Possible to purchase multiple securities on 1 transaction?

Question

I'm curious, can I purchase multiple securities from my online broker (TD Ameritrade) in 1 transaction? i.e. Purchase ABC and XYZ at same time, but only pay the transaction fee ($9) once.

Answer 1

No, this is not generally possible, as each security purchase is booked as a separate order => hence separate transaction.

You can do this through purchasing of a fund, i.e.: purchasing one share of a ETF will get you a relative share of the ETF holdings, but the actual holdings are not up to you then.

Answer 2

No you can't, as you would have to have a different order for each security. Usually the bigger the order the more the brokerage you would also pay.

Answer 3

There is such a thing as a buy-write, which is buying a stock and writing a (covered) call simultaneously. But as far as I know brokers charge two commissions, one stock trade and one options trade so you're not going to save on commissions.