| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Commission-free US stocks and ETFs
- Great trading platforms and research
- US and international stocks
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- Great web and mobile trading platform
- Low stock and ETF fees
- High-quality educational tools
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| overall cons |
- High mutual fund fees and margin rates
- Slower account verification
- Slow live chat
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- Not user-friendly deposit and withdrawal
- No forex trading
- Mediocre customer service
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fees
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- Free stock and ETF trading
- Low bond fees
- No inactivity fee
- High fees for non-free mutual funds
- High margin fees
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- Low trading fees
- Low stock and ETF fees
- Multiple fee structures to choose from
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account opening
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- No minimum deposit
- User-friendly
- Many account types
- Slower account verification
- Not fully digital in some cases
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- Fast
- Fully digital
- User-friendly
- Only USD accounts (unless you trade futures)
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deposit and withdrawal
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- Free withdrawal
- No deposit fee
- Several account base currencies
- Credit/Debit card not available
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- No deposit fee
- Deposit and withdrawal in cryptocurrencies
- Credit/Debit card not available
- High fee for wire withdrawal
- Only USD accounts (unless you trade futures)
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
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mobile trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Good search function
- Good variety of order types
- No two-step (safer) login
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Good variety of order types
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desktop trading platform
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- Clear fee report
- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Good variety of order types
- No two-step (safer) login
- Loads bit slowly
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- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Good variety of order types
- Two-step (safer) login
- Not user-friendly
- Poor search function
- Poor design
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markets and products
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- Stock
- ETF
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- Robo-advisory
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- Stock
- ETF
- Fund
- Options
- Futures
- Crypto
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research
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
- News flow quality could be better
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
- Many add-on research tools are not free
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customer service
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- Phone support
- Live chat
- Fast response time
- No 24/7 support
- Slow live chat
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education
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- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
- Good production quality
- Demo account is only for desktop
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- Demo account
- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
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safety
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- Additional coverage by Fidelity
- No negative balance protection
- Does not hold a banking license
- Not listed on stock exchange
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- Financial information is publicly available
- Parent company listed on stock exchange
- No negative balance protection
- Does not hold a banking license
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| recommended for |
Investors and traders looking for solid research and great trading platforms
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Traders focusing on US markets and buy-and-hold investing
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