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Ginmon vs Markets.com

Compare Ginmon and Markets.com side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

Ginmon

Ginmon

Passive ETF investors in Germany

Ginmon is a German robo advisor that builds and manages automated ETF portfolios using factor-investing princโ€ฆ

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Markets.com

Markets.com

CFD and forex traders

Markets.com is a multi-regulated CFD and forex broker offering over 2,200 instruments across forex, shares, iโ€ฆ

Head-to-head comparison

Ginmon vs Markets.com
Feature Ginmon Markets.com
Minimum deposit - -
Stock trading fee - -
Regulators BaFin, Deutsche Bundesbank CySEC, FSCA, ASIC, FSA
Best for Passive ETF investors in Germany CFD and forex traders
Markets & account
Stocks
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ETFs
Forex
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CFDs
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Crypto
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Bonds
Ready Made Portfolios
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Investment Plans
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Business Account
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Savings Vaults
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Margin
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Demo Account
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Multi Currency
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Pros & cons

Ginmon

Ginmon

Pros

  • All-inclusive fee of 0.75% p.a. covers custody and transactions
  • No deposit, withdrawal, or performance fees
  • BaFin and Deutsche Bundesbank regulated
  • Proprietary Apeiron active risk management adjusts allocations automatically
  • Factor-investing strategy based on Fama-French research
  • Low minimum investment: EUR 1,000 with a EUR 50/month savings plan (EUR 5,000 without one)
  • Multiple product types including Invest, VL, Junior, and TopZins
  • Available in English, which is uncommon among German robo advisors

Cons

  • Only available to investors in Germany
  • No self-directed trading - all portfolio decisions are fully automated
  • Green strategies have historically shown lower returns than global strategies
  • No demo or trial account available
  • No joint accounts offered
  • 0.75% management fee is higher than the cheapest passive ETF brokers
  • Limited asset class exposure - no direct access to individual stocks, forex, or crypto
Markets.com

Markets.com

Pros

  • Regulated by CySEC, FSCA and ASIC
  • No commissions on trades - spread-only pricing
  • No deposit or broker withdrawal fees
  • Proprietary platform plus MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5
  • Over 2,200 tradable instruments across multiple asset classes
  • Free demo account for practice trading
  • Negative balance protection for retail clients

Cons

  • FCA authorisation surrendered in 2025 - UK retail services including spread betting discontinued
  • Inactivity fee of 10 per month triggered after just 90 days
  • Spreads wider than ECN or STP competitors
  • No copy trading or social trading functionality
  • Demo account expires after 90 days of inactivity
  • No cTrader platform
  • No VPS service
Ginmon

Ginmon

Ginmon is a German robo advisor that builds and manages automated ETF portfolios using factor-investing principles, supervised by BaFin and Deutsche Bundesbank.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

Markets.com

Markets.com

Markets.com is a multi-regulated CFD and forex broker offering over 2,200 instruments across forex, shares, indices, commodities, ETFs, crypto and bonds via its proprietary platform, MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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