Interactive Brokers Vs. Robomarkets - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy

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.

Founded in 2012, RoboMarkets offers five different types of accounts, including its proprietary R Stock Trader and ProCents accounts, with access to 12,000 instruments. The different accounts offer different spreads and investment instruments.

• Seasoned investors looking for a one-stop shop to cover a variety of needs
• Global investors who seek the most reliable discount service available
• Traders from intermediate to advanced level

• Traders interested in trading U.S. equities, ETFS with access to 3,000 stocks
• Traders looking for a mix of CFDs and stocks through R Stock Trader
• Traders seeking small investments through its ProCents account

• SEC (United States)
• FINRA (United States)
• FCA (United Kingdom)
• ASIC (Australia)
• IIROC (Canada)
• MNB (Hungary)
• BSE (India)
• CBI (Ireland)
• FSA (Japan)
• CSSF (Luxembourg) CSSF
• MAS (Singapore)

• CySec (Cyprus)

• High regulation
• Exceptional number of investment instruments (Above 100,000+)
• Competitive discount fees

• Five different types of accounts for different types of investors, offers copy trading
• Access to 12,000+ investment instruments, including 3,000 U.S. stocks
• No inactivity or deposit fee
• Offers five base currencies, including GOLD, and remote VPS Server

• Complicated account opening process
• Platforms are not beginner friendly
• Narrow choice of deposit options (Mostly bank transfers)

• Withdrawals fees (EG: 2.4% on Visa and Mastercard, 2% for PayPal)
• No integrated news feed on trading platforms
• Serves only European Union Markets
• Limited commodities to trade

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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
• ACH (US only)
• Check (US only)
• Debit Card (US only)
• BPAY (Australia only)

• Visa
• Mastercard
• Skrill
• Neteller e-wallets
• PayPal
• Webmoney
• Fasapay
• Wire transfers

AF, SY, SO, SD, LY, NG, BI.

US, CA, SY (Available only for EU Citizens).

One free withdrawal per month, subsequent are $10 per withdrawal or equivalent

Yes (Eg: Visa/Mastercard fee 2.4%, PayPal 2% and Netteller (1.9%).

Commissions depend on market and residency:

• US residents are eligible for zero commission US stock trading. Else, for US stocks it is $0.005/share with a minimum $1 and maximum 1% of the trade value.
• European stocks have €3 minimum and 0.05% trade value.
• Forex commissions are volume based starting at 0.20 basis points of trade value or $2 minimum per trade, and going low as 0.08 basis points and $1.
• Options start at $0.25 per contract and go as low as $0.15 per contract.
• Futures start at $0.85 per contract and go as low as $0.25 per contract

Varies per product (Eg. ETF Pro $0.0045/share).