| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Free stock and ETF trading
- Easy and fast account opening
- Great mobile trading platform
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- Free stock and ETF trading
- Fast and fully digital account opening
- Easy-to-use trading platforms
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| overall cons |
- Basic product portfolio
- Limited research tools
- Debit card only for deposits
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- Basic product portfolio
- Limited availability of customer service
- Lack of educational tools
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fees
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- Low trading fees
- Low non-trading fees
- Free stock and ETF trading
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- Free stock and ETF trading
- No inactivity fee
- Transparent fee structure
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account opening
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- Fast
- Fully digital
- No minimum deposit
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- Fast
- Fully digital
- Low minimum deposit
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deposit and withdrawal
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- Free withdrawal
- No deposit fee
- User-friendly
- Only one account base currency
- Debit card available only for deposits
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- Credit/Debit card not available
- Only one account base currency
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
- No price alerts
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mobile trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Good search function
- Limited order types
- No price alerts
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Touch/Face ID login
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desktop trading platform
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markets and products
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research
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- Limited interactive charting
- No trading ideas
- No fundamental data available
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- Data on asset fundamentals
- User-friendly
- Live market data
- Limited interactive charting
- No/limited set of analytic tools
- Some research tools available only for premium account holders
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customer service
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- Live chat
- Fast response time
- Relevant answers
- No phone support
- No 24/7 support
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- No phone support
- No live chat
- No 24/7 support
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education
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- Invest HUB blog
- Educational content in a newsletter
- No educational videos
- No webinars
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- No demo account
- No trading platform tutorial videos
- No educational videos
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safety
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- No negative balance protection
- Does not hold a banking license
- Not listed on stock exchange
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- Does not hold a banking license
- Not listed on stock exchange
- Financial information is not publicly available
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| recommended for |
Long-term investors on the hunt for low fees and focusing on the UK and US markets
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Beginners and investors looking for free US stocks/ETFs and a simple, easy to use trading platform
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