Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for low fees and sophisticated trading platforms
Recommended for Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market
Germany
USA
Fees
Average trading and non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, free US stock and ETF trading
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: SSN and ID / passport / driver's license
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
2013
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 Robinhood's and a comparison of their fees shows that CapTrader's fees are slightly higher than Robinhood's.
Account opening takes considerably more effort at CapTrader compared to Robinhood, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at CapTrader, while customer service quality is better than Robinhood's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of CapTrader as less user-friendly than the platform of Robinhood, found that clients have access to more markets and products with CapTrader, while Robinhood provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.