DEGIRO
Freetrade
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders and investors looking for execution only
Best discount broker
Recommended for Long-term investors on the hunt for low fees and focusing on the UK and US markets
Best ISA broker
Netherlands
UK
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, one free ETF trading per month
Low trading and non-trading fees, low stock and ETF 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
7
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1 day
1 day
Proof of identity: ID / passport Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Poor
Customer service
Security
€20,000 for securites (+all cash held on the DEGIRO Cash Account up to €100,000)
£85,000
2008
2016
Germany
UK
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DEGIRO's service is on par with Freetrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that DEGIRO's fees are similar to Freetrade's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at DEGIRO compared to Freetrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at DEGIRO, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than Freetrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of DEGIRO as somewhat better than the platform of Freetrade, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with DEGIRO, while Freetrade provides much less useful research and education.