GO Markets vs KBC Equitas compared

GO Markets
KBC Equitas
62% of retail CFD accounts lose money

GO Markets

Key score differences
We took 8 criteria of our comparison (fee, account opening, customer service, markets&product, research, trading platform, deposit&withdrawal) and listed the angles with the greatest difference here below.
  • Account opening score4.5/5.0
  • Markets and products score1.4/5.0
  • Research score2.5/5.0
Good to know
Recommended for
  • forex 4.22/5
You can't open an account at GO Markets

KBC Equitas

Key score differences
We took 8 criteria of our comparison (fee, account opening, customer service, markets&product, research, trading platform, deposit&withdrawal) and listed the angles with the greatest difference here below.
  • Account opening score1.5/5.0
  • Markets and products score3.4/5.0
  • Research score4.3/5.0
Good to know
Recommended for
  • beginners
You can't open an account at KBC Equitas
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Basic data of broker

Overall Score
4.1

Recommended for Forex traders who like the MetaTrader platform

Overall Score
4.1

Recommended for Long-term investors from Hungary who want access to a variety of markets

Country of origin

Australia

Country of origin

Belgium

Fees

Fees score
4.3
Fees score
3.5
Fees summary

Low trading and non-trading fees

Fees summary

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
5.0
Deposit and withdrawal score
3.3
Number of base currencies

10

Number of base currencies

11

Deposit type

Withdrawal type

Account opening

Account opening score
4.5
Account opening score
1.5
Account opening fully online
Account opening fully online
Minimum deposit
*

$99

*
Minimum deposit
*

$0

*
Time to open account

1 day

Time to open account

>3 days

Required documents

Proof of identity: passport, driver's license, identity card, residence permit Proof of address: bank statements, utility bills not older than 3 months, internet/cable TV/house phone line bills, tax returns, council tax bills, government-issued certifications of residence

Required documents

National ID Address Card Social Security Card (TAJ)

Trading platform

Web platform score
2.8
Web platform score
4.4
Mobile platform score
3.8
Mobile platform score
4.1
Desktop platform score
3.4
Desktop platform score
-

Markets and products

Markets and products score
1.4
Markets and products score
3.4
Stocks
Stocks
Fractional shares
Fractional shares
ETFs
ETFs
Forex
Forex
Funds
Funds
Bonds
Bonds
Options
Options
Futures
Futures
Crypto
*
*
Crypto
*
*
CFDs
CFDs
CFD disclaimer

Disclaimer: 62% 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
2.5
Research score
4.3
Charting quality

Mid-range

Charting quality

Mid-range

Education score
5.0
Education score
3.5
Demo account
Demo account

Customer service

Customer service score
1.7
Customer service score
3.4
Phone
Phone
Live chat
Live chat
Email
Email
24/7 availability
24/7 availability

Security

Investor protection amount

€20,000 under CySEC, no protection for other clients

Investor protection amount

€100,000 for cash, €20,000 for securities

Banking background
Banking background
Listed on stock exchange
Listed on stock exchange
Foundation date

2006

Foundation date

1994

Country of regulation

Cyprus, Australia, Mauritius

Country of regulation

Hungary, Belgium

GO Markets

For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.

KBC Equitas

For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.

*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.

GO Markets's service is on par with KBC Equitas's and a comparison of their fees shows that GO Markets's fees are slightly lower than KBC Equitas's.

Account opening takes much less effort at GO Markets compared to KBC Equitas, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at GO Markets, while customer service quality is lower than KBC Equitas's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of GO Markets as somewhat worse than the platform of KBC Equitas, found that clients have access to less markets and products with GO Markets, while KBC Equitas provides better research and education.

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