TDAmeritrade advertises "now commission-free", but wants a "fee" instead :-)

TDAmeritrade ad says for options "now commission-free", but wants instead a "fee" of $0.65 per contract
So, effectively nothing has changed at all, isn't it? Isn't such an ad misleading?
I wonder how much they charged prior this. Anybody know?

 

It's true for everything except options, how is that misleading?

 

It used to be 7 dollars a trade. I see a huge difference

 

How much did 15 contracts of the same stuff cost previously? Now this costs 15*0.65 = $9.75

 

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Sounds like an accurate ad;
but i have not had time to read all the fine print. I like SCHW;
but if ever one has to trade over the phone free comiss turns into huge fee...........................................................................................

 

Previously there was per-order commission on top of the pre-contract commission. Now the per-order commission is gone.

 

It used to be $6.99 + $0.65/contract. Now its just $0.65/contract plus reg fee. Here is one from my account from yesterday:


Date/Time Description Amount Commission Reg Fee
11/10/2021 14:55:30 Sold 85 EWZ Nov 19 2021 33.0 Call @ 0.05 368.78 55.25 0.97

 

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Doesn't look like that ad is misleading;
+ its even listed in volume order\ options trades* are last on the list. The Kraft Maxwell House Coffee ad\portion size label, does look misleading+ the judge said the $16 million settlement = ''good to the last drop'' LOLGood coffee+ bad ad.