Interactive Brokers vs Charles Schwab

Interactive Brokers vs Charles Schwab Comparison Table 2023
Interactive Brokers Charles Schwab
4.3

Interactive Brokers is #12 in our CFD broker rankings.

2.8

Charles Schwab is #34 in our broker rankings.

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IB Boast a huge market share of global trading. With a minimum deposit of $10,000 however, they remain an option for larger traders only.

Charles Schwab is a large US investment broker offering a massive range of stocks, ETFs and equity derivatives in a variety of savings and investment accounts

Instruments
Stocks, Futures, E-minis, Options, CFD, Forex, Crypto, Exchange Linked Warrants Stocks, Futures, Options, Crypto, ETFs
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
$10000 $1
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
$100 1
Regulator
SEC, FCA, IIROC, SFC SEC, FINRA, FCA1
Margin Trading
Yes No
Margin Rate
1.55 - 2.59%
MetaTrader 4
No No
MetaTrader 5
No No
cTrader
No No
AlgoTrader
Yes No
OmniTrader
Yes No
TradingView
No No
Autochartist
No No
eSignal
Yes No
Trading Central
Yes No
STP Account
Yes No
ECN Account
No No
DMA Account
Yes No
MAM Account
Yes No
PAMM Account
No No
LAMM Account
No No
Demat Account
No No
AI / Machine Learning
Yes Yes
Robo Advisor
No Yes
Negative Balance Protection
No No
Market Maker
No No
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
Yes No
Mobile Apps
iOS, Android and Windows iOS & Android
Auto Trading
Yes
Copy Trading
No No
Social Trading
No No
VPS Hosting
No No
Tournaments
No No
Demo Competitions
No No
Ethical Investing
No Yes
Custodial Account
No Yes
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No No
Inactivity Fee
0
Islamic Account
No No
Account Currencies
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • CAD
  • AUD
  • INR
  • JPY
  • SEK
  • NOK
  • DKK
  • CHF
  • HUF
  • USD
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
CFD trading not offered
Leverage
1:50
FTSE Spread
0.005% (£1 Min)
GBPUSD Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
Oil Spread
N/A
Stocks Spread
From 0.003 per share, variable
Forex Trading
Forex trading not offered
GBPUSD Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
EURUSD Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
EURGBP Spread
Commission (.20 pts x trade value)
Assets
70+
Cryptocurrency
Charles Schwab supports indirect crypto trading through digital coin trusts and crypto-related stocks.
Spread
Floating
Coins
  • BTC
  • LTC
  • ETH
  • XRP
  • GBTC
  • BITW
Crypto Lending
No No
Crypto Mining
No No
Crypto Staking
No No
Auto Market Maker
No No
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