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Decision summary | ||
| Overall score | 80 | 91 |
| Trust score | 84 | 100 |
| Cost score | 78 | 92 |
| Platform score | 82 | 92 |
| Withdrawal score | 74 | 89 |
| Best for | Australian ASX stock and ETF investors · Frequent traders who can use Direct Investment Account tiered brokerage · Investors who value Bell Potter research, ETF filters, tax repor… | European self-directed investors seeking low-cost access to stocks and ETFs · Investors who prefer web/mobile platforms and exchange-traded products |
| Watch out | Needs verification | Needs verification |
Trust & regulation | ||
| Regulators | Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) via Australian Financial Services Licence regime Source | Primarily supervised by BaFin and Bundesbank in Germany; Dutch branch registered with DNB and supervised by AFM and DNB. Source |
| License numbers | AFSL 314341; ABN 74 121 227 905 Source | Financial licence number not disclosed in reviewed official sources. Commercial registrations found: flatexDEGIRO Bank SE HRB 141330 on flatexDEGIRO Bank SE imprint; DEGIRO UK footer states HRB 105687; Dutch Branch KvK 82510245. Source |
| Regulated entities | Third Party Platform Pty Ltd trading as Bell Direct; ABN 74 121 227 905 Source | DEGIRO is operated by flatexDEGIRO Bank Dutch Branch, a branch of flatexDEGIRO Bank SE; flatexDEGIRO Bank SE is a licensed German bank headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. Source |
| Negative balance protection | Negative-balance protection is not a stated feature for this stockbroker; margin lending carries margin-call risk. Source | No negative balance protection found. Official account-profile page warns losses can exceed deposit and result in a negative Balance for derivatives, margin and short-selling services; margin profiles are legacy-only. Source |
| Investor compensation | Australian compensation includes PI insurance/possible NGF claims; US DriveWealth holdings have SIPC protection limits. Source | Cash in flatexDEGIRO Bank SE Cash Account protected up to €100,000 per customer under German Deposit Guarantee Scheme; investor compensation covers up to 90% of non-returned assets, max €20,000 per customer; UK FSCS does not apply. Source |
| Restricted countries | Primarily Australia-oriented; full country availability not disclosed Source | Available via listed country selector in Europe/UK; US persons are not accepted; UK onboarding for new clients was temporarily unavailable on the reviewed UK page. Source |
Costs & account conditions | ||
| Minimum deposit | No minimum balance for Direct Investment Account; US trading has US$300 transfer and buy minimums. Source | No fixed minimum deposit identified; DEGIRO homepage says users can add any amount of money to the account for free. Bank-account verification search result states minimum EUR 0.01 for linking a new bank account. Source |
| Spread from | Not applicable or not broker-level for this investment-platform profile; review if leveraged products apply. Source | Not a quoted-spread CFD/FX broker field. DEGIRO discloses that bid-ask spreads are implicit market costs and not direct broker costs. Source |
| Commission | Direct Investment Account Australian equities/ETF brokerage starts at AUD $5 for trades up to $1,000 and scales by size/monthly activity. Source | Examples from UK fee page: US stocks €1 + €1 handling; LSE £1.75 + £1 handling; selected ETFs €0 + €1 handling; global ETFs €2 + €1 handling; options €0.75 commission. Currency, connectivity, external product and spread costs may apply. Source |
| Maximum leverage | No broker-wide maximum leverage disclosed; margin lending terms are portfolio/security dependent. Source | DEGIRO currently does not allow new changes to margin-trading profiles; legacy Active/Trader/Day Trader accounts may have Debit Money / derivatives risk but maximum leverage was not disclosed in reviewed sources. Source |
| Deposit fee | Standard deposit fees were not disclosed in checked public fee pages. Source | No deposit fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; deposits listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source |
| Withdrawal fee | Standard domestic withdrawal fees were not disclosed in checked public fee pages. Source | No withdrawal fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; withdrawals listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source |
| Inactivity fee | No inactivity fee found in checked public fee schedules. Source | No inactivity fee; UK fee page lists inactivity fee as €0. Source |
Markets, platforms & payments | ||
| Tradable assets | ASX securities, equities, ETFs, warrants, interest-rate securities/XTBs, ETOs, IPOs, US shares/ETFs/ETNs/ADRs, and mFunds subject to transition. Source | Shares, ETFs, bonds and derivatives such as options and futures; DEGIRO product pages also describe investment funds availability. Source |
| Trading platforms | Website, supported mobile devices/smartphone app and WebIRESS are disclosed order channels. Source | DEGIRO provides a web/desktop trading platform (Webtrader) and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Source |
| Account types | Domestic accounts support investors, companies, trusts and SMSFs; US trading currently limited to eligible individual accounts. Source | DEGIRO account/profile types include Basic, Active, Trader, Day Trader and Custody. Active, Trader and Day Trader are legacy-only and new margin profiles are no longer available. Source |
| Deposit methods | Funding is via Direct Investment Account/Bell Financial Trust or Macquarie CMA; US trading uses AUD-to-USD transfer inside the platform. Source | Manual bank transfer from a verified linked/reference bank account; deposits must use the account base currency. Source |
| Withdrawal methods | Withdrawals go to a nominated external bank account; USD can be converted back to AUD before domestic withdrawal. Source | Withdrawals go back to the primary registered/linked bank account; only uninvested cash in the Cash Account can be withdrawn. Source |
| Withdrawal processing time | Domestic withdrawal processing is same day before 2:30pm AEDT, with funds expected next working day; after cutoff, processed next business day. Source | Withdrawals may take up to 2-4 working days; transfers can take up to 2-3 working days to complete. Source |
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