| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Wide range of markets and products
- Low stock and ETF trading fees
- Great mobile platform
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- Free US stock and ETF trading
- Great mobile and web trading platforms
- Fast and fully digital account opening
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| overall cons |
- Deposit and withdrawal options limited
- €3,000 minimum deposit
- Overly complex desktop platform
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- Limited product range
- Weak customer support
- Few educational materials
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fees
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- Low stock and ETF fees / Free stock trading
- Low fund fees
- Inactivity fee
- High options fees
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- Commission-free US stock and ETF trading
- No fee for deposit or withdrawal
- Transparent fee structure
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account opening
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- Fully digital
- User-friendly
- Slow
- The minimum deposit is €3,000
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- Fast
- Fully digital
- No minimum deposit
- Available only for US clients
- No IRA accounts offered
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deposit and withdrawal
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- No deposit fee
- Several account base currencies
- One free withdrawal per month
- Credit/Debit card not available
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- Free withdrawal
- No deposit fee
- Cash management service
- Credit/Debit card not available
- Depositing larger amounts on Robinhood Gold takes longer
- Wire withdrawal is pricey
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Good variety of order types
- No two-step (safer) login
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
- No price alerts
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
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mobile trading platform
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- Two-step (safer) login
- Good search function
- Good variety of order types
- User interface is a bit complex
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Good search function
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desktop trading platform
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- Clear fee report
- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Good variety of order types
- Not user-friendly
- No two-step (safer) login
- The platform is not completely translated to English
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markets and products
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- Stock
- ETF
- Forex
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- Futures
- CFD
- Crypto
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research
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
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- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
- Quality news flow
- Limited interactive charting
- No/limited set of analytic tools
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customer service
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- Phone support
- Live chat
- Fast response time
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- Fast response time
- Relevant answers
- No phone support
- No live chat
- No 24/7 support
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education
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- No trading platform tutorial videos
- No educational videos
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- Quality educational texts
- No demo account
- No trading platform tutorial videos
- No educational videos
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safety
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- Negative balance protection
- Does not hold a banking license
- Not listed on stock exchange
- Financial information is not publicly available
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- Financial information is publicly available
- No negative balance protection
- Does not hold a banking license
- Not listed on stock exchange
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| recommended for |
Any European traders looking for low stock and ETF fees and a good mobile trading platform
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Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market
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