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Flatex logo
Flatex
Trade Republic logo
Trade Republic
Flatex logo
Flatex3.5Major German online broker (flatexDEGIRO group) offering stocks, ETFs, funds, and derivatives tradingOpen accountView full review
Trade Republic logo
Trade Republic4.5Europe's largest neobroker with 10M+ users offering stocks, ETFs, crypto, savings plans, and banking from €1Open accountView full review
Overview
Categoryinvestinginvesting
Difficultyintermediate
Founded19992015
HeadquartersGermanyGermany
Best for
Ratings
Overall
3.5
4.5
Fees
3.0
4.5
Platform
3.5
4.5
Safety
4.0
4.0
Product range
4.5
4.5
Fees & costs
Stock trading€1.00 per order
ETF trading€1.00 per order (savings plans free)
Crypto trading
Currency conversion
Inactivity feeNone
Withdrawal feeFree (ATM: free above €100, €1 below)
Custody fee0.000%
Deposit feeFree
Minimum deposit€1
Available products
Stocks
ETFs
Bonds
Options
Futures
Crypto
CFDs
Forex
Funds
Platform & features
Web platform
Mobile app
Desktop app
API access
Fractional shares
Savings plan
Demo account
Copy trading
Cash interest2%
Regulation & safety
Primary regulatorBaFinBaFin / ECB
Investor protection
MiFID passported
Availability
Available in English
Languages1 languages6 languages
Countries311
Pros & cons
Pros
  • Part of flatexDEGIRO — one of Europe's largest online brokerage groups
  • Publicly traded company — maximum transparency
  • Wide product range including derivatives
  • Available in DE, AT, and NL
  • Savings plans from small amounts
  • 10M+ users — Europe's largest neobroker
  • Fee-free savings plans and 2% interest on cash
  • Private Markets access via Apollo and EQT
Cons
  • German interface only (despite multi-country availability)
  • Scrape timed out — website may have performance issues
  • Order fees apply (not zero-commission)
  • Complex fee structure for different product types
  • €1 per trade external fee on all orders
  • Limited to single exchange per asset
  • Newer banking license — less established than traditional banks
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Quick verdict

Best fees

Trade Republic

Safest

Tied

Most products

Flatex

Best platform

Trade Republic

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