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Morgan Stanley acquires E-Trade - Why This Makes Sense

A few weeks ago in January in Davos, James Gorman, the CEO of Morgan Stanley was interviewed by Bloomberg. The reporter noted ...

Best online brokers in 2023 - Fee comparison included

To find the best online broker in 2019, we went ahead and did the research for you. After testing, analyzing ...

Interactive Brokers Review 2023 - Pros and Cons Uncovered

Read our guide on Interactive Brokers Review 2023 - Pros and Cons Uncovered

SEC proposal risks brokers’ payment for order flow revenue

Amendments proposed by the SEC would reduce brokers’ payment for order flow (PFOF) revenue and would put some operating models ...

Global inflation, global depression

As a result of skyrocketing global inflation, the general standard of living has been severely affected in many countries worldwide, ...

How to reduce risks associated with FX trading

The foreign exchange market is a decentralized global marketplace for trading currencies with a daily volume of $6.6 trillion. It ...

2022 Investment Fraud Report: How prevalent is investment fraud in the United States, UK and Australia?

The internet can be tricky to navigate, especially when it comes to identifying legitimate sites and opportunities. Unfortunately, there has ...

Worldwide Trading Tax Index

Trading stocks and shares is a common way of boosting your earning potential and making your savings work for you. ...

After the downturn, the 'NFT space is not totally dead'

The price of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) declined sharply this week after shockwaves have swept through the crypto markets as the largest “stablecoins”, ...

Crypto Exchange Safety Index: Helping you to stay SAFU when trading crypto

UPDATE [11/15/2022]: In the light of the ongoing bankruptcy procedure of FTX and FTX US, we would like to raise attention ...

Asset Class Customers: The most popular financial products for first-time investors

With inflation rising at its fastest rate in 30 years and the cost of living constantly rising, more and more ...

Which global cities are the most popular for NFTs?

NFTs have taken the world of digital assets by storm, quickly establishing themselves as a pioneering new market for blockchain ...

Which top companies are the biggest investors?

When looking for viable investment opportunities, many of us might consider some of the biggest and most well-known companies in ...

Retail customer behavior – Research by BrokerChooser

Main takeaways 73% of users who filled out the questions on the "Find My Broker" tool on our website said they are ...

What are market makers and how do they impact stock prices?

If you want to buy or sell shares, you’re able to do so almost instantly, especially in the modern age, ...

What are NFTs? - MWC22 Barcelona Conference Notes

Who would have seen art as one of the first use cases of blockchain? NFT stands for non-fungible token and is ...

What’s next for crypto? - MWC22 Conference Notes

Crypto adaptation Cryptocurrencies and DeFi (decentralized finance) are real. They are the present, not the future, according to the panelists at ‘The Future ...

ESG Index: Revealing the best brokers for ESG investments

Environmental, social and corporate governance or ESG investing is an increasingly popular trend among modern investors who are looking to ...

Fintech trends in 2022 - MWC22 Conference Notes

Fintech is disrupting and reshaping the entire financial sector as funding is booming and fintech companies are posing an increasing threat to traditional ...

What is metaverse? - MWC22 Barcelona Conference Notes

I really wanted to dip my toes in the metaverse, but there were always long lines at the booth of ...

Payment for order flow and market makers - Research by BrokerChooser

Main takeaways TD Ameritrade and Robinhood generated the most revenue from stock PFOF in 2020-2021: $994 million and $532 million, respectively. ...

Money in the Metaverse

It looks like ‘metaverse’ is set to be the buzzword of 2022, but what exactly is the metaverse, and more ...

My trip to Frankfurt - Digital Finance Conference

How did it all start? I have to confess, it all started with aimlessly scrolling through social media. As I was checking ...

Brokerage account sizes - Research by BrokerChooser

Main takeaways Between 2015 and Q1 2022, assets under management at the brokers covered in the analysis had a compounded annual growth ...

Brokerage revenue and profit - Research by BrokerChooser

Main takeaways In Q1 2022, revenue at brokers was essentially unchanged (+1%) while profit declined by 10% on average compared to ...

Total and new broker accounts - Research by BrokerChooser

Main takeaways US brokers lead the way in terms of total brokerage accounts. There are 9x more brokerage accounts at US ...

Data dashboard for journalists

BrokerChooser is an independent global retail brokerage comparison service that has so far reviewed 100+ brokerages worldwide and serves more than 200,000 users ...

Number of executed trades - Research by BrokerChooser

Main takeaways The number of executed trades in Q1 2022 was slightly higher (4%) compared to Q4 2021. At the same time, ...

Online trading in 2022: Momentum seen ebbing after Covid-frenzy

Here’s how our analysts at BrokerChooser, a global broker comparison website, see the current state of the online retail trading ...

BrokerChooser in the media

Here you can find the latest selected media mentions of BrokerChooser from all around the world. ...

Why was Facebook down and how is it affecting share prices?

You probably felt it in some way. Your friends did not answer you first and only five of your top posts ...

Investment fines

Investment Fines The banks and brokers that have been hit with the biggest financial penalties. Banks and stockbrokers are supposed to act in a ...

ESG Investing Expert Roundup

What do the experts say? I have reached out to several experts in the field of ESG investing asking them the ...

New ASIC rules for CFD trading

Reacting to a volatile 2020, when many retail traders lost money because of too-high leverage at some CFD brokers, the ...

US retail brokerage market trends: data analysis

BrokerChooser’s analyst team is constantly on the lookout for emerging trends in the retail brokerage world. We went digging deep ...

Differences in trading behavior in the US vs the EU

BrokerChooser’s analyst team is constantly on the lookout for emerging trends in the world of retail brokerages. We dug deep ...

Retail brokerage market trends: data analysis

BrokerChooser’s analyst team is constantly on the lookout for emerging trends in the retail brokerage world. We looked at some of the ...

Stock broker outages in 2021 Q1 and in recent years

BrokerChooser’s analyst team is constantly on the lookout for emerging trends in the retail brokerage world. With the Reddit-Gamestop frenzy, ...

Wall street bets and GameStop turbulence - What you need to know

Hi BC readers, Hope you're having a good time. Let us share a personal story in this post. You know the ...

Making of the BrokerChooser Awards 2021

The wait is over! The drums are rolling and the curtains are up. Let the celebration begin! We are delighted to announce that ...

Get insights for Best Broker Awards 2021

I’ve always wondered how medals were made. I mean, when I’m at a sports event the only thing I'm cheering ...

Forbes Hungary - Interview with BrokerChooser

It’s surprising that the pioneer of broker comparison is a Hungarian company. Brokerchooser’s website allows you to compare broker services ...

BrokerChooser on the cover of Forbes Hungary

We are honoured to be featured on the front page of Forbes Magyarország's digital edition! Our two founders, Gergely Korpos ...

BrokerChooser wins top fintech startup nominaton

We are proud to be nominated as one of Hungary's top 20 fintech startups according to FinTechZone's 2020 FinTech Book! The ...

BrokerChooser joins fight against Covid

Stock trading is popular, business is booming in these dire times. As we are one of the lucky few who ...

BrokerChooser Awards featured in Finance Monthly

Finance Monthly featured the results of our annual awards, highlighting the top five investment brokers! Kudos go to the winners: Interactive ...

Analysis of UK trading apps for Sifted

According to a new independent review, the new wave of UK trading apps are up to 20 times cheaper than ...

BrokerChooser's take on the DMSS Conference

Our very own CMO, Dan Sallai had a chance to attend the DMSS (Digital Marketing Skill Share) Conference. Ever since, he has ...

BrokerChooser wins CESA Award

We are proud to announce that we have been named the Best Fintech Startup of Hungary in 2019! The Central European ...

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