Freedom Finance Vs. Coinbase - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

Freedom Finance is an equities broker founded in 2008 belonging to the parent group Freedom Holding Corp (a publicly traded company on NASDAQ exchange). Their specialty is providing access to more than 1 million stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures and options worldwide along with IPOs.

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.

• Real equities traders looking to day-trade stocks, options, futures and ETFs
• Long term investors looking to build a stocks or ETFs portfolio
• Experienced investors that know which assets they are looking for

• Inexperienced cryptocurrency investors
• Long term cryptocurrency holders
• Investors meeting the above two conditions and also satisfied with the cryptocurrency offering they provide
• Seasoned investors and traders looking to explore the Coinbase Pro option for better pricing.

• CySec (Cyprus)
• BaFin (Germany)
• SEC (United States)

None

• Over 1,500,000+ assets from several exchanges worldwide
• All assets are real equities (they do not provide CFDs)
• InvestIdeas section with great analysis on several high potential stocks
• 3% per year in their savings D-account (Daily interest accrual)

• Extremely simple and friendly interfaces
• Moderate variety of cryptocurrencies
• Independent wallet application
• Option to choose from standard Coinbase or Coinbase Pro
• Coinbase debit card (for eligible countries) to spend and manage your cryptocurrencies

• The use of SMS codes for authentication of basic operations can be an issue for frequent international travellers
• Freedom Finance does not offers currencies, cryptocurrencies or spot commodities
• No stock screener or tools to research and analyse stocks efficiently

• Extremely high fees for cryptocurrency transactions (especially on standard app)
• Low variety of cryptocurrencies to trade when compared to leading exchanges

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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.

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfers

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Bank Transfers
• Paypal

SY, IR. 

Yes, 7€ for bank transfers.

Yes, up to 2.5% for credit / debit cards.

Yes and the vary per account:

In their all inclusive USD account they charge,

• 0.5% + $0.012 per share with a minimum  of $1.2 per trade
• $0.65 per USA stock options contract
• 12% for margin lending

In their Smart in EUR account they charge,

• 0.02€ per share with a minimum of 2€ per trade
• $0.65 per USA stock options contract
• 12% for margin lending
• €0.05 for each SMS notification

In their Fix in EUR account, they charge,

• 10€ Monthly account fee
• 0.012€ per share with a minimum of 1.2€ per trade
• $0.65 per USA stock options contract
• 12% for margin lending
• €0.03 for each SMS notification

From 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction value.