FP Markets
Stake
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Forex and CFD traders familiar with the MetaTrader and IRESS trading platforms
Recommended for Beginners and investors looking for free US stocks/ETFs and a simple, easy to use trading platform
Australia
Australia
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high stock CFD fees
Low trading and 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
10
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$100
$50
1 day
1 day
Proof of identity: passport / national ID card / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Australian ID for Australian clients. No documents needed for UK clients.
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 75.31% 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
Mid-range
Poor
Customer service
Security
No protection under ASIC, €20,000 under CySEC, No protection under Financial Services Authority (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
2005
2017
Australia, Cyprus, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Australia, 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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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.
FP Markets's service is on par with Stake's and a comparison of their fees shows that FP Markets's fees are slightly higher than Stake's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at FP Markets compared to Stake, deposit and withdrawal processes are much more seamless at FP Markets, while customer service quality is much better than Stake's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of FP Markets as being of the same quality as the platform of Stake, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with FP Markets, while Stake provides just about the same quality of research and education.