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Decision summary
Overall score

Trust score	97	100

Cost score	80	92

Platform score	92	92

Withdrawal score	89	89

Best for	Best suited to active options and futures traders who want low headline commissions, advanced strategy tooling and integrated stock/ETF/crypto access; crypto, futures and IRA feat…	European self-directed investors seeking low-cost access to stocks and ETFs · Investors who prefer web/mobile platforms and exchange-traded products

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Trust & regulation
Regulators	FINRA, SIPC, NFA, SEC; NYDFS for Zero Hash virtual currency activity Source	Primarily supervised by BaFin and Bundesbank in Germany; Dutch branch registered with DNB and supervised by AFM and DNB. Source
License numbers	FINRA CRD 277027; SEC 8-69649; Zero Hash Liquidity Services MSB 31000181510564; Zero Hash NMLS 169937 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	tastytrade, Inc.; Zero Hash Liquidity Services LLC; Zero Hash LLC 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 disclosed; forex affiliate disclosure says losses may exceed deposits. 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	SIPC up to $500,000 including $250,000 cash for eligible securities accounts; futures and crypto excluded. 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	Eligible countries only; entity/trust U.S. residents only; full list needs manual review. 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

FINRA, SIPC, NFA, SEC; NYDFS for Zero Hash virtual currency activity

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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

FINRA CRD 277027; SEC 8-69649; Zero Hash Liquidity Services MSB 31000181510564; Zero Hash NMLS 169937

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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

tastytrade, Inc.; Zero Hash Liquidity Services LLC; Zero Hash LLC

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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 disclosed; forex affiliate disclosure says losses may exceed deposits.

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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

SIPC up to $500,000 including $250,000 cash for eligible securities accounts; futures and crypto excluded.

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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

Eligible countries only; entity/trust U.S. residents only; full list needs manual review.

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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	$0 to open/maintain; $2,000 for margin privileges; $1+ select stablecoin funding for new crypto users. 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 / not disclosed; crypto markup/markdown applies. 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	Stocks/ETFs $0; equity options $1 open/$0 close with $10 cap per leg; futures $1; micro futures $0.75; options on futures $1.25; crypto $0 commission plus markup/markdown. 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	Portfolio margin up to 6.7x buying power for eligible accounts/products; crypto not marginable. 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	ACH free; incoming ACATS no tastytrade fee with reimbursement up to $75 for transfers of at least $2,000; stablecoin network/gas fees may apply. Source	No deposit fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; deposits listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source
Withdrawal fee	ACH free; outgoing domestic wire $25; outgoing foreign wire $45; outgoing ACAT $75; crypto network/gas fees may apply. 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; no inactivity fee line found in official pricing/fee schedule. Source	No inactivity fee; UK fee page lists inactivity fee as €0. Source

Costs & account conditions

Minimum deposit

$0 to open/maintain; $2,000 for margin privileges; $1+ select stablecoin funding for new crypto users.

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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 / not disclosed; crypto markup/markdown applies.

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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

Stocks/ETFs $0; equity options $1 open/$0 close with $10 cap per leg; futures $1; micro futures $0.75; options on futures $1.25; crypto $0 commission plus markup/markdown.

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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

Portfolio margin up to 6.7x buying power for eligible accounts/products; crypto not marginable.

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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

ACH free; incoming ACATS no tastytrade fee with reimbursement up to $75 for transfers of at least $2,000; stablecoin network/gas fees may apply.

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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

ACH free; outgoing domestic wire $25; outgoing foreign wire $45; outgoing ACAT $75; crypto network/gas fees may apply.

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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; no inactivity fee line found in official pricing/fee schedule.

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

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Markets, platforms & payments
Tradable assets	Stocks, ETFs, fractional shares, options, futures, crypto, and T-bills/fixed income access. Source	Shares, ETFs, bonds and derivatives such as options and futures; DEGIRO product pages also describe investment funds availability. Source
Trading platforms	Desktop, web, mobile, Open API, and TradingView integration. Source	DEGIRO provides a web/desktop trading platform (Webtrader) and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Source
Account types	Individual, joint, retirement/IRA, business/entity, trust, margin and cash 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	ACH, wire, check, ACATS/account transfer, and select stablecoin deposits. Source	Manual bank transfer from a verified linked/reference bank account; deposits must use the account base currency. Source
Withdrawal methods	ACH linked bank withdrawal, wire, check, ACATS/account transfer, and crypto transfer to external wallet for eligible crypto customers. 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	ACH typically 1-3 business days, often next day before cutoff; international wire 3-5 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

Stocks, ETFs, fractional shares, options, futures, crypto, and T-bills/fixed income access.

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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

Desktop, web, mobile, Open API, and TradingView 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

Individual, joint, retirement/IRA, business/entity, trust, margin and cash accounts.

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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

ACH, wire, check, ACATS/account transfer, and select stablecoin deposits.

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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

ACH linked bank withdrawal, wire, check, ACATS/account transfer, and crypto transfer to external wallet for eligible crypto customers.

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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

ACH typically 1-3 business days, often next day before cutoff; international wire 3-5 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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