Interactive Brokers
Rakuten Securities
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders looking for broad market access and a professional trading environment
Best online broker
Recommended for Forex traders looking for low fees and those who prefer the MetaTrader 4 trading platform
USA
Japan
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading for US customers
Low trading fees, average non-trading fees, low forex and CFD 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
23
4
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$50
1-3 days
1 day
Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
Proof of identity: ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 60.0% 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.
Disclaimer: 74-89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
Research, education
Great
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
£85,000 or $500,000 (but only $250,000 for cash) in the UK depending on the assets you hold; $500,000 ($250,000) in the US; €20,000 (IB Ireland & Luxembourg) or €100,000 (IB Central Europe) in the EU, CAD 1 million in Canada; HKD 500,000 in Hong Kong
No protection
1977
1999
USA, Ireland, UK, Hungary, India, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore
Australia
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Interactive Brokers's service is slightly better than Rakuten Securities's and a comparison of their fees shows that Interactive Brokers's fees are slightly lower than Rakuten Securities's.
Account opening takes more effort at Interactive Brokers compared to Rakuten Securities, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at Interactive Brokers, while customer service quality is similar to Rakuten Securities's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Interactive Brokers as being of the same quality as the platform of Rakuten Securities, found that clients have access to much more markets and products with Interactive Brokers, while Rakuten Securities provides much less useful research and education.
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