Interactive Brokers vs TradeStation Global compared
- Account opening score3.2/5
- Trading platform combined score4.0/5
- Deposit and withdrawal score3.0/5
- Account opening score4.0/5
- Trading platform combined score3.5/5
- Deposit and withdrawal score3.5/5
- BeginnersNO
- EquityYES
- ForexNO
- CFDNO
- BeginnersNO
- EquityYES
- ForexNO
- CFDNO
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Traders looking for broad market access and a professional trading environment
Best online broker
Recommended for Traders and investors looking for low fees and a wide selection of products
USA
UK
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, free stock and ETF trading for US customers
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
23
23
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$0
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: national ID / passport / driver's license Proof of residency: bank statement / utility bill / driver's license / credit card statement
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: 60% 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
Great
Customer service
Security
£85k or $500k (up to $250k for cash) in the UK depending on the assets you hold; $500k (up to $250k cash) in the US; €20k (IB Ireland & Luxembourg) or €100k (IB Central Europe) in the EU, CAD 1 million in Canada; HKD 500k in Hong Kong
IBUK (parent company) has investor protection of up to £85k
$500k (up to $250k on cash) to US clients. Check the description to see all protection.
IBUK (parent company) has investor protection of up to £85k
1977
1982
USA, Ireland, UK, Hungary, India, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore
UK
Interactive BrokersFor detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
TradeStation GlobalFor detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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Interactive Brokers's service is on par with TradeStation Global's and a comparison of their fees shows that Interactive Brokers's fees are similar to TradeStation Global's.
Account opening takes somewhat more effort at Interactive Brokers compared to TradeStation Global, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Interactive Brokers, while customer service quality is similar to TradeStation Global's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Interactive Brokers as somewhat better than the platform of TradeStation Global, found that clients have access to about the same number of markets and products with Interactive Brokers, while TradeStation Global provides just about the same quality of research and education.
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