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Interactive Brokers vs LIQID

Compare Interactive Brokers and LIQID side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.

Interactive Brokers

Interactive Brokers

Active investors and multi-asset traders

Interactive Brokers is a multi-asset broker with stocks, ETFs, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds andโ€ฆ

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LIQID

LIQID

Affluent investors seeking digital wealth management

LIQID is a Berlin-based digital wealth manager offering ETF portfolios, actively managed strategies and privaโ€ฆ

Head-to-head comparison

Interactive Brokers vs LIQID
Feature Interactive Brokers LIQID
Minimum deposit - -
Stock trading fee - -
Regulators SEC, CFTC, FINRA, FCA, CBI, ASIC, SEBI, MAS, CIRO BaFin
Best for Active investors and multi-asset traders Affluent investors seeking digital wealth management
Markets & account
Stocks
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ETFs
Forex
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Crypto
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Bonds
Options
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Futures
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Funds
Fractional Shares
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Investment Plans
Margin
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Multi Currency
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Demo Account
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Ready Made Portfolios
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Money Market Funds
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Business Account
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Pros & cons

Interactive Brokers

Interactive Brokers

Pros

  • $0 Lite commissions on US stocks and ETFs
  • IBKR Pro stocks from USD 0.0005 per share
  • US options from USD 0.15 per contract
  • Margin loans start at USD 4.14%
  • Cash interest up to USD 3.14%
  • No inactivity fees
  • No minimums for general investment accounts
  • Paper trading with simulated funds

Cons

  • IBKR Pro stocks cost up to USD 0.0035 per share
  • IBKR Lite stock orders include PFOF
  • US options cost up to USD 0.65 per contract
  • Crypto execution and custody are for eligible clients
  • Forecast contracts are limited to eligible clients
LIQID

LIQID

Pros

  • BaFin-regulated with assets held as segregated Sondervermogen
  • Custody at V-Bank with statutory deposit protection up to EUR 100,000
  • Access to private equity, private debt and infrastructure from EUR 20,000 via ELTIF
  • No account opening, deposit, withdrawal or inactivity fees
  • Combination of algorithmic portfolio management and personal advisors
  • 20 investment strategies across passive ETF, sustainable and actively managed approaches
  • Fees up to 60% lower than traditional German wealth management banks

Cons

  • High minimum investment of EUR 100,000 for wealth management strategies excludes most retail investors
  • No demo account available
  • No savings plan or recurring deposit option for wealth management strategies
  • Private markets products carry management and performance fees significantly above ETF strategies
  • Limited to German market - not available to investors outside Germany
  • Select strategy has not consistently outperformed passive alternatives after costs
Interactive Brokers

Interactive Brokers

Interactive Brokers is a multi-asset broker with stocks, ETFs, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds and crypto across web, mobile and desktop platforms.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

LIQID

LIQID

LIQID is a Berlin-based digital wealth manager offering ETF portfolios, actively managed strategies and private markets access to investors from EUR 100,000.

Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.

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