Charles Schwab vs City Index compared

Your expert:

Charles Schwab

City Index

Key differences

Deposit and withdrawal score
1.6
/5
Markets and products score
3.1
/5
Research score
4.3
/5

Deposit and withdrawal score
4.4
/5
Markets and products score
2.3
/5
Research score
5.0
/5

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Fees

Fees score

US stock fee

EURUSD spread

US index options fee

S&P 500 CFD spread

Withdrawal fee

Deposit fee

Inactivity fee

Safety

Top-tier regulators

Foundation date

Investor protection

Deposit and Withdrawal

Minimum deposit

Bank transfer for deposit

Bank transfer for withdrawal

Credit/debit for deposit

Credit/debit for withdrawal

PayPal for deposit

Wise for deposit

Revolut for deposit

Other electronic wallets

Platform and Experience

Mobile platform score

Web platform score

MT4 available

MT5 available

Customer service score

Account opening score

Everything you find on BrokerChooser is based on reliable data and unbiased information. We combine our 10+ years finance experience with readers feedback. Read more about our methodology.

Charles Schwab's service is on par with City Index's and a comparison of their fees shows that Charles Schwab's fees are similar to City Index's.

Account opening takes about the same effort at Charles Schwab compared to City Index, deposit and withdrawal processes are considerably more complicated at Charles Schwab, while customer service quality is similar to City Index's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of Charles Schwab as being of the same quality as the platform of City Index, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Charles Schwab, while City Index provides somewhat better research and education.

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