Fidelity
IG
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and great trading platforms
Recommended for Traders of any experience level looking for an easy-to-use trading platform
USA
UK
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund fees
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
16
6
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1-3 days
1-3 days
Proof of identity: SSN / passport / national ID card / driver's license
Proof of identity: ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 76% 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
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
£85,000 in the UK, €20,000 in the rest of Europe excl. Switzerland, no protection in the US and many other countries
1946
1974
USA
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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Fidelity's service is on par with IG's and a comparison of their fees shows that Fidelity's fees are similar to IG's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Fidelity compared to IG, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Fidelity, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than IG's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Fidelity as being of the same quality as the platform of IG, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with Fidelity, while IG provides somewhat lower-quality research and education.