DEGIRO Account Types Reviewed

DEGIRO offers a good number of account types:

• DEGIRO Basic Account
• DEGIRO Active Account
• DEGIRO Trader Account
• DEGIRO Day Trade Account

DEGIRO account types: Full list and features

DEGIRO is available in the European Union, but the asset offering may vary slightly depending on your country of residence.

DEGIRO basic account: Best for standard clients

• Availability: In Europe.
• Markets: Stocks, bonds, ETFs, investment funds (over 50 exchanges).
• Commissions: Starting from 1€ on US stocks.
• Platforms: DEGIRO platform.
• Trade size: From 1 contract.
• Leverage: Not available.
• Special features: No fees on certain ETFs (Core-ETF selection).
• Account opening: A demo version is not available. But the minimum deposit to open an account is only €0.01.

DEGIRO active account: Best for margin trading

• Availability: In Europe.
• Markets: Stocks, bonds, ETFs, investment funds, futures, options, leveraged products such as warrants (over 50 exchanges).
• Commissions: Commissions still start from €1 on US stocks, but leveraged trading also carries an overnight fee.
• Platforms: DEGIRO platform.
• Trade size: From 1 contract.
• Leverage: Margin up to 33% of the value of the position.
• Special features: The core-ETF selection is available.
• Account opening: The demo account is not available, but you can try the platform with a minimum deposit of only €0,01.

DEGIRO trader account: Best for trading with higher margins

• Availability: In Europe.
• Markets: Stocks, bonds, ETFs, investment funds, futures, options, leveraged products such as warrants (over 50 exchanges).
• Commissions: Just like the active account, commissions start from €1 on US stocks and there’s an overnight fee if you hold a CFD position overnight.
• Platforms: DEGIRO platform.
• Trade size: From 1 contract.
• Leverage: Margin up to 80% of the value of the position.
• Special features: No fees on certain ETFs (Core-ETF selection).
• Account opening: To open an account you must deposit at least €0.01. There’s no demo version available.

DEGIRO day trader account: Best for experienced traders

• Availability: In Europe.
• Markets: Stocks, bonds, ETFs, investment funds, futures, options, leveraged products such as warrants (over 50 exchanges).
• Commissions: They start from 1€ on US stocks, and there’s an overnight fee if you hold a CFD position overnight.
• Platforms: DEGIRO platform.
• Trade size: From 1 contract.
• Leverage: Margin up to 80% of the value of the position. Margins will be lower when the markets are open.
• Special features: Core-ETF selection.
• Account opening: There’s not a virtual account to try the service first. However, you can open an account for only €0.01.

What happens to inactive DEGIRO trading accounts?

DEGIRO does not charge inactivity fees, which is a great feature of the broker.

Contact the support team if you have any problems regarding your account management.