Fineco Bank vs Saxo Bank compared

Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how Fineco Bank stacks up against Saxo Bank!

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4.7

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4.8

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Fineco BankSaxo Bank

Fineco Bank is an Italian stockbroker and bank, regulated by the Bank of Italy, Consob, and subject to limited regulation by the top-tier FCA and PRA. Fineco is listed on the Borsa Italiana and is included in the STOXX Europe 600 stock index.

Saxo Bank is a Danish investment bank. It is regulated by several top-tier financial authorities globally, including the UK regulator called FCA (Financial Conduct Authority).

Recommended for traders and investors looking for a great trading platform and a broker with a solid background.

Recommended for investors and traders looking for a great trading platform and solid research.

Fineco Bank

Recommended for traders and investors looking for a great trading platform and a broker with a solid background.

Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank is a Danish investment bank. It is regulated by several top-tier financial authorities globally, including the UK regulator called FCA (Financial Conduct Authority).

Recommended for investors and traders looking for a great trading platform and solid research.

Fineco Bank's service is on par with Saxo Bank's and a comparison of their fees shows that Fineco Bank's fees are similar to Saxo Bank's.

Account opening takes about the same effort at Fineco Bank compared to Saxo Bank, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Fineco Bank, while customer service quality is similar to Saxo Bank's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of Fineco Bank as less user-friendly than the platform of Saxo Bank, found that clients have access to slightly less markets and products with Fineco Bank, while Saxo Bank provides better research and education.

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Basic data of broker

Overall Score

4.7

Recommended for Traders and investors looking for a great trading platform and a broker with a solid background

Overall Score

4.8

Recommended for Investors and traders looking for a great trading platform and solid research

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Country of origin

Italy

Country of origin

Denmark

Fees

Fees score

3.4

Fees score

3.0

Fees summary

Low stock, ETF, bond fees and low non-trading fees, while high forex and options fees

Fees summary

Average trading and non-trading fees, low forex 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

Deposit and withdrawal score

4.6

Deposit and withdrawal score

4.8

Number of base currencies

Deposit type

Withdrawal type

Account opening

Account opening score

4.2

Account opening score

4.3

Account opening fully online

Minimum deposit

$2000

Time to open account

1-3 days

Time to open account

1 day

Required documents

Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license

Required documents

Proof of identity: personal ID / passport / driver's licence Proof of residence: ID card / insurance card / utility bill / bank statement

Trading platform

Web platform score

4.0

Web platform score

5.0

Mobile platform score

4.4

Mobile platform score

5.0

Desktop platform score

2.4

Desktop platform score

5.0

Markets and products

Markets and products score

4.0

Markets and products score

5.0

Stocks

Fractional shares

ETFs

Forex

Funds

Bonds

Options

Futures

Crypto

CFDs

CFD disclaimer

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.

CFD disclaimer

Disclaimer: 67% 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

Research score

3.8

Research score

5.0

Charting quality

Poor

Charting quality

Great

Education score

3.0

Education score

4.5

Demo account

Customer service

Customer service score

4.5

Customer service score

4.5

Phone

Live chat

24/7 availability

Security

Investor protection amount

Up to €100,000 for cash and €20,000 for securities

Investor protection amount

€100,000 for cash and €20,000 for securities for most European clients; £85,000 for UK clients; CHF 100,000 for Swiss clients; HKD 500,000 for securities at Hong Kong entity; no protection for clients from Singapore, Japan and Australia

Banking background

Listed on stock exchange

Foundation date

1999

Foundation date

1992

Country of regulation

Italy, UK

Country of regulation

Denmark, UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia

Fineco Bank

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Saxo Bank

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*Data marked with an asterisk contain additional info, expand the relevant sections below to see details.

Everything you find on BrokerChooser is based on reliable data and unbiased information. We combine our 10+ years finance experience with readers feedback. Read more about our methodology.

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