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CapTrader app Review 2024

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Krisztián G.
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Aug 2024
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CapTrader app

As more and more traders and investors use their smartphones for trading, it is increasingly important that brokers offer easy-to-use apps that can deliver the same services as desktop platforms.

In this article we'll check whether CapTrader's mobile app ticks all the boxes.

Overall, we rate the user-friendliness of the app as OK, but nothing to get excited about.

CapTrader mobile app vs. similar brokers
Mobile app rating (5 is the best)
3.5 stars 5.0 stars 4.7 stars
User-friendliness
Mid-range Great Great
2-step authentication
Yes Yes Yes
Biometric authentication
Yes Yes Yes

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We're going to take a closer look at search functions, price alerts and order types, so all the little details that determine whether a trading app is user-friendly or downright cumbersome. If you want to read our full review, including fees, deposit options and other platforms (like web and desktop) then skip to the CapTrader review.

CapTrader app

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Overall score
3.9/5
Minimum deposit
$2,000
Stock fee
Low
FX fee
High
Inactivity fee
yes
Account opening
>3 days

Our main checklist for the CapTrader app

Let's start with the search functions. Although most brokers do OK in this area, there are some bad apples out there. For example, if you start typing 'Emerging markets', will the software find all the Emerging markets ETFs for you, even if their name doesn't start with 'emerging'? If you only ever traded US stocks and start typing 'Apple', will the AI show you the Apple stock or the obscure Irish stock Applegreen?

CapTrader could improve in this area, but it might be OK for general use.

CapTrader checklist
Search functions
Mid-range Great Mid-range
2-step authentication
Yes Yes Yes
Biometric authentication
Yes Yes Yes
Price alerts in the app
Yes Yes Yes
Confirmation after successful trade
Yes Yes Yes
CapTrader app search functions

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Checklist for nice-to-have features

For some people it might be a deal-breaker if you can't set up a trailing stop limit - we totally get that. Others couldn't care less and also don't get excited if the app is available in 25 languages. Anyway, here is our checklist of minor, nice-to-have features:

CapTrader has these order types available in its app: Limit, Market, Stop, Stop Limit, Market if Touched, Limit if Touched, Trail, Relative, Market on Close, Limit on Close, Market on Open, Limit on Open.

At CapTrader you can use the following order terms & expiry in the app: Day, Good till Canceled, Outside Regular Trader Hours .

The CapTrader mobile app currently supports the following languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish,Traditional Chinese, Turkish.

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Krisztián Gátonyi
Author of this article
I have 15 years of experience in proprietary trading, mainly in the interbank currency market as a foreign exchange risk manager. I'm actively involved in reviewing the 100+ brokers listed on our site. I personally open accounts with real money, execute trades, test customer services. I hold an MSc in International Business from the University of Middlesex. My purpose is to help people find the best investment provider.
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