IG
Stake
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders of any experience level looking for an easy-to-use trading platform
Recommended for Beginners and investors looking for free US stocks/ETFs and a simple, easy to use trading platform
UK
Australia
Fees
High trading fees, average non-trading 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
6
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$50
1-3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: ID / passport / 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: 76% 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. CFDs are not provided for US clients. Forex trading involves risk. Losses can exceed deposits.
Research, education
Great
Poor
Customer service
Security
£85,000 in the UK, €20,000 in the rest of Europe excl. Switzerland, no protection in the US and many other countries
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
1974
2017
UK, EU, Switzerland, USA, Singapore, Japan, South Africa, UAE, Australia, New Zealand
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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IG's service is on par with Stake's and a comparison of their fees shows that IG's fees are higher than Stake's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at IG compared to Stake, deposit and withdrawal processes are more seamless at IG, while customer service quality is much better than Stake's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of IG as somewhat better than the platform of Stake, found that clients have access to much more markets and products with IG, while Stake provides just about the same quality of research and education.