Charles Schwab
DEGIRO
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research, low fees and great customer service
Recommended for Traders and investors looking for execution only
Best discount broker
USA
Netherlands
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, one free ETF trading per month
Stock and ETF fees
Forex fees
Fund fees
Bond fees
Options fees
Futures fees
Crypto fees
CFD fees
Non-trading fees
Deposit and withdrawal
1
7
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1 day
1 day
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: ID / passport Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
€20,000 for securites (+all cash held on the DEGIRO Cash Account up to €100,000)
1971
2008
USA, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore
Germany
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Charles Schwab's service is on par with DEGIRO's and a comparison of their fees shows that Charles Schwab's fees are similar to DEGIRO's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at Charles Schwab compared to DEGIRO, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Charles Schwab, while customer service quality is somewhat better than DEGIRO's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Charles Schwab as being of the same quality as the platform of DEGIRO, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with Charles Schwab, while DEGIRO provides less useful research and education.