How to qualify for $0 trades
Commissions are waived for online stock and ETF trades conducted via individual or jointly owned self-directed Merrill Edge online brokerage accounts and/or IRA when you enroll in Bank of America Preferred Rewards program and qualify as follows:
- Qualify for 10 $0 online stock and ETF trades per month as a Preferred Rewards Gold member
- Qualify for 30 $0 online stock and ETF trades per month as a Preferred Rewards Platinum member
- Qualify for 100 $0 online stock and ETF trades per month as a Preferred Rewards Platinum Honors member
BofA Rewards™ Eligibility. Customers can enroll and maintain their membership in BofA Rewards™ if they have an open, qualifying Bank of America
® checking account. BofA Rewards tiers are based on each customer's combined average balance in qualifying deposit and investment accounts. The minimum balance for each tier is: Member, no minimum balance; Preferred Plus, $30,000; Preferred Honors, $100,000; and Premier, $1,000,000. When you enroll, you'll be placed in the appropriate tier for your combined average balance and then moved to the highest tier you're eligible for based on one of the following:
- for the 30 calendar days following your first enrollment, the combined end-of-day collected balance of your qualifying accounts ("Daily Balance"), provided that your Daily Balance remains above the required amount for a minimum of three business days; or
- subsequently, the combined average balance of your qualifying accounts calculated on the third business day of each month.
Eligible customers will be moved to the higher tier within 3 business days. New tier benefits may take up to 30 days to become effective. For full terms, including qualifying accounts and the method of calculation of average balances, refer to your
Personal Schedule of Fees.
Additional Eligibility. Employees and retirees of Bank of America may be eligible for BofA Rewards membership on customized terms. For details, please call Employee Financial Services or refer to the Bank of America intranet site. Bank of America Private Bank clients qualify to enroll in the Premier tier regardless of balances. Employees of companies participating in the Bank of America Employee Banking and Investing Program may be eligible for BofA Rewards on customized terms. Refer to
CEBI Program for details.
You may also qualify for 30 $0 online stock and ETF traders per month if you have $25,000 or more in combined balances in your Bank of America deposit accounts or $25,000 or more in combined cash balances in your Merrill Edge self-directed Merrill Edge online brokerage accounts and/or IRA accounts through 09/30/17.
For details about commissions, transaction fees and any other fees that may apply visit
merrilledge.com/pricing. Certain account types are not eligible. Other restrictions may apply. Relationship requirements and pricing are subject to change and/or termination without advance notice. For full details about ways to qualify for $0 trades, call us 24/7 at 888.637.3343.
Other fees may apply. Sales are subject to a transaction fee of between $0.01 and $0.03 per $1,000 of principal. There are costs associated with owning ETFs. To learn more about Merrill Edge pricing, visit merrilledge.com/pricing.