E*TRADE vs Plus500 compared
- Customer service score1.7/5
- Deposit and withdrawal score2.2/5
- Research score4.8/5
- Customer service score5.0/5
- Deposit and withdrawal score5.0/5
- Research score3.5/5
- BeginnersYES
- EquityYES
- ForexNO
- CFDNO
- BeginnersNO
- EquityNO
- ForexNO
- CFDYES
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and a great mobile trading platform
Best IRA broker
Recommended for Experienced traders looking for an easy-to-use platform and a great user experience
USA
Israel
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund fees
Average trading and 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
1
14
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$100
1-3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Proof of identity: ID / passport / driving license, passport, residence permit Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / toll taxes letter / salary slip / address card
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 82% 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.
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
£85k to UK, €20k to EU clients, and $0 to other clients
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
£85k to UK, €20k to EU clients, and $0 to other clients
1982
2008
USA
UK, Cyprus, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Israel, Seychelles
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E*TRADE's service is on par with Plus500's and a comparison of their fees shows that E*TRADE's fees are similar to Plus500's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at E*TRADE compared to Plus500, deposit and withdrawal processes are considerably more complicated at E*TRADE, while customer service quality is considerably lower than Plus500's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of E*TRADE as somewhat worse than the platform of Plus500, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with E*TRADE, while Plus500 provides less useful research and education.