Stake vs Trading 212

Stake vs Trading 212 Comparison Table 2023
Stake Review 2023	Trading 212 Review 2023
Review 2.9	Review 3.5
Traders from US not accepted	Traders from US not accepted See available CFD brokers
Stake is an Wall Street brokerage offering 6,000+ stocks on a mobile investing app. This multi-reglated broker has gained a strong reputation since its inception in 2017, with over 450,000 customers. The brand offers competitive fees, with just a $3 brokerage charge and 0.5% for FX conversion, making it popular with global traders.	Trading 212 is a European-regulated CFD, stock and ETF broker that also offers ISA accounts. Traders can access markets through a proprietary trading platform and speculate on the movements of 1800+ tradeable instruments including forex, stocks, ETFs and commodities.
Bonus Offer
Free Stock
Comment by Reviewer
"Stake will appeal to aspiring stock investors looking for a heavily regulated, easy-to-use mobile platform with low fees and thousands of US shares."	"Trading212 falls short of the standards we expect from online brokers. A subpar mobile trading app and questionable changes to margin requirements have eroded user confidence. There are better alternatives for day traders."
Pros
Strong regulatory oversight with licenses and memberships with FINRA, SIPC and the FCA Excellent range of 6,000 US stocks and ETFs, plus a useful stock comparison tool Free first 'mystery' stock when you sign up and fund your account within 24 hours Competitive $3 brokerage charge and free fractional shares, plus no inactivity or account fees Sleek and user-friendly mobile interface with price charts, a financial news stream and market data Attractive 'Stake Black' membership for Australian and New Zealand clients, offering instant fund settlements and more Educational content and market overviews are posted to help investors stay up to date with the US and Australian markets Fractional trading and stock lending help Stake offer a complete investing package Clients can take advantage of free trades on Wall Street stocks and ETFs	Demo account with virtual funds Portfolio copy trading functionality Low minimum deposit requirement A suite of educational resources Commission-free trading across a range of assets
Cons
Stake charges hefty deposit and withdrawal fees, and up to A$20 per month for its top account levels To unlock market depth, company financial data and OTC stock trading, investors need to pay up to A$20 per month for Stake Black UK investors are limited to bank transfers when making deposits and withdrawals There is only one method for clients to contact the customer support team The brokerage does not support trading using leverage or margin There are limited technical analysis tools in the app There is a narrow range of trading instruments	No access to MT4 or MT5 Execution-only brokerage with no managed account option Questionable operating practices and treatment of customers Some products such as options and cryptocurrency are not offered Low account and fund safety score
Instruments
Stocks, ETFs	Forex, CFDs, Indices, Shares, Commodities, ETFs
Demo Account
No	Yes
Minimum Deposit
$50	$1
Trading Platforms
Own	Own
Payment Methods
Apple Pay Credit Card Debit Card Google Wallet POLi Wire Transfer	Apple Pay Credit Card Debit Card Giropay Google Wallet iDeal Mastercard PayPal Skrill Sofort Visa Wire Transfer
Minimum Trade
Variable	0.01 Lots
Regulator
FCA, ASIC, FMA	FCA, CySEC, FSC
Margin Trading
No	Yes
STP Account
No	Yes
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	No
Robo Advisor
No	No
Negative Balance Protection
No	Yes
Market Maker
No	No
P2P Trading
No	No
Spot Trading
No	No
Mobile Apps
iOS & Android	iOS & Android
Auto Trading
	AutoInvest portfolio
Copy Trading
No	Yes
Copy Trading Platform
	Trading 212 offers a portfolio copy trading service which is user-friendly and suitable for beginners
Social Trading
No	Yes
VPS Hosting
No	No
Tournaments
No	No
Demo Competitions
No	No
Ethical Investing
No	Yes
Custodial Account
No	No
Guaranteed Stop Loss
No	No
Inactivity Fee
$0
Islamic Account
No	No
Account Currencies
USD GBP AUD NZD BRL	USD EUR GBP CAD SEK NOK CHF CZK
Stock Exchanges
Australian Securities Exchange Nasdaq New York Stock Exchange	Australian Securities Exchange CAC 40 Index France DAX GER 40 Index Euronext FTSE UK Index Hong Kong Stock Exchange IBEX 35 Japan Exchange Group S&P 500 SIX Swiss Exchange
Commodities
	Cocoa Coffee Copper Corn Cotton Gasoline Gold Lead Livestock Natural Gas Oil Palladium Platinum Silver Soybeans Sugar Wheat
CFD Trading
CFD trading not offered	Trade leveraged CFDs on thousands of instruments, including forex, equities, commodities, indices, bonds and futures. The selection of asset classes is decent, but the trading software, particularly the mobile app, lags behind competitors.
Leverage
	1:30
FTSE Spread
	2.5 points
GBPUSD Spread
	0.00028 pips
Oil Spread
	0.4 pips
Stocks Spread
	0.2% Var
Forex Trading
Forex trading not offered	Trade 170+ major, minor and exotic forex pairs with floating spreads and leverage up to 1:30. Forex futures are also available on some currency pairs. However the forex broker has a track record of amending margin requirements without appropriate notice.
Forex App
	Trading212 have positioned themselves at the front of the mobile trading movement. Their platform is based on a ‘mobile-first’ model, so they prioritize this type of trader. The app offers 1800+ instruments, zero commissions and a free practise account. Download the app risk free and try it out.
GBPUSD Spread
	0.00028 pips
EURUSD Spread
	0.00015 pips
EURGBP Spread
	0.00044 pips
Assets
	170+

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