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Worth it?

TradeStation brokerage account bonus: is $250 worth it?

What it adds over what your cash earns now, tier by tier. Change the rate to yours.

+$250: more than leaving it at 4.15%
With the bonus13.51%
Leave it where it is4.15%

Yearly rate on $5,000 while it's there, bonus included.

The math

Compared with leaving $5k at 4.15%

Bonus
+$250
Interest while it's there
4.15% for 195 days
+$111
What it'd earn at home
$5,000 at 4.15% for 195 days
−$111
Extra
+$250
Works out to 13.5% a year on that cash, vs 4.15% at home.

Deposit $5,000 in new money within 45 days · Keep $5,000 there until day 195 · Connect TradeStation account to TradingView each month during Promotional Period and…. Terms checked Oct 10, 2026.

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About this bonus

What it takes

  1. 1Deposit $5,000 in new money within 45 days
  2. 2Keep $5,000 there until day 195
  3. 3Connect TradeStation account to TradingView each month during Promotional Period and…
Ends
No end date listed
Where
Nationwide
Pays while it's there
4.15% a year
Monthly fee
None
Cash stays
About 195 days
Bonus paid
Usually within 1500 days of finishing
Terms checked Oct 10, 2026The bank's offer pageFound via Doctor of Credit

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Questions

Is the TradeStation brokerage account bonus worth it?

At 4.15%, about what T-bills or a money market fund pay (as of Oct 12, 2026), the $5,000 tier adds +$250: the $250 bonus plus $111 interest, minus the $111 that cash would have earned in 195 days. At a different rate the answer changes; the calculator on this page works it out for yours.

What are the requirements?

Deposit $5,000 in new money within 45 days; keep $5,000 there until day 195; connect TradeStation account to TradingView each month during Promotional Period and…. Open nationwide.

When does it end?

No end date is listed. The terms were last checked Oct 10, 2026.