Robinhood versus Trading212

Robinhood and Trading212 cater primarily to millennial and GenZ traders with a preference for mobile trading. Both offer proprietary, user-friendly mobile apps, maintain commission-free pricing environments, and have experienced explosive growth and controversy since 2020.

Both brokers provide beginners with acceptable quality educational content, but their market commentary and research fail to add value. Robinhood and Trading212 have issues with customer support, but the former also has a controversial history and engages in payment for order flow.

Trading212 offers fractional share dealing from as little as £1.00 plus its AutoInvest feature, creating a higher-quality trading environment. Robinhood pioneered commission-free trading in the US and Trading212 across Europe.

I have conducted an in-depth review of Robinhood and Trading212 to determine which one presents the better overall choice and which traders will benefit the most at either broker.

• Features and Platforms
• Available Markets
• Typical Spreads and Fees
• Security and Trust
• Robinhood versus Trading212 - Verdict

Features and Platforms

Features & Platforms	Trading212 (visit site)	Robinhood (visit site)
Headquarter:	UK, Bulgaria	US
Established :	2006	2013
Retail Loss Rate:	68.00%	Undisclosed
Regulation:
Minimum Deposit:	$1	$0
Demo Account:
Managed Account:
Islamic Account:
Inactivity Fee
Deposit Fee:	0.70% (after total deposits of £2,000)
Withdrawal Fee	Third-Party	Third-Party
Funding Methods:	12	2
MT4:
MT5:
cTrader:
Proprietary Platform:
Automated Trading:
Social / Copy Trading:
MT4/MT5 Add-ons:
Guaranteed Stop Loss:
Negative Balance Protection:
Bonuses and Promotions:
Unique Feature One:	Fractional share dealing	Access to IPOs
Unique Feature Two:	AutoInvest and Pies	Fractional share trading
Broker Offers:	See what Trading212 offers	See what Robinhood offers

Noteworthy:

Robinhood provides clients with a debit card featuring weekly rewards. Trading212 offers services to traders and investors via distinct units but continues to experience withdrawal issues and stopped onboarding clients months ago.

Available Markets

Robinhood offers equity and ETF trading, supplementing its asset list with options, gold, and select cryptocurrencies, which Trading212 does not maintain. Trading212 maintains 10,000+ assets, where global equities account for most of them. It is also a leading Forex broker with 180+ currency pairs, notably absent at Robinhood, where traders get IPO access.

Typical Spreads and Fees

Robinhood pricing transparency remains an issue, which Trading212 recently fixed. It lists 2.50% margin rates, a cheap offer versus US-based competitors. Robinhood also supplements income by selling order flow. Trading212 lists average Forex spreads near 0.2 pips or $2.00 per 1 standard lot, making it one of the cheapest cost structures industry wide.