| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Low fees
- Easy and fast account opening
- Good mobile trading platform
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- Low trading fees (free stock and ETF trading)
- Superb desktop trading platform
- Great customer support
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| overall cons |
- Limited product portfolio
- Missing web trading platform
- Poor customer service
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- You can trade only on US markets
- Accounts mostly limited to US residents
- No credit/debit cards and electronic wallets for money transfer
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fees
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- Low trading fees
- Low forex fees
- No inactivity fee
- High withdrawal fee for international bank transfers and electronic wallets
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- Low trading fees
- Low non-trading fees
- Free stocks and ETFs
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account opening
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- Fast
- Fully digital
- Low minimum deposit
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- Fully digital
- No minimum deposit
- Many account types
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deposit and withdrawal
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- No deposit fee
- User-friendly
- Credit/Debit card not available
- High withdrawal fee
- Slow withdrawal - over 3 days
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- Free withdrawal
- No deposit fee
- User-friendly
- Credit/Debit card not available
- Only one account base currency
- High withdrawal fee for wire transfers
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Good variety of order types
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
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mobile trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Good search function
- Price alerts
- Available in several languages
- No two-step (safer) login
- No Touch/Face ID login
- No order confirmation
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Good variety of order types
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desktop trading platform
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- Clear fee report
- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Price alerts
- No two-step (safer) login
- Poor design
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- User-friendly
- Good customizability (for charts, workspace)
- Good variety of order types
- Trading support functions
- Great learning materials
- No two-step (safer) login
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markets and products
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- Stock
- ETF
- Forex
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- Futures
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research
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- No fundamental data available
- No/poor quality news flow
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Data on asset fundamentals
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customer service
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- No 24/7 support
- Slow support
- Irrelevant answers
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- Phone support
- Live chat
- Fast response time
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education
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- No trading platform tutorial videos
- No educational videos
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- Demo account
- Trading platform tutorial
- Educational videos
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safety
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- Banking background
- Parent company is listed on stock exchange
- No investor protection
- No negative balance protection
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- Majority of clients belong to a top-tier financial authority
- High level of investor protection
- Banking background
- No negative balance protection
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| recommended for |
Forex traders looking for low fees and for those who prefer the MetaTrader 4 trading platform
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Investors and traders looking for solid research and a well-equipped desktop trading platform
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