Charles Schwab
EasyEquities
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research, low fees and great customer service
Recommended for Long-term investors focusing on stocks and ETFs
USA
South Africa
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund fees
Low trading and 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
1
3
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1 day
>3 days
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Poor
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
No protection
1971
2014
USA, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore
South Africa, Australia
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Charles Schwab's service is slightly better than EasyEquities's and a comparison of their fees shows that Charles Schwab's fees are similar to EasyEquities's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at Charles Schwab compared to EasyEquities, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at Charles Schwab, while customer service quality is much better than EasyEquities's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Charles Schwab as being of the same quality as the platform of EasyEquities, found that clients have access to more markets and products with Charles Schwab, while EasyEquities provides much less useful research and education.
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