Plus500 vs Charles Schwab

Plus500 vs Charles Schwab Comparison Table 2023
Plus500 Charles Schwab
4.1
2.8

Charles Schwab is #38 in our broker rankings.

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An investor with a Plus500 account can trade CFDs (forex, stocks, commodities, cryptocurrencies (availability subject to regulation), options, indices, and ETFs), Shares, and Futures. With tight spreads and no commission, they are a leading global brand.

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

79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
Awards
  • Best Overall Broker 2021 - DayTrading.com
  • Best Overall Broker 2020 - DayTrading.com
  • Best Overall Broker 2019 - DayTrading.com
Instruments
CFDs (forex, commodities, ETFs, options, etc.), Shares, Futures Stocks, Futures, Options, Crypto, ETFs
Demo Account
Yes Yes
Minimum Deposit
$100 $1
Payment Methods
Minimum Trade
Varies by asset 1
Regulator
FCA, MAS, CySEC, ASIC, FSA, FSCA, FMA, DFSA, EFSA SEC, FINRA, FCA1
Margin Trading
Yes No
MetaTrader 4
No No
MetaTrader 5
No No
cTrader
No No
AlgoTrader
No No
OmniTrader
No No
TradingView
No No
Autochartist
No No
eSignal
No No
Trading Central
No No
STP Account
No No
ECN Account
No No
DMA Account
No No
MAM Account
No No
PAMM Account
No No
LAMM Account
No No
Demat Account
No No
AI / Machine Learning
No Yes
Robo Advisor
No Yes
Negative Balance Protection
Yes No
Market Maker
Yes No
P2P Trading
No No
Spot Trading
No 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
Yes Yes
Custodial Account
No Yes
Guaranteed Stop Loss
Yes No
Islamic Account
No No
Account Currencies
  • USD
  • EUR
  • GBP
  • AUD
  • ZAR
  • CZK
  • USD
Stock Exchanges
Commodities
CFD Trading
CFD trading not offered
Leverage
1:30
FTSE Spread
Variable
GBPUSD Spread<
Variable
Oil Spread
Variable
Stocks Spread
Variable
Forex Trading
Plus500 Offer forex trading via CFDs with tight variable spreads and a range of well over 70 currency pairs. Free Unlimited Demo Account. Forex trading not offered
Forex App

Plus500 have developed their mobile apps to match the WebTrader online platform . Secure, reliable and uncomplicated, the app is among the best out there. Stop loss and limits are available, free alerts and a full range of markets and instruments are available. Visit the download page here.

GBPUSD Spread
Variable
EURUSD Spread
Variable
EURGBP Spread
Variable
Assets
70+
Cryptocurrency
Crypto trading not offered Charles Schwab supports indirect crypto trading through digital coin trusts and crypto-related stocks.
Spread
Variable Floating
Coins
  • BCH
  • BTC
  • ETH
  • LTC
  • XRP
  • IOTA
  • NEO
  • EOS
  • XMR
  • GBTC
  • BITW
Crypto Lending
No No
Crypto Mining
No No
Crypto Staking
No No
Auto Market Maker
No No
79% of retail CFD accounts lose money.
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