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Davy Select vs Whitebox

Compare Davy Select and Whitebox 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, regโ€ฆ

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Whitebox

Whitebox

Long-term ETF investors in Germany

Whitebox is a German BaFin-regulated robo-advisor offering ETF-based managed portfolios with tiered fees fromโ€ฆ

Head-to-head comparison

Davy Select vs Whitebox
Feature Davy Select Whitebox
Minimum deposit - -
Stock trading fee Irish and UK stocks: 0.5% (min EUR 14.99); International stocks: 0.06% + EUR 25 settlement per trade -
Regulators CBI BaFin
Best for Irish self-directed investors Long-term ETF investors in Germany
Markets & account
Stocks
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ETFs
Bonds
Funds
Money Market Funds
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Business Account
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Ready Made Portfolios
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Investment Plans
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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
Whitebox

Whitebox

Pros

  • BaFin-regulated with clear German legal framework
  • All-in fee includes custody, rebalancing, and transactions
  • Automatic deviation-based rebalancing included
  • No deposit, withdrawal, or inactivity fees
  • No minimum holding period or exit charges
  • Multiple strategies including ESG-oriented options
  • Savings plan available from 25 EUR per month
  • Client securities held as segregated assets at flatexDEGIRO Bank AG

Cons

  • High starting fee of 0.95% p.a. for portfolios under 30,000 EUR
  • Primarily available in Germany and Austria; platform and support in German only
  • No self-directed trading - managed portfolios only
  • No demo or trial account
  • No ISA, SIPP, or tax wrappers outside German structures
  • No direct stock, crypto, or CFD trading
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.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

Whitebox

Whitebox

Whitebox is a German BaFin-regulated robo-advisor offering ETF-based managed portfolios with tiered fees from 0.95% down to 0.35% and automatic rebalancing.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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