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Davy Select vs EBC Financial Group

Compare Davy Select and EBC Financial Group side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

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…

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EBC Financial Group

EBC Financial Group

Active forex and CFD traders

EBC Financial Group is a London-based forex and CFD broker founded in 2020, offering 200+ instruments across …

Head-to-head comparison

Davy Select vs EBC Financial Group
Feature Davy Select EBC Financial Group
Minimum deposit - -
Stock trading fee Irish and UK stocks: 0.5% (min EUR 14.99); International stocks: 0.06% + EUR 25 settlement per trade Share CFDs available; commission structure varies by entity and account type
Regulators CBI FCA, ASIC, CIMA, FSC, FSCA
Best for Irish self-directed investors Active forex and CFD traders
Markets & account
Stocks
ETFs
Forex
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CFDs
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Bonds
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Funds
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Money Market Funds
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Business Account
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Margin
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Demo Account
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Pros & cons

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
EBC Financial Group

EBC Financial Group

Pros

  • Regulated by FCA and ASIC - top-tier jurisdictions
  • UK clients covered by FSCS up to GBP 85,000
  • Client funds held in segregated accounts at Barclays
  • No deposit or withdrawal fees
  • Raw spreads from 0.0 pips on Professional account
  • Supports MT4, MT5 and TradingView
  • Free demo account available
  • Average execution speed around 20 ms with 25+ liquidity providers

Cons

  • Professional account requires a high USD 5,000 minimum deposit
  • Professional account charges USD 6 per lot commission
  • Relatively new broker, established 2020
  • Inactivity fees may apply after 12 months
  • No cent or micro account types
  • Limited base currency options
  • Product range smaller than some established multi-asset competitors
  • Advanced educational content is limited
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.

EBC Financial Group

EBC Financial Group

EBC Financial Group is a London-based forex and CFD broker founded in 2020, offering 200+ instruments across forex, indices, commodities, share CFDs and crypto CFDs on MT4, MT5 and TradingView.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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