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CapTrader vs Fidelity

Compare CapTrader and Fidelity side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

CapTrader

CapTrader

Active traders wanting broad market access

CapTrader is a German introducing broker for Interactive Brokers offering access to 1.2 million securities acโ€ฆ

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Fidelity

Fidelity

Long-term investors and beginners

Fidelity is a US brokerage founded in 1946 offering stocks, ETFs, options, bonds, mutual funds, crypto, fractโ€ฆ

Head-to-head comparison

CapTrader vs Fidelity
Feature CapTrader Fidelity
Minimum deposit - -
Stock trading fee From EUR 2 (European exchanges, 0.1% of order volume); from USD 2 (US exchanges, USD 0.01 per share) $0 commission per online US stock trade
Regulators BaFin, CBI SEC, FINRA, SIPC
Best for Active traders wanting broad market access Long-term investors and beginners
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
Forex
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CFDs
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Crypto
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Bonds
Options
Futures
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Funds
Margin
Multi Currency
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Demo Account
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Fractional Shares
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Money Market Funds
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Ready Made Portfolios
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Investment Plans
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Pros & cons

CapTrader

CapTrader

Pros

  • No account management or inactivity fee
  • Access to 1.2 million securities on 170+ exchanges in 40 countries
  • Low stock and ETF commissions from EUR 2 or USD 2
  • Options trading from EUR 2 per contract
  • Futures trading from EUR 1 per contract
  • Free unlimited demo account
  • Multiple platform options including Trader Workstation and TradingView
  • German-language support with a dedicated phone hotline

Cons

  • High minimum deposit of EUR 2,000 (EUR 25,000 for corporate accounts)
  • Trader Workstation has a steep learning curve
  • No direct crypto spot trading - only crypto futures and ETNs
  • Bank transfer is the only deposit/withdrawal method
  • Second and subsequent withdrawals per month carry a fee
  • Platform complexity may overwhelm beginners
Fidelity

Fidelity

Pros

  • No commission on US stock and ETF trades
  • No account minimum, no account fee, no inactivity fee
  • No withdrawal fee
  • Fractional shares available from $1
  • Extensive research and educational resources
  • Fidelity Go robo-advisor free under $25,000
  • Fidelity does not accept payment for order flow
  • Excess-of-SIPC coverage totalling $1 billion in aggregate

Cons

  • No futures trading
  • No forex or CFD trading
  • Crypto limited to five coins with a 1% spread
  • No paper trading or demo account
  • Margin rates higher than some specialist discount brokers
  • A small subset of ETFs carry a $100 service fee per purchase
CapTrader

CapTrader

CapTrader is a German introducing broker for Interactive Brokers offering access to 1.2 million securities across 170+ exchanges with low per-trade commissions and no inactivity fee.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

Fidelity

Fidelity

Fidelity is a US brokerage founded in 1946 offering stocks, ETFs, options, bonds, mutual funds, crypto, fractional shares and the Fidelity Go robo-advisor with no account minimums.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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