WellsTrade® commissions and fees

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¹ Each trade order will be treated as a separate transaction subject to commission. An order that executes over multiple trading days may be subject to additional commission. One commission will be assessed for multiple trades, entered separately, that execute on the same day, on the same side of the market. Other fees and commissions apply to a WellsTrade account. Schedule subject to change at any time.

² No-load mutual funds are mutual funds that do not charge a sales load when you buy or sell the fund. A transaction fee is a trading fee that is charged by the brokerage firm when you buy or sell shares of a fund.

³ In accordance with the Wells Fargo Advisors Fraud Program, Wells Fargo Advisors must provide, without charge and within 30 days of the request, a copy of any client statements or transaction records to clients who have been a victim of identity theft.

⁴ Outgoing account transfer fees will display as “Termination Fee” on client statement.

⁵ Termination Fee applies to full distribution of Traditional, Roth, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs; fee is waived for clients over age 70^½ or accounts terminated due to death or disability. Full IRA Distributions, when completed using Access Online IRA Distribution function, will have the IRA Termination Fee waived.

⁶ Some foreign governments impose a fee on purchases and sales of securities of companies incorporated in their countries. The Foreign Financial Transaction Fee corresponds to the amount of the tax, as set forth under applicable foreign tax laws. It is generally a percentage or scheduled amount based on the aggregate purchase price of the securities subject to the tax. If this fee is charged, the amount will be displayed on the trade confirmation. More specific information about the fee and how it is assessed can be found at wellsfargoadvisors.com/disclosures/foreign-financial-transaction.htm.

⁷ The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges us a fee (Section 31 Fee) on all sales of securities and securities futures transactions with the exception of index options that deliver cash. Wells Fargo Advisors passes these fees through to you and the fees will be displayed on the trade confirmation. The SEC sets the Section 31 Fee rate as a dollar amount per $1 million of securities traded. The SEC periodically announces changes to the rate of the Section 31 Fee in a press release titled "Fee Rate Advisory" for the particular fiscal year. More information on the Section 31 Fee can be found in the Press Releases section of the SEC website.

⁸ The Option Regulatory Fee (ORF) is a pass-through exchange fee collected by the OCC on behalf of the U.S. option exchanges. The ORF is assessed to customer orders per the U.S. exchange listed option contract and is assessed on all trades, both buys and sells.

⁹ Overnight deliveries of checks are subject to an additional convenience charge. If Overnight Delivery of checks is requested, a charge of $15 will be charged in addition to any other charges/fees that may apply.

¹⁰ A prepayment is a payout (ACH, Checks and Federal Funds Wires) using funds from the proceeds of an unsettled sale of securities. These should be limited to time-sensitive requests only. The unsettled trade prepay fee will be a minimum of $10 for amounts up to $50,000 and an additional $10 for each $50,000 distributed.

¹¹ Agents for foreign securities may impose a fee for custodial services rendered. If this fee is imposed, it will be passed to the client.

¹² Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian is the process of transferring shares between broker-dealer and the security issuer’s transfer agent. This fee applies only to transactions delivering shares from Wells Fargo Advisors to the custodian.

¹³ Fee applies to any asset for which Wells Fargo Advisors/First Clearing does not hold a selling agreement but has met the requirements to be displayed on the client statement. Applies to outside investments displayed on both standard brokerage and IRA statements.

¹⁴ WFA files IRS Form 990-T (Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return) on behalf of custodial retirement accounts with Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI).

¹⁵ All restricted stock, regardless of whether it is eligible to be held in street name, is subject to the Safekeeping fee. The fee also applies to unrestricted stock eligible to be held in street name.

Commissions and fees are subject to change without notice