Updated May 13 2022
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Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and wallet founded in 2012 with the aim of simplifying cryptocurrency transactions for the average user. Through their mobile and web app they allow purchasing, storing, receiving and sending several real cryptocurrencies. |
Interactive Brokers is a global brokerage founded in 1978 that holds 11+ high tier financial licenses and provides discounted electronic trading services in nearly all the globe with access to more than 100,000+ financial instruments. |
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🏛 Financial Regulators | |
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Status | |
Operational | Operational |
Recent News | |
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Key Data | |
⌛ Account Opening Time | |
1 Day | 1 - 3 Days |
📋 Documents Required | |
All documents must be under the account holder's name. |
All documents must be under the account holder's name. |
📍 Year Founded | |
2012 | 1978 |
💳 Minimum Deposit | |
0 | $ - 0 |
💰 Payment Methods | |
💵 Account Base Currencies | |
All available cryptocurrencies. | 23 - USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNY, CZK, DK, HKD, HUF, INR, ILS, JPY, MXN, NZD, NOK, PLN, RUB, SGD, ZAR, KRW, SEK |
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens | |
Yes | Yes |
❌ Restricted Countries | |
None | AF, SY, SO, SD, LY, NG, BI. |
📊 STP Account | |
No | Yes |
📊 DMA Account | |
No | Yes |
📊 ECN Account | |
No | Yes | Assets |
📚 Available Assets | |
📙 Stocks | |
N/A | 78 markets |
📘 Currency Pairs | |
N/A | 105 |
📗 Commodities | |
N/A | 35 markets |
📕 Indices | |
N/A | 13 |
📔 ETFs | |
N/A | 13,000+ |
💸 Cryptocurrencies | |
110+ | 4 |
📒 Bonds | |
N/A | 60,000+ |
📓 Options | |
N/A | 33 markets |
📗 Futures | |
N/A | 32 markets |
📝 Notes: | |
Coinbase is a traditional cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, meaning that all cryptocurrencies purchased are real ones and not financial derivatives. |
Interactive brokers provides real assets (equities) from more than 100+ markets (exchanges) across the world and also provides CFDs (in allowed regions). |
Trading Experience |
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size | |
N/A | From 1 share - except for exchanges that allow fractional trading (US stock exchanges) |
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size | |
N/A | N/A for EU Citizens |
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size | |
$2 | No minimum, but minimum fee is $1.75 per order |
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size | |
N/A | $25,000 (0.25 lots) |
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size | |
N/A | Varies per commodity (eg: 1 Ounce of Gold) |
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size | |
N/A | $1,000 for corporate/muni bonds, $1 million for treasury bonds |
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size | |
N/A | 1 contract |
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size | |
N/A | 1 contract |
💪 Retail Leverage | |
N/A | Up to 1:30 |
💪 Professional Leverage | |
N/A | N/A |
✍ Customisable Leverage | |
No | No |
🎲 Deleveraged Trading | |
Yes | Yes |
🎓 Demo Account | |
No | Yes |
📱 IOS App | |
Yes | Yes |
📱 Android App | |
Yes | Yes |
📺 MetaTrader 4 | |
No | No |
📺 MetaTrader 5 | |
No | No |
💻 Web trader | |
Yes | Yes |
💻 TradingView Platform | |
No | No |
💻 Proprietary Platform | |
Yes | Yes |
📊 Multi-chart Tools | |
No | Yes |
👬 Copy Trading | |
No | No |
👫 Social Trading | |
No | No |
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss | |
No | No |
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss | |
No | Yes | Fees |
💰 Inactivity Fee | |
No | No |
💰 Deposit Fees | |
No | No |
💰 Withdrawal Fees | |
No | One free withdrawal per month, subsequent are $10 per withdrawal or equivalent |
💰 Commissions | |
Yes, from 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction values on Coinbase Standard. |
Commissions depend on market and residency:
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Spreads |
📈 EUR/USD | |
N/A | Dynamic - From 0.1 pips |
📉 SP500 | |
N/A | Dynamic - From 1 Pip |
📈 GOLD | |
N/A | N/A |
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD) | |
N/A | Dynamic - From $0.50 |
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD) | |
N/A | N/A |
📉 BTC | |
Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0% | N/A | Research and Analysis |
⭐ Watchlists | |
Yes | Yes |
🔭 Stock Screener | |
No | Yes |
🗓 Economic Calendar | |
No | Yes |
📜 Integrated Newsfeed | |
Yes | Yes |
📡 Reuters Feed | |
No | Yes |