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Commissions & Fees Schedule

Equities

Online* Equity trades – $19.95
Clients with TIAA-CREF brokerage assets over $500,000 – $15.95
Automated Telephone System (ATS) $35
Client Service Assistance 1 800-927-3059 $55

Equity Notes:

  • Fees shown reflect stock prices greater than $1 per share. Orders to buy shares priced under $1 will not be accepted.
  • Orders to sell shares priced under $1 are handled via Client Service Assistance at $19.95 + 3 percent of transaction.
  • The lower fee is based on a household asset balance of $500,000 held in Brokerage Services. Contact a TIAA-CREF Brokerage Consultant regarding householding eligibility. 

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Bonds & CDs

Bonds and CDs are available via Client Service Assistance. Please call 1 800 927-3059 for more information.
U.S. Treasury Securities
New issues (at auction) $50 per transaction
Existing issues $1 per $1,000 face amount, $50 minimum
Municipal bonds, government agency bonds, unlisted (over-the-counter, or OTC) corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities $50 + $2 per bond
Certificates of Deposit
New issues Purchase minimums of $5,000, no commission (interest rate reflects issuing bank's fee)
Sale before maturity $35 per transaction (actual value may be less than par due to early redemption)

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Options

Online Automated Telephone System (ATS): 1 800 842-2252 Client Service Assistance: 1 800 842-2776
$19.95 + $2.00 per contract $35 + $2.00 per contract $55 + $2.50 per contract

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Mutual Funds

No-transaction-fee (NTF) funds
  • Minimum initial investment for most funds: $2,500 for non-retirement accounts and $500 for IRAs
  • Minimum additional investment: $500
  • Short-term redemption fee: $50 for shares held less than six months (waived for shares transferred from another brokerage firm or financial institution)
  • Dollar-cost averaging transactions: no fee; minimum transaction $100
Transaction-fee (TF) funds
  • Transaction fee $35 per trade regardless of order size
  • Minimum initial and additional investments typically based on amount listed in the fund's prospectus
  • Dollar-cost averaging transactions: no fee; minimum transaction $100
  • Exchanges: $8 per trade regardless of order size

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Account Maintenance Fees

Annual account Maintenance fee

Retail Brokerage Non-qualified - $30

  • Waived for brokerage account balances over $500,000
  • Waived for CSA Gold and Platinum account holders

Qualified Retirement Plan Self Directed Account $40 (billed $10 quarterly)

Annual IRA maintenance fee

Retail Brokerage IRA - $35 (waived if balance over $50,000)

Investment Solutions IRA Self Directed Account – None

Foreign securities $75 for each order (not applicable to American Depositary Receipts) + commission
Wired funds fee $25
Overnight check delivery fee $12
Duplicate statements or confirms $2.50 per copy or $30 for full year
Margin extensions $15
Transfers - GNMA, Restricted, Legal $65 per transfer
Transfers - register & ship $80 per transfer
Transfers - outgoing account $50 per transfer
Transfers - accommodation $80 per transfer
Reorganizations - voluntary $25
Post effective requests - voluntary $75
Account research $20 per hour

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Cash Solutions Account (CSA)

Annual account fee

Silver: No Fee*
Gold: $65
Platinum: $110

*There is no annual CSA fee for Silver accounts; however, the annual brokerage maintenance fee may apply to accounts with less than $500,000.

Returned check or Automated Clearing House (ACH) transaction (for any reason) $25
Stop payment order fee $15
Lost or stolen checkbook $25
Checkbook reorder (CSA) $15
Copy of canceled checks $2.50 per copy
ATM fee Gold: No fee 
Platinum: No fee

Note: No in-network fee assessed; other banks may charge a fee for out-of-network transactions. ATM card is not available with a Silver account. 

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TIAA-CREF Brokerage Services, a division of TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, members FINRA and SIPC, reserves the right to change this commission and fee schedule without prior notice.

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