Stake
TD Ameritrade
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Basic data of broker
Recommended for Beginners and investors looking for free US stocks/ETFs and a simple, easy to use trading platform
Recommended for Investors and traders looking for solid research and a well-equipped desktop trading platform
Best broker for bonds
Australia
USA
Fees
Low trading and average 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
$50
$0
1 day
1-3 days
Australian ID for Australian clients. No documents needed for UK clients.
Proof of identity: SSN and national ID / passport / driver's license
Trading platform
Markets and products
Research, education
Poor
Great
Customer service
Security
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
$500,000 (securities up to $500,000, cash up to $250,000)
2017
1975
Australia, UK
USA, Hong Kong, Singapore
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Stake's service is slightly weaker than TD Ameritrade's and a comparison of their fees shows that Stake's fees are slightly lower than TD Ameritrade's.
Account opening takes somewhat less effort at Stake compared to TD Ameritrade, deposit and withdrawal processes are about the same quality at Stake, while customer service quality is considerably lower than TD Ameritrade's.
Our experts rated the trading platform of Stake as somewhat worse than the platform of TD Ameritrade, found that clients have access to less markets and products with Stake, while TD Ameritrade provides better research and education.