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Alternative to Degiro

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  • 18-03-2020 5:06pm
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    shano_88
    Registered Users Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Im interested in setting up a trading account to invest in shares, etfs but unfortunately, Degiro wont accept me due to being born in the United States - Im living in Ireland since i was 2 years old so am an Irish tax resident.

    Can anyone recommend an alternative to Degiro?


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    liamjames1
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭liamjames1


    shano_88 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Im interested in setting up a trading account to invest in shares, etfs but unfortunately, Degiro wont accept me due to being born in the United States - Im living in Ireland since i was 2 years old so am an Irish tax resident.

    Can anyone recommend an alternative to Degiro?

    Giving this a bump. 11 days now waiting for ID to be verified by De Giro


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    edit_me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭edit_me


    shano_88 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Im interested in setting up a trading account to invest in shares, etfs but unfortunately, Degiro wont accept me due to being born in the United States - Im living in Ireland since i was 2 years old so am an Irish tax resident.

    Can anyone recommend an alternative to Degiro?
    Most likely because you still holding US citizenship?
    If thats a case - try TD Ameritrade. Free trading and you might have privilege to buy US ETFs


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    shano_88
    Registered Users Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭shano_88


    edit_me wrote: »
    Most likely because you still holding US citizenship?
    If thats a case - try TD Ameritrade. Free trading and you might have privilege to buy US ETFs

    Yes, I still have a us passport but no social security number. I'm actually going to do a bit more digging before doing anything now as I'm unsure if I ever could be eligible for US tax on any returns.


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    XMG
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭XMG


    TD Ameritrade fills, level 2 and time and sales have gone down the toilet since they went commission free.


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    ConorC1
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭ConorC1


    Can anyone recommend an alternative to Degiro for irish citizens? Degiro registrations are on hold


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    Bob24
    Registered Users Posts: 10,905 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    ConorC1 wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend an alternative to Degiro for irish citizens? Degiro registrations are on hold

    I can’t recommend them from experience as I haven’t personally used them, but Saxo Bank seems pretty decent to me (I did experience their platform with a demo account and the platform itself is good, but never actually had a real account).


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    Cute Hoor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭Cute Hoor


    Interactive Brokers, no maintenance fee if you hold more than 100k in cash/stock, monthly maintenance charge otherwise set off by any commissions you pay in the month, very low fees, can't trade US ETFs.

    For the US citizen I'd suggest Firstrade (might work for you), commission free and you can trade US ETFs.


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