Trading platforms, I’m evaluating them.
Dear all,
Since I’ve been following you, I’ve only wanted to save money. It’s a shame I didn’t meet you earlier — I would have avoided so many mistakes in exchange for more conscious financial education. Let’s say I’m new to the world of investing, even though for several years I’ve jumped into crypto and more recently into trading via Revolut. I read a lot, especially on forums, but I’m not very technically educated… I mostly go by gut feeling, a trait that so far has brought me small satisfactions (see attached photos — are those portfolio valuations in the photos?).
Now I’d like to level up. Besides having spoken with Banca Allianz to set up a €200/month PAC, on the other hand I’d like to keep operating on my own by opening an account on a trading platform. The point is, I don’t know which one to choose. Basically, and by gut feeling, I can’t stand Italian ones (I don’t know why) and I’m leaning toward Interactive Brokers, maybe because it’s the biggest internationally.
So to help me get oriented, which of the following platforms do you think is solid and why? Are there any others I’m not considering? Thanks in advance:
Fineco Bank, eToro, Scalable Capital, Interactive Brokers (maybe the biggest), Trade Republic, CTB, Bitpanda, Freedom24, Saxo Bank, Degiro, XTB.
Finally, and I don’t want to pile too much on the fire, if you can point me to channels where I can educate myself, I’d be grateful.