City Index
Fidelity
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Forex and CFD traders looking for low forex fees and great research tools
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and great trading platforms
UK
USA
Fees
Low trading and average non-trading fees, high stock CFD 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
3
16
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1 day
1-3 days
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / credit card statement
Proof of identity: SSN / passport / national ID card / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 75% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
£85,000 for clients under FCA, no investor protection for other clients
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
1983
1946
UK, Australia, Singapore
USA
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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City Index's service is on par with Fidelity's and a comparison of their fees shows that City Index's fees are similar to Fidelity's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at City Index compared to Fidelity, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at City Index, while customer service quality is somewhat better than Fidelity's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of City Index as somewhat worse than the platform of Fidelity, found that clients have access to less markets and products with City Index, while Fidelity provides just about the same quality of research and education.