Trade Republic

Germany Investing & brokers

German neobroker and licensed bank headquartered in Berlin. 8 million users across 17 European countries, €100 billion in assets. Commission-free trading of stocks, ETFs, bonds, and crypto. Full ECB banking licence since 2023. €12.5B valuation, Europe's most valuable startup.

Quick facts

Headquarters Berlin, Germany
Company Trade Republic Bank GmbH
Founded 2015
Ownership VC-backed
Hosting 🇩🇪 Germany, EU
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Freemium · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms iOS, Android, Web
Languages
ENDEFRESITNLPLPT
65 · Mostly European
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Why does it score 65?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent
15/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infrastructure
12/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15
EuroPoints total
65/100
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Trade Republic
Scalable Capital
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EuroPoints
65 Mostly European
65 Mostly European
65 Mostly European
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infrastructure12/30
Mixed infrastructure12/30
Mixed infrastructure12/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant8/15
GDPR compliant8/15
GDPR compliant8/15
Independence bonus
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Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Munich, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Founded
2015
2014
2014
Open source
No
No
No
Infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
GDPR
✓
✓
✓
Free tier
✓
✓
✓
Pricing
Freemium · from Free
Freemium · from Free
Freemium · from Free
Platforms
iOS, Android, Web
iOS, Android, Web
iOS, Android, Web
Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pl, pt
en, de, fr, es, it, nl
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pl, pt

What does it replace?

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