Freetrade commission and other fees

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Overview of Freetrade 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 Freetrade charges.

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Freetrade commission and other trading fees

The good news is that Freetrade has low trading fees in general. We ranked the fees of Freetrade as low, average, or high based on how they compare with all reviewed brokers.

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

Classification of Freetrade commission and other trading fees
	Freetrade Freetrade	Trading 212 Trading 212	eToro eToro
Stock and ETF	Low	Low	Low
Forex	-	High	Low
Fund	-	-	-
Bond	-	-	-
Options	-	-	Low
Futures	-	-	-

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

Freetrade stock and ETF commissions, spreads

Freetrade stock and ETF commissions are low. Freetrade stock and ETF commissions are charged as per the table below.

Freetrade stock and ETF commission
	Freetrade Freetrade
US stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	Commission-free
UK stock fee Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	Zero commission
German stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade	Zero commission
Indian stock	Not available

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

Freetrade stock and ETF commission, spreads vs competitors
	Freetrade Freetrade	Trading 212 Trading 212	eToro eToro
US stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	$0.0 Commission-free	$0.0 Commission-free	$0.0 Free stock and ETF trading, except for clients in Australia, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, where a $1-2 commission per trade applies for stocks
UK stock fee Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	$0.0 Zero commission	$0.0 Commission-free	$0.0 Free stock and ETF trading, except for clients in Australia, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, where a $1-2 commission per trade applies for stocks
German stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade	$0.0 Zero commission	$0.0 Commission-free	$0.0 Free stock and ETF trading, except for clients in Australia, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, where a $1-2 commission per trade applies for stocks
Indian stock	- Not available	- Not available	- Not available

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

Freetrade non-trading fees

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

Freetrade non-trading fees vs competitors
	Freetrade Freetrade	Trading 212 Trading 212	eToro eToro
Deposit fee	$0 Free Deposit	$0 Most options are free of charge, but 0.7% fee charged if you deposit more than €2,000 in total on your Invest using Credit/Debit cards or electronic wallets	$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 Free withdrawal	$5 $5 withdrawal fee - eToro Money users can avoid this fee.
Account fee Monthly account fee	No No account fee on general investment account, £3 monthly fee for ISA accounts, and 9.99 monthly fee for Freetrade Plus accounts	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 per month after one year inactivity. eToro defines inactivity as not logging into your account.

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 Freetrade and its closest competitors. To learn more about Freetrade, 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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