Differences between a trading account vs. a brokerage account?

Asked 3 years ago

I'm trying to find the difference between the two online but I can't seem to. Is there a difference between a trading and brokerage account or are they the same thing?

Brokerage account Trading account Accounts

Andia Rispah Igobwa

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Individual accounts are similar to brokerage accounts, simply arrangements for trading assets like stocks and mutual funds. A brokerage account is designed to trade and keep assets such as stocks, bonds, ETFs, etc. Individual Accounts
Example: 
I have a personal brokerage account, while my business has a corporate one. My friend and his wife have a brokerage account that is shared between them.
An individual account is a high-yield checking account with Charles Schwab (which I can utilize as my primary bank account).
It also includes a personal brokerage account, in which I can buy and sell stocks, ETFs for Fidelity. Individual accounts are listed under everything except savings, checking, and spending because it's all labeled as Individual accounts for Everything on Fidelity.
Roth IRA is not a retirement account; it's simply an investment account. The common investing account is the taxable brokerage account. This account may hold money and equities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, MLPs, REITs, etc.).
For tax purposes, a brokerage account with a brokerage firm licensed to report to the IRS on how much money was contributed each year and how much value (money or investments) were distributed is called an Individual Retirement Account (Roth and Traditional).
The Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA) is a brokerage account that can accumulate value to pay for education expenses... This account, which may only hold $2,000 per year while the kid is under 18 years old, works in the same way as a Roth IRA and has the same potential to grow substantially through dividend investing.
If there is any leftover in the Coverdell, it can be transferred to a sibling or cousin (family).