E*TRADE
Trading 212
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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 Equity investors and CFD traders looking for easy-to-use trading platforms
USA
Bulgaria
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund fees
Commission-free real stocks and ETFs, high CFD 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
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: passport / national ID / driver's licence Proof of address: bank statement / utility bill / mortgage statement / credit card statement
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 68% 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, and €20,000 for clients under CySEC or FSC Bulgaria
1982
2004
USA
UK, Bulgaria, Cyprus
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 on par with Trading 212's and a comparison of their fees shows that E*TRADE's fees are similar to Trading 212's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at E*TRADE compared to Trading 212, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at E*TRADE, while customer service quality is considerably lower than Trading 212's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of E*TRADE as being of the same quality as the platform of Trading 212, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with E*TRADE, while Trading 212 provides less useful research and education.