Comdirect has become my go-to place for trading 10 months ago. It meets all my requirements. The software doesn’t lag, which is important. Another good thing is strong security, which is something not a lot of people pay attention to.

This sick broker ripping off their customer on forex trading by widening their spreads at the top and bottom of the day’s ranges. I have already seen through their tactics. Very bad back office service. The staff don’t seem to have any idea how the share market or share registry system work.

Their customer service? it does the job. The couple of times I've had to call them, I got through pretty quickly. Their fees can be a bit of a pain. I mean, a lot of stuff is free, but if you're making transactions in any currency other than Euros, they slap you with this conversion fee. It's not a ton, but let's just say those pints at the Biergarten start to look a bit pricey.