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| Trust score | 97 | 100 |
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| Cost score | 70 | 92 |
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| Platform score | 94 | 92 |
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| Withdrawal score | 86 | 89 |
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| Best for | Best framed as a U.S.-focused low-cost, app-first multi-asset broker for self-directed stocks/ETFs/options, with newer futures and separate crypto access. Strong official evidence… | 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 | ||
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| Regulators | Webull Financial LLC is SEC-registered and FINRA/SIPC/NYSE/NASDAQ/Cboe EDGX member; futures are CFTC/NFA; Webull Pay LLC is a licensed money transmitter for crypto. 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 289063; NFA BASIC profile 0528018; Webull Pay NMLS 1886762; Bakkt NMLS 1890144. 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 | Webull product entities include Webull Financial LLC for securities, Webull Futures LLC/Webull Financial LLC futures disclosures, Webull Advisors LLC for advisory, Webull Pay LLC for crypto, and Bakkt as a crypto service provider in some states. 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 as a general policy; margin and options disclosures state customers can lose more than the original investment/deposit. 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 and Excess SIPC apply to Webull Financial LLC securities accounts only; futures and other assets outside the securities account are not covered, and crypto is not FDIC or SIPC insured. 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 | Restrictions are product- and account-dependent; complete availability list not disclosed on checked official 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 |
Costs & account conditions | ||
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| Minimum deposit | No minimum deposit requirement disclosed for Webull Financial accounts. 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 for commission-free U.S. securities brokerage; futures/crypto execution costs may vary and are product-specific. 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 | Zero stock/ETF/options commissions on U.S.-listed securities, with index option and oversized order contract fees plus pass-through fees. 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 | Webull margin accounts disclose up to 4x day-trading leverage and 2x overnight leverage. 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 | Deposit costs vary by method and failure/return; current pricing page emphasizes transfer/stock transfer fees but ACH deposit fee is not disclosed as charged. Source | No deposit fee disclosed on UK fee page and homepage; deposits listed as FEE €0 / no deposit-withdrawal fees. Source |
| Withdrawal fee | Wire and ACAT/outgoing stock transfer fees are disclosed; ACH withdrawal fee not disclosed in checked 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 official pricing/disclosure pages. Source | No inactivity fee; UK fee page lists inactivity fee as €0. Source |
Markets, platforms & payments | ||
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| Tradable assets | Stocks, ETFs, options, OTC/fractional/ADR securities, futures, crypto, fixed income/money market and managed ETF portfolios are disclosed, with eligibility caveats. 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 app, and iPad access are disclosed; Desktop supports Mac, Windows and Linux Ubuntu downloads. Source | DEGIRO provides a web/desktop trading platform (Webtrader) and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Source |
| Account types | Individual cash/margin, IRAs, futures, advisor, entity, joint, event, custodial, and crypto account types. 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, direct deposit, debit card, rollover check and internal transfer/crypto-to-brokerage flows appear in official funding/help pages. Source | Manual bank transfer from a verified linked/reference bank account; deposits must use the account base currency. Source |
| Withdrawal methods | ACH and wire withdrawals are disclosed; crypto sale proceeds outside NY/Guam/Northern Mariana Islands must be transferred to brokerage before 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 wire same day/1-2 business days and international up to 5 business days; ACH withdrawal references indicate typically 1-2 business days after processing. 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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