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growney vs VT Markets

Compare growney and VT Markets side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

growney

growney

Low-cost ETF portfolio investing in Germany

growney is a German BaFin-licensed robo-advisor offering ETF-based managed portfolios across 23 strategies, i…

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VT Markets

VT Markets

Forex and CFD active traders

VT Markets is an Australian-founded CFD and forex broker offering 1,000+ instruments across MetaTrader 4, Met…

Head-to-head comparison

growney vs VT Markets
Feature growney VT Markets
Minimum deposit - -
Stock trading fee - Share CFDs available; commissions vary by account type
Regulators BaFin ASIC, FSCA, FSC
Best for Low-cost ETF portfolio investing in Germany Forex and CFD active traders
Markets & account
Stocks
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ETFs
Forex
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CFDs
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Bonds
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Investment Plans
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Ready Made Portfolios
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Business Account
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Margin
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Demo Account
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Pros & cons

growney

growney

Pros

  • Low annual management fee: 0.68% under EUR 50,000, drops to 0.38% above
  • No deposit, withdrawal, transaction, or inactivity fees
  • 23 investment strategies including conventional, sustainable (growgreen), and specialty
  • BaFin-licensed asset manager; client ETFs held as protected special assets
  • Savings plans from EUR 25 per month with no minimum term
  • Withdrawal plans available from EUR 2,000 balance
  • Business and joint investment accounts available
  • Tax optimisation and annual rebalancing included in management fee

Cons

  • No native mobile app - platform is web-based only
  • Portfolio rebalancing occurs only annually (December) unless drift exceeds 10%
  • ETF-only approach: no individual stocks, bonds, or active fund selection
  • No children's accounts (planned with future Upvest custody migration)
  • Minimum EUR 500 for lump-sum deposits (EUR 25 for savings plans)
  • Sustainable strategies have historically underperformed conventional equivalents
  • Higher total cost (approx. 0.90% all-in) for balances below EUR 50,000
VT Markets

VT Markets

Pros

  • No account opening, maintenance, or inactivity fees
  • Raw ECN spreads from 0.0 pips on major forex pairs
  • Over 1,000 tradable instruments across forex, indices, shares, ETFs, and bonds
  • Regulated by ASIC, FSCA, and FSC across three jurisdictions
  • Free $100,000 demo account with 90-day access
  • VTrade copy-trading platform with 100+ signal providers
  • TradingView integration alongside MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5
  • Client fund insurance up to USD 1,000,000 via Lloyd's of London

Cons

  • ASIC entity is wholesale-only; retail clients are onboarded under FSCA or FSC, not a Tier-1 regulator
  • No statutory investor compensation scheme for retail clients
  • Gold spread (~27 pips) is above the industry average
  • Withdrawal fees apply for e-wallets and for repeat wire transfers in the same month
  • No cryptocurrency trading offered
  • Not available to US, Singapore, or Russian residents
  • FCA warning issued for UK-facing operations since June 2023
growney

growney

growney is a German BaFin-licensed robo-advisor offering ETF-based managed portfolios across 23 strategies, including sustainable options, with a tiered fee structure and no transaction costs.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

VT Markets

VT Markets

VT Markets is an Australian-founded CFD and forex broker offering 1,000+ instruments across MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradingView, and a proprietary copy-trading platform.

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Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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