Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors speaking German and focusing on European securities
Recommended for Traders of any experience level looking for an easy-to-use trading platform
Germany
UK
Fees
High trading fees, low non-trading fees, no withdrawal fee
High trading fees, average non-trading 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
6
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: ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
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. CFDs are not provided for US clients. Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits.
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
€100k for cash and €20k for securities
£85k to UK, €20k to EU clients, CHF 100k to Swiss, and $0 to other clients
€100k for cash and €20k for securities
£85k to UK, €20k to EU clients, CHF 100k to Swiss, and $0 to other clients
1994
1974
Germany
UK, EU, Switzerland, USA, Singapore, Japan, South Africa, UAE, Australia, New Zealand
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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Comdirect's service is on par with IG's and a comparison of their fees shows that Comdirect's fees are higher than IG's.
Account opening takes more effort at Comdirect compared to IG, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Comdirect, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than IG's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Comdirect as somewhat worse than the platform of IG, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Comdirect, while IG provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.