Schwab announces that many types of trade will be commission-free. Other brokerages might have to follow suit. https://ih.advfn.com/stock-market/NYSE/charles-schwab-SCHW/stock-news/80840796/charles-schwab-ending-commissions-for-online-trade Not sure if this will apply to entities like ASPT. If it does then this could help out trading quite a bit.