Comdirect
Fidelity
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors speaking German and focusing on European securities
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and great trading platforms
Germany
USA
Fees
High trading fees, low non-trading fees, no withdrawal fee
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
12
16
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
>3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: personal ID / passport / driver's licence / video identification Proof of residence: utility bill / bank statement / video identification
Proof of identity: SSN / passport / national ID card / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
€100,000 for cash deposits and €20,000 for securities
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
1994
1946
Germany
USA
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For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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Comdirect's service is slightly weaker than Fidelity's and a comparison of their fees shows that Comdirect's fees are higher than Fidelity's.
Account opening takes more effort at Comdirect compared to Fidelity, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Comdirect, while customer service quality is similar to Fidelity's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Comdirect as somewhat worse than the platform of Fidelity, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Comdirect, while Fidelity provides somewhat better research and education.