Nothing recorded that Fidelity does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Fidelity
- Commission free trading of US stocks and ETFsnot Loox
- Holding IRAs, 401(k) plans and taxable brokerage accountsnot Loox
- Trading bonds, options and mutual funds from one accountnot Loox
Loox
No use cases recorded yet. See the Loox review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Fidelity
- Options trades carry a 0.65 USD per contract fee on top of zero commission
- Non Fidelity mutual funds carry a 49.95 USD transaction fee per purchase
- Secondary market bonds cost 1.00 USD per bond, while new issues are free
- A foreign settlement fee of 50 USD applies per trade
- Margin rates are tiered by debit balance, from 11.825 percent below 25,000 USD down to 7.50 percent at 1 million USD or more, against a base rate of 10.575 percent effective 12 December 2025
- Margin liquidation by the broker costs 32.95 USD per liquidation
Loox
- Beyond plan review volume, overage billing adds $40 to $50 per extra 300 orders processed
Pricing, plan by plan
Fidelity
On request- Brokerage$undefined/month
- Commission-free trading
- Research tools
- Advisory$undefined/month
- Personal advisor
- Wealth management
Loox
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Loox review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Fidelity if
- You need commission-free trading.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android.
- You also want retirement planning.
Choose Loox if
Nothing in the data separates Loox from Fidelity on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Fidelity or Loox better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fidelity starts at On request and Loox at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fidelity or Loox?
- Fidelity starts at On request and Loox at On request.
- Does Fidelity or Loox run on more platforms?
- Fidelity runs on Web, IOS, Android. Loox runs on Web.
- What is Fidelity best used for?
- Fidelity is most often used for commission free trading of us stocks and etfs, holding iras, 401(k) plans and taxable brokerage accounts, trading bonds, options and mutual funds from one account. Of those, commission free trading of us stocks and etfs and holding iras, 401(k) plans and taxable brokerage accounts are not what Loox is typically brought in for.
- What can Fidelity do that Loox cannot?
- Fidelity covers Commission-free trading, Retirement planning, Advisory services, Research tools.
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