DEGIRO Vs. Saxo Bank - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

DEGIRO is a European leading stock broker providing access to more than 50 stock exchanges around the world with low commissions per trade and a simple to use platform.

Saxo Bank is a Danish investment bank operating since 1992. It is one of the most regulated brokerages in the world with an exceptional selection of financial instruments.

• Investors from all experience levels looking to buy real shares, funds or ETFs for the long term
• Active traders that look to access the large variety of exchanges offered

• Professional investors looking to trade a variety of markets
• High net worth traders or investors

• BaFin (Germany)
• AFM (Netherlands)

• ASIC (Australia)
• HKMA (Hong Kong)
• ADGM (United Arab Emirates)
• FINMA (Switzerland)
• MAS (Singapore)
• FFAJ (Japan)
• AFM (Netherlands)

• No conflicts of interest between DEGIRO and its customers
• Virtually unlimited asset offering from 50 exchanges across the globe
• Low fees when compared to traditional banking alternatives

• Exceptional selection of financial instruments at one place
• 2 highly-customizable proprietary trading platforms
• API integration for 3rd party services like Excel or TradingView

• Credit card deposits are not available
• Simplistic platforms with not many features
• Fees are expensive when compared to commission free brokers

• High minimum deposit for certain countries
• Withdrawals via bank transfer only
• High fees on options and futures

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• Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc)
• Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills)

All documents must be under the account holder's name.

• Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc)
• Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills)

All documents must be under the account holder's name.

• Bank Transfer
• Paypal

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfer

DEGIRO only provides services to citizens of Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Finland and the United Kingdom. The rest of the countries worldwide are not able to use DEGIRO's services.

US, BR, ES, IN, KE, MX, NG, PK, ZA.

Up to $150 after 6 months of inactivity, £25 after one quarter in the UK.

Yes and varies per asset and exchange, eg: If you were to purchase £2,000 worth of Apple shares at a price of $300 your total commission would have been £0.44.

$0.02/share (min $10) for US Stocks, from 0.10% (min €10) for other equity markets, €4 per futures contract.