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Alison Heyerdahl is the Head of Content at FxScouts, a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), and an experienced trader, as well as a financial writer with extensive expertise in Forex trading, broker analysis, and market research. She has reviewed 100+ brokers, publishes weekly YouTube trading videos, and co-hosts the “Let’s Talk Forex” podcast.
In the fast-paced world of forex trading, choosing the right broker is crucial. Saxo and Trading 212 are two popular options, each with unique strengths and weaknesses. This comparison will dive into the key features of both platforms,helping you decide which one best suits your trading style and goals.
The radar chart above illustrates the comparison between Saxo and Trading 212 across several key metrics, with the highest possible score being 100 in each category.
At FxScouts, our mission is to assist traders in finding the broker that best suits their needs. Comparing brokers side-by-side is an effective method to achieve this goal. We evaluated Saxo and Trading 212, using our standard criteria: trust and regulation, trading platforms, costs and trading conditions, and educational and market analysis resources.
Trust and regulation are crucial when selecting a Forex broker. A broker’s credibility is largely built on its regulatory status. We spend considerable time verifying the safety of each broker by examining their regulatory licenses. We also consider numerous factors when deciding which tier a regulator belongs to. Regulators that we rank as the world’s top regulators, gets a tier 1 rank, while regulators who only scores a tier 5-rank, provide virtually no regulatory oversight. The more top-tier authorities regulating a broker, the higher its trust rating. Read more about regulation and our tier system here.
In our comparison:
Based on these findings, Saxo earned a higher trust rating than Trading 212.
When comparing brokers, trading costs are a significant factor. We consider the minimum deposit required to open an account and ongoing costs, including spreads and commissions. We measure the cost to trade one lot of EUR/USD using the broker’s account with the lowest minimum deposit, including both the spread and any commission charged.
We found that Saxo has overall lower trading costs than Trading 212.
Trading Platforms Offered Traders prefer brokers that offer a variety of trading platforms. We rate brokers higher if they support multiple platforms like MetaTrader4, MetaTrader5, cTrader, and proprietary platforms.
Copy trading is beneficial for beginner traders or those unable to trade full-time. In this case both Saxo and Trading 212 offer copy trading.
A broader range of CFD instruments provides more trading opportunities. Saxo offers a greater variety of instruments compared to Trading 212:
For those interested in trading cryptocurrencies, Saxo offers 9 cryptocurrencies, while Trading 212 offers 0 cryptocurrencies. Therefore, Saxo is the better choice for cryptocurrency trading.
Traders prefer brokers with quick and cost-effective deposit and withdrawal processes. We favor brokers that process withdrawals within 24 hours using multiple methods without charging fees.We found that neither Saxo nor Trading 212 charges a withdrawal fee. Overall, Trading 212 has better deposit and withdrawal processes than Saxo.
We often find that brokers offer very little in the way of educational materials, forcing traders to use other third-party sites or self-educate elsewhere. Beginner traders need well-structured, well-presented materials in multiple formats to get a good start at trading. More experienced traders also benefit from webinars led by experts in the field and advanced trading strategy sections with new trading ideas.
Saxo has better educational support than Trading 212. Both Saxo and Trading 212 offer educational support for more experienced traders.Access to frequent and high-quality market research and analysis is crucial.
We found that Saxo offers better research analysis than Trading 212 and that both Saxo and Trading 212 offer frequent webinars.
An excellent all-round broker, Saxo Bank is a well-regulated investment bank and brokerage with two top-end trading platforms and an outstanding selection of financial instruments.
Geared towards more experienced traders, Saxo Bank’s ongoing trading fees are lower than average across all three account options, with spreads that average between 0.4 pips and 0.8 pips (EUR/USD), but it has a high minimum deposit of 500 GBP on its entry-level account and a whopping 1,000,000 GBP on its VIP Account. Experienced traders will also be satisfied with the number of financial instruments on offer, which includes no less than 190 Forex pairs.
Saxo Bank’s platforms are some of the best in the industry, and although MT4 and MT5 are not available, it supports algorithmic trading. We were also impressed at the quality and frequency of market research available at the brokerage, which is on par with some of the biggest players in the industry.
A well-regulated broker, Trading212 appeals to traders looking for many tradable assets and a simple account structure. However, traders should be aware that Trading212 is primarily a low-cost stockbroker and that its CFD spreads are significantly wider than other brokers.
With over 1800 financial instruments, including over 180 Forex pairs, commodities, equities, ETFs, and indices, Trading212 offers a much wider range of tradable instruments than other similar brokers.
Trading is only offered on the Trading212 platform, which has a simple and intuitive interface but does not have the execution speeds of third-party platforms such as MT4 and MT5 and does not have algorithmic trading capabilities. Trading212 also only offers one live commission-free account, with a minimum deposit of 10 USD, but spreads that average at 2.40 pips on the EUR/USD, making it an uncompetitive offer.
Educational and market analysis materials are also limited, making it a poor choice for beginner traders, but it does offer a free, unlimited demo account. Additionally, customer service is only available via a ticketing system, and its response times are extremely slow.
For more detailed reviews, please read our comprehensive assessments of Saxo and Trading 212.
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Broker | Overall Rating Our overall rating evaluates brokers on platform quality, fees, service, regulation, and instruments. Higher scores reflect better performance and reliability. | Official Site Click to visit the broker’s official website for more information and to open an account. | Min. Deposit The minimum amount of money required to open an account with this broker. | Min. Spread | Trading Cost | Licenced by Displays the financial regulators licensing the broker, shown by national flags, ensuring compliance with financial standards for safer trading. | Accepts Traders from %s | Compare Select two brokers using the checkboxes to compare their features, fees, platforms, and more side by side. |
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 | USD 3 | 0.10 pips | USD 7 |   | at, be, bg, cy, cz, de, dk, ee, el*, es, fi, fr, hr, hu, ie, it, lt, lu, lv, mt, nl, pl, pt, ro, se, si, sk, us, ca, au, nz, il, iq, sy, ir, kp, my, ye, sg, pr, gu | |||
 | USD 100 | 0 pips | USD 6 | | jp, es | |||
 | USD 0 | 0 pips | USD 10 |  | jp, be, el, lt, pt, bg, es, lu, ro, cz, fr, hu, si, dk, hr, mt, sk, de, it, nl, fi, ee, cy, at, se, ie, lv, pl | |||
 | USD 100 | 0.90 pips | USD 9 |     | es, be, cu, ir, kp, sy, us, nz, ru, by, lb, ye, im, uk, je, gg, af, dz, iq, ps, in | |||
| USD 5 | 0.60 pips | USD 6 |  | us, es, ca, ir, il | |||
 | USD 100 | 1 pips | USD 10 | | jp, es | |||
 | USD 100 | 0.40 pips | USD 14 | | es | |||
 | USD 200 | 0.10 pips | USD 8 | | jp, es | |||
 | USD 0 | 0.80 pips | USD 7 | | us, es |
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