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Decision summary
Overall score

Trust score	83	100

Cost score	78	92

Platform score	84	92

Withdrawal score	82	89

Best for	Needs verification	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	CNBV supervision inferred from Mexican casa de bolsa status plus CNBV PES source Source	Primarily supervised by BaFin and Bundesbank in Germany; Dutch branch registered with DNB and supervised by AFM and DNB. Source
License numbers	Not disclosed in reviewed official pages 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	["Grupo Bursátil Mexicano, S.A. de C.V., Casa de Bolsa", "GBM Casa de Bolsa SA de CV"] 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	Not applicable to reviewed product set; margin loans need separate terms 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	Client asset/custody protections require legal/regulator review 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	Not disclosed in reviewed public pages 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

Trust & regulation

Regulators

CNBV supervision inferred from Mexican casa de bolsa status plus CNBV PES source

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Primarily supervised by BaFin and Bundesbank in Germany; Dutch branch registered with DNB and supervised by AFM and DNB.

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License numbers

Not disclosed in reviewed official pages

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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.

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Regulated entities

["Grupo Bursátil Mexicano, S.A. de C.V., Casa de Bolsa", "GBM Casa de Bolsa SA de CV"]

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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.

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Negative balance protection

Not applicable to reviewed product set; margin loans need separate terms

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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.

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Investor compensation

Client asset/custody protections require legal/regulator review

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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.

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Restricted countries

Not disclosed in reviewed public pages

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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.

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Costs & account conditions
Minimum deposit	{"plus_service": "no minimum", "trading_mx_account_creation": "from $100 MXN", "trading_usa": "from $1 USD", "advisory": "from $100 MXN"} 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 to reviewed securities brokerage offering 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	Product-dependent: Trading MX equity funds/portfolios 0.10%-0.25% brokerage by 3-month average trading amount; Trading USA 0.25% per buy/sell; Smart Cash MXN no commission; Smart Cash USD 1.5% annual + IVA; GBM funds annual fee 1%-2.75% 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	Not disclosed; margin terms need review 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	Not disclosed in reviewed deposit FAQ Source	No deposit fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; deposits listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source
Withdrawal fee	No GBM commissions for withdrawals to own or third-party bank accounts Source	No withdrawal fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; withdrawals listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source
Inactivity fee	Not disclosed in reviewed official fee pages Source	No inactivity fee; UK fee page lists inactivity fee as €0. Source

Costs & account conditions

Minimum deposit

{"plus_service": "no minimum", "trading_mx_account_creation": "from $100 MXN", "trading_usa": "from $1 USD", "advisory": "from $100 MXN"}

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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.

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Spread from

Not applicable to reviewed securities brokerage offering

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Not a quoted-spread CFD/FX broker field. DEGIRO discloses that bid-ask spreads are implicit market costs and not direct broker costs.

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Commission

Product-dependent: Trading MX equity funds/portfolios 0.10%-0.25% brokerage by 3-month average trading amount; Trading USA 0.25% per buy/sell; Smart Cash MXN no commission; Smart Cash USD 1.5% annual + IVA; GBM funds annual fee 1%-2.75%

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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.

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Maximum leverage

Not disclosed; margin terms need review

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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.

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Deposit fee

Not disclosed in reviewed deposit FAQ

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No deposit fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; deposits listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees.

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Withdrawal fee

No GBM commissions for withdrawals to own or third-party bank accounts

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No withdrawal fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; withdrawals listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees.

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Inactivity fee

Not disclosed in reviewed official fee pages

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No inactivity fee; UK fee page lists inactivity fee as €0.

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Markets, platforms & payments
Tradable assets	["Mexican stocks", "U.S. stocks", "FIBRAs", "ETFs", "GBM investment funds", "external funds", "securities lending", "crypto-exposure instruments", "bonds", "CETEs", "FX", "structured notes", "alternative investments"] Source	Shares, ETFs, bonds and derivatives such as options and futures; DEGIRO product pages also describe investment funds availability. Source
Trading platforms	["GBM app", "GBM web", "Trading Pro", "TradingView charting integration"] Source	DEGIRO provides a web/desktop trading platform (Webtrader) and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Source
Account types	["Plus", "Personal", "Premium", "Private", "Smart Cash", "Smart Cash Dólares", "Trading MX", "Trading USA", "GBM Advisory", "Portafolios recomendados", "Plan Personal de Retiro"] 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	["bank transfer to unique CLABE for each account/strategy"] Source	Manual bank transfer from a verified linked/reference bank account; deposits must use the account base currency. Source
Withdrawal methods	["bank transfer to own bank accounts", "bank transfer to third-party bank accounts", "transfer to GBM products/accounts"] 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	{"smart_cash_and_trading_mx": "minutes if requested business days before 1:30 p.m. CDMX; otherwise next business day", "smart_cash_usd": "2 business days before cutoff; 3 after cutoff", "trading_mx": "depends on instrument liquidation, 1 to 5 business days", "recommended_portfolios": "maximum 5 business days"} Source	Withdrawals may take up to 2-4 working days; transfers can take up to 2-3 working days to complete. Source

Markets, platforms & payments

Tradable assets

["Mexican stocks", "U.S. stocks", "FIBRAs", "ETFs", "GBM investment funds", "external funds", "securities lending", "crypto-exposure instruments", "bonds", "CETEs", "FX", "structured notes", "alternative investments"]

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Shares, ETFs, bonds and derivatives such as options and futures; DEGIRO product pages also describe investment funds availability.

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Trading platforms

["GBM app", "GBM web", "Trading Pro", "TradingView charting integration"]

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DEGIRO provides a web/desktop trading platform (Webtrader) and mobile apps for iOS and Android.

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Account types

["Plus", "Personal", "Premium", "Private", "Smart Cash", "Smart Cash Dólares", "Trading MX", "Trading USA", "GBM Advisory", "Portafolios recomendados", "Plan Personal de Retiro"]

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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.

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Deposit methods

["bank transfer to unique CLABE for each account/strategy"]

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Manual bank transfer from a verified linked/reference bank account; deposits must use the account base currency.

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Withdrawal methods

["bank transfer to own bank accounts", "bank transfer to third-party bank accounts", "transfer to GBM products/accounts"]

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Withdrawals go back to the primary registered/linked bank account; only uninvested cash in the Cash Account can be withdrawn.

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Withdrawal processing time

{"smart_cash_and_trading_mx": "minutes if requested business days before 1:30 p.m. CDMX; otherwise next business day", "smart_cash_usd": "2 business days before cutoff; 3 after cutoff", "trading_mx": "depends on instrument liquidation, 1 to 5 business days", "recommended_portfolios": "maximum 5 business days"}

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Withdrawals may take up to 2-4 working days; transfers can take up to 2-3 working days to complete.

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