| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Extensive range of products and exchanges
- Great mobile platform
- Rock-solid background
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- Low stock, ETF, fund and bond fees
- Strong company background
- Great educational tools
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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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- High forex fees and margin rates
- Complicated account opening for non-German residents
- Only bank transfer available for deposits and withdrawals
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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 non-trading fees
- Low stock and ETF fees / Free stock trading
- Low fund fees
- High forex fees
- High margin rates
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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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- No minimum deposit
- Fully digital account opening for German/Austrian clients
- Slow
- Not fully digital
- Not user-friendly
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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
- User-friendly
- Credit/Debit card not available
- Slow withdrawal - over 3 days
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Good search function
- No clear fee report available
- 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
- Good search function
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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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- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Good variety of order types
- Two-step (safer) login
- Not user-friendly
- No clear fee report available
- Available only for a fee
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markets and products
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- Stock
- ETF
- Forex
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- Futures
- Crypto
- Warrants
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- Stock
- ETF
- Forex
- Fund
- Bond
- Warrants
- Certificates
- Turbos
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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
- No trading ideas
- No/poor quality news flow
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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
- Fast response time
- 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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- Demo account
- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
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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
- Listed on stock exchange
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| recommended for |
Investors speaking German and focusing on European securities
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Investors and traders speaking German and focusing on European securities
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