VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ BEST INVESTING TOOLS COMPARISON ★

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Tool Comparison

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) vs MarketWatch comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) logo

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC)

fidelity.com

PricingOther
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, Desktop
MarketWatch logo

MarketWatch

marketwatch.com

PricingFree, Subscription
PlatformsWeb, Mobile
Hands-on review

Comparison highlights

  • Tool score: the chart below shows community vote sentiment over the last 8 weeks. Use it as a signal, not a verdict.
  • Overlap: both cover Watchlist, News, and Financials.
  • Coverage tilt: Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) has 6 categories you won't get in MarketWatch; MarketWatch has 15 unique categories.
  • Pricing: Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) is Other; MarketWatch is Free, Subscription.

Category leaders

  • Screeners: MarketWatch is tagged for this workflow; Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) has no category votes yet.
  • Portfolio: Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) is tagged for this workflow; MarketWatch has no category votes yet.
  • Watchlist: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
  • News: not enough category votes yet to call a leader.
  • Data Visualizations: MarketWatch is tagged for this workflow; Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) has no category votes yet.

Vote sentiment comparison

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Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC)MarketWatch

Side-by-side metrics

AttributeFidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC)MarketWatch
Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Stocks, ETFs, Options, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Cryptos

Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, Options, Futures, Commodities, Currencies, Cryptos, Bonds

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile, Desktop

Web, Mobile

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Other

Free, Subscription

Tested

Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat

Not yet

Yes

Editor pick

Featured inside curated shortlists

Standard listing

Standard listing

Coverage overlap

Shared categories

Categories where both tools offer overlapping coverage.

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) strengths

Categories covered by Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) but not MarketWatch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) and MarketWatch both support?

Both platforms cover Watchlist, News, and Financials workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Which tool offers a free plan?

MarketWatch offers a free entry point, while Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) and MarketWatch?

Both Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) and MarketWatch support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Fidelity (Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC) differentiates itself with Commission-free online trades for U.S. stocks and ETFs; options contracts at $0.65 each (a small number of ETFs still carry a $100 service fee)., Execution quality reports highlight strong fill statistics, with most trades price-improved and executed in fractions of a second. Fidelity discloses savings per order and does not accept payment for order flow on stock and ETF trades., and Active Trader Pro® desktop platform provides streaming market data, Level II quotes with time & sales, and real-time analytics with trading signals., whereas MarketWatch stands out for Market data hub with stock and market screeners, mutual fund research, fund comparison, and multi-quote lookup tools., Personal watchlists available free with an account; syncs across web and mobile apps with customizable price and news alerts., and Comprehensive event calendars, including U.S. economic releases, corporate earnings, IPO schedules, and options-expiration dates..

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