[thrown321]

I thought etrade had given up commissions and instead just front runs the trades..

[sershe]

That was several years ago. Also I think even the advertised commissions on ETrade were relatively low then too, only the stock award plan account had the ridiculous ones, hence me transfering the stock out.

[krallja]

That’s false; brokerages make enough money from retail customers with payment for order flow.

[thrown321]

Isnt that the definition of front running?

[krallja]

No, front running is where they go take the same position as you, but in FRONT of you.