City Index
Robinhood
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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 Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market
UK
USA
Fees
Low trading and average non-trading fees, high stock CFD fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, free US stock and ETF trading
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
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1 day
1 day
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / credit card statement
Proof of identity: SSN and ID / passport / 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
Poor
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
2013
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 Robinhood's and a comparison of their fees shows that City Index's fees are slightly higher than Robinhood's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at City Index compared to Robinhood, deposit and withdrawal processes are much more seamless at City Index, while customer service quality is better than Robinhood's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of City Index as somewhat worse than the platform of Robinhood, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with City Index, while Robinhood provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.