Broker Comparison

The tables set out the fees and features of two kinds of provider: banks and brokers for investing in stocks and ETFs, including via savings plans, and CFD brokers for short-term, leveraged trading.

We use two of them ourselves: Comdirect (securities account) and WH SelfInvest (futures and CFDs); both rows are marked accordingly. We do not use the other providers ourselves. They are listed because independent broker comparisons and reviews regularly name them among the most frequently recommended providers.

Fees reflect the date shown in the table and change from time to time; the provider’s current schedule of fees is binding. CFDs are leveraged products: losses can quickly reach the margin posted, and according to the providers’ own disclosures most retail clients lose money trading CFDs. Which leverage limits and protections apply to currency trading, and how to check a broker’s license, is explained on forex brokers .

ETF & Savings-Plan Brokers

For long-term wealth building with ETFs and stocks.

ETF & savings-plan brokers compared
BrokerTypeOrder feeSavings plan
Comdirect tested by us
Full-featured account, many trading venues		Direct banktiered (from ~€9.90)€0 on promoted ETFs
Trade Republic
Very lean, mobile-first; trades via LS Exchange		Neobroker€1 flat€0
Scalable Capital
Prime flat rate for frequent traders; Gettex/Xetra		Neobroker€0.99 (Free) / €0 (Prime)€0
ING
Large direct bank, broad range		Direct bankfrom €4.90 + 0.25%€0
DKB
Gettex, Tradegate and Quotrix without execution fee (price list as of Nov 24, 2025)		Direct bank€10 up to €5,000 order volume€1.50 per execution

CFD Brokers

For short-term, leveraged trading on price movements – not for long-term investing.

CFD brokers compared
BrokerSpreadLeverageRegulationMin. deposit
WH SelfInvest tested by us
Professional NanoTrader platform, futures & CFDs		market-dependentup to 1:30CSSF, BaFin€500
Plus500
Pure CFD broker, own platform		from 0.6 pipsup to 1:30CySEC, BaFin€100
IG
Very broad range of markets, established		from 0.6 pips (DAX)up to 1:30BaFin, FCA€0
XTB
xStation platform, regulated in Germany		from 0.5 pipsup to 1:30BaFin, KNF€0
Trading 212
0% commission, also stocks/ETFs, mobile-first		from 0.1 pipsup to 1:30FCA, CySEC€10
Pepperstone
Very tight spreads, MT4/MT5/cTrader		from 0.0 pips (Razor)up to 1:30BaFin, FCA, ASIC€0
ActiveTrades
MT4/MT5 & own platform, since 2001		from 0.5 pipsup to 1:30FCA, CMVM€0