Basic data of broker
Recommended for Long-term investors on the hunt for low fees and focusing on the UK and US markets
Best ISA broker
Recommended for Day traders focusing on futures and technical trading
UK
USA
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, low stock and ETF fees
Low trading, but high 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
1
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$500
1 day
>3 days
Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Poor
Great
Customer service
Security
£85k
No investor protection
£85k
No investor protection
2016
2005
UK
USA
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Freetrade's service is slightly better than Optimus Futures's and a comparison of their fees shows that Freetrade's fees are similar to Optimus Futures's.
Account opening takes much less effort at Freetrade compared to Optimus Futures, deposit and withdrawal processes are much more seamless at Freetrade, while customer service quality is similar to Optimus Futures's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Freetrade as being of the same quality as the platform of Optimus Futures, found that clients have access to more markets and products with Freetrade, while Optimus Futures provides excellent research and education.
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