Free Morningstar ETF Trades at Scottrade

FYI... Free Morningstar ETF Trades at Scottrade

$0 Commission ETFs

Scottrade recently introduced a new way for customers to trade online for free: $0 commission exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Now, you can trade 15 ETFs online as often as you'd like without paying our low $7 commission. Scottrade's commission-free ETFs include four broad-market funds and 11 sector funds:

FocusTM Morningstar US Market Index ETF (FMU)
FocusTM Morningstar Large Cap Index ETF (FLG)
FocusTM Morningstar Mid Cap Index ETF (FMM)
FocusTM Morningstar Small Cap Index ETF (FOS)
FocusTM Morningstar Basic Materials Index ETF (FBM)
FocusTM Morningstar Communication Services Index ETF (FCQ)
FocusTM Morningstar Consumer Cyclical Index ETF (FCL)
FocusTM Morningstar Consumer Defensive Index ETF (FCD)
FocusTM Morningstar Energy Index ETF (FEG)
FocusTM Morningstar Financial Services Index ETF (FFL)
FocusTM Morningstar Health Care Index ETF (FHC)
FocusTM Morningstar Industrials Index ETF (FIL)
FocusTM Morningstar Real Estate Index ETF (FRL)
FocusTM Morningstar Technology Index ETF (FTQ)
FocusTM Morningstar Utilities Index ETF (FUI)

The Value of $0 Commissions
Commission-free investing helps you maximize your investment, now and in the future. For example, if you have $100 to invest, you could put the full $100 into a commission-free investment, while you could only invest $93 in a similar, commissioned investment (assuming an online purchase valued at $1 or more per share, which would cost $7 at Scottrade). If both investments produced a return of 3% after the first year, your commission-free investment would have increased by $3, while your $7 commission investment would have increased only $2.79.

No Holding Requirements
There are no trading restrictions on commission-free ETFs at Scottrade. FocusTM Morningstar ETFs can be bought and held or actively traded, and commissions still will not apply.

Learn More About Focus Morningstar ETFs
As with any investment, it's important to research your choices before deciding what is right for you. Using the symbols above, you can get detailed research and performance data for each of the funds in the Quotes & Research section of your account. Or, go straight to the source. Learn more about FocusTM Morningstar ETFs from the fund company, FocusShares.

Commission-Free Mutual Funds
If you're looking for other commission-free choices, don't forget about our extensive offering of no-load, no-transaction-fee mutual funds. Scottrade offers more than 2,800 of these funds, which you can find using the Mutual Fund Screener tool in your account. For more information about mutual fund commissions and fees, visit the Knowledge Center.

Making the Commission-Free Trade
To buy or sell a commission-free ETF or a NL/NTF mutual fund, you can place your order the exact same way you would place a regular ETF or mutual fund order - the difference is that no commission will be charged for the transaction. See Placing Mutual Fund Orders or Placing Stock and ETF Orders in the Knowledge Center.

If you have questions about commission-free trading at Scottrade, contact your local branch office.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) carefully before investing. A prospectus contains this and other information about the ETF and can be obtained from the issuer. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of mutual fund carefully before investing. A prospectus contains this and other information about the fund and is available through www.scottrade.com or through a Scottrade branch office. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. No transaction fee (NTF) funds are subject to the terms and conditions of the NTF funds program. Scottrade is compensated by the funds participating in the NTF program through recordkeeping, shareholder, or SEC 12b-1 fees.