A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board

[Make It Jake]

And now we have the ability (at least with some brokers) to trade fractional shares with low-to-zero commission rates. To me that represents a remarkable advance.

As an example ... I have a "testing-1-2-3-4" account currently that has a low dollar balance distributed across several AIM portfolios, and my trades often amount to only a few dollars each.

This is possible at all only because of the ability to trade in fractional shares, and it's practical in terms of cost only because the commission rate for these trades is effectively zero.