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Overview of CITIC Securities fees and charges

We know that fees are on top of people's mind when selecting a broker. Brokerage fees consist of trading and non-trading fees. The most important trading fees are commission, spread, and financing rate.

Commission: it's charged when you execute a trade (either buy or sell). Commissions can be volume-tiered or flat fees. Nowadays, there are many commission-free brokers, click on the following links to check out the best free stockbrokers in the US and the EU.
Spread: it denotes the difference between the bid and ask price. When you trade forex or CFDs, spreads can make up a significant part of your trading costs.
Financing rate/overnight costs: if you trade on leverage, you may be charged for holding your positions overnight. This cost can be expressed as a percentage or in swap points.
Non-trading fees: these occur when you deposit and withdraw funds, or if you don't use your account for a certain period.

Now, let's dive into the details and see what commissions, spreads, and financing rates CITIC Securities charges.

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Stock fee

High

Fund fee

Low

Inactivity fee

Account opening

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CITIC Securities commission and other trading fees

The bad news is that CITIC Securities has high trading fees in general. If you're looking for a discount broker, feel free to check out the best discount brokers. We ranked CITIC Securities fee levels as low, average or high based on how they compare with all reviewed brokers.

Check out this table to get an overview of whether CITIC Securities commissions, spreads, and financing rates for each asset class are low/average/high.

Classification of CITIC Securities commission and other trading fees
	CITIC Securities CITIC Securities	Interactive Brokers Interactive Brokers	TradeStation TradeStation
Stock and ETF	High	Low	Low
Forex	-	Average	-
Fund	Low	Average	Average
Bond	-	Low	Average
Options	-	Low	Average
Futures	High	Low	Low

Now let's go over the trading fees for each asset class one by one.

CITIC Securities stock and ETF commissions, spreads

CITIC Securities stock and ETF commissions are high. CITIC Securities stock and ETF commissions are charged as per the table below.

CITIC Securities stock and ETF commission
	CITIC Securities CITIC Securities
US stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	0.2% per transaction (minimum USD 20)
UK stock fee Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	0.2% per transaction, min. GBP 15 / EUR 15
German stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade	0.2% per transaction, min. EUR 15
Indian stock	Not available

You can compare CITIC Securities stock and ETF fees with the two closest competitors.

CITIC Securities stock and ETF commission, spreads vs competitors
	CITIC Securities CITIC Securities	Interactive Brokers Interactive Brokers	TradeStation TradeStation
US stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	$20.0 0.2% per transaction (minimum USD 20)	$1.0 Fixed pricing: $0.005 per share, min. $1, max. 1% of trade value. Free for US clients choosing IBKR Lite plan.	$5.0 $5 per trade for non-US clients. For US clients, commission-free up to the first 10,000 shares per trade.
UK stock fee Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	$18.8 0.2% per transaction, min. GBP 15 / EUR 15	$3.8 Fixed £3 for trade value less than £6,000, 0.05% of trade value for more than £6,000	- Not available
German stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade	$16.2 0.2% per transaction, min. EUR 15	$3.2 Fixed €3 for trade value less than €6,000, 0.05% of trade value for more than €6,000	- Not available
Indian stock	- Not available	$0.20 0.01% of the trade value and min INR 6, max INR 20	- Not available

Stock and ETF commissions are calculated for a $2,000 trade

CITIC Securities fund commissions

CITIC Securities fund commissions are low. The table below shows how CITIC Securities fund commissions are calculated.

CITIC Securities fund commissions
	CITIC Securities CITIC Securities
Mutual fund Estimated commission of a $2,000 US domiciled fund trade	3% of trade value

Check out how CITIC Securities fund fees compare with the competition.

CITIC Securities fund commissions
	CITIC Securities CITIC Securities	Interactive Brokers Interactive Brokers	TradeStation TradeStation
Mutual fund Estimated commission of a $2,000 US domiciled fund trade	$0.0 3% of trade value	$15.0 $14.95 per transaction or 3% of trade value, whichever is lower. There are also more than 18,000 funds with no transaction fee	$15.0 $14.95 per transaction

Fund commissions are calculated for a $2,000 trade

CITIC Securities futures commissions

You can see below how CITIC Securities futures commissions are charged. CITIC Securities futures fees are high.

CITIC Securities futures commissions
	CITIC Securities CITIC Securities
US micro e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	$20 per lot per side
UK stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	Not available
German e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	Not available

Compare how the futures commissions of CITIC Securities stack up against those of Interactive Brokers and TradeStation.

CITIC Securities futures commissions vs competitors
	CITIC Securities CITIC Securities	Interactive Brokers Interactive Brokers	TradeStation TradeStation
US micro e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	$200.0 $20 per lot per side	$2.5 $0.25 per contract	$5.0 $1.5 per contract for standard products, $0.5 per contract for micro products
UK stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	- Not available	$21.3 £1.7 per contract with £1.7 min	- Not available
German e-mini stock index futures Estimated commission for 10 contracts	- Not available	$8.6 €0.80 per contract with €0.80 min	- Not available

Futures commissions are calculated for 10 contracts

CITIC Securities non-trading fees

In addition to trading fees, it's important to see if CITIC Securities charges a fee on deposits, withdrawals, account maintenance, and inactivity. We compared these fees levied by CITIC Securities with its two closest competitors.

CITIC Securities non-trading fees vs competitors
	CITIC Securities CITIC Securities	Interactive Brokers Interactive Brokers	TradeStation TradeStation
Deposit fee	$0 No deposit fees	$0 Free deposit	$0 Free deposit
Withdrawal fee Fee for withdrawing money from the broker account. It is zero if you can withdraw money for free via any method, e.g. credit/debit card or bank transfer.	$0 Free withdrawal	$0 One free per month, after that $10	$0 $0 for ACH withdrawals and $25 for US wire withdrawals
Account fee Monthly account fee	No No account fee	No No account fee	No No account fee
Inactivity fee Fee applied if a customer does not trade for a certain length of time	No No inactivity fee	No No inactivity fee	Yes $10/month – waived if 10 or more trades placed in prior 90 days or $5,000 average end-of-month balance

CFD fees are calculated for a $2,000 trade using 20:1 leverage for stock index CFDs, and 5:1 leverage for stock CFDs

Bottom line

Hopefully, by now you have a clear picture of the commissions, spreads, financing rates, and non-trading fees charged by CITIC Securities and its closest competitors. To learn more about CITIC Securities, check out this detailed review. If you would like more information about fees in general, read this article about brokerage fees.

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