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Compare US stock and ETF order costs across platforms
| Platform | Rating | Regulators | Minimum deposit | Markets | US stock or ETF order | Read review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | CMA (Kenya), CMA (Rwanda), CMA (Uganda) | — | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq) | 4.5% of the order | Read review | |
| | MAS, SFC | SGD 1,000 | — | — | Read review | |
| | SEC Nigeria | — | — | — | Read review | |
| | MAS, SFC, SEC, ASIC | No minimum | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Hong Kong Exchanges (HKEX), Singapore Exchange (SGX), Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) +1 | $0.01 per share, minimum $1.99 | Read review | |
| | CNBV | MX$100 | Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV), US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq) | 0.25% of the order | Read review | |
| | MAS | No minimum | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Singapore Exchange (SGX) | $1 per order | Read review | |
| | EFSA, FCA | — | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Euronext, London Stock Exchange, Xetra (Deutsche Börse) | 0.1% of the order, minimum $0.10, maximum $1 | Read review | |
| | FSRA (ADGM) | $500 | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq) | 0.25% of the order, minimum $1 | Read review | |
| | KNF, CNMV, ACPR, BaFin, CMVM, CySEC, FSC Belize, DFSA, CMF (Chile) | No minimum | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq) | €0 per order | Read review | |
| | BaFin | No minimum | European Investor Exchange (Hanover Stock Exchange), gettex (Munich Stock Exchange), Xetra (Deutsche Börse) | €0.99 per order | Read review | |
| | SEC, CIRO, FCA, CBI, ASIC, SFC, SEBI, Kanto LFB, MAS | No minimum | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Toronto Stock Exchange, B3 (Brasil Bolsa Balcão), London Stock Exchange, Xetra (Deutsche Börse) +5 | $0.005 per share, minimum $1 | Read review | |
| | SFC | HK$10,000 | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Hong Kong Exchanges (HKEX), Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) | $0 per order | Read review | |
| | MAS | — | Singapore Exchange (SGX), US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Hong Kong Exchanges (HKEX), Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Toronto Stock Exchange +3 | $0 per order | Read review | |
| | FINRA | No minimum | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq) | $0.10 per order | Read review | |
| | FSMA | No minimum | Euronext, Xetra (Deutsche Börse), US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Toronto Stock Exchange | — | Read review | |
| | SEC Nigeria | — | Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq) | 1% of the order | Read review | |
| | Danish FSA, CBUAE, FCA, MAS, FINMA, Kanto LFB, CONSOB | No minimum | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Toronto Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Xetra (Deutsche Börse), Euronext +3 | 0.08% of the order, minimum $1 | Read review | |
| | CySEC | — | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq) | $2 per order, $0.02 per share | Read review | |
| | CySEC, FCA, FSRA (ADGM), ASIC, FSA, MAS, SEC | — | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), London Stock Exchange, Euronext, Xetra (Deutsche Börse), SIX Swiss Exchange +5 | $1 per order | Read review | |
| | CMF (Chile) | CLP 5,000 | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Santiago Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Santiago) | $0 per order | Read review | |
| | FRA (Egypt), FSRA (ADGM) | — | Egyptian Exchange (EGX), US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) | $0.20 per order, 0.1% of the order, $0.0015 per share | Read review | |
| | DFSA | $50 | US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), Dubai Financial Market (DFM) | $1 per order | Read review | |
| | FSCA | No minimum | Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), US exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq), Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) | 0.56% of the order | Read review |
Ordered by our score where we have one; otherwise by the average user rating on app stores and TradingView, adjusted for the number of ratings. These ratings are the platforms' users', not a Wealth.cat score.
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