| overall rating |
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| overall pros |
- Free stock and ETF trading
- Fast and fully digital account opening
- Easy-to-use trading platforms
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- Access to many markets and products
- No inactivity fee
- Rock-solid background
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| overall cons |
- Basic product portfolio
- Limited availability of customer service
- Lack of educational tools
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- High trading fees
- Confusing trading platform selection
- Some research tools are not free
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fees
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- Free stock and ETF trading
- No inactivity fee
- Transparent fee structure
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- Low fund fees
- No inactivity fee
- High stock and ETF fees
- High bond fees
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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 for trading account
- Long wait times
- Forex and robo-advisor accounts have high minimum deposit
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deposit and withdrawal
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- Credit/Debit card available for AU, NZ customers
- Only one account base currency
- $2 withdrawal fee
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- Credit/Debit card available
- Several account base currencies
- Swiss entity charges withdrawal and deposit fees
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web trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
- Limited customizability (for charts, workspace)
- No price alerts
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- Clear fee report
- Two-step (safer) login
- Good search function
- Easy to get lost among functions
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mobile trading platform
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- User-friendly
- Two-step (safer) login
- Touch/Face ID login
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- User-friendly
- Good search function
- Price alerts
- No advanced search filters
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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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markets and products
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- Stock
- ETF
- Forex
- Fund
- Bond
- Options
- Futures
- CFD
- Crypto
- Themes trading
- Robo-advisory
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research
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- Data on asset fundamentals
- User-friendly
- Live market data
- Limited interactive charting
- No/limited set of analytic tools
- Some research tools available only for premium account holders
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- Good interactive chart
- Trading ideas
- Quality news flow
- Limited fundamental data
- Recommendations are not structured
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customer service
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- No phone support
- No live chat
- No 24/7 support
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- Phone support
- Live chat
- Fast response time
- No 24/7 support
- Email answers are not always relevant
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education
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- No demo account
- 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
- High level of investor 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
- Banking background
- Listed on stock exchange
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| recommended for |
Beginners and investors looking for free US stocks/ETFs and a simple, easy to use trading platform
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Affluent investors who value safety and are OK with higher fees
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