Basic data of broker
Recommended for Day traders focusing on futures and technical trading
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and a well-equipped desktop trading platform
Best broker for bonds
USA
USA
Fees
Low trading, but high non-trading fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, high fund 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
1
1
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$500
$0
>3 days
1-3 days
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: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Great
Great
Customer service
Security
No investor protection
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
No investor protection
$500k (securities up to $500k, cash up to $250k)
2005
1975
USA
USA, Hong Kong, Singapore
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Optimus Futures's service is slightly weaker than TD Ameritrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that Optimus Futures's fees are slightly lower than TD Ameritrade's.
Account opening takes more effort at Optimus Futures compared to TD Ameritrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are somewhat more complicated at Optimus Futures, while customer service quality is similar to TD Ameritrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Optimus Futures as somewhat worse than the platform of TD Ameritrade, found that clients have access to less markets and products with Optimus Futures, while TD Ameritrade provides somewhat better research and education.
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