Is there a thread on US banking and brokerages? I currently bank with Chase and they don't have a brokerage for banking customers. I trade with ETrade which has ridiculous trade commissions. So I'm thinking of moving over to BofA and using their Merrill Edge platform, which gives you free equity trades if you meet certain criteria. Although I don't want to completely leave Chase, because I like the Freedom, Sapphire Preferred, and checking account combo. Any recs on what to do? Anyone know the minimum balance one must maintain with Chase to be fee-free?