Interactive Brokers
Royal
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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 Traders looking for low forex fees and preferring the MetaTrader platform
USA
Australia
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading for US customers
Low forex, but high 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
12
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: valid passport or government ID, AND a driving license Proof of residency: utility bills, bank or credit card statement, tenancy contract or a residency certificate
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: 86.67% 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
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
€20,000 for clients under CySEC
1977
2006
USA, Ireland, UK, Hungary, India, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore
Australia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu
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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Interactive Brokers's service is slightly better than Royal's and a comparison of their fees shows that Interactive Brokers's fees are lower than Royal's.
Account opening takes more effort at Interactive Brokers compared to Royal, deposit and withdrawal processes are more complicated at Interactive Brokers, while customer service quality is somewhat lower than Royal's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Interactive Brokers as being of the same quality as the platform of Royal, found that clients have access to much more markets and products with Interactive Brokers, while Royal provides just about the same quality of research and education.