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| VS field |  |  |
|---|---|---|
Decision summary | ||
| Overall score | 82 | 91 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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