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Overview of Stake 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 Stake charges.

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Stake

4.1/5

Minimum deposit

$50

Stock fee

Low

Inactivity fee

Account opening

1 day

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Stake commission and other trading fees

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

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

Classification of Stake commission and other trading fees
	Stake Stake	Freetrade Freetrade	Alpaca Trading Alpaca Trading
Stock and ETF	Low	Low	Low
Forex	-	-	-
Fund	-	-	-
Bond	-	-	-
Options	-	-	Low
Futures	-	-	-

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

Stake stock and ETF commissions, spreads

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

Stake stock and ETF commission
	Stake Stake
US stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	$3 per trade up to $30,000, or 0.01% per trade $30,000 or greater
UK stock fee Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	Not available
German stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade	Not available
Indian stock	Not available

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

Stake stock and ETF commission, spreads vs competitors
	Stake Stake	Freetrade Freetrade	Alpaca Trading Alpaca Trading
US stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	$3.0 $3 per trade up to $30,000, or 0.01% per trade $30,000 or greater	$0.0 Commission-free	$0.0 Commission-free stock trading
UK stock fee Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade, assuming a $50 stock price	- Not available	$0.0 Zero commission	- Not available
German stock Estimated commission of a $2,000 trade	- Not available	$0.0 Zero commission	- Not available
Indian stock	- Not available	- Not available	- Not available

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

Stake non-trading fees

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

Stake non-trading fees vs competitors
	Stake Stake	Freetrade Freetrade	Alpaca Trading Alpaca Trading
Deposit fee	$0 No deposit fee, but 70 FX bp (0.5% for UK customers) FX fee with a min of $2. If you use the instant transfer, it costs 0.5% of the deposited amount. Direct USD transfers to Stake it cost $5.	$0 Free Deposit	$0 Free deposit through a domestic bank transfer
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 Withdrawal only to domestic bank account in domestic currency (AUD or GBP). The fee is 70 FX points (0.5% for ULK customers) FX Fee with a minimum of $2.	$0 Free withdrawal	$0 ACH withdrawal is free of charge, while wire transfer costs $25 in the US and $50 internationally
Account fee Monthly account fee	No No account fee for basic accounts. Stake Black is free until January 2021, $9 monthly fee after.	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
Inactivity fee Fee applied if a customer does not trade for a certain length of time	No No inactivity fee	No No inactivity fee	No No inactivity fee

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