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Bill Combs
@billcombs · Oct 7

How big of a fee is acceptable to you from a broker?

I started investing with Porto at the very beginning, but over time I found out that there is a 1% fee, which makes a terrible difference in the long run and it is a shame to lose that much money. So I then switched to XTB and fortunately there the fees are zero.

MS

I agree, the 1% charge is already visible and it's noticeable. There are plenty of brokers that have small or almost zero fees. Especially the difference is really big in the long run.

BC

When you calculate with and without the 1% fee, the difference is really big even if it is only 1%.

TM

For me, up to that 0.5, the fee is fine.

MS

That's too much. A lot of brokers nowadays have really low fees, and I see no reason to get ripped off for 0.5% of your portfolio.

NT

I like zero fees best. If I have the option, why not take it?

BC

I guess everyone does😂

WJ

I buy through Trading212, where the fx fee is only 0.15%, which I think is not too much. The port is quite expensive, but it's targeted at clients who don't want to worry about investing, so they pay for the convenience.

BC

Yeah, that's still cool.

AA

At IB, it's $1 per transaction. I'm perfectly fine with that.

BC

Okay, that's cool.