Head to head

flatex vs Yuh — which broker is better?

flatex or Yuh? Fees, regulation, platform and product range compared side by side — with a verdict drawn from the data.

Risk warning: CFDs and leveraged products are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly. Investments can fall in value. Past performance is not an indicator of future results.

flatex

One flat EUR 5.90 per order, free ETF savings plans and a German banking licence — the incumbent that actually competes on price.

4.0

Group index 79/100Protection depends on your legal entity

BaFin

Stocks (per order): €5.90
Minimum deposit: None
FX conversion: 0.35 %

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Yuh

One of Switzerland's best-executed banking-and-investing apps — as long as your orders stay small and your ambitions stay simple.

3.5

Group index 88/100Protection depends on your legal entity

FINMA

Stocks (per order): 0.5 %
Minimum deposit: None
FX conversion: 0.95 %

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The verdict in numbers

Four decision axes, each derived from the recorded data.

Overall flatex takes it, 4.0 against 3.5 out of 5. flatex is the cheaper of the two: a reference EUR 5,000 stock order costs €5.90 there against €25.00. Yuh scores 88 against 79 out of 100 on the group index. Your account's protection depends on its legal entity. flatex covers more ground with 9 of 14 asset classes against 4. On platform and app flatex is ahead, 3.9 against 3.5 out of 5. Which one is right depends on which of these axes matters for your trading profile.

Overall score

flatex: 4.0 — Better
Yuh: 3.5

Costs

flatex: €5.90 — Better
Yuh: €25.00

Group indexNo winner

flatex: 79 of 100
Yuh: 88 of 100

Product range

flatex: 9/14 — Better
Yuh: 4/14

Platform & app

flatex: 3.9 — Better
Yuh: 3.5

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Data as of: 30 Aug 2026

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flatex · Yuh
Criterion	flatex 4.0 Visit broker	Yuh 3.5 Visit broker

Overall score	4.0 — Better	3.5
Group index	79 of 100	88 of 100
Best for	Medium and large single ordersETF savings plan investorsCost-conscious German and Austrian investorsSpot crypto inside a regulated bankBuy-and-hold portfolios that stay fully invested	First-time Swiss investorsMonthly ETF savings plansSmall and fractional ordersMobile-first everyday banking plus investingSwiss pillar 3a savers

Regulation	BaFin	FINMA
Top-tier licences	1	1
Investor protection	€100,000	CHF 100,000 — Better
Listed group	Yes	Yes
Banking licence	Yes	Yes
Segregated client accounts	Yes	Yes
Negative balance protection	Yes	Yes
Audited financials	Yes	Yes
Disclosed regulatory actions	3	None
Founded	2006	2021
Headquarters	Frankfurt am Main, DE	Gland, CH

Fees	4.3 — Better	3.3
Safety & regulation	4.2	4.4 — Better
Trading platform	3.8 — Better	2.6
Product range	4.0 — Better	2.8
Mobile app	3.9	4.3 — Better
Research	3.3 — Better	2.2
Customer support	3.6	3.6
Deposit & withdrawal	3.6	4.0 — Better
Account opening	4.3	4.6 — Better
Education	3.6 — Better	3.2

Reference order EUR 5,000	€5.90 — Better	€25.00
Minimum deposit	None	None
Stocks (per order)	€5.90 — Better	0.5 %
US stocks	€5.90 — Better	0.5 %
ETFs	€5.90 — Better	0.5 %
Options	Not offered	Not offered
Futures	Not offered	Not offered
Crypto	0.6 % — Better	1 %
Bonds (order)	€5.90	n/a
Funds (order)	€5.90	n/a
EUR/USD spread	n/a	n/a
Index CFD spread	n/a	n/a
FX conversion	0.35 % — Better	0.95 %
Inactivity fee	None	n/a
Custody fee	None	None
Withdrawal fee	free	free
Deposit fee	free	free
Overnight financing	n/a	n/a
Other fees	Account and custody fee: EUR 0.00 — depot, cash account, joint depot, second depot and foreign-currency accounts are all free Inactivity fee: None Interest on cash: 0.00% p.a. credit interest — the single biggest hidden cost at flatex Margin / Wertpapierkredit: 6.25% p.a. within an approved credit line; 9.50% p.a. on tolerated overdrafts Currency conversion: An absolute margin on the interbank rate: USD 0.0040 and CHF 0.0040 per euro, GBP 0.0020, CAD 0.0070, JPY 0.2600, SEK 0.0700, NOK 0.0240, DKK 0.0020. On EUR/USD in the 1.10–1.20 range that USD 0.0040 works out to roughly 0.33%–0.36% one way; we record 0.35% as the working figure Real-time quotes: 50 free quotes for new customers, then 25 per month plus 10 per executed order; EUR 0.01 per query beyond the free allowance +7	Account, custody and cards: Free — Swiss IBAN, account management, custody, physical and virtual Debit Mastercard, contactless and mobile payments Securities commission: 0.50% up to CHF 10,000 (min CHF 1), 0.35% to CHF 20,000, 0.25% above CHF 20,000 Recurring ETF buy orders: Free on eligible ETFs; stamp duty, TER and sell-side fees still apply Digital assets: 1% per trade, free custody, 24/7 trading Currency exchange: 0.95% above the interbank (mid-market) rate Pillar 3a: 0.50% per year all-in, covering custody, fund TER, FX, administration and unlimited strategy changes +5

Asset classes (of 14)	9 — Better	4
Exchanges	40	n/a
Stocks	Yes	Yes
ETFs	Yes	Yes
Options	No	No
Futures	No	No
Forex	No	No
CFDs	Yes	No
Crypto	Yes	Yes
Bonds	Yes	Yes
Funds	Yes	No
Commodities	Yes	No
Indices	Yes	No
Warrants	Yes	No
Spread betting	No	No
Social trading	No	No

Platforms	flatex next (web)flatex next (mobile)flatex classicflatex trader 2.0stock3	Yuh app
Demo account	Yes	No
Fractional shares	Yes	Yes
Maximum leverage	1:30	n/a
Account opening	Fully online with video or eID identification; flatex advertises account opening in about five minutes	Fully digital in-app onboarding with a Swiss IBAN, for residents of Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein only (onboarding from other countries on hold as of August 2026); residents of Austria and Liechtenstein must fund with at least EUR/CHF 500 to complete opening
Account types	flatex DepotGemeinschaftsdepotKinderdepotAltersvorsorgedepotCFD-KontoFremdwährungskonto	Yuh accountYuh&Me joint accountYuh 14+Pillar 3a

Payment methods	Bank transferSEPA	Bank transferSEPA
Account currencies	EURUSDGBPCHFCADAUDJPYSEKNOKDKK+2	CHFUSDEURGBPJPYAUDCADSEKHKDNOK+3
Deposit time	SEPA credit transfer, typically 1–2 business days	Domestic Swiss and SEPA EUR transfers typically 1–2 business days
Withdrawal time	1–2 business days to the registered reference account	1–2 business days within Switzerland and the SEPA area
Free withdrawals	n/a	n/a

Languages	German	GermanFrenchItalianEnglish
Channels	PhoneEmailTicket system	PhoneLive chatTicket system
Availability	Weekday telephone and e-mail support; flatex does not publish fixed service hours on its public contact page	Swiss business hours; phone, in-app message and in-app chat support are all free of charge

Strengths and weaknesses side by side

Editorial assessment based on the recorded data.

flatex

One flat EUR 5.90 per order, free ETF savings plans and a German banking licence — the incumbent that actually competes on price.

4.0

Pros

EUR 5.90 flat commission on German, US, Canadian and other foreign orders with no percentage component up to EUR 40,000 — a EUR 10,000 trade costs the same as a EUR 1,000 trade
All ETF and fund savings plans execute at EUR 0.00 commission with over 5,000 plans available and no cap on the savings rate
No custody fee, no account fee, no inactivity fee, and free incoming and outgoing depot transfers
Genuine spot crypto in around 25 coins at 0.6%–0.7% all-in, held inside the regulated German bank rather than as an ETN wrapper
Full German banking licence under BaFin and Bundesbank supervision, with an MDAX-listed parent (flatexDEGIRO SE, ticker FTK) publishing audited accounts and over EUR 100 billion in customer securities under custody
Tax-simple in both markets it serves: automatic German Abgeltungsteuer withholding and automatic Austrian KESt settlement at 27.5% on flatex.at
Free foreign-currency sub-accounts, so USD or CHF proceeds can be held rather than converted back at a spread every time
Fast onboarding — flatex advertises a five-minute fully digital account opening, and no minimum deposit applies

Cons

0.00% p.a. credit interest on cash balances. Competitors pay 1%–1.75% on the settlement or call account, so an investor holding EUR 20,000 in cash gives up EUR 200–350 a year that never shows up in any fee table
Currency conversion costs an absolute margin of USD 0.0040 per euro — roughly 0.35% — which is worse than Consorsbank's published USD 0.0030 and far worse than a multi-currency specialist
No Eurex or US options and futures trading at all. Certificates, knock-outs and Société Générale CFDs are the only leveraged instruments on offer
Real-time quotes are metered: 25 free per month plus 10 per executed order, then EUR 0.01 per query, and the professional flatex trader 2.0 platform costs EUR 15–39 a month on top
The EUR 5.90 floor makes flatex expensive for small orders — a EUR 300 purchase pays about 2% in commission before venue costs, where a EUR 1 neobroker charges 0.3%
Direct foreign market access is narrow: US, Canada, Euronext, Vienna, Zurich and Milan (sell only). There is no direct London, Tokyo, Hong Kong or Nordic access, and stock savings plans cost 1.00% of the rate

Best for

Medium and large single ordersETF savings plan investorsCost-conscious German and Austrian investorsSpot crypto inside a regulated bankBuy-and-hold portfolios that stay fully invested

Yuh

One of Switzerland's best-executed banking-and-investing apps — as long as your orders stay small and your ambitions stay simple.

3.5

Pros

Free Swiss IBAN, free account management, free custody and a free physical and virtual Debit Mastercard — the recurring cost of holding the account is genuinely zero
Recurring 'buy' orders on eligible ETFs carry no trading fee at all, which makes a monthly ETF savings plan effectively commission-free apart from stamp duty and TER
Fractional trading from CHF 10 on any available product, so an expensive share like Lindt or an S&P 500 tracker is reachable on a small budget
Banking services are provided by Swissquote Bank Ltd under a FINMA licence, with esisuisse cover up to CHF 100,000 and the Swissquote group listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under SQN
Real digital assets rather than CFDs — coins listed on Swissquote's SQX exchange with Coinbase and Bitstamp for liquidity, at 1% per trade with free custody and 24/7 access
Multi-currency account in 13 currencies with free CHF and Liechtenstein transfers and free SEPA transfers in euros
Pillar 3a wrapper at 0.50% per year all-in including fund TER, FX, administration and unlimited strategy changes, which is competitive for a Swiss 3a solution
Account opening is fully in-app and takes minutes, with free phone, message and chat support afterwards

Cons

The 0.95% currency exchange markup is the dominant hidden cost: a CHF 5,000 purchase of a US share costs about CHF 47.50 in FX versus CHF 25 in commission, and you pay it again when you sell
Percentage-only commission scales badly — CHF 50 on a CHF 10,000 order and CHF 70 on a CHF 20,000 order, with no cap, against tiered Swiss brokers charging a fraction of that at the same size
App-only: there is no web platform, no desktop client, no API and no way to review or manage a portfolio from a computer
Product range stops at shares, ETFs, Themes, bonds and digital assets — no options, no futures, no forex, no CFDs, no margin and no mutual funds
Research is close to non-existent: no screener, no fundamentals suite, no analyst estimates; the marketing site outsources charts to embedded TradingView widgets
Cash in saving projects earns 0% in CHF, EUR and USD as published, and transfers outside the SEPA area are not supported at all

Best for

First-time Swiss investorsMonthly ETF savings plansSmall and fractional ordersMobile-first everyday banking plus investingSwiss pillar 3a savers

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flatex vs Yuh — which broker is better?

flatex or Yuh? Fees, regulation, platform and product range compared side by side — with a verdict drawn from the data.

The verdict in numbers

Four decision axes, each derived from the recorded data.

flatex · Yuh
Criterion	flatex 4.0 Visit broker	Yuh 3.5 Visit broker

Overall score	4.0 — Better	3.5
Group index	79 of 100	88 of 100
Best for	Medium and large single ordersETF savings plan investorsCost-conscious German and Austrian investorsSpot crypto inside a regulated bankBuy-and-hold portfolios that stay fully invested	First-time Swiss investorsMonthly ETF savings plansSmall and fractional ordersMobile-first everyday banking plus investingSwiss pillar 3a savers

Regulation	BaFin	FINMA
Top-tier licences	1	1
Investor protection	€100,000	CHF 100,000 — Better
Listed group	Yes	Yes
Banking licence	Yes	Yes
Segregated client accounts	Yes	Yes
Negative balance protection	Yes	Yes
Audited financials	Yes	Yes
Disclosed regulatory actions	3	None
Founded	2006	2021
Headquarters	Frankfurt am Main, DE	Gland, CH

Fees	4.3 — Better	3.3
Safety & regulation	4.2	4.4 — Better
Trading platform	3.8 — Better	2.6
Product range	4.0 — Better	2.8
Mobile app	3.9	4.3 — Better
Research	3.3 — Better	2.2
Customer support	3.6	3.6
Deposit & withdrawal	3.6	4.0 — Better
Account opening	4.3	4.6 — Better
Education	3.6 — Better	3.2

Reference order EUR 5,000	€5.90 — Better	€25.00
Minimum deposit	None	None
Stocks (per order)	€5.90 — Better	0.5 %
US stocks	€5.90 — Better	0.5 %
ETFs	€5.90 — Better	0.5 %
Options	Not offered	Not offered
Futures	Not offered	Not offered
Crypto	0.6 % — Better	1 %
Bonds (order)	€5.90	n/a
Funds (order)	€5.90	n/a
EUR/USD spread	n/a	n/a
Index CFD spread	n/a	n/a
FX conversion	0.35 % — Better	0.95 %
Inactivity fee	None	n/a
Custody fee	None	None
Withdrawal fee	free	free
Deposit fee	free	free
Overnight financing	n/a	n/a
Other fees	Account and custody fee: EUR 0.00 — depot, cash account, joint depot, second depot and foreign-currency accounts are all free Inactivity fee: None Interest on cash: 0.00% p.a. credit interest — the single biggest hidden cost at flatex Margin / Wertpapierkredit: 6.25% p.a. within an approved credit line; 9.50% p.a. on tolerated overdrafts Currency conversion: An absolute margin on the interbank rate: USD 0.0040 and CHF 0.0040 per euro, GBP 0.0020, CAD 0.0070, JPY 0.2600, SEK 0.0700, NOK 0.0240, DKK 0.0020. On EUR/USD in the 1.10–1.20 range that USD 0.0040 works out to roughly 0.33%–0.36% one way; we record 0.35% as the working figure Real-time quotes: 50 free quotes for new customers, then 25 per month plus 10 per executed order; EUR 0.01 per query beyond the free allowance +7	Account, custody and cards: Free — Swiss IBAN, account management, custody, physical and virtual Debit Mastercard, contactless and mobile payments Securities commission: 0.50% up to CHF 10,000 (min CHF 1), 0.35% to CHF 20,000, 0.25% above CHF 20,000 Recurring ETF buy orders: Free on eligible ETFs; stamp duty, TER and sell-side fees still apply Digital assets: 1% per trade, free custody, 24/7 trading Currency exchange: 0.95% above the interbank (mid-market) rate Pillar 3a: 0.50% per year all-in, covering custody, fund TER, FX, administration and unlimited strategy changes +5

Asset classes (of 14)	9 — Better	4
Exchanges	40	n/a
Stocks	Yes	Yes
ETFs	Yes	Yes
Options	No	No
Futures	No	No
Forex	No	No
CFDs	Yes	No
Crypto	Yes	Yes
Bonds	Yes	Yes
Funds	Yes	No
Commodities	Yes	No
Indices	Yes	No
Warrants	Yes	No
Spread betting	No	No
Social trading	No	No

Platforms	flatex next (web)flatex next (mobile)flatex classicflatex trader 2.0stock3	Yuh app
Demo account	Yes	No
Fractional shares	Yes	Yes
Maximum leverage	1:30	n/a
Account opening	Fully online with video or eID identification; flatex advertises account opening in about five minutes	Fully digital in-app onboarding with a Swiss IBAN, for residents of Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein only (onboarding from other countries on hold as of August 2026); residents of Austria and Liechtenstein must fund with at least EUR/CHF 500 to complete opening
Account types	flatex DepotGemeinschaftsdepotKinderdepotAltersvorsorgedepotCFD-KontoFremdwährungskonto	Yuh accountYuh&Me joint accountYuh 14+Pillar 3a

Payment methods	Bank transferSEPA	Bank transferSEPA
Account currencies	EURUSDGBPCHFCADAUDJPYSEKNOKDKK+2	CHFUSDEURGBPJPYAUDCADSEKHKDNOK+3
Deposit time	SEPA credit transfer, typically 1–2 business days	Domestic Swiss and SEPA EUR transfers typically 1–2 business days
Withdrawal time	1–2 business days to the registered reference account	1–2 business days within Switzerland and the SEPA area
Free withdrawals	n/a	n/a

Languages	German	GermanFrenchItalianEnglish
Channels	PhoneEmailTicket system	PhoneLive chatTicket system
Availability	Weekday telephone and e-mail support; flatex does not publish fixed service hours on its public contact page	Swiss business hours; phone, in-app message and in-app chat support are all free of charge

Criterion

4.0

3.5

Overall score

4.0

3.5

Group index

79 of 100

88 of 100

Best for

Medium and large single ordersETF savings plan investorsCost-conscious German and Austrian investorsSpot crypto inside a regulated bankBuy-and-hold portfolios that stay fully invested

First-time Swiss investorsMonthly ETF savings plansSmall and fractional ordersMobile-first everyday banking plus investingSwiss pillar 3a savers

Regulation

BaFin

FINMA

Top-tier licences

Investor protection

€100,000

CHF 100,000

Listed group

Banking licence

Segregated client accounts

Negative balance protection

Audited financials

Disclosed regulatory actions

None

Founded

2006

2021

Headquarters

Frankfurt am Main, DE

Gland, CH

Fees

4.3

3.3

Safety & regulation

4.2

4.4

Trading platform

3.8

2.6

Product range

4.0

2.8

Mobile app

3.9

4.3

Research

3.3

2.2

Customer support

3.6

Deposit & withdrawal

3.6

4.0

Account opening

4.3

4.6

Education

3.6

3.2

Reference order EUR 5,000

€5.90

€25.00

Minimum deposit

None

Stocks (per order)

€5.90

0.5 %

US stocks

€5.90

0.5 %

ETFs

€5.90

0.5 %

Options

Not offered

Futures

Not offered

Crypto

0.6 %

1 %

Bonds (order)

€5.90

n/a

Funds (order)

€5.90

n/a

EUR/USD spread

n/a

Index CFD spread

n/a

FX conversion

0.35 %

0.95 %

Inactivity fee

None

n/a

Custody fee

None

Withdrawal fee

free

Deposit fee

free

Overnight financing

n/a

Other fees

Account and custody fee: EUR 0.00 — depot, cash account, joint depot, second depot and foreign-currency accounts are all free
Inactivity fee: None
Interest on cash: 0.00% p.a. credit interest — the single biggest hidden cost at flatex
Margin / Wertpapierkredit: 6.25% p.a. within an approved credit line; 9.50% p.a. on tolerated overdrafts
Currency conversion: An absolute margin on the interbank rate: USD 0.0040 and CHF 0.0040 per euro, GBP 0.0020, CAD 0.0070, JPY 0.2600, SEK 0.0700, NOK 0.0240, DKK 0.0020. On EUR/USD in the 1.10–1.20 range that USD 0.0040 works out to roughly 0.33%–0.36% one way; we record 0.35% as the working figure
Real-time quotes: 50 free quotes for new customers, then 25 per month plus 10 per executed order; EUR 0.01 per query beyond the free allowance
+7

Account, custody and cards: Free — Swiss IBAN, account management, custody, physical and virtual Debit Mastercard, contactless and mobile payments
Securities commission: 0.50% up to CHF 10,000 (min CHF 1), 0.35% to CHF 20,000, 0.25% above CHF 20,000
Recurring ETF buy orders: Free on eligible ETFs; stamp duty, TER and sell-side fees still apply
Digital assets: 1% per trade, free custody, 24/7 trading
Currency exchange: 0.95% above the interbank (mid-market) rate
Pillar 3a: 0.50% per year all-in, covering custody, fund TER, FX, administration and unlimited strategy changes
+5

Asset classes (of 14)

Exchanges

n/a

Stocks

ETFs

Options

Futures

Forex

CFDs

Crypto

Bonds

Funds

Commodities

Indices

Warrants

Spread betting

Social trading

Platforms

flatex next (web)flatex next (mobile)flatex classicflatex trader 2.0stock3

Yuh app

Demo account

Fractional shares

Maximum leverage

1:30

n/a

Account opening

Fully online with video or eID identification; flatex advertises account opening in about five minutes

Fully digital in-app onboarding with a Swiss IBAN, for residents of Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein only (onboarding from other countries on hold as of August 2026); residents of Austria and Liechtenstein must fund with at least EUR/CHF 500 to complete opening

Account types

flatex DepotGemeinschaftsdepotKinderdepotAltersvorsorgedepotCFD-KontoFremdwährungskonto

Yuh accountYuh&Me joint accountYuh 14+Pillar 3a

Payment methods

Bank transferSEPA

Account currencies

EURUSDGBPCHFCADAUDJPYSEKNOKDKK+2

CHFUSDEURGBPJPYAUDCADSEKHKDNOK+3

Deposit time

SEPA credit transfer, typically 1–2 business days

Domestic Swiss and SEPA EUR transfers typically 1–2 business days

Withdrawal time

1–2 business days to the registered reference account

1–2 business days within Switzerland and the SEPA area

Free withdrawals

n/a

Languages

German

GermanFrenchItalianEnglish

Channels

PhoneEmailTicket system

PhoneLive chatTicket system

Availability

Weekday telephone and e-mail support; flatex does not publish fixed service hours on its public contact page

Swiss business hours; phone, in-app message and in-app chat support are all free of charge