Trading212

General Information & Regulation

Trading212 is the trading name of Trading 212. UK Ltd., a London-based financial technology company that democratizes financial markets through free, intelligent, and easy-to-use applications that get every investor access to the stock, forex, and commodities markets. Trading212 currently holds a full license with the FCA in the UK (license number: 609146) and a retail forex license with the VFSC in Vanuatu (license number: 40517).

Market Instruments

Tradable financial instruments that can be traded online with Trading212 includes currency pairs, commodities, stocks, and indices.

Minimum Deposit

Trading212 has set up three different investment accounts on its platform: Trading212 INVEST account, Trading212 ISA account, and Trading212 CFD account. The minimum initial deposit amount for all three types of accounts is $1, quite reasonable for most regular traders to get started.

Leverage

the maximum Trading 212 leverage granted to retail traders is 1:30. Presently, traders get 1:30 on major currency pairs, 1:20 on minor ones, 1:20 on gold, and 1:10 on other commodities. Equity CFDs are available at 1:5, 1:20 on major index CFDs, and 1:10 on minor ones.

Spreads & Commissions

Trading212's official website only states that it offers ultra-low spreads for investors but does not provide information on the spreads of specific products.

Trading Platforms

Trading212 offers investors not the most popular MT4/MT5 trading platforms but a mobile application that can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

Deposit and Withdrawal

Trading212 supports traders to deposit and withdraw funds to their investment accounts via various payment methods such as VISA/MasterCard/Maestro credit/debit cards, PayPal, Skrill, wire transfers.

Customer Support

Traders can either call, send an e-mail or fill out the web form available on the website; live chat is also available. Support hours were not mentioned, but regular business hours can be assumed.