Fineco Bank
Halifax
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders and investors looking for a great trading platform and a broker with a solid background
Recommended for Beginners and long-term investors
Italy
UK
Fees
Low stock, ETF, bond fees and low non-trading fees, while high forex and options fees
Low non-trading fees, but high 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
21
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
1-3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license
May require proof of residency at a UK address for the last 3 years, for trading of US investments a special W-8BEN form for tax purposes
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 68.03% 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
Poor
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
Up to €100,000 for cash and €20,000 for securities
£85,000
1999
1996
Italy, UK
UK
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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Fineco Bank's service is on par with Halifax's and a comparison of their fees shows that Fineco Bank's fees are slightly higher than Halifax's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Fineco Bank compared to Halifax, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat easier at Fineco Bank, while customer service quality is much better than Halifax's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Fineco Bank as much better than the platform of Halifax, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Fineco Bank, while Halifax provides just about the same quality of research and education.