Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how Forex.com stacks up against Robinhood!
Last update of data—Feb 2022
Forex.com is a global forex and CFD broker, regulated by many financial authorities including the top-tier UK FCA. Its parent company, StoneX Group Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.
Robinhood is a US-based zero-commission broker. It is overseen by FINRA, a top-tier regulator.
Recommended for forex traders looking for low fees and great research tools.
Recommended for beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market.
Forex.com
Forex.com is a global forex and CFD broker, regulated by many financial authorities including the top-tier UK FCA. Its parent company, StoneX Group Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.
Recommended for forex traders looking for low fees and great research tools.
Robinhood
Robinhood is a US-based zero-commission broker. It is overseen by FINRA, a top-tier regulator.
Recommended for beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market.
Forex.com's service is on par with Robinhood's and a comparison of their fees shows that Forex.com's fees are slightly higher than Robinhood's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at Forex.com compared to Robinhood, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at Forex.com, while customer service quality is much better than Robinhood's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Forex.com as somewhat worse than the platform of Robinhood, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Forex.com, while Robinhood provides less useful research and education.
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