How much is the typical commission rate for online stock brokers

Just going to their home pages and clicking commissions will tell you exactly. To answer your question, roughly $7-$10 per transaction.

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Originally Posted by 2h2f 

oh okay, I knew about that. that would be considered their fee to trade but on top of that is there like a hidden commission fee if you make capital once you sell a decent stock that was a gainer?

capital gains tax.

this depends on your income / tax bracket / state

that's not a hidden fee, that's the IRS bro

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Originally Posted by 2h2f 

oh okay, I knew about that. that would be considered their fee to trade but on top of that is there like a hidden commission fee if you make capital once you sell a decent stock that was a gainer?

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Originally Posted by chhansen 

capital gains tax.

 

this depends on your income / tax bracket / state

May I add 'how long you hold' to the list?

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Originally Posted by tones 

that's not a hidden fee, that's the IRS bro

the irs hides in your closet and eats your shoe laces. i've seen it happen

but in all seriousness, a lot of people don't know about capital gains tax so I'm just pointing it out. the real hidden fee is when you don't pay it and they come knocking on your door. not fun.