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Best Stock Brokers

Buying shares makes the broker your route to every exchange, dividend payout, and corporate action. The stock brokers on this page are reviewed on exchange coverage, custody, fractional shares, dividend reinvestment, supported order types, and year-end tax reporting. Active traders weigh charting and execution speed; long-term investors weigh custody fees, recurring contributions, and the account types available in their jurisdiction.

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Pepperstone

Pepperstone

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, futures and forex

BAFIN ASIC CMA CYSEC DFSA FCA SCB
Stocks ETFs Futures Forex CFDs Crypto

Pepperstone is a CFD and forex broker with Standard and Razor accounts, 0 € minimum deposit, and platforms including MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView.

  • 0 € minimum deposit on Standard and Razor accounts
  • No account, inactivity or market data fees
  • Razor spreads start from 0.0 points
Public

Public

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and crypto

SEC FINRA SIPC FDIC NYSDFS
Stocks ETFs Options Crypto

Public is a US multi-asset investing platform offering stocks, ETFs, options, bonds, crypto, margin, AI tools, a trading API and cash products.

  • $0 regular-hours US stock and ETF trades
  • Options rebates of $0.06-$0.18 per stock or ETF contract
  • Margin rates range from 4.90% to 4.25%
Robinhood

Robinhood

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, futures and crypto

BOL
Stocks ETFs Futures Crypto

Robinhood combines stock tokens, crypto, staking, wallet services, and crypto perpetual futures under a Bank of Lithuania-regulated European entity.

  • 0.1% FX fee covers stock-token orders
  • Stock-token investing starts from €1
  • Stock tokens trade from Monday 2 AM to Saturday 2 AM CET/CEST
Saxo

Saxo

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and futures

DANISH FSA
Stocks ETFs Options Futures Forex CFDs

Saxo is a Danish bank and broker with investing and trading platforms covering stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds, options, CFDs, forex, and futures.

  • No platform fee and no inactivity fee
  • No minimum deposit for individual accounts
  • US stock and ETF commissions start from $1
SogoTrade

SogoTrade

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and crypto

FINRA
Stocks ETFs Options Crypto

SogoTrade is an online broker for stocks, ETFs, options and crypto, with qualified limit-order rebates and web/mobile trading platforms.

  • $0 qualified limit orders can reduce stock and ETF trading costs
  • Qualified limit orders can earn $1.00 per 1000 shares
  • $0 options commission with a 50¢ contract fee
Swissquote

Swissquote

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and futures

CSSF ECB CySEC
Stocks ETFs Options Futures Forex CFDs Crypto

Swissquote offers bank-based investing, crypto, Smart Portfolios and Forex/CFDs through digital platforms, with a 27-currency account.

  • 27-currency account gives multi-currency flexibility
  • Trading commissions start from 0.10% per trade
  • 41 cryptos trade on the Swissquote-developed SQX exchange
tastytrade

tastytrade

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and futures

FINRA SIPC NFA CFTC NYDFS
Stocks ETFs Options Futures Forex Crypto

tastytrade is a multi-asset broker focused on active traders, with stocks, ETFs, options, futures, forex and crypto plus web, desktop, mobile and API access.

  • Stock and ETF trades have $0 opening and closing commissions
  • Stock and ETF options close for $0 per contract
  • $10 max commission per leg on stock and ETF options
TradeStation

TradeStation

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and futures

SEC CFTC FINRA NFA
Stocks ETFs Options Futures

TradeStation offers active trading in stocks, ETFs, options, futures, mutual funds and bonds, with desktop, web, mobile, FuturesPlus and API tools.

  • $0 stock and ETF commissions in the pricing table
  • Options fall to $0 per contract above 10,000 monthly contracts
  • Micro futures commissions start at $0.25 per contract, per side
Trading 212

Trading 212

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs and CFDs

FCA BaFin CySEC ASIC
Stocks ETFs CFDs

Trading 212 offers commission-free investing in stocks and ETFs, fractional shares from £1, multi-currency accounts, cash interest, ISA, SIPP and CFD access.

  • Free trading commission reduces dealing costs
  • Free custody keeps ongoing account costs low
  • Fractional shares start from £1
Wealthfront

Wealthfront

Investors seeking stocks and ETFs

SEC FINRA SIPC FDIC
Stocks ETFs

Wealthfront combines automated investing, stock and ETF trading, a cash account, direct indexing and bond ladders with low stated fees.

  • Zero commissions on stock and ETF trades
  • $1 minimum for Stock Investing Account
  • Cash Account has zero account fees
Webull

Webull

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and futures

SEC FINRA CFTC NFA
Stocks ETFs Options Futures Crypto

Webull offers $0-commission U.S. stock, ETF and options trading, plus futures, crypto, margin, paper trading and automated portfolios on web, mobile and desktop platforms.

  • $0 commissions on U.S. exchange-listed stocks, ETFs and options
  • No deposit minimums for brokerage accounts
  • Fractional shares available from $1.00
Acorns

Acorns

Investors seeking stocks and ETFs

SEC FINRA
Stocks ETFs

Acorns is an automated saving and investing app with ETF portfolios, Round-Ups, retirement accounts, and pricing from $3/mo.

  • Round-Ups invest spare change once it reaches at least $5
  • Automatic rebalancing keeps Base portfolio allocations on track
  • Dividends are automatically reinvested
BlackBull Markets

BlackBull Markets

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and futures

FSA
Stocks ETFs Options Futures Forex Crypto

BlackBull Markets is a forex and multi-asset broker with $0 ECN minimum deposits, segregated accounts and platforms including MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView.

  • US$0 minimum deposit on ECN accounts
  • Prime spreads start from 0.0 pips
  • Client funds are kept in segregated accounts
CMC Markets

CMC Markets

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, forex and CFDs

BMA
Stocks ETFs Forex CFDs Crypto

CMC Markets is a CFD and forex broker founded in 1989, with MT4, MT5, TradingView and its own web and mobile platforms.

  • No minimum deposit required to open an account
  • No CMC deposit or withdrawal fees currently charged
  • FX Active spreads from 0.0 pips on six major FX pairs
Eightcap

Eightcap

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, forex and CFDs

CySEC
Stocks ETFs Forex CFDs Crypto

Eightcap is a CFD broker offering forex, shares, indices, commodities and crypto on MT5 and TradingView, with a €100 minimum deposit.

  • Raw account spreads start from 0.0 pips
  • Standard and TradingView accounts show no commission
  • No internal fees for deposits or withdrawals
Freetrade

Freetrade

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs and crypto

FCA
Stocks ETFs Crypto

Freetrade is an investing platform with £0 dealing commissions, free ISA and SIPP access, stocks, ETFs, funds, gilts, ready-made portfolios and Crypto ETNs.

  • £0 dealing commission per trade
  • Basic plan has no monthly subscription fee
  • ISA and SIPP available on the £0 Basic plan
interactive investor

interactive investor

Investors seeking stocks and ETFs

FCA
Stocks ETFs

interactive investor is a UK flat-fee investment platform for shares, funds, ETFs, bonds, ISAs and SIPPs, with managed portfolios and multi-currency investing.

  • Flat monthly plans start at £5.99 instead of a percentage fee
  • Free regular investing across all plans
  • Next-day GBP and EUR withdrawals have no charge
Spreadex

Spreadex

Investors seeking stocks, ETFs, options and forex

FCA
Stocks ETFs Options Forex CFDs Crypto

Spreadex is a UK-based broker founded in 1999 offering spread betting, CFDs and options on shares, indices, forex and commodities, with TradingView and mobile apps.

  • EUR/USD spreads start from 0.6 pts
  • UK 100 and Germany 40 spreads start from 1pt
  • Gold spreads start from 0.3 pts