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The best stock market brokers

In the matter of choosing a broker, you need to pay attention to commissions, service costs, additional payments, but you can not ignore the status of the organization. Reputation, experience and stability are priority criteria that affect investor’s willingness to trust money.
Hundreds of brokers work in Russia, but most of them are small, sometimes occupying a specific niche. In the review, we presented the 10 largest organizations based on the official data of the Moscow Stock Exchange on the number of customers. These are companies that are suitable for investing in securities in domestic and foreign markets..

1. Sberbank

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

As the largest bank in the country, Sberbank holds the lead in many respects. Over the year, he climbed from third to first place in the total number of customers. In January 2018, there were 265 thousand, and now it has become 489 thousand. Sberbank has the largest number of registered IMS (individual investment account) – 256 thousand. In second place is BCS with 58 thousand.

By the volume of client operations, the company is not in the top ten. This is probably due to the fact that the bank mainly serves investors with small capital..

Since the summer of 2018, Sberbank has not been inferior to the first line in the number of active investors, the figure has grown from 26.6 thousand (August) to 32.6 (November).

Benefits:

• Company stability.
• A brokerage account can be opened remotely through Sberbank Online.
• A lot of points of service.
• Ideas of Sberbank analysts are available free of charge to all clients.
• There is asset management and mutual funds.

2. BCS

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

Unlike Sberbank, this company specializes only in investment brokerage services. According to the results of November 2018, BCS is in second place after Sberbank in terms of the number of users (324 thousand) and IMS (58 thousand). Over the past year, on average, the trading turnover of BKS customers each month amounted to 1.8-2 trillion rubles. This suggests that many large investors use the services of BCS.

Benefits:

• Strong company operating since 1995.
• Useful information, analytics and ideas in a mobile application.
• There is artificial intelligence that picks up assets.
• Beginners can learn with the exchange trainer.
• Money Management Consultants.

3. VTB

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

Another bank that actively promotes brokerage services in the Russian Federation and has an impressive customer base (308 938) and IMS (30 039). True, like Sberbank, VTB is not a leader in terms of customer operations. In November, the company’s trade turnover amounted to 453 billion rubles (9th place).

VTB offers information and analytical support for novice traders, has a wide selection of investment services. There is access to Eurobonds, global stock markets, ETFs.

Benefits:

• Stable company with a reliable reputation.
• Training centers for beginner investors, face-to-face seminars.
• Services of a personal adviser.

4. Tinkoff Investments

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

The products of the companies, which are united by the name of Oleg Tinkov, are built on technology and talking with the customer about “you”. Tinkoff Investments was able to become one of the three most active brokers of Mosbirzha in a few months. In May, the company first entered the TOP-25 by the number of customers (13th place – 20 thousand), in June rose to 7th line (59 thousand), and in November – to 4th (218 thousand).

The brokerage market has received a worthy competitor in the form of Tinkoff Investments. Rapid growth is provided by marketing, “friendliness” to beginners and flexible services. Mobile applications remain the main feature of the project. Tinkoff Investments are ready to bring down a flurry of information on the user: fundamental indicators for issuers, investment ideas, forecasts, news, dividend calendar.

But Tinkoff rarely opens an IIS – only 6,746 accounts by December 2018. In terms of user operations, the company does not even get into the TOP-25.

Benefits:

• Low entry threshold.
• Remote account opening. Courier brings documents.
• High-quality mobile asset and trade control app.
• 24/7 live chat support. Seven days a week.
• Robot Advisor and Investment Ideas.

5. Finam

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

Finam has long been among the leaders of the Russian market. Investments are the main specialization of the company. The brand is steadily kept in the top five active and large brokers for various indicators. In 2018, according to the Moscow Exchange, Finam has 205 thousand customers, among which 20-25 thousand are active every month.

Finam provides all types of brokerage services in Russia, gives access to Asian, European and American sites with a single account. Works in the US market through a subsidiary brand Just2Trade.

Benefits:

• An authoritative company with extensive experience.
• Representation in 90 cities.
• Remote account opening.
• Consulting service.
• Courses, webinars, seminars on Skype, the school of finance, the availability of a demo account.
• Robo-advisor – a service that allows you to choose the optimal investment portfolio.
• Service Auto Follow, giving the opportunity to trade as a professional even to those who have never invested in securities.

6. Opening

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

This company has been operating in the Russian market since 1995 and is among the leaders of Mosbirzha. In November 2018, customers’ trading turnover amounted to 1.6 trillion rubles. (3rd place), the total number of customers – 147 thousand (6th), IMS – 53.7 thousand (4th), and active users for the month – 19 thousand (5th).

“Opening Broker” has direct access to international exchanges in the USA, Germany, and Great Britain. The company provides a wide range of investment brokerage services: from helping with the submission of declarations to developing a strategy using complex algorithms.

Benefits:

• Great experience and reliable reputation.
• Paperwork online.
• There is no minimum investment threshold.
• Individual training and trading coach.
• Analytical assistance and investment ideas for beginners.
• Availability of mutual funds, trust management and structural products (ready-made investment solutions).

7. Alfa Bank

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

Alfa-Bank has long been working in the field of brokerage services and is characterized by stable activity. Now he sells investment services through the Alfa-Direct branch. From 2012 to the present day, the monthly number of active customers on the Moscow Exchange is in the range of 4-5 thousand.

In the general trend of interest in investments, the number of customers with the company in 2018 increased by 40%: in January MOEX reported 63,725 Alfa-Bank investors, and in November – 91,194. At the same time, only 2.8 thousand IIS were registered through a broker . And by the volume of operations, it is not even included in the TOP-25 of the Moscow Exchange.

Benefits:

• Investment services from one of the leading Russian banks.
• Opening an account in any of the 318 branches in the Russian Federation.
• A trading robot that helps make decisions in investments.
• Free full-time training.
• There are mutual funds, trust management and the ability to invest in small businesses.

8. ATON

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

ATON is the most experienced and independent investment group in Russia, founded in 1991.

The company won the national award “Company of the Year” in the field of business, was the first in terms of IPO / SPO at Mosbirge in 2016, became the “Investment Company of the Year” according to NAUFOR and No. 1 in the rating “Asset Manager for Millionaires” according to Forbes – in 2017. Since 2010, the National Rating Agency has assigned ATON a maximum rating of AAA.

The organization registered 49.9 thousand customers on the Moscow Exchange (2.5-3 thousand active every month) and 10 540 IMS. In November 2018, the volume of transactions amounted to 183 billion rubles..

Benefits:

• One of the oldest companies in the Russian stock market.
• Representative offices in 28 cities of Russia – from St. Petersburg to Yakutsk.
• There are investment funds and financial management services.
• The company has a program for working with startups and technology teams – Aton Lab.
• Aton Space – a platform for wealthy investors that combines an investment committee, an analytical team, financial advisors, portfolio managers and traders in one information space.

 9. ALOR

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

ALOR + is a group of companies established in 1997. Representative offices of Alor + are open in 30 cities of the Russian Federation. The company offers customers ready-made investment solutions, tools for independent trading, as well as training. In several cities you can take the theoretical and practical course “I am a trader”.

ALOR + has 34,745 registered customers and 3,195 IMS on the exchange. Approximately 1,000 customers complete at least one transaction each month. The total volume of client operations in November 2018 – 504 billion rubles (7th place on the exchange).

Benefits:

• Active information support and wide learning opportunities.
• Opening an account online.
• The company has been specializing in brokerage services for more than 20 years..
• Availability of finished batch and structural products.
• The “Advisor” service is medium-term and short-term ideas with a clear action plan for the purchase of assets.

10. Freedom Finance

• Tariffs and fees
• Mobile application for Android and IOS

Freedom Finance Investment Company was founded in 2008. Its difference from others in this rating is its active work not only on the Moscow Exchange, but since 2013 and on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange. Offices of Freedom Finance are open in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Alma-Ata and other 26 cities of the country.

32,760 customers are registered on the Moscow Exchange (approximately 2.5 thousand active per month) and 549 IMS.

Benefits:

• Active company with positive development dynamics.
• Trust management and strategies.
• Distance courses, webinars, exchange university and free seminars for training in trading.
• Access to the exchanges of the CIS, Europe, the USA (but, according to the company’s website, it is focused on the American market).

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