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Consorsbank vs Davy Select

Compare Consorsbank and Davy Select side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

Consorsbank

Consorsbank

German retail investors, ETF savers

Consorsbank is a German direct bank and BNP Paribas subsidiary offering a brokerage depot with stocks, ETFs, …

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Davy Select

Davy Select

Irish self-directed investors

Davy Select is an Irish execution-only platform offering stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds and pension accounts, reg…

Head-to-head comparison

Consorsbank vs Davy Select
Feature Consorsbank Davy Select
Minimum deposit - -
Stock trading fee 4.95 EUR + 0.25% of order value; min 9.95 EUR, max 69 EUR; plus exchange fee (0.95-2.95 EUR) Irish and UK stocks: 0.5% (min EUR 14.99); International stocks: 0.06% + EUR 25 settlement per trade
Regulators BaFin CBI
Best for German retail investors, ETF savers Irish self-directed investors
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
CFDs
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Bonds
Options
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Futures
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Funds
Margin
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Investment Plans
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Demo Account
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Money Market Funds
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Business Account
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Pros & cons

Consorsbank

Consorsbank

Pros

  • No custody fee
  • No account maintenance fee
  • No inactivity fee
  • All ETF savings plans free of execution fees
  • Broad ETF selection of over 1,500 savings plan-eligible ETFs
  • Backed by BNP Paribas with top-tier bank credit ratings
  • Access to options and futures via dedicated platforms
  • CFD demo account available with 50,000 EUR virtual capital

Cons

  • Available to German residents only; no international account opening
  • Standard order fee of min 9.95 EUR can be high for small orders
  • No cryptocurrency trading offered
  • No multicurrency account; all positions held in EUR
  • FX conversion costs 19.95 EUR flat plus margin on non-EUR trades
  • International securities transfers cost 29.95 EUR per position
  • Advanced platform features (real-time quotes, chart modules) carry monthly subscription fees
Davy Select

Davy Select

Pros

  • Regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland with long track record
  • Client funds held in segregated accounts
  • Access to over 7,500 stocks across 30 international markets
  • Over 650 ETFs and 1,200 funds available
  • Pension accounts (PRSA, ARF, PRB) offered on the same platform
  • No account opening fee and no deposit fee
  • Research tools powered by Morningstar and Thomson Reuters

Cons

  • High inactivity fee of EUR 50 per quarter
  • Irish and UK trade commissions of 0.5% are above the low-cost market average
  • EUR 40 custody charge per trade for instruments outside Ireland and UK
  • No demo account available
  • Mobile app is view-only - trades cannot be executed on mobile
  • Account opening process is not fully digital and can take several weeks
  • No CFDs, leverage, crypto or forex trading
Consorsbank

Consorsbank

Consorsbank is a German direct bank and BNP Paribas subsidiary offering a brokerage depot with stocks, ETFs, bonds, funds, options, futures, and CFDs, with no custody or account maintenance fees.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

Davy Select

Davy Select

Davy Select is an Irish execution-only platform offering stocks, ETFs, funds, bonds and pension accounts, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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