CapTrader
Comdirect
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for low fees and sophisticated trading platforms
Recommended for Investors speaking German and focusing on European securities
Germany
Germany
Fees
Average trading and non-trading fees
High trading fees, low non-trading fees, no withdrawal fee
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
9
12
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$2000
$0
>3 days
>3 days
Proof of identity: proof of address and an ID card or passport copy back Proof of residency: phone bill (not mobile phone), a bank statement or a utility bill (electricity, gas, etc.) - not older than 6 months, or a credit card statement (not older than 6 weeks)
Proof of identity: personal ID / passport / driver's licence / video identification Proof of residence: utility bill / bank statement / video identification
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 69% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
€20,000
€100,000 for cash deposits and €20,000 for securities
1997
1994
Ireland
Germany
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For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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CapTrader's service is on par with Comdirect's and a comparison of their fees shows that CapTrader's fees are lower than Comdirect's.
Account opening takes more effort at CapTrader compared to Comdirect, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at CapTrader, while customer service quality is somewhat better than Comdirect's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of CapTrader as somewhat worse than the platform of Comdirect, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with CapTrader, while Comdirect provides just about the same quality of research and education.