Invest and get a $25 bonus1

With ShareBuilder, you get two smart ways to invest: Automatic Investing and Real-time Trading. Pick one or pick both and take control of your financial future. We’ll even give you a $25 bonus to help you get started.

Open an Account

Automatic Investing

Buy stocks for $42

  • Select from our list of 7,000 stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
  • Schedule investments on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis
  • Invest any dollar amount on Tuesdays exclusively online

Investment and funding instructions can be edited up to 5:00 PM ET on the Monday before your purchase. Real-time trade commissions apply to all sales.

Real-time Trading

Buy or sell stocks for $9.95

  • Act immediately on investment decisions and place orders any time
  • Use market orders to buy or sell a stock at the available market price
  • Use stop-loss and limit orders to trade based on a target price you set

Orders placed outside market hours will be entered once the market opens. Trade options3 and margin loans4 are available with Real-time Trading.

Simplify your financial life.TM

When you link your ING DIRECT and ShareBuilder accounts you can get some big benefits:

  • Transfer funds instantly between your
    ING DIRECT and ShareBuilder accounts
  • View all your balances on the same page (example to the right)
  • Zip to ShareBuilder without signing in again

Plus, ING DIRECT Customers get a simplified set-up process.

Investing and banking—now more connected than ever.

ING Direct

Invest confidently with a little help.

At ShareBuilder, we believe that everyone can be an investor and build a diverse investment portfolio.

We offer handy Research and Education sections on our web site to help you make informed decisions with your investments.

Try PortfolioBuilder to get a customized strategy based on your goals and risk tolerance along with suggestions for ETFs to consider.

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