| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Extensive range of products and exchanges
- Great mobile platform
- Rock-solid background
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- One of the lowest fees on the market
- Regulated by multiple top-tier authorities
- Easy-to-use web and mobile platform
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| overall cons |
- High fees
- Complicated account opening for non-German/Austrian residents
- Slow phone support and no live chat
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- Forex not available
- Limited research and education
- No credit/debit card deposit
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fees
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- No withdrawal fee
- Low inactivity fee
- High trading fees
- High stock and ETF fees
- High forex fees
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- Low trading fees
- Low non-trading fees
- Low stock and ETF fees
- Higher trading fees for Asian and smaller European stock exchanges
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account opening
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- No minimum deposit
- Fully digital account opening for German/Austrian residents
- Slow
- Not fully digital
- Complicated account opening for non-German/Austrian residents
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- Fast
- Fully digital
- No minimum deposit
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deposit and withdrawal
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- Free withdrawal
- No deposit fee
- Several account base currencies
- Credit/Debit card not available
- Slow withdrawal - over 3 days
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- Free withdrawal
- No deposit fee
- Several account base currencies
- Credit/Debit card not available
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
- No price alerts
- CFD trading is on a separate platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
- No price alerts
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mobile trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Price alerts
- Search function is a bit complicated
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Touch/Face ID login
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desktop trading platform
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- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Two-step (safer) login
- Price alerts
- No clear fee report available
- Outdated design
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markets and products
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- Stock
- ETF
- Forex
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- Futures
- CFD
- Crypto
- Warrants
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- Stock
- ETF
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- Futures
- Crypto
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research
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
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- Good interactive chart
- Data on asset fundamentals
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customer service
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- Relevant answers
- 24/7 support
- No live chat
- Slow phone support
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- Phone support
- Relevant answers
- No live chat
- No 24/7 support
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education
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- Demo account
- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
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- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
- No demo account
- Available only in English and Dutch
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safety
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- High level of investor protection
- Banking background
- Listed on stock exchange
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- Banking background by joining flatex Bank AG
- Not listed on stock exchange
- Financial information is not publicly available
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| recommended for |
Investors and CFD traders speaking German and focusing on European securities
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Price-sensitive buy-and-hold investors and traders looking only to carry out transactions
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