Webull vs TradingView

Webull is free to open: the vendor states it charges no commission on stocks, ETFs and options listed on US exchanges and sets no deposit minimum. An optional Premium subscription costs $3.99 per month or $40 per year when paid annually, and it can be cancelled at any time. Premium adds Nasdaq TotalView Level 2 and real-time OPRA options quotes, according to Webull. TradingView works as a subscription: its Essential plan is listed at $12.95 per month billed annually on the pricing page, Plus at $29.95, Premium at $59.95 and Ultimate at $199.95. Those prices carry a 'special price' label, which may be a promotion, so confirm the figure at checkout. TradingView also offers a free Basic plan with 1 chart per tab, 3 active price alerts and 2 indicators per chart. Both vendors' pages were last checked in October 2026.

Webull charges $0 commission on US-listed stocks, ETFs and options, according to its pricing page, while regulatory pass-through fees such as the SEC fee still apply and some index option trades cost $0.50 per contract. Its pricing table, which was read from clicked tabs and is reported rather than fetched, lists Standard margin interest at 8.74% and Premium rates from 5.20% down to 3.90% above a $25M balance. Margin needs at least $2,000 in margin equity, and both margin and short selling require Webull approval. Market data is tiered: Level 1 is the free default, Nasdaq TotalView costs $2.99 per month and NBBO Basic $9.99 per month. TradingView states that brokers, not TradingView, charge execution commissions, and its US stock real-time package costs $9.95 per month for non-professional users. All figures were last checked in October 2026.

Webull offers exchange-listed US stocks, ADRs, fractional shares and OTC stocks, and states that more than 3,300 ETFs are available. It also lists options, futures on CME and Coinbase, 70+ crypto coins and prediction markets. Extended hours run from 4 AM to 9:30 AM ET before the open and 4 PM to 8 PM ET after the close, with an overnight session from 8 PM to 4 AM ET on select stocks and ETFs. Crypto is offered by Webull Pay LLC, a separate entity from the broker. Webull says product availability varies by country and publishes no list of served countries. TradingView's Help Center states access to major stock exchanges, global currency pairs, worldwide indexes and 70 crypto exchanges, and its screeners cover 150+ exchanges from 50+ countries, which is a vendor claim. Facts were last checked in October 2026.

Webull's charts offer 60+ indicators and 20+ drawing tools according to its charts page, but its mobile page lists 50+ indicators, 12 drawing tools and 63 on-chart signals, so the vendor's own pages differ. Webull also provides chart replay, click-to-trade charts and a Script Editor that is inspired by TradingView's Pine Script and uses a simplified language. Its paperTrade simulator offers 60+ indicators, live Level 2 data and multi-leg options strategies. TradingView lists 400+ built-in indicators, 100K+ community indicators and 110+ drawing tools, with Pine Script on all five plans. Its Deep Backtesting is capped at 2 million bars and checked only for Premium and Ultimate. paperTrade applies no pattern day trader restrictions and includes simulated crypto grid trading. No strategy backtesting report was collected for Webull. Figures were last checked in October 2026.

Webull runs on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac, plus a web platform called WebTrade that needs no download, according to its platforms page. The vendor's pages differ here: its crypto page shows WebTrade as 'Coming soon', while the platforms page links to open it. Webull accounts can trade directly from TradingView charts, and the Webull Open API covers stocks, options, futures, event contracts and crypto, with free Level 1 streaming quotes for the US market and 50 levels of real-time stock depth. TradingView is delivered on the web, as iOS and Android apps, and as a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Webull also offers a desktop app, version 9.0 on its desktop page, and a simplified Lite mode inside the same app. TradingView advertises 100+ brokers for trading from its charts, which is a vendor claim. Both vendors' pages were last checked in October 2026.

Webull Financial LLC is SEC-registered and FINRA-regulated, and FINRA BrokerCheck lists it with CRD 289063 and broker-dealer SEC number 8-69978. It is a SIPC member, and SIPC covers up to $500,000 per account including $250,000 for cash, but SIPC does not cover futures or cryptocurrency. Futures are offered by Webull Futures LLC, a separate CFTC-registered entity. The vendor's pages differ on location: Webull gives its headquarters as St. Petersburg, Florida, while BrokerCheck lists an office at 44 Wall Street, New York. BrokerCheck shows the firm as Approved, with 6 regulatory-event disclosures and 1 arbitration disclosure. Phone support runs Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM ET. TradingView, Inc. provides the TradingView service, and its market data is licensed for display only, so automated trading on that data is prohibited. Facts were last checked in October 2026.