E*TRADE
Trade Nation
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and a great mobile trading platform
Best IRA broker
Recommended for Spread, forex and CFD traders looking for a great trading platform and quality customer service
USA
UK
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund fees
Low non-trading fee, but high forex fee
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
8
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1-3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 81.3% 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
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
£85,000 for clients under FCA, no protection for others
1982
2014
USA
UK, Australia, South Africa, Bahamas
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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E*TRADE's service is slightly better than Trade Nation's and a comparison of their fees shows that E*TRADE's fees are slightly lower than Trade Nation's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at E*TRADE compared to Trade Nation, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at E*TRADE, while customer service quality is considerably lower than Trade Nation's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of E*TRADE as somewhat better than the platform of Trade Nation, found that clients have access to more markets and products with E*TRADE, while Trade Nation provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.