Robinhood
Tickmill
Basic data of broker
Recommended for Beginners and buy-and-hold investors focusing on the US stock market
Recommended for Forex traders looking for low fees who are familiar with the MetaTrader 4 platform
USA
UK
Fees
Low trading and non-trading fees, free US stock and ETF trading
Low forex and CFD fees, low 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
1
5
Deposit type
Withdrawal type
Account opening
$0
$100
1 day
1 day
Proof of identity: SSN and ID / passport / driver's license
Proof of identity: passport / national ID / driver's licence Proof of address: bank statement / utility bill / mortgage statement / credit card statement
Trading platform
Markets and products
Disclaimer: 76% 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
Poor
Mid-range
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
£85,000 for cliens under FCA, €20,000 under CySEC, no protection under Seychelles
2013
2014
USA
UK, Cyprus, Seychelles, South Africa, Malaysia
For detailed information and hands-on experience, read our review of this broker.
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Robinhood's service is on par with Tickmill's and a comparison of their fees shows that Robinhood's fees are similar to Tickmill's.
Account opening takes about the same effort at Robinhood compared to Tickmill, deposit and withdrawal processes are considerably more complicated at Robinhood, while customer service quality is considerably lower than Tickmill's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Robinhood as better than the platform of Tickmill, found that clients have access to slightly more markets and products with Robinhood, while Tickmill provides somewhat better research and education.