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Broker Comparison
Compare Lightyear and Markets.com side by side: fees, regulation, platforms.
Cost-conscious long-term investors
Low-cost investing platform with free ETFs, multi-currency accounts, fractional investing, savings products, …
CFD and forex traders
Markets.com is a multi-regulated CFD and forex broker offering over 2,200 instruments across forex, shares, i…
| Feature | Lightyear | Markets.com |
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| Minimum deposit | - | - |
| Stock trading fee | US shares: 0.10% (0.10 USD min - 1 USD max); UK shares: 1 GBP; EUR-denominated stocks, bonds, ETNs and ETCs: 1 EUR; other European stocks: 0.10% | - |
| Regulators | FCA, EFSA, FINRA, SIPC | CySEC, FSCA, ASIC, FSA |
| Best for | Cost-conscious long-term investors | CFD and forex traders |
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| Fractional Shares | - |
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| Ready Made Portfolios | - |
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| Savings Vaults | - |
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| Money Market Funds | - |
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| Business Account | - |
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| Demo Account | - |
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Lightyear
Low-cost investing platform with free ETFs, multi-currency accounts, fractional investing, savings products, and a 0.35% FX fee.
Your capital is at risk. Other fees apply.
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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