Interactive Brokers vs Revolut compared

Online brokers compared for fees, trading platforms, safety and more. See how Interactive Brokers stacks up against Revolut!

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Interactive Brokers

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Interactive Brokers

4.9

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Revolut

4.4

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Last update of data—Dec 2022

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Interactive Brokers is a US discount broker. It is listed on a stock exchange and regulated by several authorities, including top-tier ones like the FCA and the SEC.

Revolut is a UK-based fintech startup that offers commission-free stock trading. Revolut Trading Ltd is regulated by the FCA.

Recommended for traders looking for broad market access and a professional trading environment.

Recommended for beginners looking for free trading and a great mobile-only trading platform.

Interactive Brokers

Interactive Brokers is a US discount broker. It is listed on a stock exchange and regulated by several authorities, including top-tier ones like the FCA and the SEC.

Recommended for traders looking for broad market access and a professional trading environment.

Revolut

Revolut is a UK-based fintech startup that offers commission-free stock trading. Revolut Trading Ltd is regulated by the FCA.

Recommended for beginners looking for free trading and a great mobile-only trading platform.

Interactive Brokers's service is slightly better than Revolut's and a comparison of their fees shows that Interactive Brokers's fees are slightly lower than Revolut's.

Account opening takes more effort at Interactive Brokers compared to Revolut, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Interactive Brokers, while customer service quality is much better than Revolut's.

Our experts rated the trading platform of Interactive Brokers as somewhat better than the platform of Revolut, found that clients have access to much more markets and products with Interactive Brokers, while Revolut provides less useful research and education.

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Basic data of broker

Overall Score

4.9

Recommended for Traders looking for broad market access and a professional trading environment

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Overall Score

4.4

Recommended for Beginners looking for free trading and a great mobile-only trading platform

Country of origin

USA

Country of origin

Fees

Fees score

4.5

Fees score

3.7

Fees summary

Low trading and non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading for US customers

Fees summary

Low trading and non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading

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

3.0

Deposit and withdrawal score

3.5

Number of base currencies

Deposit type

Withdrawal type

Account opening

Account opening score

3.2

Account opening score

5.0

Account opening fully online

Minimum deposit

Time to open account

1-3 days

Time to open account

1 day

Required documents

Proof of identity: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement

Required documents

Proof of identity: passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill

Trading platform

Web platform score

3.8

Web platform score

Mobile platform score

3.5

Mobile platform score

4.4

Desktop platform score

3.8

Desktop platform score

Markets and products

Markets and products score

5.0

Markets and products score

2.2

Stocks

Fractional shares

ETFs

Forex

Funds

Bonds

Options

Futures

Crypto

CFDs

CFD disclaimer

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.

Research, education

Research score

4.3

Research score

2.8

Charting quality

Great

Charting quality

Poor

Education score

4.5

Education score

1.0

Demo account

Customer service

Customer service score

4.3

Customer service score

1.1

Phone

Live chat

24/7 availability

Security

Investor protection amount

£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

Investor protection amount

$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)

Banking background

Listed on stock exchange

Foundation date

1977

Foundation date

2015

Country of regulation

USA, Ireland, UK, Hungary, India, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore

Country of regulation

UK, DriveWealth (Revolut's execution partner) is regulated in the US

Interactive Brokers

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

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Revolut

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*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.

Brokers displayed might not be available in United States.

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