Charles Stanley Direct
E*TRADE
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the UK market
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and a great mobile trading platform
Best IRA broker
UK
USA
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund 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
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$22.6
$0
1-3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Mid-range
Great
Customer service
Security
£85,000
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
1985
1982
UK
USA
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Charles Stanley Direct's service is on par with E*TRADE's and a comparison of their fees shows that Charles Stanley Direct's fees are slightly higher than E*TRADE's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Charles Stanley Direct compared to E*TRADE, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at Charles Stanley Direct, while customer service quality is much better than E*TRADE's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Charles Stanley Direct as somewhat worse than the platform of E*TRADE, found that clients have access to less markets and products with Charles Stanley Direct, while E*TRADE provides better research and education.
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