| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Free stock and ETF trading
- Outstanding research
- Great customer service
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- Free stock, ETF, fund and options trading
- Solid research tools
- Quality educational tools
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| overall cons |
- High fees for some mutual funds
- Only US/Canada markets available
- Poorly-structured educational platform
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- No credit/debit cards and electronic wallets for money transfer
- You can trade only on US markets
- No live chat or 24/7 availability
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fees
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- Free stock/ETF trading
- Some mutual funds and bonds are free
- Low non-trading fees
- High fees for non-free mutual funds
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- Low trading fees
- Low non-trading fees
- Free stock, ETF, fund and options trading
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account opening
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- Fast
- Fully digital
- No minimum deposit
- $25,000 minimum deposit for non-US clients
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- Fully digital
- No minimum deposit
- Low minimum deposit
- Slow account verification
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deposit and withdrawal
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- No deposit fee
- User-friendly
- High fee for wire (bank transfer) withdrawals
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- No deposit fee
- User-friendly
- Credit/Debit card not available
- Only one account base currency
- High outgoing wire transfer fee
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Price alerts
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Good search function
- No two-step (safer) login
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mobile trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Touch/Face ID login
- Order confirmation
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- User-friendly
- Good search function
- Good variety of order types
- No two-step (safer) login
- No price alerts
- Mutual funds and bonds are not covered
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desktop trading platform
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- Clear fee report
- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Good variety of order types
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markets and products
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- Stock
- ETF
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- Futures
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- Stock
- ETF
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
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research
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- Good interactive chart
- Data on asset fundamentals
- Trading ideas for stocks and ETFs
- Hard to navigate among research tools
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
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customer service
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- Phone support
- Live chat
- Fast response time
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- No live chat
- No 24/7 support
- Slow support
- Irrelevant answers
- Phone support didn't connect anyone
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education
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- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
- No demo account
- Not well-structured
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- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
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safety
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- Banking background
- No negative balance protection
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- No negative balance protection
- Does not hold a banking license
- Not listed on stock exchange
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| recommended for |
Investors and traders looking for solid research, low fees and great customer service
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Beginners and investors looking for zero-commission trading, focusing on the US market
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