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What changed in broker fees? Our October 2026 check

In October 2026 we re-checked the data of 15 brokers against official sources. Here are the changes that matter most, and where our own figures were wrong.

Daytraders.nl redactie · October 10, 2026 · 6 min leestijd

Reviewed by Sander van Essen

Why we re-checked our figures

A comparison site is only as good as its data. In October 2026 we therefore re-checked the data of 15 brokers that serve Dutch investors. The reference date is 10 October 2026.

To be upfront: the check showed that part of our own data was wrong or out of date. Across the whole review we found 87 data points that were incorrect and 87 that had changed. We corrected them wherever the source was clear. A further 115 points could not be confirmed from public sources. We left those unchanged. They stay on the list for the next round.

This article shows what that means for you. It is not a ranking. It is also not advice to pick a particular broker.

How we checked

We only use primary sources: the broker’s fee page, the fee schedule as a PDF, the terms and conditions, and public registers of supervisors such as the AFM (Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets) and DNB (the Dutch central bank).

For each broker we recorded, per field, what we had, what the source says, the link to the source and the date of the check. We only applied changes we were confident about. You can read the full explanation on our Methodology page.

Fees change often. Always check the broker’s current fee schedule yourself before you open an account.

The most important changes

Below are examples that matter most to readers. Each broker’s review page has the full details. The order is alphabetical and says nothing about quality.

Cost per order

  • ABN AMRO (Zelf Beleggen Basis): shares cost €5 plus 0.05% of the order value. We had listed a higher percentage. According to the fee card, funds and ETFs (funds traded on an exchange) carry no transaction costs. See the ABN AMRO review.
  • Easybroker: 0.08% of the order amount, minimum €3 per order. We had previously listed €0 for Dutch shares. That was wrong. Easybroker, like Daytraders.nl, is part of DMA Europe B.V. See the Easybroker review.
  • ING Zelf Beleggen: shares and bonds cost €1 plus 0.10% per order. On top of that you pay a service fee on the value you hold. See the ING review.
  • LYNX: European shares cost 0.06% of the transaction value, with a minimum of €6 and a maximum of €45. See the LYNX review.
  • Trade Republic: no order commission, but €1 in external costs per transaction (not on savings plans). These are costs for settling the order. See the Trade Republic review.

Costs when you do little

  • Saxo: no inactivity fee and, for Dutch clients, no custody fee. There is a service fee of 0.01% per month (maximum €40), which according to the source you get back as credit towards transaction costs. We had previously listed a quarterly inactivity amount. That was wrong. See the Saxo review.
  • LYNX: the monthly minimum activity fee is €5 minus the commission you paid that month. It does not apply above a portfolio value of €100,000. Our FAQ showed a different amount. That has been corrected.

You can read more about these cost types in our article Costs you do not see right away.

Supervision and who can become a client

  • Bitvavo: supervised by the AFM with a MiCA licence as a crypto-asset service provider (number 41000010). MiCA is the EU rulebook for crypto services. We had written that Bitvavo falls under DNB. That was wrong. We also changed the statement about the lowest fees: rates start at 0.15% (maker) and 0.25% (taker) and only fall at very high trading volume. See the Bitvavo review.
  • Bolero: you can only open an account if you live in Belgium. For Dutch investors Bolero is therefore not an option. We had previously listed it for the Netherlands too. That is corrected. See the Bolero review.
  • Finst: the 0.15% per transaction applies to crypto. Finst does not offer shares. On staking, Finst keeps 25% to 45% of the rewards received. See the Finst review.
  • DEGIRO and flatex: protection of securities under the German scheme is 90% of the loss, up to a maximum of €20,000. We were missing that percentage.

What can you do with this?

Three things help in practice:

  1. Do not look only at the cost per order. Service fees, currency costs and withdrawal costs can matter more over a year.
  2. Read the fee schedule yourself. We link to the source so that is easy to do.
  3. Look at who supervises the broker and which protection scheme applies. We explain this in What is protected if your broker fails?

Want to see brokers side by side? Use the comparison tool. Treat it as a starting point, not as advice.

What we do not know yet

Some data we could not confirm. For example, at flatex it is unclear whether Dutch residents can open an account, and for Easybroker we could not confirm iDEAL deposits on public pages. When something could not be checked, we would rather leave it out than guess.

If you spot an error or a newer fee, tell us. We will update it and note the date.

Risk warning: Trading financial instruments carries significant risk. You can lose (part of) the money you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. This article is educational and is not personal investment advice.