Robinhood, Coinbase & eToro

Where your broker is regulated determines what happens when something goes wrong — which compensation scheme covers you, in which language, under whose courts. European brokers fall under MiFID II and national investor compensation schemes, typically €20,000 or more per client. It is the least glamorous reason to switch and probably the best one. None of this is advice about what to buy.

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  Robinhood ↗

  Menlo Park, California.

  🇺🇸 United States ·outside Europe

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  Coinbase ↗

  Delaware-incorporated, remote-first.

  🇺🇸 United States ·outside Europe

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  eToro ↗

  Tel Aviv, with a Cyprus entity for the EU.

  🇮🇱 Israel ·outside Europe

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  Interactive Brokers ↗

  Greenwich, Connecticut.

  🇺🇸 United States ·outside Europe

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  Trade Republic ↗

  Berlin, holds a full German banking licence, and deposits sit under German protection.

  🇩🇪 Germany · EU member state

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  Scalable Capital ↗

  Munich. Flat-fee broker and robo-advisor in one.

  🇩🇪 Germany · EU member state

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  Bitpanda ↗

  Vienna, MiCA-licensed, crypto alongside stocks and metals.

  🇦🇹 Austria · EU member state

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  DEGIRO ↗

  Amsterdam, part of flatexDEGIRO of Frankfurt. Very low commissions.

  🇳🇱 Netherlands · EU member state

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  Lightyear ↗

  Tallinn, built by former Wise engineers, multi-currency by design.

  🇪🇪 Estonia · EU member state

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