WealthPersonal FinanceInvestingOpinionWhy the cheapest trading app might actually cost you moreFocusing on brokerage costs when choosing a share trading platform is like buying the cheapest airline ticket without looking at the cost of the extras.Craig SemmensStockbrokerAustralian investors have never had more choice or cheaper ways to trade, but in the race to zero and low-cost brokerage, we’ve become fixated on the wrong number.While investors are benefiting from the broker price wars, a platform can offer the cheapest brokerage and still not be the lowest-cost option – all other things considered.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Latest In Personal financeFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Wealth