Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for low fees and sophisticated trading platforms
Recommended for Beginners and long-term investors focusing on the US stock market
Germany
USA
Fees
Average trading and non-trading fees
Free stock and ETF trading, average non-trading fees
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
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$2000
$0
>3 days
1 day
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: national ID / passport / driver's license / residence permit
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
Poor
Customer service
Security
IBIE (parent company) has investor protection of up to €20k
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
IBIE (parent company) has investor protection of up to €20k
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
1997
2018
Ireland
USA
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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CapTrader's service is slightly weaker than Passfolio's and a comparison of their fees shows that CapTrader's fees are slightly higher than Passfolio's.
Account opening takes considerably more effort at CapTrader compared to Passfolio, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at CapTrader, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than Passfolio's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of CapTrader as somewhat worse than the platform of Passfolio, found that clients have access to much more markets and products with CapTrader, while Passfolio provides less useful research and education.